Social Distortion

Ok, It' s not metal! But as I like 80' s Punk and Hardcore bands like The Misfits, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, ecc, I like Social Distortion a lot too! Many says they invented Punk-Blues!
I like all of their albums, but my favourite are: "White Light, White Heat, White Trash", and their last "Sex, Love, and Rock n' Roll"!
I' ll never found their self titled (whit country and blues influences) very interesting, kinda boring in my opinion! Even It Is their most famous and sell-out!
Do you like this great band of It's leader Mike Ness?

Favourite songs: "I Was Wrong", "Through Theese Eyes", "Winners and Losers", and "Angels Wings".

I like S.D. alot...especilly "Mommy's Little Monster"


don't be hurt but I'm moving this thread to the Rock & Roll room....

Ups! Sorry....

No worries....


If you like SOCIAL DISTORTION check out this band....their singer is my neighbor:


http://www.myspace.com/lonesomekings


I think they may have broken up...but all their cds rawk!!!!

Wow! Cool they sound similar, Punk with Hardcore and Country influences!.... This is TRUE good Punk!

Their singer Greg..is a great guy....He lives down the street. I'm pretty sure the band is no longer but he co-runs an indie punk label called KAISER RECORDS....with a buttload of cool psychobillyish punk bands...

Glad you dug them....

I like Social D. I was lured in by "I Was Wrong" and then I discovered their cover of "Ring Of Fire" and I was hooked.

I say...bring on the punk(ish) bands! I love a lot of that stuff!

And if you want some more "cowpunk", check out Jason and the Scorchers.

Love these guys!! Their take on Ring of Fire is just outstanding. I like the later rockabilly stuff moreso than the straight-up hardcore of their early days, but it's all good. Mike Ness's solo works are really good too. And these guys are probably in the top 5 or 10 concerts that's I've ever scene.

tohostudios wrote:

And if you want some more "cowpunk", check out Jason and the Scorchers.

Never heard 'bout them! I must check them out!
Oh yeah I forgot, recently they release a greatest hits with a new cool single! "Far Behind" check It out I still like It! Can't wait for a new album, It should be released somewere around this year!

Go here for a new song that must be included in the new album! Nice ballad!

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=tEy_500pdQE


PS: Mike rules!

JerryOnly wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

And if you want some more "cowpunk", check out Jason and the Scorchers.

Never heard 'bout them! I must check them out!
Oh yeah I forgot, recently they release a greatest hits with a new cool single! "Far Behind" check It out I still like It! Can't wait for a new album, It should be released somewere around this year!

Go here for a new song that must be included in the new album! Nice ballad!

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=tEy_500pdQE


PS: Mike rules!

I checked out Jason's MySpace and they only have one decent song posted there. Shoot me a PM with your email addy if you want some good Jason and the Scorchers songs.

I saw these guys live twice when I was living in Tennessee before they ever had a record contract. Great live band!

BTW, the one decent song on the MySpace is White Lies. That's typically what this band sounds like.

I have never really investigated this band though I've been told they'd be right up my alley as I'm a huge Ramones fan and Social D. have a rep for being "L.A.'s version of the Ramones."

Back in '92 or '93 I thought I'd finally get a chance to find out for myself cuz Social Distortion opened a Ramones show I was going to in New York. Unfortunately, my buddy and I had endless amounts of trouble getting to the venue, got there seriously late, and walked in just in time to hear "Thank you New York, we're Social Distortion, good night!" -- damn!!

Fat Freddy wrote:

I have never really investigated this band though I've been told they'd be right up my alley as I'm a huge Ramones fan and Social D. have a rep for being "L.A.'s version of the Ramones."

Back in '92 or '93 I thought I'd finally get a chance to find out for myself cuz Social Distortion opened a Ramones show I was going to in New York. Unfortunately, my buddy and I had endless amounts of trouble getting to the venue, got there seriously late, and walked in just in time to hear "Thank you New York, we're Social Distortion, good night!" -- damn!!

Check here for next tour dates!
http://www.myspace.com/MIKENESS

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I have never really investigated this band though I've been told they'd be right up my alley as I'm a huge Ramones fan and Social D. have a rep for being "L.A.'s version of the Ramones."

I don't get that at all. Social D has much more roots/country influence than the Ramones.

Yeah, I found more Misfits, a little similar of Ramones except for the B-Movies Horror style and lyrics....
Someone says that SD are the Punk version of Rolling Stones!

JerryOnly wrote:

Yeah, I found more Misfits, a little similar of Ramones except for the B-Movies Horror style and lyrics....
Someone says that SD are the Punk version of Rolling Stones!

That's actually a great description of SD in my opinion.

The Misfits are much more like The Ramones than SD.

Wish I still had that Social D cd. Ring of Fire was great, but frankly, so did the rest of that album. Killer slab of music.

I liked a few songs from Mommy's Little Monster, but I never really got into their other stuff, I had their S/T once, but it wasn't much to my liking

The one punk band I could really get into, especially the later years.

I prefer the band their original drummer formed, D.I.

D.I. are cool.....

good call....

D.I. rules! Richard Hung Himself

Misfits = Posers
Social D = The real deal (and one of Aunties all-time favs)
Bad Brains = Bow before their majesty!