Another State of Mind is a documentary film made in the summer of 1982 chronicling the adventure (and misadventure) of two punk bands – Social Distortion and Youth Brigade – as they embark on their first international tour. Along the way they meet up with another progressive punk band, Minor Threat, whom they hang out with at the Dischord house for about a week near the end of their ill-fated tour.
Cast
- Social Distortion
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- Mike Ness – Lead vocals, Lead guitar
- Dennis Danell – Rhythm guitar
- Brent Liles (credited as Brent Lyle) – Bass guitar
- Derek O’Brien – Drums
- Youth Brigade
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- Shawn Stern – Vocals, Guitar
- Adam Stern – Bass
- Mark Stern – Drums
- Road Crew
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- Mark (Monk) – Road “manager”, Bus mechanic
- Mike Brinson
- Marlon Whitfield
- Louis Dufau
Creators
Filmmakers Peter Stuart and Adam Small came upon a large scale project which immediately captured their imagination: the Better Youth Organization of Los Angeles was planning a North American tour. Eleven assorted punks would be traveling across the country in a broken down school bus. It was a chance to explore and document the punk community more extensively than ever before.
On August 17, 1982, armed with one production assistant, Stuart and Small set off in their rental truck on this journey through the underground. For six weeks and ten thousand miles, they recorded the adventures of the two touring bands – Youth Brigade and Social Distortion. More than just concert footage, this film documents the rich collection of characters in and around the tour, and the hardships and dangers of life on the road. The film was made on the cheap side and the scenes that feature instructions for “moshing” were filmed as filler so that the film would be at a viable length for release and distribution.
