Chalk Dust Torture
| "Chalk Dust Torture" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of promo single | ||||
| Single by Phish | ||||
| from the album A Picture of Nectar | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | June–August 1991, White Crow Studios, Burlington, Vermont | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Elektra PRCD 8511-2 | |||
| Writer(s) | Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall | |||
| Producer(s) | Phish, Kevin Halpin | |||
| Phish singles chronology | ||||
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"Chalk Dust Torture" is a 1992 song by the American band Phish. It is the thirteenth track from their 1992 album A Picture of Nectar and was also released as their first promotional single by Elektra Records. The song is a riff-based, fast-paced rock song written by Phish guitarist and lead vocalist Trey Anastasio and lyricist Tom Marshall. The studio recording features a lowered pitch effect on Anastasio's lead vocal.
One of the most often-played songs since its debut in 1991, "Chalk Dust Torture" has been a frequent set opener because of its ability to whip a crowd into a frenzy. The lyrics speak of teen angst and rebellion, as the narrator seeks to forgo the mind-numbing trappings of adulthood while he still has a few spry years left. While most versions of the song feature Type-I jamming (musical improvisation while staying within the regular chord progression of the song) and screaming guitar work from Trey, it has also served as a large Type-II jam (improvisation without staying within the chord progression of the song) vehicle on more than a few occasions.[1]
Track listing
- "Chalk Dust Torture" (Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall) - 4:35
Personnel
- Trey Anastasio – guitars, vocals
- Page McConnell – keyboards, vocals
- Mike Gordon – bass guitar, vocals
- Jon Fishman – drums, vocals
Also appears on
- A Live One (1995)
- Live Phish Volume 2 (2001)
- Live Phish Volume 6 (2001)
- Live Phish Volume 7 (2002)
- Live Phish Volume 8 (2002)
- Live Phish Volume 16 (2002)
- Live Phish Volume 17 (2003)
- It (DVD) (2004)
- Live Phish 04.02.98 (2005)
- New Year's Eve 1995 (2005)
- At the Roxy (2008)
- The Clifford Ball (DVD) (2009)
- Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 (2011)
- Chicago '94 (2012)
- Ventura (2013)
Notes
- ↑ Chalk Dust Torture History Online. Accessed: May 16, 2014.
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