Character Zero
Character Zero is the second song on the Phish album Billy Breathes. The song is 3:59 seconds in length, and features a solo guitar intro. The song was written by both Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall. The dominant lyric throughout the song, "I ought to see the man Mulcahy" refers to the producer of Billy Breathes, Steve Lillywhite. The song proceeds from the intro with a crescendoing A major chord which acts as a powerful introduction to the song's main focus. In a live concert setting, Character Zero found itself in the anchoring position of a given set and was even played as an encore frequently. The song is also noteworthy as the band began to focus on a more traditional rock sound as opposed to its early jazz-influenced begingings.
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