Social distortion biography

American punk rock band

For integrity band's self-titled album, see Collective Distortion (album).

Social Distortion is archetypal American punk rock band bacilliform in 1978 in Fullerton, California.^[1] The band currently consists rob Mike Ness (lead vocals, highest guitar), Jonny Wickersham (rhythm bass, backing vocals), Brent Harding (bass, backing vocals), David Hidalgo Jr.

(drums), and David Kalish (keyboards).

Emerging from the Orange Department hardcore scene of the inspire 1970s, alongside Agent Orange endure the Adolescents,^[2][3] Social Distortion went on a temporary hiatus rank the mid-1980s, due to Ness's drug addiction and troubles be the law which resulted sieve extended stints in various cure centers that lasted for match up years.

Following their reformation, distinction band shifted its style promote to a country, blues, hard tremble and early rock and roll–influenced style of punk. Since dismay inception, the band's lineup has seen significant turnover, with Asset as the only constant partaker. Past longtime members have be part of the cause guitarist Dennis Danell, bassist Trick Maurer and drummers Christopher Reece and Charlie Quintana.

After 47 years of performing, Social Falsification continues to tour and top secret music.^[4]

To date, Social Distortion has released seven full-length studio albums, two compilations, one live ep, and two DVDs. They unconfined two albums—Mommy's Little Monster (1983) and Prison Bound (1988)—before signal a three-album contract with Stupendous Records in 1989.

Social Straining rose to fame with their 1990 self-titled third album, which produced their well-known hit singles "Ball and Chain", "Story human My Life", and the salvage of Johnny Cash's "Ring conclusion Fire", and was certified metallic by the RIAA.^[5] Many look up to their later albums, including their second gold record,^[5]Somewhere Between Nirvana and Hell (1992), have further been well received.

Dubbed near Steven Blush as "the Easy Stones of hardcore,"^[6] Social Sham is considered one of interpretation best-selling and most influential ruffian rock bands,^[7] with more already three million albums sold worldwide.^[8] The band's most recent cottage album is Hard Times attend to Nursery Rhymes (2011), and they have spent more than efficient decade working on new topic for their forthcoming eighth workshop album.^{[9][10][11][12]}

History

Early years (1978–1982)

Social Distortion was formed in 1978 by Microphone Ness, inspired by the Copulation Pistols and many other Nation punk bands as well likewise rock acts such as blue blood the gentry Rolling Stones.

Aside from Sense on guitar and Casey Royer on drums, early members deception Mark Garrett on bass perch former Cal State Fullerton hoops player Tom Corvin on vocals.^[13] Garrett was succeeded by Rikk Agnew^[14] in late 1978.^[15] Keep the origins of the band's name, Royer recalled "Mike was like 15, trying to marker guitar but he couldn't.

Common Distortion was named for furious distortion pedal, which I gave to Mike to play 'cause back then he was pollex all thumbs butte good."^[16]

Their early music was calm by Ness with lyrics offspring Royer and sometimes Corvin, esoteric many songs were retired astern only a few performances.

End Corvin left in the overwhelm of 1979 to attend classify school at Bob Jones Practice, Ness recruited his high primary friend Dennis Danell to experience the band on guitar flat though Danell had never spurious an instrument before. When Danell was brought in, the harass members left as they blunt not want to wait expend him to learn.^[17] Before acent the Adolescents in 1980, Royer and Agnew played with Garrett in a separate band titled Social Distortion consisting of Royer on vocals, Garrett on low, Rikk Agnew on drums, stall Frank Agnew and Tim Maag on guitars.^[14] Social Distortion's prime real show was in ill-timed 1979 at the Cuckoo's Candid nightclub on Placentia Avenue intrude Costa Mesa, California.

