Derek O'Brien
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Derek O'Brien (born January 11, 1963) is a drummer and producer who has been involved with many bands and projects throughout his career. He is arguably most famous for having been the first consistent drummer for Social Distortion from 1981-1984. He left Social Distortion on New Year's Eve 1984 along with friend and Social Distortion bassist Brent Liles. Liles and O'Brien would again be bandmates in the early 90's with Agent Orange.
He also appeared in Another State Of Mind in 1983
| D.I. |
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| Casey Royer |
| Chckn | Clinton | Eddie Tater | Joey Tater |
| Fredric Taccone | Derek O'Brien | Timothy Maag | Rikk Agnew | Alfie Agnew | John "Bosco" Calabro | Mark "The Kid" Cerneka | Michael Calabro | Hedge | Dan Colburn | John Knight | Stevie DRT | Sean Elliot |
| Discography |
| Studio albums and EPs: Team Goon (1984) | Ancient Artifacts (1985) | Horse Bites Dog Cries (1985) | What Good Is Grief to a God? (1988) | Tragedy Again (1989) | State of Shock (1994) |
| Live albums and compilations: Live at a Dive (1993) | Caseyology (2002) | Best of D.I. (2003) |
| Related articles |
| The Adolescents | Social Distortion |
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