The Fear, the Fear, the Fear

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The Fear, The Fear, The Fear
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 4, 2007
RecordedJune – September 2007
Genre Folk punk
Length24:33
Label No Idea Records
Producer Mike Bridavsky
Defiance, Ohio chronology
The Great Depression
(2006)
The Fear, The Fear, The Fear
(2007)
Midwestern Minutes
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Maximum Rocknroll (mixed) [2]
The New Scheme(favorable) [3]
PunkNews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Fear, The Fear, The Fear is Defiance, Ohio's third full-length album. The album was originally scheduled to be released on No Idea Records during the Fest in Gainesville, Florida, but was delayed until December 4. As with all of the band's recordings, the album is available free on the band's website. It was recorded at Russian Recordings in Nashville, Indiana.

Contents

As the name of the album (which is derived from a line in track five, "Eureka!") and many of the track titles indicate, the major lyrical theme of The Fear, The Fear, The Fear is fear. Other major themes include anxiety, worry, isolation, monotony, and acceptance.

This album marks a shift in sound for Defiance, Ohio, with Ryan Woods taking up an electric bass instead of his usual double bass.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Can't Stop, Won't Stop"1:47
2."The List"3:25
3."The Things We Won't Let Settle But Let Set"3:22
4."The Condition"1:49
5."Eureka!"1:19
6."Now, Now, Now"2:41
7."Anxious and Worrying"2:09
8."The Years, The Fears, The Sleep"2:04
9."Oh, Cheri"2:37
10."Expect The Worst"3:10
Total length:24:33

Personnel

Music
Production

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