Lost in the Ozone
This is an outstanding first album from a new band. The hit song "Hot Rod Lincoln" is on this album. Commander Cody and The Lost Planet Airmen throw away the normal formula for music that so many bands did back in the 1970's. The music created a new type of sound called "Truck Stop Rock", with their emphasis on the truck driving culture. The music is combination of; Texas Swing, Boogie-Woogie, Country Rock and Rock-And-Roll. While so many bands/musicians created over-produced formula music, Commander Cody created a honest new sound. The Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen maybe the most original rock-and-roll music from the 1970's. The first album show their unique style and the albums that followed kept the formula going.
The Commander Cody has this great "deadpan" style voice and great boogie-woogie piano playing he is a gem. With Billy C. Farlow singing lead on songs also, it just makes for a unique band.
Bill Kirchen, was in the band and went on to become a star in his own right. Bill Kirchen did his own career after Commander Cody band broke up, and was a big hit in his own career. Producing "rockabilly" to "Country-Rock" to "dieselbilly/high-octane country", to playing "smokin' Telecaster" music.
This band was full of incredible talent !
The Commander Cody has this great "deadpan" style voice and great boogie-woogie piano playing he is a gem. With Billy C. Farlow singing lead on songs also, it just makes for a unique band.
Bill Kirchen, was in the band and went on to become a star in his own right. Bill Kirchen did his own career after Commander Cody band broke up, and was a big hit in his own career. Producing "rockabilly" to "Country-Rock" to "dieselbilly/high-octane country", to playing "smokin' Telecaster" music.
This band was full of incredible talent !
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