Fear “The Record” 1982, Slash Records. Classic American hardcore punk perfection. “Let’s Have a War” is one of the best punk singles, ever. “I Don’t Care About You” is a close second, and perfectly sums up the punk ethos with the lyrics “I don’t care about you – fuck you!” Most of the songs are offensive (”New York’s Alright if You Like Saxophones”), actually, but that is kind of the schtick and the point.

We saw Fear play a show sometime in the mid-90′s at the Rave in Milwaukee and Lee Ving and the crew were just as swaggering and in-your-face as on this record. And seeing aging punks mosh is always a hilarious treat.