Sing No Evil is the fourth studio album by the rock group Half Japanese, released in 1985 by Iridescence.[3][4]
| Sing No Evil | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, punk rock, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 37:56 | |||
| Label | Iridescence | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
Critical reception
editCraig 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
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Sing No Evil". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Half Japanese". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Half Japanese". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (July 14, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 175.