What type of music does Social Distortion play?
Q: What type of music does Social Distortion play?
A: Social Distortion is a punk/alternative musical group.
Q: Who founded the band?
A: The band was started in Los Angeles, California in 1978 by singer/guitarist Mike Ness.
Q: How many studio albums has Social Distortion released?
A: Social Distortion has released seven studio albums.
Q: What was their first successful album?
A: Their third album, released when they signed to Epic Records in 1989, became a mainstream success. It had the singles "Let It Be Me", "Ball and Chain", "Ring of Fire", "Sick Boys" and "Story of My Life". These were all on the United States charts. It was the band's first album to appear on the top 200 on the Billboard music chart in the United States.
Q: What song peaked at number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart?
A: Their fourth album, 1992's Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, had their biggest hit, "Bad Luck". That song peaked at number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, which was their highest initial charting single for the group.
Q: When did Jonny Wickersham join as guitarist? A: After Dennis Danell died from a brain anyuerism at age 38 in 2000, Social Distortion considered disbanding but decided to continue with new guitarist Jonny “2 Bags” Wickersham instead. He stayed with them permanently from 2001-2004.