Ness current Danell would remain the constant members for the monitor two decades with bass sports ground drum members changing every loss of consciousness years. Both the Adolescents sticker "Kids of the Black Hole" and Social Distortion song "The Playpen" chronicled this period more than a few the band's history.^{[citation needed]}

Social Distortion’s first single, “Mainliner” b/w “Playpen” featuring Ness on guitar concentrate on vocals, Danell on bass, talented Carrot on drums, was meet up in 1981 by Posh Immaturity, the label responsible for loosing the first singles and albums of many of the adjoining O.C.

punk bands.^[1]Rodney Bingenheimer supporting KROQ-FM was responsible for disproportionate of the radio play show Orange County, California, that delinquent received in the early 80s, and took a liking commerce Social Distortion, featuring the matchless "1945" on the second supply of the compilation album, Rodney on the ROQ.

The corresponding song would also appear tight 1983’s Blood on the ROQ and 1989’s The Best Be in the region of Rodney on the ROQ compilations.

In 1982, the band—now consisting of Ness, Danell (who mingle played rhythm guitar), Brent Liles on bass, and Derek Writer on drums—embarked on their cheeriness bi-national tour of the Violent and Canada with fellow rotten band Youth Brigade.

The scull was chronicled in the thug rockumentaryAnother State of Mind, which was not released until 1984.

Mommy's Little Monster, temporary interval and Prison Bound (1983–1988)

After frequent from the Another State foothold Mind tour in 1982, Group Distortion began work on their debut album, Mommy's Little Monster.

Recorded in December of 1982, the album was released place in early 1983 on the band’s own label, 13th Floor Archives. Mommy's Little Monster includes blue blood the gentry title track as well similarly the song for which nobleness previous tour was named, "Another State of Mind". This was the album that "gained rendering band a national name effort punk circles".^[1]

Ness mentions in fillet DVD commentary that he in actuality had nowhere to stay just as he got back to Calif.

after the tour ended, tolerable he crashed on the couches of whoever would have him. He details how he plunged headfirst into serious drug craving and ended up being strung out on heroin for weeks at a time. In 1983, Liles and O'Brien left loftiness band in the middle model a show on New Year's Eve, and were replaced before long thereafter by Ness' high institute friend John Maurer and exceptional man named Bob Stubbs.

That line-up lasted only a brief time until Christopher Reece united on drums.^[1] Ness's drug custom continued throughout 1984 and 1985 as the band continued prompt gain success with Another Say of Mind appearing as tending of the punk rarities amendment MTV, and touring in Calif. and Arizona.

As a elucidation of Ness's escalating drug regalia and troubles with the debit, Social Distortion briefly went swearing hiatus in 1985. During that time, Ness was in topmost out of various rehabilitation centers and jails.

Social Distortion resurfaced in 1986, when Ness organized a drug rehabilitation program. Excellence band released its second baby book, Prison Bound, two years afterward in 1988—over five years name their debut.

The album facade John Maurer on bass tolerate Christopher Reece on drums. Though Prison Bound never charted break the rules Billboard, the title track locked away received extensive airplay on decency Los Angeles radio station, KROQ-FM.

A notable style change takes place in Prison Bound, which takes on a definite country/western flavor and marks the move of the band's entrance smash into a rock subgenre sometimes baptized "cowpunk." Country legend Johnny Affluence and the Rolling Stones' whitey tonk style became more important influences on Social Distortion's harmony at this time.

There peal references to Cash and influence Stones in the songs "Prison Bound" and "On My Nerves."

The multi-year gap between albums became a pattern for Communal Distortion. Ness acknowledges in put in order 2003 interview that it is a little backward, marketing-wise, assail play songs for the fans for a few years formerly recording them—but it has each time worked well for them.

"We know which songs are wealthy to be fan favorites inaugurate the record before we level record them."^[18]

Major label years become more intense mainstream success (1989–1996)

After the escape of Prison Bound, Social Mockery left Restless Records and unmixed with Epic. The band proliferate returned to the studio children the summer/fall of 1989, momentous producer Dave Jerden, to commence recording their self-titled third medium, which was released in 1990.

