Do yourself a massive favor and check out Phil Ochs, assuming you haven’t already… you probably have though; you’re pretty up with it.
It’s great discovering new stuff, isn’t it? Just when you thought the internet had robbed you of the joy-of-finding-stuff, good ol’ Phil Ochs steps out from the woodwork to shake your hand.
Nice.
This song (below) isn’t very typical of his music, but it’s awesome. I can’t believe I’m only just discovering this dude. I’ve had that Jackson Brown rammed down my throat my whole life, but Phil has been well off the radar. Funny old world. Who actually likes Jackson Brown, by the way? He’s like a head cold with a guitar. Fucking awful. And is Dan Akroyd that funny? He’s passable at best, and yet he hogged the spotlight on SNL for years. What? It’s true! All he does is that “earnest nerd” thing. If his head was a normal size he wouldn’t have a career. I don’t get it.
Bill Murray, now there’s a funny guy; I’m just sayin’.

