WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO NEGATIVE ELEMENT? Negative Element was born in the southwest suburbs of Chicago in the town of Willow Springs. Their first show was on Halloween 1980 playing covers by the Germs, Dead Kennedys, Cockney Rejects and Richard Hell. The group at that time included former singer Scott (Sparky) and Little Guy on bass. The original lineup was: Scott (Sparky) - vocals Barry - guitar Chopper - guitar Little Guy - bass Keith - Drums Later, Sparky was replaced with Western Springs native Tom Faulkner. Little Guy also left the band which forced Chopper to take over bass duties. The group was influenced by early punk bands but especially the newer hardcore bands coming out of Los Angeles like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Adolescents, Fear and others. The band was also heavily influenced at that time by a number of Oi! groups like Cockney Rejects, Blitz, etc. Negative Elements first recording appeared on the Meathouse compilation on the Version Sound label from Ohio. They appeared along with Battalion of Saints, JFA, Minutemen, Rights of the Accused and others. This is the only recording released with Sparky on vocals. With Tom taking over vocals and Little Guy out of the group, Negative Element played their first gig on August 15, 1982 at Exit in Chicago, with MDC, Six Feet Under and Rights of the Accused. They later played numerous local shows with groups like Articles of Faith, Big Black, Rights of the Accused, End Result, Anti-Bodies, Seismic Waves and others. T

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