I Ain't Marching Anymore (CD - 1965)

Like most of the New York folkies of the early '60s, Phil Ochs got his start playing benefits and clubs around Greenwich Village before being invited to the prestigious Newport Folk Festival and then making a debut album. I AIN'T MARCHING ANYMORE is a quickly recorded, unpretentious collection of solo guitar and voice tunes. The title track sets the sometimes bitter tone, matching the heartfelt passion of early Bob Dylan or Joan Baez to the deadpan irony of Richard Farina, an element of Ochs' music which was never far from the surface. "That Was the President" and the instant classic "Draft Dodger Rag" find their humor in the absurdity of global politics, while the scathing "Here's to the State of Mississippi" is pure bile. The remastered sound is excellent, making the record sound somehow even more immediate. minimize