Country Joe & the Fish - The Life and Times of Country Joe & the Fish

Artist:

Country Joe & the Fish

UPC:

015707272827

See Also:

Spirit McDonald, Country Joe Canned Heat

Description:

Country Joe & The Fish: Joe McDonald (vocals, guitar); Barry Melton (guitar, kazoo, background vocals); David Cohen (guitar, organ, harpsichord, calliope); Bruce Barthol (harmonica, bass, tambourine); Gary "Chicken" Hirsh (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Mark Kapner (keyboards); Paul Armstrong, Doug Metzner, Peregrine Pickle, Mark Ryan (bass); Richard Saunders, Greg Dewey (drums); Robin McDonald (percussion).
Recorded between 1965 & 1969.
The title is actually something of a misnomer; the Fish certainly played at the Fillmore West in Haight-Ashbury a lot, but they were actually based in Berkeley, which accounts for the fact that they were by far the most politically oriented of the hippie bands of the period. In any case, this is a nice anthology of their best songs, about half of which appear here in previously unreleased live versions.
Appropriately, the whole thing is bookended by two different takes on their antiwar classic "Feel Like I`m Fixin` to Die Rag." The first is a folky run through recorded in a friend`s living room in 1965 before fame and fortune; the second is onstage at Woodstock, a performance that would be the band`s peak.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. I-Feel-Like-I`m-Fixin`-to-Die Rag
2. Bass Strings
3. Flying High
4. Porpoise Mouth
5. Untitled Protest, An
6. Who Am I
7. Grace
8. Waltzing in the Moonlight
9. Death Sound Blues
10. Janis
11. Sing Sing Sing
12. Superbird (Tricky Dick)
13. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
14. Marijuana
15. Live at Fillmore West Medley: Rock And Soul Music / Love
16. Crystal Blues
17. Masked Marauder
18. Love Machine
19. The Fish Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I`m-Fixin`-To-Die Rag

Album Information

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Folk Rock

Label:

Vanguard

Producer:

Sam Charters

Catalog Number:

27/28

Original Release Year:

1981

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

77 : 15

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