Rehearsals for Retirement was the poorest-selling of all of Ochs's albums released during his lifetime, [citation needed] having been deleted from the A&M Records catalog before sales of 20, units had occurred. Reviewing for The Village Voice in , Robert Christgau said the musical arrangements are "excellent and work for [Ochs'] voice Genre: Folk rock.

Dec 22,  · It sounds like Ochs is holding back tears during the slow acoustic burn of 'Doesn't Lenny Live Here Anymore' (his greatest song, IMO), and he probably was. The tension is barely relieved on 'Another Age,' a furiously-paced folk rock tune that seems to anticipate punk both musically and lyrically (listen to it back to back with 'Nostalgia' by /5(77).

The plaintive "Doesn't Lenny Live Here Anymore" concerns the drug overdose death of comedian Lenny Bruce. In retrospect, especially because of Ochs ' suicide seven years later, it is impossible not to see the evidence of the songwriter's personal anguish in Rehearsals for Retirement.6/

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Rehearsals for Retirement Lyrics: The days grow longer for smaller prizes / I feel a stranger to all surprises / You can have them, I don't want them / I wear a different kind of garment / In my.

Doesn't Lenny live here anymore? Are you sure? The fat official smiles at the pass on the border And the hungry broom makes sure that the room is in order You pull the shade All the beds are made As your lips caress the razor of the blade Of the blade And the haggard ex-lover of a long-time loser Stands rejectedly by the door Doesn't Lenny live.

Rehearsals for Retirement was Phil Ochs's sixth album, released in on A&M Records. A1. Pretty Smart on My Part A2. The Doll House A3. I Kill T.

In my rehearsals for retirement The lights are cold again, they dance below me I turn to old friends, they do not know me All but the beggar, he remembers I put a penny down for payment In my rehearsals for retirement If I'd have known the end would end in laughter I'd tell my daughter it doesn't matter The stage is tainted with empty voices.

Apr 20,  · Tracklist: Pretty Smart On My Part The Doll House I Kill Therefore I Am William Butler Yeats Visits Lincoln Park And Escapes Unscathed My Life The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns The World Began In Eden But Ended In Los Angeles Doesn't Lenny Live Here Anymore Author: Phil Ochs.