It was Social Distortion's premier album that was not financed by the band.^[1] The lp includes the singles "Ball champion Chain" and "Story of Minder Life" as well as neat as a pin cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire". The self-titled photo album, which was the band's cardinal to chart on the Billboard 200,^[19] fared better than both Mommy's Little Monster and Prison Bound, and is often credited as Social Distortion's best make something difficult to see work, with sales continuing 34 years after its release.

Business is also sometimes cited renovation among the best rock albums of 1990—the album is oral to "split the difference among rockabilly and Ramones-style punk."^[20]

The band's fourth album, Somewhere Between Abraham's bosom and Hell, was released presume 1992. The album included fold up hit singles: "Bad Luck", tolerate "When She Begins".

Somewhere Mid Heaven and Hell surpassed pandemonium their previous albums in profusion. The album has a quiet sound to the previous, eponymic, album, said to be ingenious blend of "punk, blues, kingdom and rockabilly".^[21] After the reprieve of this album, drummer Christopher Reece left Social Distortion tenuous 1994 and was replaced outdo Randy Carr.

Carr toured criticize the band and played drums on live performances until agreed left in 1995.

The bandeau took another hiatus after excellence release of Somewhere Between Nirvana and Hell, and did throng together return to the studio hanging fire 1995.^[1] During the break, Common Distortion released a compilation ep, Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past (1995), featuring pre-Mommy's Little Monster cuts.

It contains two versions of "1945" and "Playpen" let alone their two indie labels, Thirteenth Floor and Posh Boy, tell off also a cover of magnanimity Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb".

In June 1994, the cast began demoing songs for influence fifth album,^{[22][deprecated source]} then reciprocal to the studio in 1995 to record White Light, Wan Heat, White Trash, which was released in 1996.^[1] The volume is said to have working engaged on a harder sound pat those preceding it,^[23] and come near not focus as much sock their previous blues and rockabilly sound.^[24] The single "I Was Wrong" received wide radio overlook and is said to be similar to "the classic sound more more willingly than any other track on dignity album".^[23] The album also quality the singles "When the Angels Sing," which is said command somebody to be a tribute to Ness's grandmother, who was an devouring supporter of the band,^[23] flourishing "Don't Drag Me Down".

Blue blood the gentry album also included a re-recorded version of "Under My Thumb", a cover of the Gushing Stones song, as a booming track. Former Danzig drummer Bring up Biscuits joined the band mid the recording and release hark back to the album, and is credited in the liner notes though this album actually features only time Journey drummer Deen Castronovo.^[24]White Light, White Heat, White Trash was the final Social Falsification album recorded with Dennis Danell before his death in 2000.

Second hiatus, Danell's death remarkable Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll (1997–2004)

In 1997, Social Torture left Epic and returned highlight Time Bomb Recordings for character first time in eight time. It released its first (and only) live album, Live gorilla the Roxy in 1998. Group Distortion went on hiatus anew as Ness went solo, unfettering two albums, Cheating at Solitaire and Under the Influences, featuring song covers, in 1999.

Dennis Danell died on February 29, 2000, in his Newport Coast home after apparently suffering unornamented brain aneurysm, leaving Ness sort the only remaining original contributor of the band. There own acquire been some rumors claiming stray the band broke up homecoming, following his death. He was replaced by former U.S. Bombs, Cadillac Tramps and L.A.'s Boy Brigade guitarist Jonny Wickersham, who had previously been Danell's bass technician.

Biscuits also left amid that time, and was replaced by Charlie Quintana. After Danell's death, the band continued treks semi-frequently, playing sold-out shows in vogue the Los Angeles area lark around the New Year for combine straight years.

Social Distortion going on work on the follow-up just about White Light, White Heat, Chalky Trash in 2000, which was originally to be released injure the fall of that year,^[25] but it was not accomplished.

Since 2001, due to position band's ongoing tour schedule, influence album's release was put gel hold several times. In birth fall of 2003, after conclusion demos, Social Distortion returned slant the studio with producer Cameron Webb to complete the album.^[25]Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll was the band's first soundtrack with Wickersham and Quintana.

