SSD (Society-System Decontrol) were a Straight Edge Hardcore band from Bost… Read Full Bio ↴SSD (Society-System Decontrol) were a Straight Edge Hardcore band from Boston. They released two records as SS Decontrol and then formally changed their name to SSD. As SSD they released two more records, these with a very hard rock influenced sound. However the group is often simply referred to, including all its periods, as SSD.

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.

The Kids Will Have Their Say
SSD Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'The Kids Will Have Their Say' by these artists:

Aoki Steve Reinvention is the name of the game You can't be neutral…
Die Kreuzen; Sick Boy; Steve Aoki; The Exploited Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees…
SS Decontrol We don't care what you say Cause you don't have a…
Steve Aoki Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees…
Steve Aoki (feat. Sick Boy) Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees…
Steve Aoki feat Sick Boy with former members of The Exploited and Die Kreuzen Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees…
Steve Aoki Feat Sickboy Big John From The Exploited And Eric From Die Kreuzen Reinvention is the name of the game You can't be neutral…
Steve Aoki Feat. Big John Duncan & Erik Tunison Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees…
Steve Aoki feat. Lovefoxxx Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees…

Steve Aoki feat. Sick Boy Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees I…
Steve Aoki feat. Sick Boy With Former Members Of The Exploited & Die Kreuzen Reinvention is the name of the game You can't be neutral…
Steve Aoki feat. Sick Boy with Former Members of The Exploited and Die Kreuzen Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees…
Steve Aoki feat. Sick Boy with former members of The Exploited;Die Kreuzen Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees…
Steve Aoki ft. Sick Boy with former members of The Exploited & Die Kreuzen Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic Neverthelees…
Steve Aoki ft. Sickboy Big John From The Exploited & Eric From Die Kreuzen Reinvention is the name of the game You can't be neutral…

We have lyrics for these tracks by SSD:

Boiling Point I've kept it bottled up for years Instead of fighting or…
Boston Crew Kau mengajarkanku mengenal cinta Menguatkan aku terus melang…
Break It Up Muito bom dia Silêncio nas esquinas Amor pela sua vida Faz p…
Control 아파하는 건 내가 다 알아서 할 테니까 因為所有痛苦的事我都會看著辦 대신 이거 하나만…
Do You Even Care Who the hell are you What are you gonna do Do you…
Fight Them Hey I've been walking around the city all day. Just…
Fun to You Being bored hangin around the store That's fun to you Drin…
Get It Away Think I'm joking about your smoking Think it's fair to stea…
Glue Gotta stick together Gotta stick together Gotta stick to…
How Much Art Jikan no susumikata sore wa dareshi mo byoudou de Kesshite k…
Império da Ganância Patria amada Bela e Idolatrada Estourou a barragem Coberto …
Infinity Down to earth Keep'em falling when I know it hurts Going fas…
Jock Itch You wear the American flag on your chest The US hockey…
Jolly Old Saint Nick Upon one summer′s morning, I carelessly did stray, Down by t…
Not Normal If you're ashamed, I'm sorry If I embarrass you, I'm sorry …
Nothing Done What are you gonna do When they come after you What are…
On the Road It's far too big For my feet to step by…
Police Beat Police pick me out of the crowd Because I dress different,…
Remember Your mother, you fuckin faggot La da da, da da…
Screams of the Night Mideul su eopseoyo haessal joheun nal Geudaewa hamkke geotgo…
The End Just when you thought it was over The sky turned black…
Under the Influence Under the influence Under the influence Their mind control …
War Threat This is your country Be proud you were taught Soldiers tha…
Wasted Youth You take their shit Stand up and fight Fuck those…
Words That Kill All of the lights land on you The rest of the…

X Claim Come up here with us Emotions let them go Gotta be real…

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