Our Solar System
| Our Solar System | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, punk rock, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 40:11 | |||
| Label | Iridescence | |||
| Half Japanese chronology | ||||
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Our Solar System is an album by the rock group Half Japanese, released in 1984 by Iridescence.[1][2][3]
It was reissued by Drag City in 2000.[4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| Robert Christgau | B[6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 5/10[8] |
The album received mixed to fair reviews. The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that "the playing is often too drowsy" and that "David's continued fear/objectification of women grows less cute by the minute."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dance When I Say Dance" | 1:48 |
| 2. | "Girl Athletes" | 2:12 |
| 3. | "Because I Love You" | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Danger Danger Rachel Lang" | 0:58 |
| 5. | "E.S.P." | 3:31 |
| 6. | "Classical Music" | 0:38 |
| 7. | "You're Gonna Miss Me" | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Little Girls Have to Be Home Early" | 1:03 |
| 9. | "Too Much Adrenalin" | 1:32 |
| 10. | "Fire to Burn" | 2:34 |
| 11. | "Rhonda" | 0:30 |
| 12. | "Electricity Respect" | 2:55 |
| 13. | "Knocked Down on the Dancefloor" | 1:21 |
| 14. | "European Son" | 2:53 |
| 15. | "There's a Girl" | 0:51 |
| 16. | "Hall of the Mountain King/Louie Louie" | 3:24 |
| 17. | "Young Hearts Break" | 1:41 |
| 18. | "Did You Miss Me" | 2:32 |
| 19. | "Thing with a Hook" | 2:53 |
Personnel
- David Fair
- Jad Fair
References
- ^ "Half Japanese". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Half Japanese". All Tomorrow's Parties.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (November 13, 1998). "Jad Fair: 'Strange but True'". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Half Japanese Our Solar System". Drag City.
- ^ "Our Solar System". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Half Japanese: Our Solar System". Robert Christgau.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. Oxford University Press. p. 74.
- ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 174–175.