"Still Alive" by Social Distortion

Led by the gritty vocals of Mike Ness, Social Distortion is a punk rock band that formed in in California in 1978. By 1983, they released their debut album, "Mommy's Little Monster." They slowly built up a following that liked to jam to their wall of guitars and down-on-my-luck lyrics.

By 1989, they found major label success and released their critically acclaimed self-titled third album in 1990. Thus began a string of fan favorites that received a lot of airplay but never charted, including "Ball And Chain," "Story Of My Life," "Bad Luck," and "When She Begins."

The band finally obtained chart success in 1996 when "I Was Wrong" peaked at #54. To date, it remains their only chart appearance, but this is not because their music took a dive. On the contrary, I found their last album from 2011, "Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes" to be among their best. Combining the shredding guitars with more melody and harmonies than ever, this album should have been huge. I hope we hear from the band again while they're "Still Alive."