American punk rock band formed in Orange County, California in 1978, led by Mike Ness. Known for blending punk with country, rockabilly and blues.

Mike Ness is the band's long-time leader; the band emerged from the Orange County punk/hardcore scene. Mike Ness faced serious drug problems and rehabilitation in the 1980s (covered in reviews). Dennis Danell, co-founder and guitarist, died in 2000; the band evolved stylistically across the albums mentioned in the reviews.

DeBaser reviews praise Social Distortion's blend of punk, country and blues and Mike Ness's songwriting. Reviews emphasize landmark albums such as Mommy's Little Monster, Prison Bound, and White Light, White Heat, White Trash. The band's Orange County origins and Ness's personal struggles are recurrent themes.

For:Fans of punk rock, country-punk and Americana; listeners interested in California punk history and Mike Ness's songwriting.

 Because first came a handful of equally essential songs, collected in 1995 in «Mainliner», songs like heavy drugs injected intravenously, destined to end up under the skin and remain there forever.

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 the album in question, is indeed the launching pad for what Social D would become up to the present day: an unrepeatable (and very personal) fusion of melodic California-made punk and the best of American music, the kind with a capital A.

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 And the track that will conclude the whole story is right here: «When The Angels Sing».

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