Phil Ochs

Artist:  Phil Ochs
Birth Name:  Philip David Ochs
Born:  December 19, 1940.  El Paso, Texas, USA
Died:  April 9, 1976 (Aged 35).  Far Rockaway New York City, USA
Genre:  Folk, Protest Music, Folk Rock, Political Folk
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Phil Ochs was an American Protest Singer and Songwriter from El Paso, Texas, who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics and distinctive voice.  He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums.  Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez were the most important and influential musical voices of the Sixties protest movement that encompassed civil rights, anti-war, feminism, political reform.

Title:  The Best Of The Rest:  Rare and Unreleased Recordings  (2020)
Genre:  Folk, Protest Music, Folk Rock, Political Folk
Label:  Liberation Hall
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  In The Heat Of Summer  (3:01)
 2.  That's What I Want To Hear  (3:04)
 3.  The Men Behind The Guns  (2:59) 
 4.  Days Of Decision  (3:07)
 5.  Here's To The State Of Mississippi  (5:47)
 6.  Sailors And Soldiers (Previously Unreleased)   (2:35)
 7.  City Boy  (2:17)
 8.  I'm Tired  (2:28)
 9.  I Wish I Could Have Been Along (Previously Unreleased)  (3:03)
10. I'm Gonna Say It Now  (2:44)
11. Canons Of Christianity  (3:40)
12. Song Of Soldier  (4:01)
13. Colored Town  (3:06)
14. The Confession  (3:23)
15. Love Me, I'm A Liberal  (3:27)
16. Take It Of My Youth (Previously Unreleased)  (4:09)
17. Bracero  (2:28)
18. War Is Over:  20 November, 1967 (Previously Unreleased)  (7:30)
19. All Quiet On The Western Front (Previously Unreleased)  (2:48)
20. No More Songs (Rehearsal, Previously Unreleased)   (5:30)

The Best Of The Rest:  Rare and Unreleased Recordings is the compilation album by Phil Ochs, released on May 22, 2020 by Liberation Hall.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.