http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5865&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rssJad Fair's spastic poetry and retardo-genius guitar playing are often found in their most accessible form on Half Japanese records. For the uninitiated, "accessible" by Jad Fair standards can be read as "just this side of coherent." Since 1977 Jad and (intermittently) brother David have been backed by a revolving lineup of underground royalty as they rip apart rock 'n' roll structures. At their best, on a song like "Charmed Life," the band sounds like Pussy Galore fronted by Buddy Holly. At their worst they still kick the hell out of anybody whose ever tried to deconstruct something as stupid as rock 'n' roll. A perpetual state of adolescent horniness marks the proceedings, with Fair inexplicably managing to sound genuinely innocent in the midst of furious, caterwauling Noise Rock. To the educated musician, Half Japanese is a nightmare; the joyful celebration of instrumental incompetence is the sort of thing that makes Berklee students purple with rage. But for folks who think "Sister Ray" is about as good as it gets, Half Japanese can be a revelation. - Mike McGuirkNoise Rocken720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:15:21 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5865&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jad Fair's spastic poetry and retardo-genius guitar playing are often found in their most accessible form on Half Japanese records. For the uninitiated, "accessible" by Jad Fair standards can be read as "just this side of coherent." Since 1977 Jad and (intermittently) brother David have been backed by a revolving lineup of underground royalty as they rip apart rock 'n' roll structures. At their best, on a song like "Charmed Life," the band sounds like Pussy Galore fronted by Buddy Holly. At their worst they still kick the hell out of anybody whose ever tried to deconstruct something as stupid as rock 'n' roll. A perpetual state of adolescent horniness marks the proceedings, with Fair inexplicably managing to sound genuinely innocent in the midst of furious, caterwauling Noise Rock. To the educated musician, Half Japanese is a nightmare; the joyful celebration of instrumental incompetence is the sort of thing that makes Berklee students purple with rage. But for folks who think "Sister Ray" is about as good as it gets, Half Japanese can be a revelation. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2068933&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 20 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 2068933 tra.2068933 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hello alb.219168 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/2/9/1179266_170x170.jpg 2000-11-16 00:00:00.0 2001-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Summer Nights tra.2068933 233000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2068933&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2068933&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.481086&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 13 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 481086 tra.481086 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.117825 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/6/1/1031657_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-03-13 00:00:00.0 true Day And Night tra.481086 172000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.481086&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.481086&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.626475&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 626475 tra.626475 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Bone Head alb.321760 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/8/3/1293827_170x170.jpg 2008-06-10 00:00:00.0 1997-03-21 00:00:00.0 true Somehow I Knew tra.626475 128000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.626475&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.626475&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.626468&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 626468 tra.626468 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Bone Head alb.321760 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/8/3/1293827_170x170.jpg 2008-06-10 00:00:00.0 1997-03-21 00:00:00.0 true Oww tra.626468 107000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.626468&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.626468&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172127&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 2172127 tra.2172127 Half Japanese art.5865 0.0 The 20th Anniversary Of The Summer Of Love 1987-1967 alb.194379 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/1/1/391172_170x170.jpg 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Should I Tell Her tra.2172127 117000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172127&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172127&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.481087&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 13 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 481087 tra.481087 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.117825 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/6/1/1031657_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-03-13 00:00:00.0 true Trouble In The Water tra.481087 180000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.481087&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.481087&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381709&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 13 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 381709 tra.381709 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.117825 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/6/1/1031657_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-03-13 00:00:00.0 true King Kong tra.381709 209000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381709&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.381709&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.481088&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Mon, 13 Mar 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 481088 tra.481088 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Greatest Hits alb.117825 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/6/1/1031657_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-03-13 00:00:00.0 true Miracles Happen Every day tra.481088 136000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.481088&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.481088&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533281&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533281 tra.12533281 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Sleep Talk tra.12533281 202000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533281&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533281&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533282&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533282 tra.12533282 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Smile tra.12533282 280000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533282&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533282&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533283&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533283 tra.12533283 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Lucky Town tra.12533283 168000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533283&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533283&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533284&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533284 tra.12533284 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Drum Straight tra.12533284 185000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533284&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533284&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533285&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533285 tra.12533285 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true True Believers tra.12533285 122000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533285&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533285&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533286&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533286 tra.12533286 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Well tra.12533286 167000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533286&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533286&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533287&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533287 tra.12533287 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Dark Night tra.12533287 167000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533287&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533287&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533288&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533288 tra.12533288 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Part Of My Plan tra.12533288 72000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533288&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533288&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533289&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533289 tra.12533289 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Vampire tra.12533289 194000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533289&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533289&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533290&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533290 tra.12533290 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Lucky Ones tra.12533290 336000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533290&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533290&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533291&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533291 tra.12533291 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Vast Continent tra.12533291 184000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533291&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533291&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533292&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533292 tra.12533292 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Guess Again tra.12533292 198000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533292&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533292&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533293&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 22 Aug 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 12533293 tra.12533293 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 Hot alb.12532038 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/5/6/1/1031656_170x170.jpg 2005-10-12 00:00:00.0 1995-08-22 00:00:00.0 true Black Fruit tra.12533293 146000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533293&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12533293&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13468235&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 13468235 tra.13468235 Half Japanese art.5865 0.99 30 Seconds Over Dc alb.13466464 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/5/9/979534_170x170.jpg 2009-05-26 00:00:00.0 2009-05-26 00:00:00.0 true I Want Something New tra.13468235 108000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13468235&variant=play&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13468235&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16140492&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Fri, 11 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 16140492 tra.16140492 Half Japanese art.5865 0.0 Fire In The Sky alb.16139135 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/3/8/1348386_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1993-06-11 00:00:00.0 false It's A Clear Night tra.16140492 181000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16140492&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16140492&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16140503&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Fri, 11 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 16140503 tra.16140503 Half Japanese art.5865 0.0 Fire In The Sky alb.16139135 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/3/8/1348386_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1993-06-11 00:00:00.0 false UFO Expert tra.16140503 72000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16140503&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16140503&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16140490&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss Noise Rock Fri, 11 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Half Japanese on Rhapsody Online 16140490 tra.16140490 Half Japanese art.5865 0.0 Fire In The Sky alb.16139135 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/3/8/1348386_170x170.jpg 2006-11-07 00:00:00.0 1993-06-11 00:00:00.0 false This Could Be The Night tra.16140490 277000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16140490&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16140490&variant=data&rws=%2Fhalf-japanese%2Ftop-tracks.rss