Formed by songwriter/guitarist Al Barile (then a machinist at the General Electric plant in Lynn, Massachusetts and a student at Northeastern University), SSD started performing at smaller venues throughout the greater Boston metropolitan area in the summer of 1981. The band quickly gained notoriety within the local music scene for intense performances charged and for the provocative antics of its core group of followers, the Boston Crew.
The original lineup was Al Barile on guitar, Springa (David Spring) on vocals, Jaime Sciarappa on bass and Chris Foley on drums. They released their debut EP The Kids Will Have Their Say on their own X-Claim label in 1982. Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat was a friend and supporter and his Dischord label's logo appeared on the back cover.
In 1983 they added second guitarist Francois Levesque and released Get it Away. This EP is widely regarded to be their best record. The X-Claim pressings of it and The Kids Will Have Their Say are both highly collectable.
Like many hardcore bands - particularly those in the Boston area - SSD, as they were now officially called, were heading in a heavy metal direction. In 1984 they signed to the Boston label Modern Method and released the How We Rock EP which was rooted in the hardcore sound but exhibited overt heavy metal characteristics, such as a relatively high number of lengthy guitar solos. After signing to Homestead they released the Break it Up LP in 1985. Their first (and only) full length LP, it had both feet planted in the metal genre, leaving behind all trappings of punk and hardcore.
SSD broke up in 1985.
Jaime Sciarappa went on to play bass with the Boston hardcore band Slapshot for a short time.
After the breakup Springa went on to front the short lived band Razorcaine and the comedy rock projects Die Blitzkinder (with The Slaves) and Springa as Tom Jones. His flamboyant persona and lounge lizard lifestyle during this time stood in marked contrast to the straight edge rhetoric of SS Decontrol. In the early 1990s he would move to Chicago to pursue comedy further with The Second City.
In 1991 Al Barile compiled Power for Taang! records. It spans SSD's entire career and is the only official release in print today. In the early 1990s he took up the bass guitar and he and Levesque formed the hardcore band Gage.
Control
SSD Lyrics
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대신 이거 하나만 내게 약속해줘 所以你只要答應我一件事
딱 하나만 약속해줘 只要答應我一件事
너의 그 자린 항상 늘 그대로일 테니까 因為你那位置總是一直都在 原封不動
혹시라도 내가 다시 그리워지면 如果再次想念我的話
아무런 걱정하지 말고 다시 내게로 不要有什麼顧慮 再次向我走來
하루하루 이렇게 一天一天就這樣
눈물로 하염없이 너를 기다리는 나에게로 流著淚茫然等著你 向我走來
돌아와줘 給我回來
끝이 없는 내 안에 能叫我心中無窮無盡的等待停止下來的
기다림 멈출 수 있는 건 오직 그대밖에 없어 僅僅只有你一人
기다리는 건 내가 다 알아서 할 테니까 因為所有等待 我都會看著辦
대신 이거 하나만 꼭 기억해줘 所以你只要記著一件事
딱 하나만 기억해줘 只要記著一件事
내 어깨는 항상 널 위해 비워놓을 테니까 因為我肩上總是一直給你留有位置
언제라도 내가 다시 필요해지면 如果什麼時候再次需要我的話
아무런 걱정하지 말고 다시 내게로 不要有什麼顧慮 再次向我走來
돌아와줘 給我回來
하루하루 이렇게 一天一天就這樣
눈물로 하염없이 너를 기다리는 나에게로 流著淚茫然等著你 向我走來
돌아와줘 給我回來
끝이 없는 내 안에 能叫我心中無窮無盡的等待停止下來的
기다림 멈출 수 있는 건 오직 그대밖에 없어 僅僅只有你一人
아무것도 묻지 않을게 什麼都不會問
나 혼자 여기 이렇게 不會問為什麼獨自留我在這裡離去
남겨두고 왜 떠났었냐고 왜 그랬었냐고 不會問為什麼要這樣
그런 게 다 뭐가 중요해 那有什麼重要？
난 너만 곁에 있으면 돼 只要你在我身邊就可以
정말이지 난 그거 하나면 돼 我說真的 我只要那樣就可以
돌아와줘 給我回來
하루하루 이렇게 一天一天就這樣
눈물로 하염없이 너를 기다리는 나에게로 流著淚茫然等著你向我走來
돌아와줘 給我回來
끝이 없는 내 안에 能叫我心中無窮無盡的等待停止下來的
기다림 멈출 수 있는 건 오직 그대밖에 없어 僅僅只有你一人
돌아와줘 給我回來
내겐 너밖에 없어 我只要你一個
하루하루 이렇게 一天一天就這樣
내 마음 속엔 늘 항상 너밖에 없어 我心裡總是一直只有你
The song "Control" by SSD is about waiting for someone you love and promising to always be there for them when they need you. The lyrics start off by saying that the singer understands that the person they love is hurting and that they will take care of everything, but in return, they want the person to promise to always come back to them if they start missing them again. The singer promises to always have a place for them and encourages them not to worry about anything and just come back to them.
