Mojo Box

Southern Culture On The Skids

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: January 27, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yep Roc Records
• ASIN: B0000ZMHC4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #87,003 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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Chapel Hill's second most famous rock band, Southern Culture on the Skids has finally transcended their kitschy novelty act trappings on their seventh album, The Mojo Box,and created an album worthy of their considerable talents. Without sacrificing any of their overwrought manic energy, or cunning twists on white trash culture, Rick Miller, Mary Huff, and Dave Hartman have created a swampy masterpiece, that is equal parts Grateful Dead, the Cramps, and Credence Clearwater Revival, bathed in barbecue sauce, irony, and some gloriously garagey guitar lines that conjure up images of a young Keith Richards. Produced by Miller at his rural North Carolina home studio, Mojo Box is the sound of a band proud of their Southern roots, but no longer exploiting them as if they were a fourth member in the band. Instead, Southern Culture on the Skids uses a newfound restraint that elevates a country ballad like "Where Is the Moon," to a near classic that even Emmylou Harris would long to sing, and makes the creeping dread of the title track something you wouldn't want to listen to with the lights off. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More of the Same -- High Praise for this Band!, May 10, 2004

By	Scott Schiefelbein (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

SCOTS may not be the most innovative or experimental band around, but they are among the most entertaining. "Mojo Box," the band's most recent effort following their five-star "Liquored Up and Lacquered Down" album, serves another big heap of guitar riffs and clever lyrics that is perfect for your next big shin-dig.

A bit raunchier, a touch more rockin' than "LU&LD," "Mojo Box" brings the goods hard and fast. With six tunes clocking in at under 3 minutes and only one over four minutes, "Mojo Box" tosses you from tune to tune, most of which come with SCOTS' usual mix of wit and double entendre. "Doublewide" is probably my current favorite track, but pretty much every tune is enough to get my fingers banging on the steering wheel and my thoughts turning to bootleg liquor and some Carolina BBQ.

A great addition to any southern rock CD collection!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's an evolution goin' on here..., January 31, 2004

By	Paul B. Hogue (Olive Branch, MS United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album really is a change of pace for the band, and not just because of the departure of Cousin Crispy. They are now a power trio making great rock and roll, and they have grown some in the process. The band still has the swanky trailer park funhouse appeal it always did, but their songwriting and performing definitely show a maturity that should come this far into a band's existence. I have to say that Mary nearly steals the show on the songs that feature her, especially their cover of "Fire of Love." This is already my "Song of the Year," and I doubt that the next eleven months will find another to knock it from the top of the heap. "The Wet Spot" is a killer surf tune, period. God Bless ya, Rick. And how Dave keeps from having a heart attack during "Doublewide" is beyond me. This is the best album from the best live band in America.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SCOTS still cookin, August 10, 2004

By	shasta "tastroman" (Bassett Va) - See all my reviews

SCOTS are 1 of the few bands I know of that have been together 15 plus years and can still put out an album as powerfull as their 1st. For me this is their best offering since To Much Pork. So many bands change the formula and end up like Metallica. Not SCOTS. They are still kickin it.
Its been to long since have seen this band live. And I always thought they were best as a 3 piece unit. If you are or ever have been a fan of this band, dont let this one pass you buy.