Track Listing 1. So Far Away 2. Let It Be Me 3. Story of My Life 4. Sick Boys 5. Ring of Fire 6. Ball and Chain 7. It Coulda Been Me 8. She's a Knockout 9. Place in My Heart, A 10. Drug Train
| Details | | Playing Time: | 41 min. | | Producer: | Dave Jerden | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes Personnel: Mike Ness (vocals, guitar); Dennis Danell (guitar); John Maurer (bass guitar, background vocals); Christopher Reece (drums, snare drum). Audio Mixer: Dave Jerden. Recording information: Track Record Studios, North Hollywood, CA. Illustrator: Art Morales. Photographer: John Scarpati. The group's self-titled third album expands on the ideas introduced on the preceding PRISON BOUND. Singer/songwriter Mike Ness offers post-rehab tales from the wrong side of the tracks, alternately lamenting his past and declaring his allegiance to the rock & roll outlaw lifestyle. The band's slamming punk attack is leavened by an increased country and roots-rock flavor, as on a no-holds-barred cover of "Ring of Fire," the gospel-tinged plea for salvation "Ball and Chain," and the almost bouncy, where-did-I-go-wrong blues-rock track "Story of My Life" (sort of an anti-"My Way"). Most importantly, Ness's songwriting skills had sharpened considerably, providing for an expanded melodic palate and numerous infectious choruses, a fact not lost on radio and MTV, where SOCIAL DISTORTION was met with enthusiasm.
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