Changes - Phil Ochs - Live in Vancouver, 1969
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024
- This is from an out-of-print live album I have that A&M put out in 1990.
It was archived for 20 years until it was dug up and released with the full support of his brother, Michael, amongst others.
Phil performed it at the Pacific National Exhibition Garden Auditorium in Vancouver in early 1969. This was only a few months after the the Lincoln Park riots, where he had witnessed the peaceful protesters be beaten, violated, arrested, humiliated, and tear gassed by the police. Events like those and many like it depressed him immensely, and would eventually lead to the various mental conditions that plagued him and eventually led to his suicide in 1976.
Despite the downheartedness that followed the rest of his career, including this show, it was one of the most beautiful shows he ever did.
The album is called 'There and Now: Live in Vancouver 1968'. The album title date is inaccurate.
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Tonight I had the opportunity to introduce a somewhat younger acquaintance to a poet and troubadour I've admired my entire adult life. Randomly, I played several songs ranging from the tongue in cheek "Circle of Friends" to the aching, soulful melancholy of this piece, "Changes." My friend was positioned behind me in the room and I could hear the sardonic chuckles and sudden involuntary exhales as lyrics would impact my guest. After this song I asked his opinion. Except for his spontaneous, inarticulate expressions during the songs, he'd been silent, absolutely focussed, engrossed in the gift Phil Ochs gave to us. After a reflective thought, my friend said simply, his voice at first dry and raw, "you haven't played anything I didn't like." And he returned to contemplative silence. Simply stated, his demeanor during my introduction spoke paragraphs of how he felt the intensity and eloquence of the man still sharing his soul with us today in humor and in loss. Phil Ochs, the past over half a century would have been enormously enhanced by listening to new works you'd hold as stark mirrors to the times we've experienced, yet I am beyond grateful for that you did leave us.
Still listening and missing Phil in 2023💕 How I wish he were here with us. What he will say to see his beloved country is in such a turmoil divided in two? In a way I don’t blame him not wanting to stay. Rest in Peace without any pain, Phil, forever💕
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This performance is a work of art.
This album is so incredible. I'm so glad it got released. It's like Phil's apotheosis.
Thanks. So amazing. Some of the covers mangle this wistful, contemplative song with a bouncy, upbeat arrangement. This version confirms for me Phil’s approach to his song. Btw remarkable sound quality.
One cover I love is neil young at farm aid 2013. Your right that most covers don't have the melancholy feel.
would love to hear the rest of the album but cant find it anywhere
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