Social Distortion – Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes

Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes builds on singer Mike Ness' twin footings,
one in the haunted American landscapes of Hank Williams and the other in
the raw swagger of Exile-era Rolling Stones

While these twin pillars have always been behind Social Distortion's anthemic songs,
on Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes they come roaring to the fore, in one of the
hardest rocking, most soulful, albums of Ness' career. After years of working with
various producers in the studio, Mike Ness took on the duty for the first time with their
new album. The band entered a Burbank studio in early 2010 where they recorded for
the next several months in between spring and summer tour dates which included
Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. In early October the band wrapped up recording
before heading out for their fall US tour.

"It's something I've always wanted to do," Ness explains. "I love being on that side of
the board. Even though I've co- produced all of our records, I always was there for
everything. It just came to a point where I was like 'I think I want to try this, I want to
do this ourselves.' By being at the helm this time allowed so much more focus for me
to the fine details of every aspect of it, whether it was performances, or tones, or
arrangements, backing vocals....everything."

Tracklist
Road Zombie 
California (Hustle and Flow) 
Gimme the Sweet and Lowdown 
Diamond in the Rough 
Machine Gun Blues 
Bakersfield  
Far Side of Nowhere 
Alone and Forsaken 
Writing on the Wall 
Can’t Take It with You 
Still Alive 
Take Care of Yourself (Bonus Track) 
I Won’t Run No More (Bonus Track)

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