Half Japanese

Half Japanese
Half Japanese
Päritolu	USA
Stiilid	alternatiivrokk, noise rock
Tegev	1975 -
Plaadifirma	Shimmy Disc, 50 Skidillion Watts, Alternative Tentacles
Seotud esitajad	The Shaggs
Veebileht	http://www.halfjapanese.co.uk/
Koosseis
	Jad Fair; David Fair; Gilles Reider; Maureen Tucker; Mark Kramer; Jason Willett; John Sluggett; Don Fleming

The Half Japanese on 1975. aastal Baltimore'is loodud USA alternatiivroki ansambel. Bändi liikmed on Jad Fair (vokaal, rütmikitarr), David Fair (vokaal), Jason Willet (kitarr) ja Maureen Tucker (trummid).

Bändi stiil sisaldab erinevate muusikastiilide, sealhulgas indie rock'i ja noise rock'i elemente.

Albumite loend

"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)

Compilation

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-d

"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)

Singlid

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)

Dokumentaalfilm

The Band That Would Be King

Raamat ansambli ajaloost

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981–1991 – Michael Azerrad (Paperback – 2002)

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