Release date: March 21, 2006
16 tracks; 52:40

Some call it rockabilly with a twang. Some call it swamp surf. Singer Rick Miller calls it "toe-sucking geek rock." Whatever it is, it's good, it's fun and on their latest album, it's live.

"Doublewide and Live" is an attempt at capturing Southern Culture on the Skids at their best, and in their home town of Chapel Hill.

While it does a great job with capturing the live sound and energy, there are some parts of the show you have to experience in person - eating banana pudding, eating fried chicken, etc.

The album has 16 tracks of music that covers tunes from as far back as 1991's "Too Much Pork."

While some of the classics are here - "Whole Lotta Things," "'69 El Camino," "Ditch Diggin'" - there's the new hit - "Mojo Box" - and there are some that are missing - "8 Piece Box," "Camel Walk."

Those last two are staples of the live show that usually include audience participation - either through dancing or through the passing out and eating of fried chicken.

I've seen SCOTS a number of times in concert - from a small college bar in Auburn, Alabama, to Winston-Salem's Ziggy's, to an actual pig farm in Alabama. The band is always worth catching live and the new album definitely offers a glimpse at their live energy and talent.

The band is fun - simply stated. It's nearly impossible to see one of the shows and not start moving at some point. It's just too infectious.

And if you live in North Carolina, there's no reason not to check them out - they're playing somewhere in the state all the time.

Posted by jeffhahnedisabled at April 8, 2006 9:41 AM