Friday, April 27, 2007

Phish - Divided Sky

I find myself to be the furthest thing from divided when it comes to the song "Divided Sky" by Phish because I utterly love this track. The song started at a length of about one and a quarter minutes when it was first recorded for the studio album which has been known as both "Phish" and "The White Tape." The sweeping guitar playing is extremely euphoric and empowering. While it does have the not entirely unusual pep of Phish, the happiness in the song is not representative of pep, but, instead, it is symbolic of the track finding its place in the core of the Phish mythology of Gamehenge. The following is an introductory bit spoken by trey prior, or perhaps after, to the song's appearance:
[The divided sky chant is part of an ancient ritual dating back to the
Pre-wilson years of she purity in gamehendge. after listening to the
Sacred sounds for a sloping lawn, three chosen subjects eat a special
Root collected at the base of the enormous mountain that rises in the
Center of the forest. the root is believed to contain the spirit of
Icculus, who lives at the top of the mountain. after eating the root,
They venture into a vast field at sundown. the field is deep green,
And stretches as far as the eye can see in all directions. in the
Center of the field stands an enormous black rhombus. they climb the
Rhombus and begin to sing, paying homage to the gods of the night
Sky.]




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