Fear

Fear is an American punk band.
It was was formed in 1977 by
vocalist/guitarist Lee Ving
and bassist Derf Scratch in
Los Angeles, California, and
it is still active today. hey
recruited guitarist Burt Good,
and drummer Johnny Backbeat to
fill out the original lineup.
In 1977, Fear released the
single "I Love Living in the
City". Shortly after this Good
and Backbeat left the band and
were replaced by Philo Cramer
and Spit Stix.Credited for
helping to shape the sound and
style of American hardcore
punk, 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.

Frontman Lee Ving has been the
band's only constant member.
Since their formation, the
band went through various
lineup changes and at one
point featured Flea of the Red
Hot Chili Peppers on bass.

Film director Penelope
Spheeris met Lee Ving and Spit
Stix while they were on
telephone poles in Los Angeles
on Laurel Canyon. After
talking with the two, she
abruptly asked if they wanted
to be in a documentary she was
working on about the Los
Angeles punk scene. The film,
The Decline of Western
Civilization, was released in
1981. The movie caught the
attention of actor John
Belushi, who lobbied
successfully to get the band a
spot as a musical guest on the
1981 Halloween episode of his
former show Saturday Night
Live. The band's appearance
included a group of moshers,
among them Belushi, Ian
MacKaye of Minor Threat (and
later Fugazi), Tesco Vee of
The Meatmen (and later Tesco
Vee's Hate Police), Harley
Flanagan and John Joseph of
The Cro-mags, and John Brannon
of Negative Approach.

Videos In The Playlist:

Decline of Western Civilization: FEAR
Fear - Fuck Christmas
Mind.in.a.box - Fear
"I Love Livin' In The City" - Fear
FEAR - Live at the Fleetwood, 1980
Fear - Beef Bologna
Fear - Let's Have A War (Live in 1978)