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ALBUM: I Ain't Marching Anymore Lyrics
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Phil Ochs
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Days Of Decision
Draft Dodger Rag
Here's To The State Of Mississippi
I Ain't Marching Anymore
In The Heat Of The Summer
Links On The Chain
Men Behind The Guns
Talking Birmingham Jam
That Was The President
That's What I Want To Hear
The Ballad Of The Carpenter
The Highwayman
The Hills Of West Virginia
The Iron Lady
I Ain't Marching Anymore Reviews
Incredle lyrics; abysmal sound quality
This is one of Phil's best. If you're not interested in the sixties, just listen to The Highwayman, or Hills of West Virginia. However, the Hannibal CD is wretched. The sound is often clipped and garbled. You can sometimes even hear people talking in the background. These noises are *not* on my 35 year old LP. Very sad.
True Protest singing
Ochs with his education in Journalism makes his second album the one he is most regognizable for. It is true "raw" lyrics and,(after listening to it for a while) poetry. Too bad (or good) Ochs had to make this album the less commercial possible. "Here's to the state of Mississippi", "I Ain't Marchin Anymore", "Iron Lady", "That was the President" and "The Links on the Chain" are true classics. Begin or end your Folk collection with this album, just buy it and see the world from a different angle forever!
Doesn't deserve to be forgotten
Phil Ochs does not have the lasting fame he deserves. The topics of his songs may be aged, but, in one way or another, they're still revelant. "I Ain't Marching Anymore" is an excellent, timeless tribute to nonviolence. "The Draft Dodger Rag" is great (even catchy), and his version of Noyes' poem "The Highway Man" shows off his excellent ballad-singing voice, as accompanied by beautiful acoustic guitar. These are indeed the "Days of Decision." Decide to buy this album today.
Legend has it that Bob Dylan once devastated the young Ochs by calling him a "journalist" instead of a musician. There's a grain of truth to Dylan's barb, and it explains both the power and limitations of Och's art. Much of his topical material can't stand time's test, although the urgent, black humor of "Here's to the State of Mississippi" and the antiwar anthem "Draft Dodger Rag" still smacks of relevance, no matter how distant their subjects. No doubt the unexpected assassination of Kennedy and the growing mire of the Vietnam War gave Ochs the anger and intensity these songs show. This 1965 album is an essential document of the decade, a glimpse into Och's obsessive genius.
--Roy Francis Kasten
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