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Following the departure of keyboard player Chris Bess, Southern Culture on the Skids have pared themselves back down to a three-piece on their eighth full-length album, Mojo Box. While it's not quite a return to the gloriously greasy stomp of such early classics as For Lovers Only and Ditch Diggin', there is a significantly lower "novelty" factor here than they have displayed since their move up to the big leagues with Dirt Track Date, and the relatively leaner sound agrees with them. While SCOTS are a good-time band if there ever was one, a "funny for the sake of funny" vibe was starting to sink into the band's sound, but Mojo Box finds Rick Miller's songwriting displaying a keener focus than has been heard in years, and his bizarro-world redneck fantasias of luxury mobile homes, hot babes in halter tops, and classic muscle cars play more to his strengths than, say, "House of Bamboo" or "Make Mayan a Hawaiian." Miller's guitar work is in typically stellar form, too, while bassist Mary Huff holds down the bottom end with both efficiency and imagination (and sounds good on her vocal features) and drummer Dave Hartman is still making the clatter that matters. While Mojo Box has more than a few keyboard overdubs (including one guest spot from the departed Bess) and sounds pretty tidy by this band's standards, it still harks back to what made Southern Culture on the Skids more than just a batch of funny redneck jokes, and this is a welcome gesture back to classic form. Gotta love the twang-tastic cover of the Creation's "Biff Bang Pow" too! ~ Mark Deming
Southern Culture On The Skids: Rick Miller (vocals, guitar); Mary Huff (vocals, keyboards, bass); Dave Hartman (drums, background vocals).
Personnel: Rick Miller (vocals, guitar); Mary Huff (vocals, keyboards); James A. Lane (trumpet); Chris Bess, Richard Putnam (keyboards); Dave Hartman (drums, background vocals).
Recording information: The Kudzu Ranch.
Photographer: Ron Keith.
Additional personnel: James lane (trumpet); Richard Putnam, Chris Bess (keyboards).
Q (3/04, p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[The album] keeps the spirit of pre-Beatles rock'n'roll ticking over with a brisk 13 tracks....A fun spot to visit..." Mojo Box Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $4.33) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Punk CDs, Psychobilly, Rock | | Label | Yep Roc | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  20146  | | CD Universe Part number | 6624120 | | Catalog number | 2063 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 27, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Mark Williams; Mark Anthony Williams; Rick Miller | | Engineer | Rob Walsh; Mary Huff | | Personnel | Mary Huff - vocals, keyboards, bass
Rick Miller - vocals, guitar
Rick Miller - vocals, guitar
Dave Hartman - drums, background vocals
Also: Chris Bess, James lane, Richard Putnam, James A. Lane |
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