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Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes by Social Distortion
Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes is an album by Social Distortion, released in 2011. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Machine Gun Blues”, on 20 lists with a best position of #5.
Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, Social Distortion's seventh album, finally surfaced on January 18, 2011, the band's first release on Epitaph and its first batch of new songs since Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll in 2004. Work had started back in 2006 and a 2007 release was promised, but the band kept touring and kept writing, and the record wasn't cut until 2010, at Ocean Studios in Burbank. The drum stool spun like a turnstile: Atom Willard left mid-session for Angels & Airwaves, and session man Josh Freese ended up playing the parts, even though new recruit David Hidalgo Jr. is the one credited as a member.
With Jonny Wickersham on guitar and Brent Harding making his debut on bass, Mike Ness serves up his trademark mix of punk grit with country, blues and early rock and roll, and "Machine Gun Blues" struts like a getaway car. Nothing new would follow from Ness and company for well over ten years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machine Gun Blues | 20 | #5 | – | 2010–2011 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.