Audio CD review:
Phil Ochs - Phil Ochs - Greatest Hits

Phil Ochs - Phil Ochs - Greatest Hits

Band: Phil Ochs Title: Phil Ochs - Greatest Hits Rating: Release Date: 16 June, 1994 Media: Audio CD Tracks:

Customer Reviews One more great Phil Ochs's album... He did release a handful of songs afterwards, but for the most part, his career was over. As we know, this was the last studio album of Phil Ochs's career. It's a damn shame, because this is actually a great album. Another reviewer had said that Phil would have made a great country singer, and I really believe if he had pursued that course, he would have. I have always enjoyed Phil's later work. I feel that it's certainly more interesting and poetic than his protest music. While the protest music is good, the later stuff is more artistic. Dylan realised that politics is BS (reportedly, he said that to Phil), and he got out. Phil stayed politically active way too long, and I think that's what really killed him in the end. Phil wasn't Dylan (though he tried to be). On a lot of Phil's live albums, there's a lot of cracks against Dylan. Dylan never did a crack against Phil, though (at least not in public). This is not to say that Ochs was just a shadow compared to Dylan. Phil was a great singer, and a great songwriter. He should have gotten out of the political game and just concentrated on his art. On this album, he actually does that. There's only one song, Ten Cents a Coup, that is political, and the rest are about life and everything. I love Chords of Fame and Gas Station Women. They are great country songs, and Phil really delivers them. The rest of the album is wonderful as well. Phil never had a bad album (except maybe Gunfight at Carnegie Hall), and I wished he had pursued the country path. Sadly, we'll never know. Collector's Choice Music reissued 4 Ochs albums (Pleasure of the Harbor, Tape from California, Rehearsals for Retirement, and Gunfight at Carnegie Hall), but they never reissued this one. I found it in an obscure CD shop in an anonymous suburb of Chicago. I couldn't believe that it made its way there, but I bought it on the spot. It's the British import copy. Someone should really reissue this album. . . . . Better than folky stuff This introspective album is probably a bit too weird for most tastes; still, there's some good music here. Ochs could have developed into a great country singer if he had lived. Why does this have to cost so much Why doesn't someone reissue this?. I love Ochs, but $125 is too much. . You can see a complete list of all Phil Ochs discography, or go back to the Phil Ochs tabs