Too much fun (Commander Cody) (LP 216 - 217)

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Live From Deep in The Heart Of Texas (Vinyl - Paramount Records, 1973) ***
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen We've Got A Live One Here! (Vinyl - Warner Bros. records, 1976) ***

Genre: Country  

Places I remember:  Real Groovy Records (Auckland)

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: I'm Comin' Home (Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas)




Gear costume: Too Much Fun/ Riot in Cell Block #9 (Live FDITHOT); Rock That Boogie (WGALOH)

Active compensatory factors: Although there are boogie woogie, rock'n'roll, and western swing elements to the Airmen's repertoire, overall the country genre is a big one and Cody has a place there. Yes, he does.

Actually, come to think of it, the old Country and Western tag fits their endeavours more but that term has gone wildly out of date and only those of us of a certain vintage would even know about it. But take my word for it young 'uns - Cody and his swinging Airmen fit it to a T.

Live...starts off as all good live albums should! With an introduction. Then it's onwards fulfilling the good rockin' tonite credo.

Give the folks what they want! It ain't brain surgery.

Of the two We've Got A Live One is the better overall experience as it traces the pace of an actual performance - building up to the climax of side 4 and classic killer song after classic killer song - Don't Let Go - Too Much Fun - Hot Rod Lincoln - Lost in the Ozone.

The main take away from these six sides of live Commander Cody and his Airmen is how much genuine fun they seem to have playing and how much fun they provide for us.

Too much fun? Ha!

Where do they all belong? They link to the previous entry on Texas Roadhouse Favorites. That's it though for their part in this on-going story.