Item description for Social Distortion - Live in Orange County DVD

The highly anticipated DVD is the first-ever full-length concert release from the band and only the second time that the group has ever been captured on film. This event was filmed on Jan. 19, 2003, at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. When Social Distortion released "Live at the Roxy" it was probably the biggest news to hit the punk scene since the death of Sid Vicious. Live music is one thing, Live Punk music is something entirely different. The raw energy was there in every distorted guitar chord and every Mike Ness drawl. The only thing missing was the sweat induced mosh pit. To this day I still feel it's one of the best live albums (next to Johnny Cash's Live at Folsom Prison). So when news hit the punk wire that these Cali rockers were due to release "Live in Orange County", a DVD from a House of Blues concert from January of last year, naturally I was eager to get a copy. The DVD features some interesting extras; from a backstage dice game with Ness and the other band members to a black and white stroll down the strip with Ness and his '36 Ford. Probably the best extra is an acoustic rendition of "Bad Luck" sung in the bathroom (with the toilet in plain view). The show itself is full of all the raw energy that's made Social Distortion such an icon in the punk and California scene for twenty some odd years. The track listing is varied jumping from old school tracks like "Mass Hysteria", "1945", "The Creeps", and "Mommy's Little Monster" to some more recent "Don't Drag Me Down" and "99 to Life". Also featured on the DVD are two new songs "Footprints on my Ceiling" and "I Wasn't Born to Follow" to be featured on the new upcoming album.

Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness (lead vocals, lead guitar), Jonny Wickersham (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Brent Harding (bass, backing vocals), David Hidalgo Jr. (drums), and David Kalish (keyboards). Starting as a hardcore punk band in the late 1970s to the early 1980s, Social Distortion would go on a temporary hiatus in the mid-1980s, due to Ness's drug addiction and troubles with the law which resulted in extended stints in various rehabilitation centers that lasted for two years. Following their reformation, the band has shifted its style to a country, blues and early rock and roll-influenced style of punk. Since its inception, the band's lineup has seen significant turnover, with Ness as the only constant member. After 44 years of performing, Social Distortion continues to tour and record music. To date, Social Distortion has released seven full-length studio albums, two compilations, one live album, and two DVDs. They released two albums — Mommy's Little Monster (1983) and Prison Bound (1988) — before signing a three-album contract with Epic Records in 1989. Social Distortion rose to fame with their 1990 self-titled third album, which produced their well-known hit singles "Ball and Chain", "Story of My Life", and the cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire", and was certified gold by RIAA. Many of their later albums, including their second gold record Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992), were also well received. Dubbed by Steven Blush as "the Rolling Stones of hardcore," Social Distortion is considered one of the best-selling and most influential punk rock bands, with more than three million albums sold worldwide. The band's most recent studio album is Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011), and they have spent about more than a decade working on new material their forthcoming eighth studio album.

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