Social Distortion “Prison Bound” 1988. Restless Records. We saw Social Distortion perform at Summerfest on Friday, the 4th of July, scoring free VIP front row wrist bands last minute so we were all up in there! And while they didn’t really play much from Prison Bound, their second studio LP, it happens to be one of the only ones in our collection I haven’t already written about. I’m also not that familiar with it: I was super into the band around ’85/’86 after seeing Another State of Mind and listening to their debut Mommy’s Little Monster (1983) on repeat. And then got back into them with their “comeback” album Social Distortion (1990). Prison Bound is for sure punk but has a lot of driving country blues sound that teases their switch to a more decidedly rockabilly punk sound in ’90. See especially “Like an Outlaw (For You)” that has literal wagon train sound effects (whistles, yeehaw, you get the idea) and a spaghetti western feel. “No Pain No Gain” has a sinister lost in the western desert flavor (it’s pretty good). The opening track “It’s the Law” is probably the best on the LP. While not a single (none were released from the album), it did get some commercial radio play; that track is, according to wiki, a remake of Social D’s “Justice for All“, which appeared on the 1981 compilation album The Future Looks Bright. I also like the punk-forward “I Want What I Want.” The title track is a decent mid-tempo rocker but not overly exciting.  Prison Bound has one cover, “Backstreet Girl” by the Rolling Stones, which is so-so, just like the remainder of the tracks on Prison Bound.