Biography

They may have started out as another early-'80s, Ramones-influenced Cal-punk band, but before long Social Distortion was incorporating a distinct C&W influence into their jackhammer drive. In a sandpaper rasp, singer Mike Ness told tales of drugs, jail, and woman trouble, all from personal experience. In the '90s, Ness and company emerged from their tribulations with a streamlined sound that made an impact on a larger audience, and Social Distortion became the frontguard of latter-day cowpunk.

Top Tracks

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• Bad Luck

• Bakersfield

• Ball And Chain

• Born To Lose

• California (hustle And Flow)

• Don't Take Me For Granted

• Faithless

• Gotta Know The Rules

• I Was Wrong

• It's The Law

• Let It Be Me

• Mommy's Little Monster

• Nickels And Dimes

• No Pain No Gain

• Pleasure Seeker

• Prison Bound

• Reach For The Sky

• Ring Of Fire

• Sometimes I Do

• Still Alive

• Story Of My Life

• Telling Them

• The Creeps

Discography

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• Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes

  Epitaph

  2011

• Sex, Love and Rock 'N' Roll

  Time Bomb Recordings

  2004

• Live at the Roxy

  Time Bomb Recordings

  1998

• White Light White Heat White Trash

  550 Music / 550 Music/Epic

  1996

• Social Distortion

  Epic

  1990

• Prison Bound

  Time Bomb Recordings

  1988

• Mommy's Little Monster

  Time Bomb Recordings

  1983