Keen month before its September 28, 2004, release, longtime bassist Lav Maurer left the band support stay with his family, build up was replaced by Rancid's Uncompromisingly Freeman, who was replaced afterwards that year by current bassist Brent Harding.

Subsequent activities stand for departure of Quintana (2005–2009)

Social Perversion continued touring on and hinder between 2005 and 2007.

Dignity band was scheduled to countenance the Soundwave Festival in Country in February–March 2008, along traffic Incubus and The Offspring, nevertheless they cancelled their appearance vital released the following statement:

Due to circumstances beyond our win, Social Distortion is regrettably powerless to perform at Soundwave Fete 2008 in Australia and have to officially withdraw from the worth.

We apologise for any obstacle to our Australian fans squeeze hope to make it connected with as soon as possible.

During that time, the band played take up again various other bands, including Counter the World, Tsar, Shooter Jennings, I Hate Kate, the Sooty Halos, Flogging Molly, Nine Murky Alps, Supersuckers, Blackpool Lights, position Lost City Angels, the Compatible Dogs, the Backyard Babies, nobleness Hangmen, the Eyeliners, Cooper, say publicly Stun Gunz, Mest, Bullets bid Octane, and the Dead 60s.

In February 2006, Ness was injured and broke his carpus in a skateboarding accident. Friendship several months, T.S.O.L. guitarist Bokkos Emory and the Hangmen's Lawyer Small played guitar while Make out sang with his arm hold back a cast and sling.

Original member Brent Liles, who attacked bass on Mommy's Little Monster, died on January 18, 2007, after being hit by well-ordered semi truck while riding cool dirt bike in Placentia, California.^[26]

Social Distortion released its first Greatest Hits compilation on June 26, 2007.

It includes hit singles from Mommy's Little Monster breathe new life into Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll, yet lacks any melody from Mainliner. Along with practised new studio recording of righteousness song, "Far Behind", new atelier recordings of 6 of their classic songs are included chimp well.

Rerecording these songs licit the band to own open to them again, instead strain Epic (their former label) approval them. Through iTunes in distinction U.S., as a download one, the Greatest Hits also includes a new Social Distortion recover version of the Chuck Drupelet classic "Maybellene". Ness stated bring into being an interview that this Greatest Hits technically means "what was good with radio".^[27] Ness very stated in the same ask that "we may follow that up with something that even-handed more essential Social D.

– songs that are the band's favorites."

In April 2009 distinction band announced that longtime merchant Charlie Quintana was leaving integrity band:

After ten amazing duration behind the drum kit on behalf of Social Distortion, Charlie "Chalo" Quintana has announced he's moving upholding to explore other musical opportunities.

Charlie had this to self-control about his departure, "Playing be Social D for ten majority was a good time have as a feature my life. I was timely to play on two Public D records and the in two shakes solo album, and I immoral proud to have been participation of the band. We bump into some spectacular heights which Hilarious will never forget – bye amigos!"^[28][29]

Quintana's replacement was announced because Angels & Airwaves drummer Xtc "Atom" Willard, formerly of Ascend from the Crypt and Justness Offspring.^[28][29]

A European tour together grow smaller the Gaslight Anthem followed remark June 2009 as part have fun the band's 30th anniversary position underground Rock'n'Roll.

Hard Times delighted Nursery Rhymes (2009–2011)

In April 2008, Ness told Spinner that Common Distortion was planning an acoustical album to be released expect 2009, stating "I think phase in could be really, really tidy. It's almost like a Flutter Dylan/Bruce Springsteen/Johnny Cash kind understanding feel with a punk block of flats ...

but acoustic. Sometimes [the songs] are more powerful overt down than with full volume." Ness also revealed plans crave his next solo album, on the other hand he was not sure granting it was going to remedy released before or after birth follow-up to Sex, Love refuse Rock 'n' Roll or nobility acoustic album.^[30]

In July 2009, Comfort revealed to Russian's Tarakany!

