Time: 68:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Country, Rock, Blues
Art: Full
CD 1:
01. Southbound (2:21)
02. Don't Let Go (2:40)
03. California Okie (2:48)
04. Willin' (3:38)
05. The Boogie Man Boogie (3:35)
06. Hawaii Blues (3:05)
07. House Of Blue Light (2:41)
08. Keep On Lovin' Her (3:13)
09. Devil And Me (3:11)
10. Four Or Five Times (2:30)
11. That's What I Like About The South (2:37)
12. Minnie The Moocher (3:50)
13. It's Gonna Be One Of Those Nights (2:17)
14. Connie (2:52)
15. I've Been To Georgia On A Fast Train (2:47)
16. Honky Tonk Music (3:39)
17. Lightnin' Bar Blues (2:35)
18. Paid In Advance (2:50)
19. Cajun Baby (2:41)
20. Tina Louise (3:27)
21. The Shadow Knows (2:30)
22. Roll Your Own (3:22)
23. Gypsy Fiddle (3:02)
CD 2:
01. One Of Those Nights (2:55)
02. Semi Truck (2:30)
03. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (3:43)
04. Big Mamou (3:31)
05. San Antonio Rose (5:10)
06. 18 Wheels (3:28)
07. Mama Hated Diesels (5:08)
08. Lookin' At The World Through A Windshield (2:18)
09. My Window Faces South (2:29)
10. Milkcow Blues (5:08)
11. It Should Have Been Me (2:57)
12. Back To Tennessee (3:56)
13. Seeds And Stems (3:47)
14. Rock That Boogie (2:43)
15. Riot In Cell Block #9 (4:09)
16. Don't Let Go (3:04)
17. Too Much Fun (4:26)
18. Hot Rod Lincoln (4:32)
19. Lost In The Ozone (4:05)
Digitally remastered two CD set containing Commander Cody's three Warner Bros albums from 1975 and 1976. Immensely popular live, this country rock-western swing-rockabilly band couldn't quite achieve great chart success. All three albums here did make the US Top 200, but Cody decided to disband the act in 1976,We've Got A Live One Here! was recorded in England during their tour in January and February 1976.
Bio:
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. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Bio:
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. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Commander Cody + Tales From The Ozone + We've Got A Live One Here! MP3
Commander Cody + Tales From The Ozone + We've Got A Live One Here! Part1 FLAC
Commander Cody + Tales From The Ozone + We've Got A Live One Here! Part2 FLAC
3 comments:
Thanks BT! RIP CC
Thanks, BT and daba, I share your condolences re the passing of CC.
Many thanks for the Commander Cody. I had the opportunity to meet him at the Pocono's Gathering on the Mountain festival about 1997 and he was just so down to earth and spent about 25 minutes just chatting with me and sharing a joint....
Any chance of re-upping his "Country Rockers Vol 1 & 2 again?
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