The Band That Would Be King

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The Band That Would Be King
The Band That Would Be KingHalfJapanese.jpg
Studio album by
Half Japanese
Released1989
GenreIndie rock, punk rock, lo-fi
Length46:17
Label50 Skidillion Watts[1]
ProducerKramer[2]
Half Japanese chronology
Charmed Life
(1988) 		The Band That Would Be King
(1989) 		We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Robert ChristgauB-[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[4]
Pitchfork(8.6/10)[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[6]

The Band That Would Be King is an album released by the Maryland rock group Half Japanese.[1][7] It was also their third and last studio album released on their label, 50 Skidillion Watts.[8]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press wrote that "a lot of the songs are fragmentary, and the music — a sloppy mess of guitars, harmonica and saxophones — sounds largely improvised, but a few tunes ('Some Things Last a Long Time,' 'Postcard from Far Away,' etc.) are genuinely delightful."[8]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Open Your Eyes/Close Your Eyes"1:08
2."Daytona Beach"1:47
3."Lucky Star"2:21
4."Some Things Last a Long Time"2:20
5."My Most Embarrassing Moment"0:49
6."Buried Treasure"1:05
7."Open Book"1:00
8."Little Records"1:17
9."Deadly Alien Spawn"2:36
10."Postcard from Far Away"1:38
11."Ventriloquism Made Easy"0:42
12."Something in the Wind"0:38
13."Bingo's Not His Nam-o"1:19
14."Put Some Sugar on It"2:47
15."What More Can I Do?"1:24
16."Brand New Moon"1:36
17."Another World"1:34
18."Every Word Is True"1:20
19."I Live for Love"2:06
20."Werewolf"1:30
21."Ride Ride Ride"0:31
22."Sugarcane"2:31
23."I Wish I May"1:32
24."Ashes on the Ground"2:41
25."Curse of the Doll People"0:33
26."Horseshoes"2:11
27."Bluebirds"1:39
28."Frankenstein Meets Billy the Kid"0:56
29."My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"1:11
30."Africans Built the Pyramids"1:35

(last three only mentioned on label, not on the sleeve)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Jenkins, Mark (September 13, 1989). "THE REMAINING HALF OF HALF JAPANESE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Half Japanese". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "The Band That Would Be King - Half Japanese | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 74.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ Masters, Mark (February 2, 2015). "Half Japanese - The Band That Would Be King". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  6. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 174.
  7. ^ Buckley, Peter (August 10, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Half Japanese". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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