Band Name: Fear (3)
Music Album: The Beginning And The End
Album Release Date: December 1990
Music Genre: Punk Rock
Record Label: Happy Tunes (2)
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 5 Tracks Vinyl 7"
Fear is a punk rock band formed by vocalist/guitarist Lee Ving and bassist Derf Scratch in Los Angeles, CA, in 1977. The band is known for their controversial lyrics, which are, at times, sexist and/or homophobic, though this is usually meant more to be shocking than it is to be taken seriously. Following the release of their first single, drummer Spit Stix and guitarist Philo Cramer joined the band and, for many, this constituted the "classic" Fear line-up. The band's reputation grew after appearances in the movie "The Decline Of The Western Civilization" (where they antogonized a San Francisco crowd nearly to the point of riot) and on a 1981 episode of "Saturday Night Live" (where they appeared at the insistence of John Belushi; the band brought their own slam dancers and eventually the network cut away from the band mid-performance; for years, the episode remained one of their few SNL episodes that NBC refused to re-run).
After the release of their first LP, "The Record", in 1982, Ving fired Scratch and the band went through a number of bass players, including Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers fame (this line up, however, did not release any material). In 1993, Spit Stix and Philo Cramer quit the band after a financial dispute with Lee Ving. Ving returned in 1995 with a n (...)
| Side 1 (1978) | ||
| A1 | I Love Living In The City | 2:07 |
| A2 | Now Your Dead | 1:59 |
| Side 2 (12.6.85 Last Show) | ||
| B1 | I Don't Care About You | 1:52 |
| B2 | Let's Have A War | 2:18 |
| B3 | I Love Living In The City | 3:05 |
Side A is taken from the "Now Your Dead / I Love Livin In The City" single.
Side B was recorded live on December 6, 1985.
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