Fear of a Punk Planet

The Vandals | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 5, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Triple X Records
• ASIN: B000000P4D
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,528 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pizza Man

2. Rodge

3. Join Us for Pong

4. Hey Holmes!

5. Girls Turn 18 Every Day

6. Kill My Tenant

7. Summer Lovin'

8. The Day Farrah Fawcett Died

9. Anti

10. Teenage Idol

11. Small Wonder

12. Phone Machine

13. Shi'ite Punk

14. China Town

15. Working for the Man

16. Kokomo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun punk at it's very best, October 12, 1998

By 

James Basco ([e-mail]) (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fear of a Punk Planet (Audio CD)

"Fear of a Punk Planet" by the Vandals is by all accounts a punk anthem and a definate classic. With funny songs and great guitar by Warren "Mutant Boy" Fitzgerald (whom's father is actually a rocket scientist), the Vandals pump alot of energy into this album and it shows when you listen the the fast-paced hilarious songs that the Vandals have recorded. One of their first albums, a prelude to their 5+ other albums.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Orange County Punk!, December 10, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Fear of a Punk Planet (Audio CD)

Well the Vandals are awesome. There is not a bad song on this cd! The songs are fast and energetic, probably the best Vandals album next to The Quickening. Any punk fan should have this.

Pizza Tran- Good Start. 8/10
The Rodge- Funny lyrics, a dance song. 7/10
Join Us For Pong- Fast, energetic, and hilarious. 10/10
Hey Holmes! Great lyrics, awesome guitar. 10/10
Girls Turn 18- An ok song, probably the worst on the cd. 5/10
Kill My Tenant- Another ok song. 6/10
Summer Lovin`- A cover from Grease, very funny. 9/10
The Day Farrah Fawcett Died- Another funny song, fast! 10/10
Anti- Best on the album! 10/10
Teenage Idol- Another okay song, sort of weird. 6/10
Small Wonder- It grows on you, 4:30 seconds long, fast lyrics8/10
Phone Machine- A great song after Small Wonder! 8/10
Shi'ite Punk- Western style, love it! 10/10
China Town- The lyrics are true, funny song. 9/10
Working For The Man- A hardcore type song. 9/10
Kokomo- A cover, you know how they are. 6/10

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Vandals find their footing, August 12, 2005

By 

G. D. Young "xpadrex" (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fear of a Punk Planet (Audio CD)

This is the album where th line-up stabilized for once and The Vandals headed into the goofy catchy punk they have been known for for the past decade. There are some absolutely great moments on here, notably Pizza Tran, Join Us For Pong, Summer Lovin' and Anti, but you must know there are some absolutely horrible moments on here as well. They were bad then, and they're worse now. I'm talking about "Do The Rog", "Hey Homes" and pretty much the rest of the album. I love the Vandals, but I am simply being completely honest. 50% brilliant, 50% awful.
Also, this is not one of their first albums. They had many others in the 80's with a different lineup. Joe Escalante is the only constant, and even he switched from drums to bass/lawyer.