Comments on: Phil Ochs “Pleasures Of The Harbor” http://therisingstorm.net/phil-ochs-pleasures-of-the-harbor/ | therisingstorm.net Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:14:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: machinemusic.org » Blog Archive » Phil Ochs: Crucifixion with Byrd http://therisingstorm.net/phil-ochs-pleasures-of-the-harbor/comment-page-1/#comment-83459 machinemusic.org » Blog Archive » Phil Ochs: Crucifixion with Byrd Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:03:11 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/?p=909#comment-83459 [...] After two studio albums and one live record, Ochs started to contemplate the possibility of expanding musically. He had witnessed Dylan’s tribulation with folk purists and understood that attempts to depart from a more traditional folk sound would certainly alienate a great number of people. Ochs nonetheless resolved to explore new avenues by hiring arranger Joseph Byrd to work on the closing track of Pleasures of the Harbor. [...]

[...] After two studio albums and one live record, Ochs started to contemplate the possibility of expanding musically. He had witnessed Dylan’s tribulation with folk purists and understood that attempts to depart from a more traditional folk sound would certainly alienate a great number of people. Ochs nonetheless resolved to explore new avenues by hiring arranger Joseph Byrd to work on the closing track of Pleasures of the Harbor. [...]

]]> By: Eric (pas chic chic) http://therisingstorm.net/phil-ochs-pleasures-of-the-harbor/comment-page-1/#comment-18166 Eric (pas chic chic) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:17:34 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/?p=909#comment-18166 Pleasures of the harbor is my favorite Ochs album. Found two sealed copies on vinyl for 3 $ each in a record shop last year (I already had a used LP). Not everyone appreciates the work invested in Crucifixion but I think it is an amazing song, with the arrangements or without. More on Crucifixion here: <a href="http://paschicchic.com/blog/7/Phil-Ochs--Crucifixion-with-Byrd" rel="nofollow">Crucifixion with Byrd</A>

Pleasures of the harbor is my favorite Ochs album. Found two sealed copies on vinyl for 3 $ each in a record shop last year (I already had a used LP). Not everyone appreciates the work invested in Crucifixion but I think it is an amazing song, with the arrangements or without.

More on Crucifixion here:

Crucifixion with Byrd

]]> By: ib http://therisingstorm.net/phil-ochs-pleasures-of-the-harbor/comment-page-1/#comment-6195 ib Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:13:27 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/?p=909#comment-6195 Nice. I've been an admirer of Ochs since the mid 70s when i bought the four sided compilation, "Chords of Change" on A&M, but never got much deeper into him beyond that one purchase. Incidentally, that album contains an infinitely wearier live rendition of "Pleasures of the Harbor" - a major stand-out - alongside the gorgeous "jim Dean of Indiana" from 1971's (?) ironically titled "Greatest Hits", replete with a lamé besuited Phil on the jacket. That LP is really hard to get hold of on the web or elsewhere, but it's surely only a matter of time. BTW, love the new animated logo, Brendan. Entertaining and unnerving at one and the same time! I've been otherwise disposed lately and i've just caught up with the site's new look. Did you get round to to putting together a post on the zither ? Nice. I’ve been an admirer of Ochs since the mid 70s when i bought the four sided compilation, “Chords of Change” on A&M, but never got much deeper into him beyond that one purchase. Incidentally, that album contains an infinitely wearier live rendition of “Pleasures of the Harbor” – a major stand-out – alongside the gorgeous “jim Dean of Indiana” from 1971’s (?) ironically titled “Greatest Hits”, replete with a lamé besuited Phil on the jacket.

That LP is really hard to get hold of on the web or elsewhere, but it’s surely only a matter of time.

BTW, love the new animated logo, Brendan. Entertaining and unnerving at one and the same time! I’ve been otherwise disposed lately and i’ve just caught up with the site’s new look. Did you get round to to putting together a post on the zither ?

]]> By: Peter http://therisingstorm.net/phil-ochs-pleasures-of-the-harbor/comment-page-1/#comment-6064 Peter Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:11:22 +0000 http://therisingstorm.net/?p=909#comment-6064 Phil said that one of his favorites was "I've Had Her," but that critics never liked it. You're certainly an exception! Phil said that one of his favorites was “I’ve Had Her,” but that critics never liked it. You’re certainly an exception!

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