Social Distortion

dude, thanks for posting that, it was awesome.

i actuallly need there greatest hits album as well if you get it let me know

PatientFabiWheel wrote:

Anyone where who likes them....and if you do....what's your favorite record?

Yep, I love them. My favourite records would be a tie between 'Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell' and 'Social Distortion'.

However, my favourite songs are on 'Sex, Love and Rock N Roll' and they are 'Highway 101', "Winners and Losers' and 'Angel's Wings".

Just listening to the White Light... album, this is the first Social D i've ever heard, it's great!!

Stalls_Standing wrote:

Just listening to the White Light... album, this is the first Social D i've ever heard, it's great!!

I love that album

Favourite songs are Untitled, Down on the world again and Under My Thumb

lol my favorites are Dear Lover, Don't Drag Me Down, and Through These Eyes. whole cd is incredible though. first Social D album i bought, and was my favorite Social D album for a long time

"I Was Wrong" reminds me so much of Journey - Don't Stop Believing at the start!

Just got my tickets this week for their upcoming tour. Super stoked.
I agree with most thats been said so far on this thread. Except the Mike Ness stuff. If you haven't listened yet... you must. And if you have and didn't like it... then you must have listened to it wrong
Tons of classic old country covers done much better than the originals and +1 to 'Dope Fiend Blues'

for all you social d fans that weren't aware yet they've got a photo of the new line up on their myspace

i'm really looking forward to the new album

you're gonna be waiting awhile. it's not coming out anytime soon. there are a couple new songs on youtube to tide you over (Diamond In the Rough, Bakersfield, Still Alive), but Social D has played unreleased songs since the early '90s, and they never ended up being on an album

in other news, i may finally get to see Social D live. they're coming to Pittsburgh in october

theyre playing at a festival here on sept. 20, which is the same date i have tickets for gaslight in san francisco, of course i didnt know about social d before i bought the gaslight tickets. im contemplating which show i would rather go to, tough choice!

steph wrote:

theyre playing at a festival here on sept. 20, which is the same date i have tickets for gaslight in san francisco, of course i didnt know about social d before i bought the gaslight tickets. im contemplating which show i would rather go to, tough choice!

go to Gaslight. It'll be better than a festival show and is in SF, a fine town! also, i've seen the Social D 3 or 4 times, and while it's always a good time, it's a scenester paradise. I doubt it would stand up to comparison.

i should add though, that Social Distortion hasn't really aged very well for me. If i put it on now, it's at my job because some youngin wants to hear it, or it's Sick Boys for nostalgic purposes.....actually, they're relevance for me now is strictly nostalgic (i hate hearing them outside of being sandwiched with minor threat on a tape my BF gave me as god intended). I know all of the words to those old records and i'm sure i have a few SD sing-alongs left in me (like 2), but i'm just not really feeling it anymore. His voice seems less great these days, and the songs sometimes feel like they're trying too hard to me now (too badass, too hip, too ponyboy).....His solo efforts were okay, Under the Influences, has a great cover of Bob Dylan's Don't Think Twice, and Cheating at Solitaire has some gems i spose.

i guess i feel sortof "meh" about them......I know so much more music now than i did when i listened to them, 15 years of rocknroll worship has proven what i always suspected, that other better bands have done every element of what they do before and better.

haha. dont hold back the way you feel! ive seen social d 3 or 4 times, too, i just have a softer spot for them than you do...im still holding out for that next record that never seems to come.
but im sure ill keep my gaslight tickets.
youre right about it being a scenesters paradise though, you tend to stick out if youre not full on rockabilly.

JadedGoober7 wrote:

JoshRaymond wrote:

Mommys Little Monster is one of there best.

Has anyone seen the movie with they go on tour with Youth Brigade on the school bus?. I seem to be forgetting the name right now.

