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Are you down with "SPD" (Skins, Punx and Drunx)? Lars Frederickson of Rancid is, and his new solo album "Viking" is also down with "Little Rude Girls," "Bastards" and "Maggots." Why Frederickson has to record solo albums is beyond us ... the stuff sounds exactly like Rancid (albeit slightly more discernable without the marble-mouthed Tim Armstrong in the mix). Still, the man does it right - all catchy hooks, bitchin' solos and anthemic punk choruses. If it ain't broke...