Social Distortion occupies a unique space in the annals of rock history. Despite more than 40 years in the game, there are bands with more historical catalogs; hell, one of those bands will play Houston at the end of the month.
Social Distortion is awesome, and this has never changed. More importantly, the band is not just great; it’s authentic. Social Distortion wasn’t cooked up by some record label exec or A&R guy looking for the next big thing, back when that was a thing. So, basically, the stereotypical rock star narrative, albeit with a much happier ending. Now 62, Ness remains the frontman of one of rock’s most credible, quality and respected bands of the past several decades. There is a simple reason for that credibility and respect – namely, that Social Distortion really f**king rocks.
And therein lies the genius and cool factor of Social Distortion, namely, that the band wasn’t trying to be geniuses nor cool in the first place. With Ness at the forefront and a cast of quality musicians – most notably, John Maurer and the late Dennis Danell during the band’s commercial prime – at his back, Social Distortion managed to carve out quite a unique niche during it’s 40-plus-year run.
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