WINNIPEG SUN May 30, 2003 Darryl Sterdan the Rowdymen Rubberneckin' Transistor 66 /Spirit River When we saw the title, we figured we were in for a cover of the Elvis tune from Change of Habit. No dice. But after we got an earful of what The Rowdymen are up to on their new studio effort Rubberneckin', it's impossible to be disappointed. Or any-thing but righteously rocked by their hepcat hillbilly jive. Rubbemeckin' offers 13 slices of authentic rockabilly, country, blues, bluegrass and Bakersfield twang packed into 38 minutes of toe-tappin', finger-poppin' perfection. The 12-bar beats are bouncier than the back end of an old pickup, the fretwork is tastier than downhome cooking, the melodies are a chip off the old Rockpile, the vocals come with all the hiccups, yelps and yodels of a night at the Opry, and tracks like Alley Cat, Skinny Little Town and I'll Apologize are the best songs BR5-49 never wrote. And When you've got raucous covers of Roy Orbison's Rock House and the Johnny Burnette chestnut All By Myself, who needs Elvis whathisname? Go, cats, go! 4 out of 5 stars

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