el segundo wrote:Im going to see Social Distortion in two months...I have never seen them live, but somthing tells me they will put on a better show than Jane's (my brother is a die hard SD fan, so I will ask how they mixed up the set list compared to the past decade of shows) lol
Social Distortion is alright live, but imo they (or rather Mike Ness) lost a lot of energy and focus when guitarist Dennis Danell died a decade ago. They do swap out a couple songs on multi-night stands at the same venue but nothing like say, a Pearl Jam or Black Crows type totally different set every show. SD also barely breaks the 90 minute mark on their shows. I'm floored they booked a show as headliner at Irvine Meadows in Oct despite OC being the center of their hardcore fanbase.
Fun fact - my buddy who's band opened for them on some dates during one of their holiday HOB stints in Anaheim/LA about 5 years ago said they make an amazing amount of money on merch at their shows - something like 25 - 30k per show even though the venue holds about 1,500 people. It's like *everyone* buys shirts, etc at their shows.
And "Live At The Roxy" is one of the best live albums you'll ever hear.