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.
Fun to You
SSD Lyrics
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That's fun to you
Drinking beers with the regular kids
That's fun to you
Shooting pool at the bowling alley
That's fun to you
Going steady snooby girls, really
That's fun to you
You'd want to do these
Among kids bordom is a common disease
Going to a jock party, home at eleven
That's fun to you
Drive daddy's car with the windows down
That's fun to you
Spend the night
Passed out on the ground
That's fun to you
In the song "Fun to You" by SSD, the singer lists different things that are considered fun to other people, but he cannot understand why. The first verse talks about hanging around the store and drinking beers with the regular kids, which seems to be a common activity among the bored youth. The second verse talks about shooting pool at the bowling alley and going steady with 'snooby' girls. The singer cannot comprehend why someone would find pleasure in such activities. The chorus of the song highlights the fact that boredom is a common disease among the youth, and therefore they engage in these activities to pass their time.
The third verse talks about going to a jock party and being back home by eleven. The singer cannot understand why someone would enjoy such a short and possibly uneventful party. The fourth verse talks about driving daddy's car with the windows down, which is a common but reckless activity done by teenagers. The singer finds no enjoyment in this, and the final verse talks about spending the night passed out on the ground. The singer cannot understand why anyone would find it enjoyable to pass out and wake up in an unfamiliar place.
Overall, the song "Fun to You" is a criticism of the youth who engage in boring and sometimes reckless activities simply because they are bored. The singer cannot understand why anyone would find pleasure in such activities and highlights the fact that this is a common problem among the youth.
Line by Line Meaning
Being bored hangin around the store
You find it entertaining to do nothing productive while wasting your time standing around at a store with nothing to do.
Drinking beers with the regular kids
The only excitement you can find is by consuming alcohol with people of average social status.
Shooting pool at the bowling alley
Indulging in the basic activity of shooting pool at the local bowling alley is the highlight of your day.
Going steady snooby girls, really
You take comfort in being with girls who think they are superior to others and have a condescending attitude towards people.
Can't understand why
It's perplexing why you choose to engage in such trivial and unexciting activities.
You'd want to do these
It's hard to understand why these activities interest you.
Among kids boredom is a common disease
With your peers, boredom is the norm, and everyone is trying to find something to do to fill their idle time.
Going to a jock party, home at eleven
Attending a get together with a clique of athletes, ending the party early and being home by eleven is what you consider entertaining.
Drive daddy's car with the windows down
Finding joy in showing off your father's car by driving with the windows down is how you like to spend your time.
Spend the night passed out on the ground
Your idea of an enjoyable experience is spending the night unconscious on the ground, intoxicated from drinking.
Contributed by Xavier I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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