Sing No Evil

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Sing No Evil
Sing No Evil HalfJapanese.jpg
Studio album by
Half Japanese
Released1985
Genre Indie rock, punk rock, lo-fi
Length37:56
Label Iridescence
Half Japanese chronology
Our Solar System
(1984)		Sing No Evil
(1985)		 Music to Strip By
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau A− [2]

Sing No Evil is the fourth studio album by the rock group Half Japanese, released in 1984 by Iridescence. [3] [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Craig Marks, in the Spin Alternative Record Guide , wrote that the album "finds Half Jap brushing up against normalcy--traditional song structures, metaphorical lyrics--with uneven, if sometimes booming, results." [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Firecracker Firecracker"2:43
2."On the One Hand"3:28
3."Too Bad About Elizabeth"2:28
4."Dearest Darling"2:53
5."Sing No Evil"2:51
6."Double Trouble"2:07
7."Rub Every Muscle"1:50
8."Nicole Told Me"4:34
9."Tell Me I'm Wrong"2:11
10."Acupuncture"2:17
11."I Have a Secret"2:35
12."House of Voodoo"4:49
13."Ball and Chain"3:10

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References

  1. ↑ "Sing No Evil". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Half Japanese". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ "Half Japanese". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Buckley, Peter (July 14, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 175.
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