"I Was Wrong"...not a bad SD track, though well past their prime.
― LimbsKing, Friday, 11 July 2014 21:09 (nine years ago) link
SD always seemed too cool for me, like I just wasn't greased up enough.. nonsmoker, no tats. Surprised at the mention of how "bad" the fans are, not only is that argument lame but every punkabilly SD fan I've meet has been very sweet and kind
― brimstead, Friday, 11 July 2014 21:32 (nine years ago) link
I just said the fans I was around at the time colored my impression of the music, just being honest there. I can happily discourse on why their music is shitty, full of clunky hamfisted sentiments, songs constructed out of mind-numbingly simple chunks of barre chords (but not quite mind-numbing ENOUGH if you know what I mean), the affected gritty whine of the vocals, the total lack of anything surprising or unusual.
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 July 2014 21:41 (nine years ago) link
their sound is like some horrible punk version of George Thorogood
fuckin Orange County blech
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 July 2014 21:45 (nine years ago) link
heh, yeah, i feel you in the sense that i never ever 'got' that style of music AT ALL except for maybe murder city devils
― brimstead, Friday, 11 July 2014 21:55 (nine years ago) link
is there an ejection button for this thread cos these SD posts are srsly hulking me out
― Neanderthal, Friday, 11 July 2014 21:59 (nine years ago) link
I guess I still have lingering good will towards Social Distawshun because of this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_State_of_Mind_(film)
(I do recognise that they ended up turning into something very different.)
― Branwell with an N, Friday, 11 July 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
there are a lot of ejection buttons for this thread. almost all of them will do the trick, really.
― da croupier, Friday, 11 July 2014 22:02 (nine years ago) link
Well I'm lonely and I'm tiredAnd I can't take any more pain
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Mike_Ness_RdelS_1.jpg
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 July 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
http://famousdude.com/images/mike-ness-02.jpg
http://assets-s3.rollingstone.com/assets/images/music/2000/galleries/mike-ness-photos/mike-02-13461/500x595/69275_lg.jpg
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 July 2014 22:17 (nine years ago) link
http://www.guitarworld.com/files/imagecache/featured-node/sites/future.p2technology.com/files/MikeN_GW2011.jpg
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 July 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
Mike Ness would like to arch his eyebrow at you
When I saw TSOL open for Flag I was all "damn Ron Emery looks like he should be in Social Distortion" then I looked it up later and I guess he was/is
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 11 July 2014 23:33 (nine years ago) link
Shakes, I don't think anyone is arguing that Social D isn't corny, but they have some jams.
LA Prison Bound is a good album if you like the s/t, transitional album into that style
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 11 July 2014 23:35 (nine years ago) link
cheating at solitaire is supposed to be pretty good, idk how much it departs from the SD template
― brimstead, Friday, 11 July 2014 23:38 (nine years ago) link
I worked on a movie crew with a guy - I think he was a grip - who had a misspelled Social Distortion tattoo (I think it was 'Social Disortion') and he was already probably the toughest and scariest looking guy I've ever seen in my life but the tattoo just made him extra badass. And he was really nice probably because he knew everyone knew he was a total badass.
― Walter Galt, Saturday, 12 July 2014 09:14 (nine years ago) link
i think 7-11s are a lot smaller than pool halls though and the dimensions are all off, most pool halls seem more narrow and deep and 7-11s are more square shaped. idk, seems like a lot of work.
in other news, the farms of ohio weren't literally replaced one-for-one with shopping malls, it's more that landscapes that used to be dominated by farms now contain shopping malls, as well as other car-oriented retail and standalone offices
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 12 July 2014 12:52 (nine years ago) link
This was a Pizza HutNow it's all covered with daisies
― how's life, Saturday, 12 July 2014 12:57 (nine years ago) link
Lol this 7-11 thing it's song lyrics weirdos
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 12 July 2014 13:37 (nine years ago) link
I fell into aBurning ring of fireThen they called an ambulanceTo take me to the emergency roomBecause I had third degrees burns
― sinister porpoise (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 12 July 2014 13:39 (nine years ago) link
The thing is, at the point that they'd paved Paradise, it already WAS a parking lot, no further action required, except I guess to paint some lines.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 12 July 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link
unless she in fact meant "parking ramp" or "parkade"
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 12 July 2014 14:09 (nine years ago) link
in which case why would they need to pave it first, wouldn't they need to dig a foundation or something?
honestly the paving-&-putting-up-a-parking-lot thing has bothered me for YEARS
― bernard snowy, Saturday, 12 July 2014 17:00 (nine years ago) link
I feel like that song has been bait over the years for Xtian bands who want to cover or play secular music but can't find a song wholesome enough that it won't piss off their fanbase.
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 12 July 2014 17:02 (nine years ago) link
At a Hawaiian restaurant and Date Rape just came on lol.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 13 July 2014 03:20 (nine years ago) link
Never get lei'd
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 13 July 2014 04:03 (nine years ago) link
Interesting account of Bean’s final morning show: https://variety.com/2019/music/news/kevin-bean-poorman-kroq-1203397135/
― quinn morgendorffer stan account (morrisp), Friday, 8 November 2019 02:17 (four years ago) link
https://variety.com/2020/music/news/kroq-kevin-ryder-tearful-farewell-speech-radio-audio-1203538522/
― morrisp, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 23:37 (four years ago) link
Looking up some of the songs I don't recognize, I'm amazed at how many of them are completely lacking a melodic hook (Dramarama, Social Distortion) or even a chorus ("Brain Stew"). I guess they resonated with people solely on the basis of production & lyrical 'attitude'? (Cf. that recent paper on timbre as distinguishing mark for indie/alternative music)
― bernard snowy, Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:38 PM (seven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
the fuck is this geir shit
― da croupier, Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:45 PM (seven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 17 March 2022 06:10 (two years ago) link