Audio Cassette review:
Phil Ochs - The Broadside Tapes 1

Phil Ochs - The Broadside Tapes 1

Band: Phil Ochs Title: The Broadside Tapes 1 Rating: Release Date: 14 September, 1993 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Ballad of Alferd Packer 2: If I Knew 3: Ballad of John Henry Faulk 4: Spaceman 5: On My Way 6: Hazard, Kentucky 7: Passing of My Life 8: That's the Way It's Gonna Be 9: Rivers of the Blood 10: Remember Me 11: Talking Pay T.V. 12: Christine Keeler 13: Spanish Civil War Song 14: Another Country 15: Time Was 16: I Should Have Known Better

Customer Reviews Rightly rescued from the cutting room floor The songs span Phil featuring the immediate issues of the day to more lyrical, timeless matters - examples being 'Spaceman' , If I knew. The Broadside tape has that refreshing immediate quality in being recorded at the offices of Broadside magazine with which Phil was heavily associated. ' The quality of the songs is surprisingly goos and the album throws up a number of interesting oddities- examples being 'Christine Keeler' where Phil's sharp eye wittily surveys a British sex scandal and "I Shoulda Known Better' being Phil (and Eric Anderson's) acoustic cover of a Beatles song. The background chirping of a parakeet and the clattering of a typewriter in no way detracts from the performance, complete with Phil's brief verbal intros. . Truly Phil Ochs best i do not like the over produced sounds of Ochs pop albums. I am a folk purest. this is the album to buy if you love topical folk. it is direct and crisp. i count these many songs amongst the best he ever wrote. ballad of alfred packer, ballad of john henry faulk, spaceman, time was. i would name them all as excellent. must have for any phil ochs folkie fan!. A misunderstood gem in the raw It is, instead, a vouyeristic look into a young songwriter breathlesly exploding with creative lust. This is not the quintesential work of excellence for the casual fan wanting to round out a "folk collection". The material (never intended for public release) is more a precurser for later greatness. It allows us to see and feel the roots of Ochs's talent and his desire to explore, share, and create. Intended solely as a vehicle to be shared by "Broadside" personnel, it provides wonderful insight for true Och's fans. Casual fans would be better served by other album releases, most notably,"Farewells and Fantasies". . You can see a complete list of all Phil Ochs discography, or go back to the Phil Ochs tabs