Audio CD review:
Phil Ochs - All the News That's Fit to Sing/I Ain't Marching Anymore

Phil Ochs - All the News That's Fit to Sing/I Ain't Marching Anymore

Band: Phil Ochs Title: All the News That's Fit to Sing/I Ain't Marching Anymore Rating: Release Date: 29 October, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: One More Parade 2: Thresher 3: Talking Vietnam 4: Lou Marsh 5: Power & The Glory 6: Celia 7: The Bells 8: Automation Song 9: Ballad Of William Worthy 10: Knock On The Door 11: Talking Cuban Crisis 12: Bound For Glory 13: Too Many Martyrs 14: What's That I Hear 15: Bullets Of Mexico 16: I Ain't Marching Anymore 17: In The Heat Of The Summer 18: Draft Dodger Rag 19: That's What I Want To Hear 20: That Was The President 21: Iron Lady 22: Highwayman 23: Links Onthe Chain 24: Hills Of West Virginia 25: Men Behind The Guns 26: Talking Birmingham Jam 27: Ballad Of The Carpenter 28: Days Of Decision 29: Here's To The State Of Mississippi 30: I Ain't Marching Anymore

Customer Reviews The Great, Late Phil in his first fine albums of protest songs... "I Ain't Marching Anymore" has much greater relevance in this time of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and on generic "terror. "All the News" seems more dated and has fewer great songs that hold up these days, but the good ones on this LP, including Edgar Allen Poe's "The Bells" are worth owning if one is interested in Sixties' urban singer/writer/protester efforts. " Even "Draft Dodger Rag", almost 30 years after the USA abandoned the military draft, is catchy enough to stick in the mind for days after hearing it. Phil did not have the best voice among his peers, and his writing, as much journalism as poetry, has not been covered by other artists much in recent decades, but it was powerful. For good Phil songs done by singers whose vocalizing is wonderfully pleasant, look up "Jim and Jean" on Amazon or Google. There are other Ochs' compliations available on CD, many with the best of his later work, but these two old Elektra LP's have the charm of youthful innocence and arrogance. Phil became a tragic figure, and died young by his own hand, but on this disc he will always be the just-out-of-college smart-aleck and humanitarian who captivated me when I saw him in a New Jersey concert in 1965. a man for all seasons As a social critic, by the second album, Phil hit his stride in the classic "I ain't a marching. These two albums run back to back and embrace a diversity of styles and materials. . . " as opposed to the occasional discourses of his first album. Phil's capacity for humour shines through in his 'talking blues songs' which the more bitter driving songs(like Mississippi and Days of Decision) Real tenderness of feelings and expressive melodies feature in "In the Heat of the Summer","Celia" and "Lou Marsh. " You will find his nod to other lyrical poets in "The Bells" ,"The Highwayman" , a style which he took up in his own "Hills of West Virginia. " . This is the version you want Since you got to this location, you are already interested in Phil Ochs and his music. The sound quality of this recording is flawless. Both "I Aint Marching" and "All the News" contain great examples of his work. However, *this* edition is clear and clean. No external sounds, no dropouts, no grunge. This set, as opposed to the Hannibal versions, is the one you want. . You can see a complete list of all Phil Ochs discography, or go back to the Phil Ochs tabs