243:. The studio recording features a lowered pitch effect on Anastasio's lead vocal, and in order to accommodate the lower pitch (one half-step down), the song's typical key of E was dropped to Eb. "Chalk Dust Torture" was the band's first song to receive significant radio airplay, peaking at No. 53 on the
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122:PRCD 8511-2
1731:1992 songs
1725:Categories
1671:Gamehendge
1547:Oysterhead
1542:Leo Kottke
1382:Harry Hood
1292:Party Time
1160:Live Phish
899:A Live One
839:Round Room
654:2017-04-25
602:2017-04-25
542:2017-04-25
517:January 1,
369:A Live One
1587:Vida Blue
1572:SerialPod
1417:The Wedge
1162:releases
983:Amsterdam
846:Undermind
832:Farmhouse
649:phish.net
597:phish.net
537:phish.net
324:Personnel
227:guitarist
1666:The Barn
1625:JamGrass
1517:Amfibian
1498:Phish 3D
1442:Tracking
1232:LP on LP
1216:10.31.90
1209:04.05.98
1202:04.04.98
1195:04.03.98
1188:04.02.98
1181:07.29.03
1174:07.15.03
1167:02.28.03
941:Vegas 96
867:Big Boat
783:Lawn Boy
425:It (DVD)
319:) - 4:35
238:lyricist
75:Recorded
60:Released
969:Ventura
481:Ventura
357:– drums
256:History
189:(1992)
180:(1992)
120:Elektra
65: (
1396:Julius
1375:Harpua
1333:Cavern
1158:Other
881:Evolve
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484:(2013)
476:(2012)
468:(2011)
460:(2009)
452:(2008)
444:(2005)
436:(2005)
428:(2004)
420:(2003)
412:(2002)
404:(2002)
396:(2002)
388:(2001)
380:(2001)
372:(1995)
271:(aka,
185:Cavern
98:Length
40:Single
1660:Songs
1368:Gumbo
1361:Ghost
1310:Songs
1271:Stash
1250:Phish
860:Fuego
804:Hoist
776:Junta
696:Phish
566:Phish
506:(PDF)
489:Notes
330:Phish
205:Phish
161:Phish
153:Phish
115:Label
87:Genre
44:Phish
1354:Free
797:Rift
625:ISBN
564:and
519:2024
236:and
229:and
223:rock
92:Rock
67:1992
63:1992
853:Joy
275:).
217:by
42:by
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