Description ‘Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes’ builds on singer, guitarist and chief songwriter 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. Mike Ness also produced this album (his first time at the production helm) with an eye to his rock ‘n roll legacy and it’s ot hard to imagine fans of Springsteen or Petty rocking out to these timeless songs.

Track Listing:

1. Road Zombie
2. California (Hustle And Flow) 3. Gimme The Sweet And Lowdown
3. Diamond In The Rough
4. Machine Gun Blues
5. Bakersfield
6. Far Side Of Nowhere
7. Alone And Forsaken
8. Writing On The Wall
9. Can’t Take It With You
10. Still Alive

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