the allman brothers band sang the song tied to the whipping post.
who sings the song tied to the whipping post?
the allman brothers band
live versions of "whipping post" surfaced on other, later allman brothers band albums, although none approached "at fillmore east" in sales, airplay, or influence. the allmans closed fillmore east on june 27, 1971 with a concert broadcast over many radio stations; that rendition of the song was in 2006 incorporated into a deluxe edition extra cd of the "eat a peach" album, although the allmans' into-the-early morning performance the night before, which also included "whipping post", is considered more memorable. earlier 1970 renditions of "whipping post" have subsequently been released, such as an 8-minute run on "fillmore east, february 1970" and a 14-minute effort on "". some additional website-only allmans archival releases, such as "boston common, 8/17/71", also capture "whipping post" takes from the original band.
whipping post (song)
with the advent of album oriented rock radio formats in the 1980s and later, "whipping post" became less visible in the rock consciousness, but upon the reformation of the allmans in 1989 and their perennial touring it held a regular slot in the group's concert set list rotation. musicians continued to study it: hal leonard corporation published a multi-volume sheet music book of the allman brothers' work in 1995, and it took 42 pages to transcribe all the guitar solos in the "at fillmore east" rendition of the song. "whipping post" has also made an impression on writers and been frequently referred to in literature. ron rash's 2006 novel "the world made straight" features a character listening to the opening bass line of the song at so loud and close a volume that the speakers shake. douglas palermo's 2004 "learning to live" imagines future aliens exploring a desolate earth and discovering the "at fillmore east" recording; the aliens study it and eventually succumb to an overdose of emotion, tim mccleaf's 2004 novella "for they know not what they do" uses the song as a metaphor for suffering, while mary kay andrews' novel "little bitty lies" refers to the song as an example of "soul-scorching blues". in non-fiction, john c. leggett and suzanne malm's 1995 work "the eighteen stages of love" uses "whipping post" as a metaphor for a romantic relationship in which the participants masochistically stay in though it has gone bad. in comedic context, the song was featured in the 2008 "my name is earl" television series episode "joy in a bubble", in which joy gets sick and earl has to perform all of her regular duties.
whipping post (song)