Another State of Mind, watch the re-release with the Mike Ness commentary, quite funny in places...and the tit in the movie who keeps dyeing his hair different colours and thinks the movie is all about him proper winds me up.

so i just got it on dvd, used to have it on vhs but figured id check out mike ness' commentary, and i found it funny that his friend from the vandals was the one trying to make conversation, wouldn't have been much of a commentary track without him.

Why is everyone is so pessimistic?

I reckon they'll release one last album and then that will be it, and I predict said album to be released in the American summer of 2010.

And guys, do you really think that Mike Ness would have grown a beard if he wasn't ready to get down to business? I mean, come on.

well i was not aware of the beard-growing business...that colors my opinion differently.

although a beard kinda screams "hibernation" to me...

i know i sounded pretty harsh (eek). i think im just disinfranchised with those cats is all. At the end of the day though, social d still has a prominent spot in the soundtrack of my youth. im not a hater. heh.

also, to the rest of those kids i probably look like a scenester too. with all the tattoos and crap. wink.

steph wrote:

JadedGoober7 wrote:

JoshRaymond wrote:

Mommys Little Monster is one of there best.

Has anyone seen the movie with they go on tour with Youth Brigade on the school bus?. I seem to be forgetting the name right now.

Another State of Mind, watch the re-release with the Mike Ness commentary, quite funny in places...and the tit in the movie who keeps dyeing his hair different colours and thinks the movie is all about him proper winds me up.

so i just got it on dvd, used to have it on vhs but figured id check out mike ness' commentary, and i found it funny that his friend from the vandals was the one trying to make conversation, wouldn't have been much of a commentary track without him.

Pretty crazy how in the movie Dennis jokes about being 38

evil_romantic wrote:

steph wrote:

JadedGoober7 wrote:

JoshRaymond wrote:

Mommys Little Monster is one of there best.

Has anyone seen the movie with they go on tour with Youth Brigade on the school bus?. I seem to be forgetting the name right now.

Another State of Mind, watch the re-release with the Mike Ness commentary, quite funny in places...and the tit in the movie who keeps dyeing his hair different colours and thinks the movie is all about him proper winds me up.

so i just got it on dvd, used to have it on vhs but figured id check out mike ness' commentary, and i found it funny that his friend from the vandals was the one trying to make conversation, wouldn't have been much of a commentary track without him.

Pretty crazy how in the movie Dennis jokes about being 38

i never caught that before...eerie.

New Mike Ness interview from 30.06.2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVDvtqc9Ws

There's 3 parts to that baby, so use your interweb skills and track 'em down.

In all honesty, it's pretty boring, I kinda feel embarrassed for Mike Ness for being interviewed by such a boring dude with such crap questions.

Best part is that they are heading into the studio December 09 / January 10 to record, with a release scheduled for early next year.

kinda boring, yeah, maybe some of it's due to the language barrier. also i hate when interviews like this have music playing in the background at almost the same level of the voices...makes it annoying to listen to.
when this next record comes out we need to have a party!

Probably one of the better interviews that Mike Ness has done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkIxlT17ro

Recently added on the 04/08/09.

just out of curiousity, does anyone know when they added Atom Willard on drums?

it was announced on 4/23 on Social D's website:

Quote :

After ten amazing years behind the drum kit
for Social Distortion, Charlie “Chalo” Quintana has announced he’s
moving on to explore other musical opportunities. Charlie had this to
say about his departure, “Playing with Social D for ten years was a
good time in my life. I was lucky to play on two Social D records and
the second solo album, and I am proud to have been part of the band. We
hit some spectacular heights which I will never forget – adios amigos!”


Filling
Charlie’s big shoes is none other than Atom Willard. You’ve probably
seen Atom wailing on the skins with Rocket From The Crypt, The
Offspring, or his most recent band Angels & Airwaves. We couldn’t
be more thrilled to welcome such a great talent and individual into the
band. Atom’s first show with Social D will be the Jay Thomas benefit on
May 18 at the House Of Blues Anaheim.