Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Country Rockers Vol. 1

Size: 112,2 MB
Time: 48:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Blues, Country, Southern Rock
Art: Front

01. After The Lights Go Out (Re-Recorded Version) (2:58)
02. Crying Time (Re-Recorded Version) (2:52)
03. Jailhouse Rock (Re-Recorded Version) (3:03)
04. Mansion On The Hill (Re-Recorded Version) (3:08)
05. Steel Guitar Rock (Re-Recorded Version) (2:28)
06. What's The Matter Now (Live Version) (1:42)
07. River City (Re-Recorded Version) (3:28)
08. Lost In The Ozone Again (Re-Recorded Version) (2:56)
09. Hard Headed Woman (Live Version) (2:59)
10. Four Or Five Times (Live Version) (2:44)
11. All I Have To Offer You Is Me (Live Version) (2:28)
12. Hot Rod Lincoln (Re-Recorded Version) (3:02)
13. Sister Sue (Live Version) (3:14)
14. Truck Stop Rock (Live Version) (3:27)
15. King Of The Honky Tonks (Re-Recorded Version) (3:09)
16. Going Back To Tennessee (Live Version) (1:43)
17. Oh Mama Mama (Live Version) (0:21)
18. Big Rock (Re-Recorded Version) (2:28)

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were equally adept at stripped-down basic rock & roll, R&B, and gritty country-rock. Commander Cody's country-rock rocked harder than the Eagles or Poco — essentially, the group was a bar band. Much like English pub rock bands like Brinsley Schwarz and Ducks Deluxe, Commander Cody resisted the overblown and bombastic trends of early-'70s rock, preferring a basic no-frills approach. Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen never had the impact of the British pub rockers, yet their straightforward energy gave their records a distinguishing drive; they could play country, Western swing, rockabilly, and R&B, and it all sounded convincing.

The group originally formed in 1967 in Ann Arbor, MI. The original lineup included Commander Cody himself (born George Frayne IV; piano), John Tichy (lead guitar), Steve Schwartz (guitar), Steve Davis (aka the West Virginia Creeper; bass), and Ralph Mallory (drums). When the group relocated to San Francisco the following year, only Frayne, Bolton, and Tichy made the move; the group's membership had been bolstered to include Billy C. Farlow (vocals, harp), Andy Stein (fiddle, saxophone), guitarist Billy Kirchen, bassist "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow, and drummer Lance Dickerson for their 1971 debut album, Lost in the Ozone.

The following year the group scored a fluke Top Ten hit with "Hot Rod Lincoln," taken from their first album, Lost in the Ozone. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were never able to capitalize on the single's success, partially because their albums never completely captured their live energy. They continued to release albums until Tichy left the band in 1976. Commander Cody released his first solo album, Midnight Man, in 1977, then he re-formed the group as the Commander Cody Band. The group recorded three albums between 1977 and 1980. In 2009, after a 23-year hiatus, Commander Cody returned to the studio for Dopers, Drunks and Everyday Losers, a collection of new songs and classics from the Cody catalog.

Country Rockers Vol. 1

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