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Fear
Origin Los Angeles, California,
United States
Genre(s) Punk rock, hardcore punk
Years active 1977-present
Label(s) Slash Records
Fear Records
Sector 2 Records
Associated acts MD.45, Red Hot Chili Peppers, D.O.A.
Website www.fearband.com
Members
Lee Ving
Philo Cramer
Spit Stix
Derf Scratch
Lorenzo Buhne
Michael "Flea" Balzary

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History

Early Years

Fear formed in 1977 with Lee Ving and Derf Scratch searching for a drummer and eventually a guitarist. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Lee Ving (born Lee James Capellaro; April 10, 1950) is most famous for his role as lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Los Angeles-based punk band Derf "Fred" Scratch is best known as the original Bass guitarist for and former member of the Punk rock band Fear. They received notoriety for their stage presence and eventually signed a recording deal with Slash Records. Slash Records is a Record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and Punk rock bands As part of the Los Angeles punk scene, the band was featured in Penelope Spheeris' 1980 documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization. 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 1981 Rockumentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles Punk rock 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. Lee Ving (born Lee James Capellaro; April 10, 1950) is most famous for his role as lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Los Angeles-based punk band 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 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist The Germs is an influential 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. A flyer (also spelled flier or called handbill) is a single page leaflet Advertising a Nightclub, event, service, or other 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. John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician 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.

The Saturday Night Live affair

Their most famous performance was on the 1981 Halloween episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Donald Pleasence. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995 was an English stage and film actor. The band was booked at the insistence of John Belushi, who was a huge fan. John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician Belushi initially offered them the soundtrack for his major motion picture Neighbors. Neighbors is a 1981 film based on the book by Thomas Berger. It was released through Columbia Pictures, directed by John G 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. 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-songwriter Spoken word Artist, Stand-up comedian, author Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (məˈkaɪ born April 16, 1962) is an American singer and guitarist Minor Threat was an American Hardcore punk band that formed in Washington D Fugazi are an American alternative / post-hardcore band that formed in Washington D Harley Frances Flanagan (born 1968 is the founder of the Cro-Mags, an influential 1980s Hardcore punk band John Joseph McGowan (born October 3, 1962) is an American Hardcore punk singer who has been the lead performer for the New York hardcore The Cro-Mags were a Hardcore punk band from New York City. The band which had a strong Cult following, released many records their first two considered Negative Approach is an American Hardcore punk band formed in Detroit MI in 1981 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). New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous 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.

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). Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Red Hot Chili Peppers are Next to leave was guitarist Philo "The Foot" Cramer and drummer Spit Stix after the band's 1985 effort "More Beer. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) " 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.

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

7" Singles

Compilations

Covers of Fear

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

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