Biography
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In 1999, Ness released his first solo album, 'Cheating at
Solitaire'. 'Solitaire' included guest appearances by rock icon Bruce
Springsteen, former Stray Cat Brian Setzer and drumming legend Josh Freese
as well as members of Royal Crown Revue. Ness also released a compilation
of country covers entitled 'Under the Influence' that same year. Both
albums came out on Time Bomb Recordings.
Ness and the band played at Woodstock '99. After that, his bandmate and
guitarist Dennis Danell died on February 29, 2000 due to an aneurysm.
In 2004, Social Distortion came back with a live DVD called 'Live In Orange
County', and then recorded an album titled 'Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll',
which was released on Time Bomb Recordings.
The albums of 2004 marked the first recordings with a line up consisting
of Ness on Guitar and vocals, Wickersham on guitar, and Quintana on drums
and also consisted of songs co-written by Ness and Wickersham. This is
the first time that Mike Ness collaborated with another songwriter since
1990's self-titled album, where he and then bassist John Maurer wrote
'Let it be Me'.
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