Sing No Evil

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Sing No Evil
Sing No Evil HalfJapanese.jpg
Studio album by
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 1985 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.