Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)

Description

Mixing Springsteens factory-overalls ethic with Southern California punk energy and black leather, punk godfathers Social Distortion have all but trademarked their sound over the past 30 some years, a brand of hard rockabilly/punk thats cut with the melodic, road-tested lyrics of frontman Mike Ness. Their searing guitars and a locomotive rhythm section drive Nesss hard-luck tales of love, loss and lessons learned. In addition to the early punk of The Ramones and The Clash, the bands sound was culled equally from Nesss love of roots music, specifically early country music greats like Hank Williams and the early blues recordings of the South. Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past is a collection of raw early singles and b-sides originally recorded in 1981 when the band was just in their teens and compiled for release in 1995. The 10-tracks find the band in their full on punk-rock glory offering up a cover of the Rolling Stones Under My Thumb and the fan favorite 1945.