Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen Lost in The Ozone (Vinyl - MCA, 1971) ***
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen Hot Licks, Cold Steel and Truckers Favorites (Vinyl - Paramount Records, 1972) ***
Genre: Country
Places I remember: Real Groovy Records (Auckland)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Hot Rod Lincoln (can't go past it!). Two versions here - studio and a smokin' live one that I've used afore but what the heckfire!
Gear costume: Beat me Daddy, Eight To The Bar (Lost...), Mama Hated Diesels (Hot Licks...)
Active compensatory factors: The first two albums from the fantastically named Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen are the real deal!
Songs about truckers, songs about hot rods, songs about artificial stimulants - all the bases are covered!
Hot Rod Lincoln was among the earliest clutch of singles I bought and thrashed mercilessly. The fun aspect is a big component on the Airmen: their compilation Too Much Fun is titled that for good reason!
Second album, Hot Licks... is a concept album of sorts, built around the Truckers' Favourites tag. Fun ingredient still very much intact!
Where do they all belong? Live albums to follow.
Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence - ROBERT FRIPP. Information is not knowledge; knowledge is not wisdom; wisdom is not truth; truth is not beauty; beauty is not love; love is not music; MUSIC IS THE BEST - FRANK ZAPPA. I think we're a little happier when we have a little music in our lives - STEVE JOBS. Music in the soul can be heard by the universe - LAO TZU. Rock and Roll is fire, man. FIRE. - DAVID BRIGGS. Music grips you, gets into your soul - GEORGE MARTIN
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