1/5 What happened to Mike Ness?
  by Ink62 (Halifax, Canada)
I should start out with a confession. I love Social Distortion's previous work and was really excited to buy the dvd. Boy, was I let down quickly. Mike Ness seemed really stoned or really tired. Either way it dosen't matter, the energy that oozes from their 1998 live cd is missing in action on this dvd. The band's poor performance can only be eclipsed by the horrendous video production. The lighting is non-existant and the cheesy "film scratch" effect is used to cover miserable camera work. I can only hope that Mike Ness finds the inner strength to return to brilliance of his solo project "Cheating at Solitaire" and does another properly lit and shot dvd that serves the band some justice. Don't buy this disc, get some of their other work that shows the band firing on all 8 cylinders. Two thumbs down for "Dead in Orange County".

5/5 awesome
  by Allison L. Dustin (Guam)
i love this video! i was lucky enough to see an almost identical show in El Paso, texas where their drummer (at the time) El Guapo is from so the show is almost exactly like the disc. i highly recommend it!!
Social D rocks....Mike Ness is the shhhhhh......t

1/5 Tone Deaf
  by GtheB (SoCal)
First time I seen them (Long Beach'85) he was whining about how they were a 'rock n roll' band and not a punk band and the last time I seen them (Fullerton AA/NA meeting hall) he was whining about the people in the parking lot.

And I quote '(I wish I could spell out that noise girls make when they are disgusted) "What kind of people knowingly come to an Narcotics Anonymous meeting and drink beer and smoke weed in the parking lot."

Me and my friends were laughing looking around to see who he was talking about, and it only took me 2 minutes to realize he was talking about us. Which made us laugh even harder we laughed our buzz off.

5/5 you can NEVER go wrong with S.D.
  by Shaun A. Tull (Southern CA)
It's Social Distortion! What else can i say? I've been a fan sence the late 80's, and they just get better and better. Buy it! You'll dig it!

4/5 Still one of the best
  by Mark B. (Burlington, VT)
It is the only DVD documentation of an SD performance, so it is a must have for SD fans. Age and years of touring show. Mike Ness's vocals are not quite what they used to be but despite that he still is one of the most powerful singers. Average effort as far as the direction is concerned. If SD were captured at their pinnacle I would recommend it for everybody but I can only recommend this for SD fans. If you are new to SD, don't let this deter you from purchasing some of their CDs, especially "White Light, White Heat, White Trash", which is a classic that I recommend for everybody.