Philo Cramer is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles punk band FEAR (Slash Records),[1] from 1978 to 1993.
He was a member of the band's classic lineup along with Spit Stix, Derf Scratch and frontman Lee Ving.
With FEAR, he appeared in Penelope Spheeris' documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization and played on their first two albums, The Record (1982) and More Beer (1985).
Minor Threat's Ian Mackaye can be heard screaming the phrase shortly after the song "New York's Alright if You Like Saxophones".
Briefly, in 1985, he formed a band with Agression drummer Mark Aber called King M'butu, also notable for containing Danny Dorman of Wasted Youth and Circle One.