SSD

SSD were a five-piece hardcore band Boston, Massachusetts that were active from 1981 to 1985. They began as a four-piece under the Society System Decontrol, but went by SS Decontrol. They were foundational in establishing the Boston hardcore scene, and are also regarded as one of the first straight bands to crop up. Their debut LP The Kids Will Have Their Say came out in 1982, with a follow-up EP Get It Away coming out the following year. Both of these are staples of early hardcore punk, and should not be missed. The EP in particular is absolutely incredible. They were a four-piece prior to its recording, so the addition of a second guitarist brings the material to a new frenzied level.

By 1984 they officially had shortened their name to its abbreviation, subequently going by SSD. Their sound changed a fair bit too. They began moving away from their punk origins and venturing into more metal-inspired territory, with the pace slowing down and the inclusion of actual guitar riffs and solos. 1984's How We Rock is still a fairly straight-forward hardcore record, but they had mostly shed that skin by the time of 1985's Break It Up. They called it quits after that, and haven't had any kind of official reunion since. A compilation was released in 1992 containing unreleased session tracks and a handful of live songs. Enjoy.

The Kids Will Have Their Say (1982)

1. Boiling Point

2. Fight Them

3. Do You Even Care

4. Not Normal

5. Wasted Youth

6. Jock Itch

7. Fun To You

8. V.A.

9. How Much Art

10. The Kids Will Have Their Say

11. Headed Straight

12. War Threat

13. Teach Me Violence

14. Screw

15. Who's To Judge

16. Police Beat

17. Untitled

18. The End

Get It Away (1983)

1. Glue

2. Forced Down Your Throat

3. Get It Away

4. Under The Influence

5. Nothing Done

6. X-Claim

7. No Reply

A Boston Rock Christmas (1983)

1.SSD - Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

2. Jeff & Jane - Jingle Bells

3. Christmas - O Holy Night

4. Sonny Columbus & His Del Fuegos - That Punchbowl Full Of Joy

5. Native Tongue - Do You Hear What I Hear? 

How We Rock (1984)

1. How We Rock Intro

2. How We Rock

3. Words That Kill

4. The Choice

5. On The Road

6. What It Takes

7. What If I

Break It Up (1985)

1. Break It Up

2. Children Will Rock

3. Heart Failure

4. Hit The Bottom

5. Blood Flood

6. No Solution

7. Baby Black

8. Calendar

9. Screams Of The Night

10. Feel The Flame

Power (1992)

1. Glue

2. Control

3. Boston Crew

4. Words That Kill

5. Nothing Done

6. Break It Up

7. Remember

8. X Claim

9. Boiling Point

10. Fight Them

11. Forced Down

12. What If I

13. Screams Of The Night

14. Drug Fools

15. How Much Art

16. Wasted Youth

17. Jolly Old Saint Nick

18. Headed Straight

19. On The Road

20. Under The Influence

21. Police Beat

22. Baby Black

23. Typical

24. Get It Away

25. Star Wars

26. No Reply

27. Francois' Journey

28. Eighteen

29. Infinity

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