Audio CD review:
Phil Ochs - Phil Ochs in Concert

Phil Ochs - Phil Ochs in Concert

Band: Phil Ochs Title: Phil Ochs in Concert Rating: Release Date: 18 July, 1995 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: I'm Going To Say It Now 2: Bracero 3: Ringing Of Revolution 4: Is There Anybody Here? 5: Canons Of Christianity 6: There But For Fortune 7: Cops Of The World 8: Santo Domingo 9: Changes 10: Love Me, I'm A Liberal 11: When I'm Gone

Customer Reviews singing down the years to us It only needs a few name changes, example 'Cops of the World' for the war in Iraq. This album is pretty well current as ever it was. 'Love me, I'm a Liberal' nails not only American liberals but Britain's New Labour. Phil's verbal intros are as much a memorable a feature of this album. His songs shift perspective and tone and reveals his awesome capacity for shifting from picturesque observation to savage observation (as in Bracero). His capacity to expose and demolish the mendacity of political doublespeak is unrivalled and consistent and the album closes with with both his own epitaph and the most gently and persuasive call for activism(as in his earlier and more obvious 'That's what I want to hear. '. Not really what it seems al. For those not "in the know" After a recorded concert not fit for release, Phil, et. rented a hall, and without a live audience, recorded this "Live" album. Nonetheless, the recording is clean, with good renditions and Phil is in control of his emotions and his drinking. Worth its price, it's a good listen. Just remember,that what you hear is not was you're being told you're hearing. The essence of Ochs captured well right here... It's one of my treasured memories. I saw Phil in concert just a few months before this album was issued back in the days, and he did at least eight of these 11 songs while standing about 20 feet from my seat. There are compilation CD's available now which are perhaps better values ("There But for Fortune" is the one I own) but this one is a great introduction to some of Phil's best songs. And the reviewers who are posted here already have it right. . . the more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. Many of the issues Phil was distressed by are still with us. I wish Mr. Ochs himself had found the grace, mercy or courage to conquer his demons and stick around this life. He's been missed. . You can see a complete list of all Phil Ochs discography, or go back to the Phil Ochs tabs