Fear is a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California that formed in 1977 and still performs. The band started out as part of the early California punk rock scene, and gained national prominence after an infamous 1981 performance on Saturday Night Live. Throughout their history the band has included such notable members as Flea and Chuck Biscuits. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Hardcore Punk is a subgenre of Punk Rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Slash Records is a record label. ... MD.45 was a side project of Megadeth guitarist/frontman Dave Mustaine, Fear guitarist/vocalist Lee Ving on singing duties, bassist Kelly LeMieux and former Suicidal Tendencies member Jimmy DeGrasso on drums. ... The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983. ... DOA has several meanings; did you mean: Dead on arrival D.O.A. (1950 movie) D.O.A. (punk band) Dead or Alive (video game series) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lee Ving (real name Lee James Capalero, born in Philadelphia,1949 - ) was the lead singer of the 80s punk band Fear. ... Philo Cramer was the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles punk band FEAR. He is known for his Gibson SG and making odd noises with his wammy bar. ... Derf Fred Scratch is best known as the original bass guitarist for, and former member of the punk rock band Fear. ... Michael Balzary, better known as Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea (born Michael Peter Balzary on October 16, 1962 in Burwood, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia) is the bassist for the alternative rock/funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, and is a regular session musician as well as... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The California punk scene is a regional punk music scene that started in the late 1970’s and still exists today. ... SNL redirects here. ... Michael Balzary aka Flea Flea (born Michael Peter Balzary on October 16, 1962 in Burwood, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia) is the bassist for the alternative funk band Red Hot Chili Peppers. ... The Classic Danzig lineup, circa 1988, left to right: John, Chuck, Glenn, and Eerie Chuck Biscuits (real name Charles Montgomery) (born April 17, 1965) was a drummer for Victorian Pork, D.O.A., Pointed Sticks, The Subhumans (of Canada), Randy Rampage, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Descendents, Brown Sound, Red Hot...

History

Early Years

Fear formed in 1977 with Lee Ving and Derf Scratch searching for a drummer and eventually a guitarist. They received notoriety for their stage presence and eventually signed a recording deal with Slash Records. As part of the Los Angeles punk scene, the band was featured in Penelope Spheeris' 1980 documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization. The film showed them angering members of the audience with personal attacks and offbeat humor. Singer Lee Ving asked one member of the audience "This is 1980—can't you afford a fucking haircut?" The bass player Derf Scratch tells the joke: Q:"Why do girls have their two holes so close together?" A:"So you can carry them like a six-pack!" The cult classic movie included other well known acts like Black Flag, X, and The Germs. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Lee Ving (real name Lee James Capalero, born in Philadelphia,1949 - ) was the lead singer of the 80s punk band Fear. ... Derf Fred Scratch is best known as the original bass guitarist for, and former member of the punk rock band Fear. ... Slash Records is a record label. ... Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Decline of Western Civilization is a rockumentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles punk rock scene in 1979 and 1980. ... Lee Ving (real name Lee James Capalero, born in Philadelphia,1949 - ) was the lead singer of the 80s punk band Fear. ... Derf Fred Scratch is best known as the original bass guitarist for, and former member of the punk rock band Fear. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... For other bands named X, see X (band). ... The Germs are a punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in the late 1970s. ...

Spheeris met Ving and drummer Spit Stix when they were hanging handbills on telephone poles. After talking with the two, she abruptly asked if they wanted to be in her film. [1] The band achieved notoriety through the movie and even attracted attention from actor John Belushi while being an unsigned act. The mixture of humor and music demonstrated in the film gave the band a unique personality, which seemed to lack in the later years with several member changes. ... John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and musician, notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoons Animal House, and The Blues Brothers. ...

The Saturday Night Live affair

Their most famous performance was on the 1981 Halloween episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Donald Pleasence. The band was booked at the insistence of John Belushi, who was a huge fan. Belushi initially offered them the soundtrack for his major motion picture Neighbors. The movie studio eventually forced Fear off the project and to make up for it Belushi got them the spot on SNL. Among the politically incorrect nature of Fear's songs, the band's appearance included a coterie of dancers, several of whom had been contacted for the event by both Penelope Spheeris (another avid Fear booster) and Henry Rollins (contrary to popular belief, was not in attendance); among them were Belushi, Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat (and later Fugazi), Harley Flanagan and John Joseph of The Cro-mags, and John Brannon of Negative Approach, causing destruction of the set. During rehearsals the director wanted to prevent the dancers from participating, so Belushi offered to be in the episode (it had been a few years since he left SNL) if the dancers were allowed to stay. [2] The end result was the shortening of Fear's appearance on TV. The band first performed "I Don't Care About You". The band started their second performance by saying, "It's great to be in New Jersey", to which the audience booed (the show was filmed in New York). Fear then played "Beef Bologna", "New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones", and started to play "Let's Have a War" when the audio and video of the telecast faded into commercial. SNL redirects here. ... Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE (October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995) was an English stage and film actor. ... John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and musician, notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoons Animal House, and The Blues Brothers. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. ... Henry Rollins (born February 13, 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American singer and songwriter, spoken word artist, author, and actor. ... Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (pronounced ), born April 16, 1962), is an American singer and guitarist. ... Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band that formed in Washington DC in 1980 and disbanded in 1983. ... For other uses, see Fugazi (disambiguation). ... Harley Flanagan is the founder of the Cro-Mags, an influential 1980s hardcore punk band still performing. ... John Joseph McGowan, better known only as John Joseph or as Bloodclot was the lead singer for the New York hardcore band Cro-Mags ont most of their releases and also sang for the bands Fearless Vampire Killers and Bloodclot!. The son of former Welter Weight boxer John Shorty McGowan... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Negative Approach (commonly called “NA”) were one of the first hardcore punk bands. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the state. ...

