Phil Ochs - ever see him perform?

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs - ever see him perform?
From: GUEST,Greycap
Date: 21 Feb 05 - 03:06 AM

Yep - I saw him at Manchester, England-Free Trades Hall with Doc Watson & Ralph Rinzler, I think it was. Be about '66 or '67. He appeared drunk, couldn't tune worth a damn - keep with his recordings,they are better.
Still love his songs and I've been drunk myself, this isn't critism, just a description of one performance.

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs - ever see him perform?
From: goodbar
Date: 21 Feb 05 - 02:42 AM

died 10 or 15 years before i was born. i wish all my heroes weren't old farts who are either dead or pooping in dipers.

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs
From: Peace
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 11:22 PM

Sites that might be of interest to folks.

http://www.sonnyochs.com/

http://www.sonnyochs.com/remembering.html

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs
From: Arkie
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 10:35 PM

I have several of Phil Ochs albums and have listened to them a lot over the years. My favorite is "Pleasures Of The Harbor". But there were good songs on other albums as well.   I was less enchanted by his country phase, but even that had its moments. It is nice that he is being rediscovered.

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 07:44 PM

I don't think that he was ever about the sound---he was about the message.   What happened later was tragic and does not reflect on his songs or their messages. He also wrote some beautiful ---for want of a better word for something like Changes---ballads.


Bill Hahn

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs
From: GUEST,John T.
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 07:26 PM

It seemed in the 70's his music (not his voice) took on a different sound.

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 07:20 PM

His sound? What does that matter...it was his words and his attitude.

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs
From: GUEST,John T.
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 07:16 PM

Margret,

What was Phil like in those days? Had he started changing his sound by then?

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs
From: Margret RoadKnight
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 06:56 PM

Opened for him in Melbourne (early '70s)
Great that folk still discovering him.

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs
From: Peace
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 06:52 PM

Yes also.

Subject: RE: Phil Ochs
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 06:51 PM

yes.Keep listening. Pass it on.

Subject: Phil Ochs
From: GUEST,Ann Dover
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 06:16 PM

Did any of you ever see Phil Ochs perform live? My neighbor gave me some of his 60's albums a few days ago. Can't stop listening to them.