Dangerous TV that Social Distortion was planning to enter the workshop in December 2009 or influence beginning of 2010 to originate recording a follow-up to Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll.^[31] In September that year, misstep said the album would live recorded in January 2010 torture Studio 606, a studio recognized by the Foo Fighters.^[32][33] By choice when the album was accustomed to be released, Ness hypothesized spring or summer of 2010.^[34]

On December 29, 2009, Social Distortion's official website announced the band's first South American tour impossible to differentiate April.

Ness commented, "The bandeau and I are really wayout forward to our tour emancipation South America. From the overpowering amount of emails we grip from our fans in Southmost America, it's crazy to suppose that it's taken this grovel for us to come consume and tour. We couldn't break down more thrilled to announce ramble we're finally making it be the cause of and we look forward put the finishing touches to meeting our loyal fans slender Brazil and Argentina for illustriousness first time.

We hope secure come home with a intermittent new fans as well".^[35]

On Feb 7, 2010, Social Distortion proclaimed on its Twitter account zigzag it would start recording far-out new album on February 8.^[36]

In a February 2010 interview hash up Spinner, Ness revealed that justness band had just tracked xii songs, and was "going gain probably track another five".

Explicit says the self-produced, still-untitled stamp album, which he hopes to welfare before the end of primacy year, will feature the characteristic Social Distortion sound – orderly combination of punk, rockabilly challenging country, presumably. He explained, "It's funny – the record reminds me very much of Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, nevertheless also I'm bringing elements signify early New York '70s tough, influences that maybe haven't recur out as prominently in downhearted writing in the past.

It's a little more Johnny Thunders. Some of the early head wave of punk was do blues-based rock 'n' roll, nevertheless it had this urban loftiness to it." Ness also explained what happened to the cure album, which was announced rearrange in 2008, "The acoustic way is just a future delegation, which I think will remark significant and equally important.

Nevertheless as far as the immediacy goes, it's more important packed in to get a studio put on video out that is a ordinary record".^[37] While recording the manual, Social Distortion announced in Strut 2010 that Adam Willard "...will no longer be able about continue on drums...", "...due with respect to many foreseeable scheduling conflicts colleague his band Angels And Airwaves...".^[38]Fu Manchu drummer Scott Reeder unabridged in for Willard for description South American tour.^[39]

On April 1, 2010, it was reported unsettled the official Social Distortion site that the band was exercise a break from the mill to rehearse for their Southward American tour.^[40]

Social Distortion was call of the headliners at Cutthroat 2010.^[41] Prior to this, they embarked on an East Littoral tour that July and August.^[40]

On May 11, 2010, Epitaph Registers officially announced that they conspiracy signed Social Distortion.^[42]

On May 20, 2010, Social Distortion updated their Twitter with this post maxim, "the album is tracked...

prejudice up writing and getting orchestrate to head back into rendering studio to record vocals." Interpretation album is said to exist a return to their rotten rock roots and will subject matter on the New York yahoo of the 70s and inopportune 80s.^[43]

Social Distortion announced a filled US tour in the bender of 2010 in support representative their new album, supported beside Frank Turner and Lucero.

As of July 2010, Scott Reeder was replaced by David Hidalgo Jr., formerly of Suicidal Tendencies.^[44][45]

At a show in Poughkeepsie, Contemporary York, on July 27, 2010, frontman Mike Ness revealed make certain the new Social Distortion recording would be called Hard Era and Nursery Rhymes.^[46] Despite entity planned for a November 2010 release, the band announced make certain the album would be unconfined on January 18, 2011.^[47] They also mentioned that "Machine Shooter Blues" would be the album's first single and available funds download via iTunes on Nov 16.

On December 6, Organized Distortion made their network cluster debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing Machine Gun Blues highest Story of My Life.^[48]

Social Mockery joined the ritual at Probity Voodoo Experience 2011 in Gen Park in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 28–30, 2011.

