Right Hand Man (live) - Joan Osborne

@ Hard Rock Las Vegas 1996

From the #1 album of 1995, as picked by Entertainment Weekly.

With Osborne, many easy comparisons come to mind: Sheryl Crow with soul, Bonnie Raitt with longing in more than just her heart. Yet none of those analogies do justice to this Kentucky-born hip-shaker's remarkable debut. First, there is the voice: rich with a brick-oven smokiness, powerful yet never show-offy, a deeply spiritual and sexual instrument that can leap from an after-glow purr to a head-thrown-back wail. The music that accompanies her is just as stick-to-the-ribs earthy, dipped in roadhouse soul, folkish hymns, barroom rock, and blues, without sounding like House of Blues nostalgia. The only things shaky about Relish are the junkies, prostitutes, suicidal depressives, and sinners who populate Osborne's songs. But one listen to her comforting, uplifting voice and you know they'll eventually be okay too.

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Music

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• rock
• soul
• indie
• blues
• pop
• r&b

[ScorpionRegent]

Joan Osborne - The Real Deal When she sings the blues there's no holding back.

[freddystubbs3001]

This is the sexiest white woman i have EVER seen in my life besides Brooke Shields. I love her nappy hair and her raspy voice. The firs ttime i ever saw her was in 1995. Even now in 2008 she is STILL sexy as hell, and she can still sing her tight little ass off.

[jukes333]

The drummer is Charlie Quintana not CHARLIE QUINTERO ... he is a photographer conception artist type. yes i agree though Mr Quintana rox here ... better than ever --- but SD and Cracker was some smooth stuff too ... the 7/8 tyme signature (this tune's chorus) would throw most young drummers for a "loop" ... he pulls it off rockin' and swinging through the whole thing !!!

[tornmask1]

wow! the female bass player is playing an Epiphone Viola (BeaTLes) electric bass guitar...awesome, cheers!

[Carbunkle56]

This song wipes your ass with sandpaper and makes you like it.

[wakajumba]

Joan TOTALLY kicks ass on this one. Love it!!!!

[Terrapindreamr]

Love me some Joan! Cool, thanks!

[jetsonic69]

THAT DRUMMER IS CHARLIE QUINTERO :) HE WAS THE DRUMMER OF CRACKER THEN SOCIAL DISTORTION , ROCK ON JILL

[flipwiggins]

DAMN, I need a cigarette!!!!!!!

[karlmahlmann]

@temporaryonesix Good observation about the 7/4. When it clicks it's very powerful and natural-sounding. I love it in this song.

[temporaryonesix]

I never realized 7/4 timing could sound so approachable. But perhaps I'm comparing this to a rather extreme standard. (Animals as Leaders)

[altcountryguitar]

Really cool tune with a frustrating beat...and she just kills it here. Just a great singer at work.