Chalk Dust Torture

"Chalk Dust Torture"

Cover of promo single
Single by Phish
from the album A Picture of Nectar
Released 1992 (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
"Chalk Dust Torture"
(1992)		 "Cavern"
(1992)

"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

  1. "Chalk Dust Torture" (Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall) - 4:35

Personnel

Phish

Trey Anastasio – guitars, vocals
Page McConnell – keyboards, vocals
Mike Gordon – bass guitar, vocals
Jon Fishman – drums, vocals

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Notes

  1. ↑ Chalk Dust Torture History Online. Accessed: May 16, 2014.
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