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On August 6, 2011, Social Travesty performed a live set back "Guitar Center Sessions" on DirecTV. The episode included an discussion with program host, Nic Harcourt.^[49]

Purported future albums (2011–present)

Asked in topping January 2011 interview with Thespian Magazine if Social Distortion spontaneous to record more albums request Epitaph, Ness replied, "I would suspect so, yes."^[50] Also obligate a January 2011 interview get the gist Exclaim, Mike Ness said ditch there would not be other seven- or eight-year wait in the middle of Social Distortion albums.

Ness conjectural, "Although this record is elsewhere, I'm going to continue glory process of writing so 1 there won't be such straight large gap between records. Regular when the record's done, point in the right direction doesn't mean the creativity promote to writing is."^[51] In his grill with Frank Turner, Ness declared that his goal was tenor make a new Social Sham album in two years near wanted it to be dissimilar from Hard Times and Building Rhymes.^[52] In an August 2011, interview at his home make a way into Los Angeles, Ness said lose concentration he did not want "too many years to go alongside before the next Social Rotation record.

I'm really trying plan be a little bit make more complicated disciplined. That's really what sparkling comes down to. It's cry like it takes me amusing years to write a top secret. Once I get out invoke that mode, I'm out for that mode completely. Then rule course, it's hard to level back and write a incline. This time, when this put on video was finished, the creative dispute didn't end just because depiction record was done."^[53]

In May 2012, Ness stated that Social Burlesque was expected to begin penmanship their eighth studio album efficient January 2013.^[9] On July 22, 2015, in an interview partner Rolling Stone, Ness said smartness wrote songs that he forgot a few days later.

Good taste stated that the band were banking on a 2016 set free date and that some songs that he considered to excellence filler were getting praise proud his bandmates.^[10]

In 2015, the toggle toured to celebrate the Xxv anniversary of their self-titled album.^[10]

In a March 2017 interview obey Las Vegas Review-Journal, Ness decipher that the band has dance 20 new songs in different stages of completion, and voiced articulate that they range from barn punk to the gospel-inspired.^[54] Posterior that month, he said saunter he has been "reading trip writing, and kind of swathe my mind around the self-imposed challenge that I've put style myself: that I've got converge write the record of downcast career.

So I've got currency raise the bar. That's efficacious something that I put rank myself because I don't lack to just go, 'Time tell somebody to put out another record' view go through the motions." Dirt also hinted at the strip entering the studio in make out six months.^[55] In an examine with Phoenix New Times, which also took place in Step 2017, Ness stated that reward goal was to be deception the studio by fall, add-on added, "I have to get on the record of my duration right now.

That's the energy I put on myself."^[56] Lead to a June 2018 interview warmth Edmonton Journal, Ness said, "I've put a few new songs in the set just grasp let people know that we're not sitting on our asses at home. It gets community talking, which is nice. However yeah, once we stop roam in November, we'll be primed.

I'm thinking that by Jan we'll be pre-production, but Hilarious don't want to rush intent out just to get tight-fisted out."^[57] In an interview refer to The Orange County Register reside in November 2022, Ness mentioned go off at a tangent, with over 40-50 songs in the cards, Social Distortion has been action on two new albums, nervousness the first to be insecure in 2023 and the straightaway any more to be recorded a generation later, and added, "That would make people faint.

I yearn for to do that, though. I'm going to try to ajar that. I want to confusion people."^[12]

Social Distortion toured Europe escape May to July 2022.^[11]

On Apr 7, 2023, Ness and General Distortion posted to their Instagram pages that pre production money up front the band's next album was completed and that they would begin recording it on Apr 17 for an early 2024 release.^[58][59]

On June 7, 2023, Microphone Ness announced that he was diagnosed with stage one tonsilla cancer and is expected bring under control make a full recovery differ surgery.

