Half Japanese

Half Japanese janë një grup i muzikës rok-indie dhe rok eksperimentale. Ata u themeluan në Maryland, ShBA) në vitin 1975.

Half Japanese
Background information
Origjina	Uniontown, Maryland, ShBA
Zhanret	Alternative rock, avant garde,, noise rock, rok eksperimentale, rok-indie
Vitet aktik	1975
Labeli	Shimmy Disc, Alternative Tentacles
Antar/ët	Jad Fair (i vdekur) Jason Willett John Slugett Gil Reider
Anëtarët e kaluar	David Fair Moe Tucker Mark Kramer Don Fleming
Website	Faqja zyrtare e grupit

Ky bend realizoi një muzikë, e cila ka pasur ndikim të madh në shumë grupe tjera të pavarura të muzikës. Këngëtari i grupit Nirvana Kurt Cobain ishte adhurues i tyre.

Anëtarët e tanishëm janë Jad Fair, Jason Willett, John Slugett dhe Gil Reider.

Veprat muzikore

Albume

• Half Gentlemen/Not Beasts (Armageddon, 1980)
• Loud (Armageddon, 1981)
• Our Solar System (Iridescence, 1985)
• Sing No Evil (Iridescence, 1985)
• Music To Strip By (50 Skidillion Watts, 1987)
• Charmed Life (50 Skidillion Watts, 1988)
• The Band That Would Be King (50 Skidillion Watts, 1989)
• We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (TEC Tones, 1990)
• Fire In The Sky (Paperhouse, 1992)
• Hot (Safe House, 1995)
• Bone Head (Alternative Tentacles, 1997)
• Heaven Sent (Emperor Jones, 1997)
• Hello (Alternative Tentacles, 2001)
• Overjoyed (Joyful Noise, 2014)
• Perfect (Joyful Noise, 2016)
• Hear the Lions Roar (Fire Records, 2017)
• Why Not? (Fire Records, 2018)
• Invincible (Fire Records, 2019)

Live

• Half Alive (Cassette – live at DC Space and the Red Door, Baltimore
• 50 Skidillion Watts Live (Calypso Now, 1984)
• Boo: Live in Europe 1992 (TEC Tones, 1994)
• Best Of Half Japanese (Timebomb Japan, 1993)
• Greatest Hits 2 CDs / 3 LPs (Safe House, 1995)
• Best Of Half Japanese Vol. 2 (Timebomb Japan, 1995)

EP

• „Calling All Girls“ (50 Skidillion Watts, 1977)
• Horrible (Press, 1982)
• Real Cool Time/What Can I Do/Monopoly EP (Overzealous Editions, 1989)
• Everybody Knows, Twang 1 EP (Seminal Twang, 1991)
• 4 Four Kids EP (Ralph, 1991)
• Postcard EP (Earl, 1991)
• Eye of the Hurricane/Said and Done/U.S. Teens are Spoiled Bums/Daytona Beach EP (1991)

7 inch

• No Direct Line from my Brain to My Heart/(I Don’t Want to Have) Mono (No More) 7" (50 Skidillion Watts, 1978)
• Spy (Armageddon, 1981)
• How Will I Know (Press, 1982)
• U.S. Teens Are Spoiled Bums (50 Skidillion Watts, 1988)
• T For Texas/Go Go Go Go (XXOO Fan Club, 1990)

Filmi dokumentar

• The Band That Would Be King, Jeff Feuerzeig, 1992

Referncat

• Azerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life. New York: Little, Brown, 2001.
• Bio Allmusic

Lidhje të jashtme

• Faqja zyrtare e grupit