Throughout the song, the singer repeats the phrase "돌아와줘" (dorawajwo), which means "Come back to me". They express their endless wait for the person they love and how they will always be waiting for them with open arms. The singer assures the person that they will always have a shoulder for them to lean on and that the only thing that can stop their wait is if the person they love comes back to them.
Overall, the song Control is a heartfelt ballad that portrays the eternal wait for a loved one and the promise to always be there for them.
Line by Line Meaning
아파하는 건 내가 다 알아서 할 테니까
因為所有痛苦的事我都會看著辦
대신 이거 하나만 내게 약속해줘
所以你只要答應我一件事
딱 하나만 약속해줘
只要答應我一件事
너의 그 자린 항상 늘 그대로일 테니까
因為你那位置總是一直都在，不會改變
혹시라도 내가 다시 그리워지면
如果我再次想念你
아무런 걱정하지 말고 다시 내게로
不要擔心，再次回到我的身邊
돌아와줘
回到我的身邊
하루하루 이렇게
每一天都是如此
눈물로 하염없이 너를 기다리는 나에게로
我一直流着淚無休止地等待你回到我的身邊
끝이 없는 내 안에 기다림 멈출 수 있는 건 오직 그대밖에 없어
只有你可以讓我心中無盡的等待停止下來
기다리는 건 내가 다 알아서 할 테니까
因為所有等待我都會看著辦
대신 이거 하나만 꼭 기억해줘
所以你只要記著一件事
딱 하나만 기억해줘
只要記著一件事
내 어깨는 항상 널 위해 비워놓을 테니까
因為我的肩膀總是給你留有位置
언제라도 내가 다시 필요해지면
如果有一天你需要我
아무런 걱정하지 말고 다시 내게로
不用擔心，再次回到我的身邊
아무것도 묻지 않을게
我不會問任何問題
나 혼자 여기 이렇게 남겨두고 왜 떠났었냐고 왜 그랬었냐고
我會獨自留下，不會問你為什麼離開
그런 게 다 뭐가 중요해
那些並不重要
난 너만 곁에 있으면 돼
只要你在我身邊
정말이지 난 그거 하나면 돼
我真的只需要那個
내겐 너밖에 없어
對我來說，只有你
내 마음 속엔 늘 항상 너밖에 없어
我心裡總是只有你
Contributed by Charlotte Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Joseph Simple
So heavy yet moving. For nearly 40 years, I have loved the energy of this album. Their first two releases are priceless, and I’m not talking about finances either. Albeit, they are that too.
Lucky for us non-premium viewers, this independent, non-commercial music remains free of bourgeois advertising. Incredible post, thanks
Beetlebum
One of the finest Boston Hardcore bands!
Beetlebum
@andrew barton Right! My bad
andrew barton
They're from Boston.
vittorio gaslini
Una bomba!
Iggbowmon
Rich Hansen loves this album. 🖤
Iggbowmon
And nickleback!🇨🇦
moistevil666
No way he is all poser
yellowveedub
Hardcore!
Виктор Иванов
Круто