New Line-ups

After the band's 1982 debut release "The Record," Ving fired long time friend and bass player Derf and replaced him with Flea (who later joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers). Next to leave was guitarist Philo "The Foot" Cramer and drummer Spit Stix after the band's 1985 effort "More Beer." The two members cited financial disputes with Lee Ving and his attempt at acting as well as personality conflicts with Ving's "right wing" beliefs. With Fear sidelined, Ving continued his acting career in the late 1980s. Eventually, Fear completed two more recordings in the 1990s, "Have Another Beer With Fear" in 1995 and "American Beer" in 2000. While the most recent albums aim to respark the magic on "The Record," without the original members they did not achieve the success Ving hoped. The band currently performs and plays their classic songs, but Ving is the only original member. Philo Cramer has started a new band, Fighting Cocks, in 2004. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Michael Balzary aka Flea Flea (born Michael Peter Balzary on October 16, 1962 in Burwood, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia) is the bassist for the alternative funk band Red Hot Chili Peppers. ... The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983. ... This article is about the year. ...

In a 2004 interview with former drummer Spit Stix, it was mentioned he would participate in a Fear reunion tour if Philo was part of it. [3] He noted, "Well, Philo and I together can overpower Lee, you know? We can be enough.... Because it used to be Philo, me and Derf too in the beginning." Stix further stated that Philo, who has a degree in physics, is politically far left and balances out Lee's far right philosophy. Without this balance, Lee's political point of view is too overwhelming to deal with on the road for a reunion tour.

Personnel timeline 1976-2007

Discography

Albums

• The Record (1982)
• More Beer (1985)
• Live...For The Record (1991)
• Have Another Beer With FEAR (1995)
• American Beer (2000)

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7" Singles

• I Love Livin' in the City/Now Your Dead 7" (1978)
• Fuck Christmas/(Beep) Christmas 7" (1982)

I Love Livin in the City is the first single by Fear. ... Fuck Christmas b/w (Beep) Christmas is the second single by Fear. ...

Compilations

• SLC Punk! Soundtrack (1998)

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Bootlegs

• Budwesier (1986)

// Budwesier - 3:59 Hank Williams was Queer - 3:15 Fear Anthem/Waiting for the Gas - 2:00 Lee Ving: vocals, guitar Philo Cramer: guitar, vocals Derf Scratch: bass Spit Stix: drums Side A came from the 1985 Live @ KPFKFM concert which was eventually released as Live. ...

Covers of Fear

• Guns N' Roses covered Fear's "I Don't Care About You" released on their 1993 "The Spaghetti Incident?" punk-cover album.
• A Perfect Circle covered Fear's "Let's Have a War" on their eMOTIVe album.
• From Autumn to Ashes covered Fear's "Let's Have a War" for the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland soundtrack released by Vagrant Records.
• Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.) covered "I Love Livin' in the City" on their Live at Budokan album.
• Turbonegro covered Fear's "I Don't Care About You" released on their Small Feces box-set.
• Dark Angel covered "I Don't Care About You" on their Live Scars album
• Sacred Reich covered Fear's "Let's Have a War" on their A Question EP and "Beef Bologna" on the Japanese version of their Heal album.
• Method of Destruction (M.O.D.) covered "I Love Livin' in the City" on their Gross Misconduct album.
• Blatz covered "I Don't Care About You" on the Shit Split.
• Poster Children covered "Let's Have a War" on their On the Offensive CD EP.
• Hellbillys covered "I Love Livin' in the City".
• Dog Eat Dog covered "More Beer" on their If These Are The Good Times EP.
• Soundgarden covered Fear's "I Don't Care About You" which appears on a few of their singles.
• Course of Empire covered "Let's Have a War" as a b-side on their 1993 single Infested!
• City Newton Bombers covered "I Love Livin' In The City" on their 2006 self titled album.
• Bad Religion covered "Fuck Christmas", though it was not released.
• The Reatards covered "I Love Living in the City" which appears on their Teenage Hate LP/CD.
• Indecision covered "I Don't Care About You" and "New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones" on Punk Rock Jukebox Volume 2.

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In popular culture

The song "Beef Bologna" makes an appearance in the 1987 movie thriller Summer Camp Nightmare. A band performs it in the camp talent show, angering the straitlaced camp director played by Chuck Connors. Chuck Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor and a professional basketball and baseball player. ...

References

External links

• Fear: The official site (inactive link)
• Interview with Fear bassist Derf Scratch Derf remembering the early years of Fear.
• Interview with Fear drummer Spit Stix Stix recalling the band on SNL and Lee's brief acting career.
• Spit Stix chronicles his time with Fear From Spit Stix's personal page.
• Fear on SNL