However, they sat round Tull's kitchen table every night and played acoustic country tunes, and soon decided that they enjoyed this style more.
This culminated in the Scud Mountain Boys bringing the table to a concert and playing while sitting down, a move which was enthusiastically welcomed.
The Early Year was released in 1997 and contained slightly reordered versions of Dance the Night Away and Pine Box on two CDs.
The band announced plans for a full reunion of the original lineup in January 2012 and social networking sites confirmed involvement of Pernice, Desaulniers, Tull and Shea for the shows.
The band's fourth album, Do You Love the Sun was released in 2013 featuring all original members (Pernice, Desaulniers, Tull and Shea) with Padellaro as producer and recording engineer.