Comments on: Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen “Lost In The Ozone”

By: Len Liechti

Len Liechti — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:31:39 +0000

Love “Hot Rod Lincoln” – it’s in my own solo set. Thank Providence for guys like the Commander and Doug Sahm – their music is simply joyous through and through.

By: hambone

hambone — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:39:43 +0000

Just wanted to say thanks for posting this. The brief pedal steel solo on “Seeds and Stems Again” is so damned good. I just love how at the end of the solo the lead singer (?) utters the “whoo” in awed response. And for the singer to follow up that solo with “well my dog died yesterday…” is perfection. An absolutely hilarious and melancholy tune.

By: bwbandy

bwbandy — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:35:53 +0000

I bought the cd years ago when I read a Car & Driver article featuring suggestions from their writers about what road music to listen to. So I bought the cd based on a writer’s (forget who) recommendation. Haven’t listened to it in a bit but reading your post has reminded me that I have to listen to it again.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:47:58 +0000

Guys,

Thanks for the response, it’s always a pleasure to hear from you. I will try to dig up some other country/ folk gems that may be of interest to you. Yeah, it’s funny that punks listened to Commander Cody, unlikely but true.

By: Mr. Beer N. Hockey

Mr. Beer N. Hockey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:20:54 +0000

Their appeal was wide, wasn’t it? Some of the punk rock crew who liked a little sense of humour and a lot of Stompin’ Tom Connors to go along with their songs about fucking and destruction were fans of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. “Seeds and Stems” is a special favourite of mine.

By: dk

dk — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:57:37 +0000

Thanks for this review. There have been a number of albums featured on this site in the last couple of months that have been sitting around collecting dust on my shelves (this, Matthews Southern Comfort, Poco’s ‘Pickin Up The Pieces’ and Moby Grape’s ‘20 Granite Creek’ to name but a few) and I’m delighted to have a reason to pull them down and give them a spin. I’d say that almost without fail, your reccos have been right on the money.

You all are performing an invaluable public service. Thanks again, and keep up the good work…