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Artist:
Phil Ochs
Title:
I Ain't Marching Anymore
Tracks:
1. I Ain't Marching Anymore (P. Ochs, 2:37)
2. In the Heat of the Summer (P. Ochs, 3:08)
3. Draft Dodger Rag (P. Ochs, 2:13)
2. That's What I Want to Hear (P. Ochs, 3:10)
5. That Was the President (P. Ochs, 3:26)
6. The Iron Lady (P. Ochs, 3:37)
7. The Highwayman (A. Noyes, with musical interpretation by P. Ochs, 5:42)
8. Links on the Chain (P. Ochs, 4:20)
9. The Hills of West Virginia (P. Ochs, 3:21)
10. The Men Behind the Guns (J. Rooney, with musical interpretation by P. Ochs, 3:03)
11. Talking Birmingham Jam (P. Ochs, 3:13)
12. The Ballad of the Carpenter (E. MacColl, 3:54)
13. Days of Decision (P. Ochs, 3:14)
14. Here's to the State of Mississippi (P. Ochs, 6:02)
Details:
I Ain't Marching Anymore was Phil Ochs' second LP, released on Elektra Records in 1965. Dispensing with second guitarist Danny Kalb, Ochs performs alone on twelve original songs, an interpretation of Alfred Noyes' "The Highwayman" set to music (much as Poe's "The Bells" had been set to music on the previous album) and a cover of Ewan MacColl's "The Ballad of the Carpenter". Of the twelve originals, probably the most noted was the title track, with its distinctive trilling guitar part, that spoke of a soldier sick of fighting. Also of note was the album closer, "Here's to the State of Mississippi", a biting criticism of that state's lack of civil rights and general bigoted attitude. Other important songs include "Draft Dodger Rag" (assailing those "red blooded Americans" who were in favor of US participation in the Vietnam War but did not fight because they were just summertime soldiers and sunshine patriots), "That Was The President" (a tribute to John Kennedy written soon after his assassination), "Talking Birmingham Jam" (which used the melody to "John Hardy" to assail the racist leaders of Birmingham) and "Links on the Chain" (attacking labor unions for not being all-inclusive).
Label: Elektra
This item was added to our catalog on Monday 01 September, 2008
Ochs, Phil - I Ain't Marching Anymore - LP
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