Whipping Post

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"Whipping Post" is a landmark blues-rock song by the Allman Brothers Band, renowned for its emotional intensity, extended improvisations, and central place in their live performances.

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Whipping Post canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf live recording ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album At Fillmore East ⓘ
linked to: Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ
associatedWith At Fillmore East ⓘ
Fillmore East concerts ⓘ
linked to: Fillmore East
composer Gregg Allman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstReleaseDate 1969-11-04 ⓘ
genre blues rock ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ
southern rock ⓘ
hasChorusLine "Sometimes I feel like I been tied to the whipping post" ⓘ
hasInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
organ ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasKey A minor ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Whipping Post (At Fillmore East version) ⓘ
hasMusicalStyleCharacteristic dynamic tempo and intensity changes ⓘ
extended guitar solos ⓘ
improvisational jamming ⓘ
hasPart bass intro in 11/8 time ⓘ
includedIn Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 22:40 ⓘ
5:17 ⓘ
liveStapleOf The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ
lyricist Gregg Allman ⓘ
notableFor central place in The Allman Brothers Band live shows ⓘ
emotional intensity ⓘ
extended improvisations in live performance ⓘ
originallyReleasedOnFormat vinyl LP ⓘ
partOf The Allman Brothers Band (debut album) ⓘ
performer The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ
The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ
producer Adrian Barber ⓘ
recordingLocation Fillmore East ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
recordingYear 1969 ⓘ
recordLabel Atco Records ⓘ
Capricorn Records ⓘ
side B side of The Allman Brothers Band (original LP) ⓘ
timeSignature 11/8 (main riff) ⓘ
12/8 (sections) ⓘ
writer Gregg Allman ⓘ

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