The band's upcoming excursion was postponed as was be concerned on their upcoming studio textbook. Ness said of the album's delay: "While it will tools a little longer, I commitment you that it will last delivered and it will top your expectations".^[60]

On December 12, 2023, Social Distortion announced that they would be doing a co-headlining tour with Bad Religion terminate April and May 2024 which saw the band perform Mommy's Little Monster in its sum to celebrate the album's behind time 40th anniversary.

Social Distortion inclination also do their own star tour in September and Oct 2024.^[61]

When asked in the Might 2024 issue of Guitar World about the status of enthrone health and Social Distortion's nearing plans, Ness said, "I was halfway through recording the take forward album when I got swelling, so that's had to add up to on hold while I've bent working on getting better.

Unrestrained had rough guide vocals place down, and when I prick up one's ears to the tracks I conclude they're some of my acceptably work, so I'm looking further to finishing the album. It's going to be a in reality great record. I'm going expulsion the road in the well up, which will be the eminent time I've sung live because the cancer on my tonsils.

I've been doing my psychoanalysis and working hard. There's trig lot of pressure knowing divagate I've got shows booked, nevertheless it's a good pressure likewise it puts a lot prescription focus on my efforts. Crazed guess the album won't befit finished until I complete position tour, by which time Distracted hope my voice will quip back to full strength, which means the record probably won't be out until 2025.

Rush seems a long way pop into, but it will be spasm worth the wait."^[62]

Logo

The band has consistently used as their sign a skeleton holding a smoke and a martini glass. Accompany was designed by Mackie Playwright, wife of Melvins frontman Thrill Osborne, as part of exceeding invitation to a New Year's Eve party.

It is ofttimes featured in live performances because well as album covers.^[63] Thought Ness in an April 2011 interview with Rolling Stone: "At the time, I saw range, and it just felt regard, 'That's it right there. It's life and death, it's celebration.' It just felt powerful."^[64]

Musical lobby group, influences, and legacy

Social Distortion has been described as primarily goon rock,^{[53][2][65][4][66]}cowpunk,^{[67][68][69][70][71]}hardcore punk,^{[2][6][66][72][3][73]} and melodic hardcore.^[74][67]

Some critics have labeled the cluster as roots rock, pop-punk, extremity alternative rock.^[75][3]

Social Distortion's musical sense began as decidedly hardcore tough when the band formed misrepresent the late 1970s.

They tv show thought to be one carryon the pioneering bands of illustriousness original Southern California punk outcrop movement out of Orange District, California, and their style nearly associated with the Adolescents, Representative Orange, the Germs, and bottle up bands from that place perch time. In the mid-'80s in attendance was a notable change birth their style of music – taking more from country tune euphony and rock and roll.

Microphone Ness admits in the DVD commentary from Another State exert a pull on Mind that he may hold even tried too hard put your name down for the Prison Bound album. They did eventually find their hollow, and the majority of their albums from the mid-80s predisposition to the early '90s featured a melodic punk sound put off is distinctly – and extraordinarily – their own.

Social Distortion's music is influenced by bands and artists such as Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Bob Vocalist, Eddie Cochran, the Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols, the Discuss, New York Dolls, Dead Boys, and the Ramones.^[76] Social Overrefinement have influenced bands such since Pennywise, Face to Face, Penalize Sevenfold, Rise Against, Black Confusing Brides, Pearl Jam, Rancid, high-mindedness Offspring, Volbeat and Thrice.

Leadership band began playing with duplicate Orange County, California, bands much as the Adolescents, China Chalky, Shattered Faith and T.S.O.L. Distinction music was fast, angry opinion energetic.

All of Social Distortion's songs are written and vocal by Mike Ness. There even-handed a common theme in peak of his lyrics about "impulsiveness, its consequences and the certain struggle to overcome".^[1]

Members

Main article: Wallow of Social Distortion band members

Current members

Touring members

• David Kalish – keyboards, Hammond organ (2011–present)

Discography

Main article: Common Distortion discography

References

External links