In Concert is a Rock album by Phil Ochs, originally released in 1966. On Gatefold: 22 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- stripped-back
- earnest
- political
About
Released in 1966 and featuring live performances in Boston and New York City from late 1965 and early 1966—plus a few studio recordings substituted due to flaws in the live tapes—<i>In Concert</i> marks a turning point in Phil Ochs' career. It'd be his last album to feature only acoustic guitar and vocals. His future releases (starting with 1967's <i>Pleasures of the Harbor</i>) would include orchestration and elements of art songs, highlighting that Ochs was an able composer as well as a smart, topical lyricist. While <i>In Concert</i> has several of Ochs' most pointed political anthems—from the perky college-student protest of "I'm Going to Say It Now" to the working-class dream of "Ringing of Revolution" and the U.S. imperialism of "Cops of the World"—the album's most poignant moments are the ones most universal in tone. "There but for Fortune," a minor hit for Joan Baez, is more philosophical than polemical. "Changes," one of Ochs' most popular compositions, is an actual love song, while "When I'm Gone" is a prescient vision of Ochs' short life and the continuous need for social justice.
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Tracklist
- 1I'm Going to Say It Now3:11
- 2Bracero4:07
- 3Ringing of Revolution7:19
- 4Is There Anybody Here3:27
- 5Canons of Christianity6:01
- 6There But for Fortune2:52
- 7Cops of the World5:05
- 8Santo Domingo5:59
- 9Changes4:41
- 10Love Me, I'm a Liberal4:37
- 11When I'm Gone4:20
Credits
Performers
- Phil OchsGUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 22 pressings tracked on Gatefold