he explains it himself right? the ignorance from a lot of people is stunning and it's a good thing he takes his responsibility to make people more of aware of what's going on nowadays.
I've always wondered if Mike would ever get real political in his music. Personally, I wouldn't want to see much of it. I respect where he's coming from despite probably disagreeing with him on some issues. I'd love to sit down with him and talk about things, but to me, Social D music is about the struggles everyone faces in life, no matter where they stand politically. They bring people together, not separate them.
Just my two cents....
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/f...z1w17ness.html
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Mike Ness wants to have a few words with you
By David L. Coddon
UNION-TRIBUNE ASSOCIATE NIGHT&DAY EDITOR
May 17, 2007
Attention, ?X-Fest? fans. When Mike Ness speaks in between songs on Sunday ? and rest assured, he will ? listen. The Social Distortion frontman wants you to wake up and smell the Red Bull.
?There seems to be a certain obliviousness to the political world,? says Ness of the crowds his nearly 30-year-old band plays for these days. ?Social D. was technically never a political band, but we came out of a movement ? punk ? that was a revolution against the status quo.
?Nowadays, it seems that people want to have this 'look' like they are part of a rebellious movement, yet they know nothing about the Green Party or nothing about anti-racism. It's like the ostrich with the head in the sand.?
It brings to mind a Social Distortion show a couple of years ago at SOMA, when a snipe Ness made about President Bush was greeted with scattered booing. The growling voice behind ?Story of My Life,? ?Prison Bound? and ?Mommy's Little Monster? memorably chided back: ?Hey, don't Dixie Chick my (substitute short, succinct word for posterior)!?
Now 45 and the soul of this Fullerton-born band since he was in high school, Ness admits: ?I'm at the point in my career where I feel a certain responsibility ... I come from a generation that felt a need to make a change in the world. It seems like now we're 'blessed' with a generation of self-serving, narcissistic kids who have no idea what's going on in Iraq, or don't care. That's a little pathetic.?
No pious Bono or Michael Stipe he, Ness emphasizes that ?I never wanted to be a flag-waver.? But he says his band has in the past, and will again, pass out pamphlets at some of its shows ? if the time and the issue warrant doing so.
It's either that or let the punk legacy go to blazes in a handbasket.
?I feel like image is everything now,? Ness said by phone from his Orange County home. ?The open-mindedness that was originally (part of) punk rock has been lost.
?Spreading awareness is something I would like to get more involved in. Even if it's just by example, rather than saying vote this and vote that.?
Ness remains encouraged by the broad age range of Social D.'s fanbase, from teens to adults over age 50. ?It's very fulfilling to look out and see them all.?
Social Distortion has a treat coming up for those fans: a ?greatest hits? album that Ness says should be released sometime in June.
Social D.? Greatest hits? What's wrong with that picture?
? 'Greatest hits' technically means what was good with radio,? Ness explains. Which implies we'll probably see fan and DJ faves like ?Ball and Chain,? ?Ring of Fire,? ?Bad Luck? and perhaps the more recent ?Reach for the Sky? on this compilation.
?I think,? Ness adds, ?we may follow this up with something that is more essential Social D. ? songs that are the band's favorites.?
The greatest hits record will have one new song, at the very end: ?Far Behind.?
?I was saving it for the next studio album, but we want people to know we're not going anywhere, and ending a greatest-hits record with a current song is a good idea.?
Social D. is not going anywhere. We need them to stick around, before punk goes the way of ?The O.C.?
<font color="#FFFF00" size="1">[ May 17, 2007 10:44 AM: Message edited by: deadliner ]</font>
he explains it himself right? the ignorance from a lot of people is stunning and it's a good thing he takes his responsibility to make people more of aware of what's going on nowadays.
"The Essential Social Distortion" would be great. It would be awesome to have the notes Mike wrote about each track like he did in the liner notes of Live At The Roxy.
<font size="2" face="verdana, arial">I have heard that there will be photos of the different band members, in fact there was a thread on this board which talked about a photo of Dennis which is supposed to be in the booklet. I went to the site the person referenced (deviant art)and ended up buying a copy of the photo. I have always thought that Dennis was great.Originally posted by BigErn72:
We know what the cover will look like, but does anyone know what the booklet inside will be like? I buy a lot of music online, but for music I really like and support I go out of my way to go down to the local music store to get the album myself. I know I have all these songs already, but there's nothing like having the album with the cover art, liner notes etc.. For me it's more about supporting music and bands I enjoy listening to.
We know what the cover will look like, but does anyone know what the booklet inside will be like? I buy a lot of music online, but for music I really like and support I go out of my way to go down to the local music store to get the album myself. I know I have all these songs already, but there's nothing like having the album with the cover art, liner notes etc.. For me it's more about supporting music and bands I enjoy listening to.
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