▁Category : F rench ▁musical ▁groups ▁from ▁Pays ▁de ▁la ▁Lo ire ▁Category : F rench ▁rock ▁music ▁groups <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁D irty ▁South ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁album ▁by ▁Al ab am ian ▁alternative ▁country / S ou thern ▁rock ▁group ▁Drive - By ▁T ruck ers , ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁D irty ▁South ▁is ▁Drive - By ▁T ruck ers ' ▁second ▁concept ▁album . ▁ ▁Like ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁Southern ▁Rock ▁Opera , ▁the ▁album ▁exam ines ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁South , ▁and ▁un ve ils ▁the ▁hyp oc ris y , ▁ir ony , ▁and ▁tra ged y ▁that ▁continues ▁to ▁exist . ▁ ▁Background ▁" Where ▁The ▁Dev il ▁Don ' t ▁St ay " ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁poem ▁by ▁Mike ▁Co ole y ' s ▁uncle ▁Ed ▁Co ole y , ▁and ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁one ▁take . ▁▁ ▁P atter son ▁H ood ' s ▁" T orn ado es " ▁was ▁originally ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁closing ▁concert ▁for ▁the ▁Adam ’ s ▁House ▁Cat ▁Night m are ▁Tour . ▁ ▁The ▁Night m are ▁Tour ▁set ▁list ▁was ▁composed ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁of ▁songs ▁containing ▁met aph ors ▁or ▁imag ery ▁of ▁trains , ▁but ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁the ▁tour ’ s ▁success ▁forced ▁H ood ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁concept ▁and ▁start ▁af resh . ▁ ▁H ood ▁read ▁an ▁e y ew it