Social Distortion
September 13th, 2009 by admin | Filed under social.
Japanese reissue of the Orange County punker’s 1990 Epicdebut with two rare bonus tracks: ‘Shame On Me’ and theircover of ‘It’s All Over Now’. 12 tracks total, alsofeaturing ‘So Far Away’, ‘Let It Be Me’, ‘Story Of My Life’and ‘Ball And Chain’. 1997 Sony release.
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Ten years ago, I was in hell or high school to be exact. Being an outcast from the jocks and the cheerleaders, I sought solace in alternative/punk music while everyone else was listening to either hair metal or r&b music which didn’t sit well with me. One day I was hanging out at a friend’s house and while watching MTV (pre-Carson Daly), out of nowhere the video for Social Distortion’s “Ball and Chain” appeared right before my eyes. Within a matter of seconds, I found myself humming along to the song. It was the catchiest song I had ever heard at the time. It is one of those songs that you can never get out of your head to save your life. To this very day, I still find myself humming that song. After hearing the song “Ball and Chain”, I immediately bought the album a few days later. Like L7’s “Bricks Are Heavy”, Social D’s self-titled album made an huge impact on me. The band’s cover of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” was incredible from the very second I heard it. I loved Social D’s version of the song. The entire album is incredible. All of the songs are catchy as hell and just overall fun to listen to. I love Mike Ness’ raspy vocals and searing guitar licks. Other than “Ring of Fire”, the rest of the album are originals that chronicled Mike’s battles with alcohol & drugs and just life in itself. “Social Distortion” is the other album from the early ’90s that still holds up in the sea of [junk] that is passed off as “alternative music”.
I remember when I was a freshman in college, watching the now-defunct 120 Minutes on MTV, I came across the videos for both “Ball And Chain” and “Story Of My Life”. At the time, neither video made an impression on me…
Well, fourteen years later, I came across SD’s self-titled CD at the library and decided to borrow it. All I can say is that rockabilly and punk never sounded so good together! The CD is so good I went out and bought a copy of my own! In addition to that, Mike Ness’ tales of hard luck and the downtrodden make it even all the more appealing. I especially like their cover of Johnny Cash’s “Ring Of Fire”. Pretty darn good if you think about it.
In any case, this is a CD that I’ll be playing for years to come!