Buttmunker

I think that with a lot of bands, old and new, there are songs on an album that are inspired, and other songs that were recorded because they needed to fill up the required space for a full-length album. So if you had to compile your favorite ten songs from their discography (including live or rarities/B-sides), what would they be?

A-aron

I'd put "I Was Wrong" and "Ball & Chain" on there for sure

SeekOnce

I'm not a huge fan so I can't name 10 songs. But these would certainly be on my list:

1. Reach for the Sky
2. Bad Luck
3. Story of My Life
4. Prison Bound
5. I Was Wrong
6. Ball & Chain
7. When the Angels Sing (acoustic version Ness did at Dennis Danell's Benefit Concert)

Burnt Alive

Honorable mentions just missing my list: Moral Threat, Prison Bound, So far Away, When She Begins, Bad Luck, No Pain No Gain, Lost Child, I Don't Want Your Bail, Untitled, Dope Fiend Blues (Original/Acoustic studio version), When The Angels Sing, I Was Wrong, Mommy's Little Monster, Ball & Chain, Playpen, Ring Of Fire, Story Of My Life, Mass Hysteria, Lost And Found, Do It Again.

And, my top ten (Yes they are in order):

10.A Place In My Heart
9. Cold Feelings
8. Another State Of Mind
7. King Of Fools
6. 1945/Amoeba
5. Angels Wings (Acoustic studio version)
4. Indulgence
3. Lude Boy
2. Telling Them (Hell Comes to Your House version)
1. Social Distortion

Buttmunker

Wow, nobody's listed Born to Lose. How does that song (which is one that I'm fond of) rank in your midsts?

Gil Jawetz

I Was Wrong is the best singing he's done, I think. All of it's pretty listenable. The singles stand out to me (a casual fan at most): Ball & Chain, Born to Lose, stuff like that.

Absolut

In no particular order:

1) Story of My Life
2) Ball and Chain
3) Prison Bound
4) Mommies Little Monster
5) Ricg of Fire
6) I Was Wrong
7) When the Angels Sing
8) Bad Luck
9) Sick Boy
10)Born to Lose

pezsoup

What a great thread.

Originals

1. Bad Luck
2. Prison Bound
3. Mommy's Little Monster
4. Another State of Mind
5. Down Here (With the Rest Of Us)
6. Crown of Thorns
7. Cold Feelings
8. Ball & Chain
9. Born to Lose
10. The Creeps

Covers

1. Ring of Fire
2. Under My Thumb
3. Backstreet Girl
4. Making Believe
5. King of Fools

Mike Ness Solo

Originals

1. Cheating at Solitaire
2. Misery Loves Company
3. The Devil in Miss Jones

Covers

1. Don't Think Twice
2. Long Black Veil
3. Six More Miles
4. You Win Again
5. I Fought the Law

The really really like the new album. My fav tracks are...

1. Don't Take Me For Granted
2. Winners and Losers
3. Nickels and Dimes
4. Footprints on My Ceiling
5. Live Before You Die

I'm sure one of these will be upgraded to a top ten favorite over time.

Burnt Alive

This one is actually my least favorite released Social Distortion track. It's probably the only song I skip whenever I throw on a Social D album.

As for unreleased songs, Like You've Never Done before is just plain boring. And, Got Nothin' Coming is beyond terrible. You do not want Mike Ness rapping.

Mr. M

-Story of My Life
-Bad Luck
-Ball and Chain
-Let It Be Me
-Mommy's Little Monster
-The Creeps
-Don't Drag Me Down
-Don't Think Twice

pezsoup

really? why's that?

Burnt Alive

I just don't like anything about it. The tune, the execution, the vocals, and I feel the lyrics are generic compared to every other Social Distortion song.

I like it a hell of a lot better than Like You've Never done Before and Got Nothin' Coming, though!

Gil Jawetz

Oh yeah, Story of my Life. That's a damn good tune.

scarredgod

heres my fave SD songs...

Prison Bound
Ball And Chain
Story Of My Life
So Far Away
Cold Feelings
Another State Of Mind
Angels Wings
When She Begins
Dont Drag Me Down
Charmed Life (solo)

i think i outgrew the older stuff, like MLM, telling them, mass hysteria, 1945 etc, they just dont do anything for me anymore, and i dont like the Ness solo stuff much either.

Trigger

Hmm... I wasn't aware that people actually liked what they did beyond Mommy's Little Monster and the 1945 ep... I pretty much loathed the rest of what they did after that. There's a few songs listed that I can listen to occasionally, but ultimately they remind me of the rest of the albums and the bile starts to come up. My list of 10 would be pretty much all of Mommy's Little Monster and 1945 (which would push it over 10, but whatever). I'm not trying to be all 'old school' or anything either... just didn't like Prison Bound or anything after it.

funkyryno

Most of the hardcore Social D fans I know love their later stuff more than their early stuff. I can understand, though, how a lot of people don't like their later country-inspired songs. Personally, I like both old and new Social D, but with "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" being my favorite album.

My faves:
1. 99 to Life
2. Making Believe
3. Mommy's Little Monster
4. Sick Boy
5. Story of My Life (I like the live version the best)
6. Born to Lose
7. King of Fools
8. Ball and Chain
9. When the Angels Sing
10. Prison Bound

Buttmunker

Nobody's mentioned Sometimes I Do. How does this song register on a Social D scale of 1 to 10?

scarredgod

Sometimes I Do i would give an 8 on the scale.

I find the Prison Bound record to be unlistenable, terrible, except the title track.

the earlier punk stuff was cool, good songs, but basic punk stuff that didnt grow up with me as i did. you cant be 16 forever i guess.

i became the big SD fan i am now with the Social Distortion self titled album. they just became a stronger band to me at that point, then they nailed it even more on Heaven & Hell. the thing i dont understand is the big backlash against White Trash, SD didnt play any songs off it on the current tour i saw, unless you count the Under My Thumb cover. i thought it was an excellent album with excellent songs. and i love the new CD as well, though longtime fans seem to be bashing that too, apart from the short running time, i have no real complaints. oh well.

jsal178

Anybody know what CD or where you can get a hold of this version of the song?

nodeerforamonth

This is the correct answer.

SeekOnce

I don't think it's officially available. I've only heard it live at Dennis Danell's Benefit Concert years back. I don't know if he ever played it acoustic again or recorded a version of it in the studio.

antennaball

When the Angels Sing is close to the perfect song.

saoirse

99 to life

NoirFan

Dear Lover is one of my favorites.

slymer

Prison Bound is my favorite Social D song, but probably thier worst album. They don't have to many "filler" songs though.