Half_Japanese-Greatest_Hits-2CD-1995-MTD

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Half Japanese - Greatest Hits

ARTIST.....: Half Japanese
TITLE......: Greatest Hits
LABEL......: Safe House

STORE DATE.: Mar-13-1995
GENRE......: Lo-Fi

ENCODER....: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
SIZE.......: 199,9 MB


Track Listing:

     CD1

01 - Firecracker                                     02:42
02 - Daytona Beach                                   01:48
03 - Said And Done                                   02:52
04 - Dance When I Say Dance                          01:47
05 - Postcard From Far Away                          01:42
06 - The Worst I'd Ever Do                           00:44
07 - Horseshoes                                      02:13
08 - Open/Close Your Eyes                            01:11
09 - This Could Be The Night                         04:39
10 - Put Some Sugar On It                            02:50
11 - Calling All Girls                               01:01
12 - La Bamba                                        01:57
13 - Love At First Sight                             02:45
14 - Rub Every Muscle                                01:45
15 - Silver And Katherine                            03:14
16 - My Sordid Past                                  01:30
17 - Ride Ride Ride                                  00:32
18 - Day And Night                                   02:52
19 - Last Straw                                      01:22
20 - Nicole                                          04:30
21 - Miracles Happen Every Day                       02:17
22 - U.S. Teens                                      01:09
23 - School Of Love                                  01:09
24 - T. For Texas                                    08:23
25 - Colleen                                         02:34
26 - Red Dress                                       02:16
27 - Charmed Life                                    01:46
28 - Rosemary's Baby                                 01:32
29 - I Know How It Feels... Bad                      02:39
30 - Roman Candles                                   02:21
31 - Dream Date                                      01:48

     CD2

01 - Movin On Up                                     02:18
02 - No More Beatlemania                             01:54
03 - How Did You Know?                               01:34
04 - Penny In The Fountain                           01:59
05 - King Kong                                       03:29
06 - Secret                                          02:17
07 - B./C. Millionaires                              02:14
08 - Amazing Clock                                   02:45
09 - Thick And Thin                                  01:14
10 - 1,000,000 Kisses                                01:56
11 - Big Mistake                                     01:27
12 - Little Records                                  01:20
13 - No Direct Line                                  02:02
14 - The House I Live In                             01:03
15 - U.F.O. Expert                                   01:11
16 - Identical Twins                                 00:39
17 - Double Trouble                                  02:05
18 - Evidence                                        02:05
19 - Stripping For Cash                              01:23
20 - On The One Hand                                 03:28
21 - Snakeline                                       02:08
22 - Too Much Adrenalin                              01:28
23 - Trouble In The Water                            03:01
24 - Ball And Chain                                  03:03
25 - Her Parents Came Home                           01:02
26 - Deadly Alien Spawn                              02:39
27 - Ancient Life                                    01:37
28 - Poetic License                                  02:11
29 - Uncertain Feelings                              02:11
30 - Something New...                                01:16
31 - Fire To Burn                                    02:34
32 - Acupuncture                                     02:17
33 - Salt And Pepper                                 01:58
34 - Guitar Solo                                     00:44
35 - A Little Bit More                               01:36
36 - Mono                                            00:20
37 - Better Than Before                              01:26
38 - Everything Is Right                             02:49

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                                                     cd1: 71:50 cd2: 72:43
Release Notes:

As Byron Coley says in his entertaining piece in the liner notes,
"They have no hits by standards that Howard Cosell would
appreciate." But by the time Greatest Hits came out, Half Japanese
had gained an international fan base, released more records than
many well-known bands have ever done, and had Kurt Cobain singing
their praises. So even if the title is curious, the impulse behind
the collection isn't and, given the scattered discography of the
band, Greatest Hits is the perfect place for a neophyte to take
the plunge. Two discs packed to the brim with Jad Fair and
company's particular rock & roll vision means a lot of listening,
but there's no pretense at any one way to give the release an ear
ù there's no chronological order, just a slew of songs that one
can dip in and out of at leisure. Pretty much every album up to
that point is represented at least once, from the original 1/2
Gentlemen/Not Beasts set to 1992's Boo! and, while lineups and
fidelity fluctuates wildly, not to mention the particular styles
tried out, it's all clearly one particular approach at heart. Jad
Fair's love-it-or-hate-it voice (and sometimes David Fair's more
conventional approach) tackles everything from "My Sordid Past" to
"Salt and Pepper" and back again, and his fluctuating crew keeps
everything a ragged delight. For the hardcore, five otherwise
unreleased tracks do surface. A cover of Jimmie Rodgers' "T for
Texas" features Eugene Chadbourne as a duet partner, while the on
-the-face-of-it surprising 1993 remake of Primal Scream's "Movin'
on Up" becomes an enjoyable rave-up in the band's own garage-y
way. "King Kong" makes for an amusing biography of said character,
while "Amazing Clock" and "Identical Twins" are also enjoyable.
David Fair's enjoyable and encouraging essay "How to Play Guitar"
makes for a great final touch.

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