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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whipping Post canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2281674 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whipping Post Context triple: [The Allman Brothers Band, notableSong, Whipping Post]
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A.
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B.
Guilty Men
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C.
La Tortura
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D.
The Art of Cruelty
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E.
Back to Bedlam
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whipping Post Target entity description: "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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A.
Cross of Nails
The Cross of Nails is a Christian symbol of reconciliation and peace, originating from medieval nails recovered from the bombed Coventry Cathedral during World War II.
-
B.
Guilty Men
Guilty Men is a 1940 polemical book, co-authored by Michael Foot under a pseudonym, that fiercely condemned British appeasement policies toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
-
C.
La Tortura
"La Tortura" is a 2005 Latin pop and reggaeton-influenced hit by Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz, known for its innovative music video and major international chart success.
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D.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
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E.
Back to Bedlam
Back to Bedlam is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known for featuring the global hit single "You're Beautiful."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
live recording
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album |
Fillmore East
ⓘ
surface form:
At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Whipping Post (At Fillmore East version)
ⓘ
surface form:
At Fillmore East
Fillmore East ⓘ
surface form:
Fillmore East concerts
|
| composer | Gregg Allman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
ⓘ
surface form:
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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Subject: Whipping Post Description of subject: "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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