With White Light, White Heat, White Trash, Social Distortion made a conscious attempt to cash in on the alternative "revolution" of the early '90s." Underneath the layers of glossy hard rock production, the band still hold fast to some of their punk roots, but too often they sound like a heavy hard rock band.
Of course, that commercial sheen is intentional -- it's the only way they could appeal to the legions of post-grunge alternative fans who appeared since Social Distortion released Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell in 1991.
The problem is, the band doesn't deliver enough songs to justify the production.
Mike Ness still wails away and growls out confessional lyrics, but too often they are ham-fisted and clichéd, much like the music that supports them.
The band sounds tight and muscular, but the songs have few hooks to make them memorable.
In trying to appeal to a wider audience, Social Distortion have lost much of their identity on White Light, White Heat, White Trash.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dear LoverMike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | Don't Drag Me DownMike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | [Untitled]Mike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | I Was WrongMike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Through These EyesMike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Down on the World AgainMike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | When the Angels SingMike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Gotta Know the RulesMike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Crown of ThornsMike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | Pleasure SeekerMike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Down Here (With the Rest of Us)Mike Ness | Social Distortion | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 12 | Under My ThumbMick Jagger, Keith Richards | Social Distortion | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 46 mins | 106 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 348 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Beinhorn | Producer |
| 2 | Kalynn Campbell | Illustrations |
| 3 | Jolie Clemens | Art Direction |
| 4 | Giulio Costanzo | Art Direction |
| 5 | Mick Jagger | Composer |
| 6 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 7 | Mike Ness | Art Direction, Composer, Mixing |
| 8 | Keith Richards | Composer |
| 9 | Social Distortion | Primary Artist |
| 10 | John Travis | Engineer, Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |