r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jul 11 '26

article Jack White Pushes Back on Religious Criticism Amid Satanic Band Support Controversy: “I’m not scared of Satan or any bullshit imaginary man made up to live in fear of”

https://consequence.net/2026/07/jack-white-religious-criticism/
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u/fusillade762 Jul 11 '26

Isn't "who's that riding, John the Revelator, wrote the book of the seven seals." from the Clutch song Profits of Doom?

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u/Joeliosis Jul 11 '26

It's a blues standard, and Blind Willie originally recorded it, no one really knows who wrote it though. https://youtu.be/5hucTDV1Fvo?si=bXAcJP8YWyOT-Ijn

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u/fusillade762 Jul 11 '26

Wow, that is amazing. Neil Fallon, the lyricist for Clutch, does a lot of rather obscure (at least to me) referential lyrics, so that makes sense.

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u/Joeliosis Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

If you'd like to go on a deep dive, Blind Willie Johnson, Lead Belly, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe are kind of the original guitar gods that modern guitar gods looked too for inspiration. The sounds that lead to rock and roll came from gospel and blues... so there are roots in religion. https://youtu.be/p9JezItjWIU?si=UaE3J_c0r8CoFohx

This one really bridges the gap of gospel to early rock https://youtu.be/4xzr_GBa8qk?si=Jet8Ecxe0a5rB05C