Space, Man

Here's another from our old friend Country Joe.

Bit of a rare one this; pretty certain it didn't get a CD release; vinyl copies seem to go for around sixty-quid.

Having dealt with his spiritualness somewhat (see previous past), and then creating an album suggesting he'd cheered himself up a bit (Goodbye Blues ('77)), Country Joe got around to making this: a far more upbeat, sort of getting back to his Fish roots sounding album.

(Don't know much about him? go get the wonderful Life and Times of Country Joe & The Fish. Essential listening!)

He's a great song writer is Country Joe: great tunes, great hooks, and even when he performs civil rights' songs, he often includes elements of humour, satire and witty self deprecation.
Okay, he can get a little sentimental at times; but he's never been a big one for pathos.
He can write a provocative lyric that makes you want to sing along; rather than one that makes you feel obliged to: 'Fixing tro Die Rag' being the perfect example.

I guess the song 'Bring Back the 60s, Man' confirms for some the stereotype that Country Joe kind of readily fits; and yes, it is romantic, indulgent; plain old hippy-shit, but you know, after you've listened to the track a few times; you realise, that maybe, just maybe, it might not be such a bad idea at all...

Country Joe McDonald - Rock and Roll Music From Planet Earth (1978)

Coyote
Bring Back the 60s, Man
Sunshine at my Window
Rock and Roll Again
Dark Ship
Y-O-U
Southern Cross
Space Patrol
U.F.O.
Get It Together

Decent cassette rip @320kbs
Return to Planet Earth here