Album
Sex, Love And Rock 'N' Roll
2004 · Rock
11 collectors on Gatefold own this
Sex, Love And Rock 'N' Roll is a Punk album by Social Distortion, originally released in 2004. On Gatefold: 26 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.
About
When Mike Ness’ longtime bandmate Dennis Danell died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm in 2000, it seemed that Social Distortion might die with him. It took Ness eight years to complete <i>Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll</i>, which was finally released in 2004 and became a tribute to Danell. While the album is clearly awash in the sorrow and confusion Ness felt in the wake of his friend’s death, its overarching message is one of persistence and optimism. Images of the open road recur, while “Live Before You Die” exemplifies Ness’ sentiments: “So close your eyes and embrace your memories, your memories/Leave your troubles and your worries far behind, so far behind/Stop contemplating and start celebrating/Yeah you gotta live before you die.” <i>Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll</i> is a rock album in the tradition of the classic LPs on which Ness and Danell were raised. It's the most concise and hopeful album Social Distortion has ever released. By the time Ness reaches the tenderness of “Angel’s Wings,” you fully believe that true love is something for which he's fought long and hard.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Reach For The Sky3:31
- A2Highway 1013:44
- A3Don't Take Me For Granted3:47
- A4Footprints On My Ceiling5:08
- A5Nickels And Dimes3:05
Side B
- B1I Wasn't Born To Follow2:55
- B2Winners And Losers4:45
- B3Faithless3:02
- B4Live Before You Die2:47
- B5Angel's Wings4:59
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- crunchy
- anthemic
- southern
This grouping gathers together all versions of the "Sex, Love and Rock 'N' Roll" album, originally released in 2004.
"Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll" is the sixth album by American punk rock band Social Distortion. It is their first studio album in eight years, since the release of "White Light, White Heat, White Trash" in 1996, the longest gap between Social Distortion's studio albums to date. The album was originally scheduled to be released in the fall of 2000, but was not yet completed, and it was officially released on September 28, 2004. A great deal of the album is a musical eulogy to former guitarist Dennis Danell, who died in 2000. The album's opening track, "Reach for the Sky", was released in late 2004 and became one of Social Distortion's biggest hits.
Social Distortion could not release a follow-up to "White Light, White Heat, White Trash" partly because of their various other activities, most obviously those of frontman Mike Ness. He released two solo albums in 1999, one with original material ("Cheating at Solitaire") and one with song covers ("Under the Influences"). Due to his touring schedule with the band, "Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll" was set aside for a number of years before finally being completed in 2004.
The song "Nickels and Dimes" is a play on hardcore punk band Minutemen masterpiece album "Double Nickels on the Dime".
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Charlie QuintanaDRUMS
- Danny McGoughELECTRIC ORGAN ORGAN
- John MaurerBASS
- John WickershamGUITAR
- Mike NessGUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR
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