We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love is an album by the rock group Half Japanese, released in 1990.[3]
| We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, punk rock, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 40:51 | |||
| Label | Ralph/T.E.C.[1] | |||
| Half Japanese chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Content edit
There are six cover songs, including "Gloria," a song by the band Them famously covered and rewritten by Patti Smith. Two songs were co-written with Daniel Johnston: "Titanic" and "Hand Without a Body."
Critical reception edit
Trouser Press wrote that "with a rotating stack of fellow noisemakers, Jad manages to deliver some quietly cogent (if unexceptional) performances ('The Titanic,' 'All of Me,' 'Three Rings,' 'Secret' and a few others), but a sizable chunk of the record is unlistenably indulgent nonsense, noisy improvs in the musical sandbox."[4] Magnet counted the album as among the band's "most accessible, most listenable."[5]
Legacy edit
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana ranked it his 37th favorite album on his top 50 favorite albums list, published in Journals.[6][7][8]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Every Hour" | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Elevator Boy" | 2:21 |
| 3. | "Gloria" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Ear" | 1:34 |
| 5. | "The Titanic" | 1:50 |
| 6. | "Our Eyes" | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Spin" | 0:42 |
| 8. | "Up and Down" | 0:51 |
| 9. | "Run" | 1:53 |
| 10. | "All of Me" | 1:35 |
| 11. | "Hand Without a Body" | 1:00 |
| 12. | "Going Home" | 4:13 |
| 13. | "Three Rings" | 1:47 |
| 14. | "How Did You Know?" | 1:33 |
| 15. | "Then We Walk" | 0:13 |
| 16. | "Secret" | 2:16 |
| 17. | "Best" | 2:10 |
| 18. | "The House I Live In" | 1:01 |
| 19. | "Shanty Town" | 2:26 |
| 20. | "Everything Is Right" | 2:47 |
References edit
- ^ Marshall, Mary Ann (March 1991). "Underground". Spin. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Half Japanese: We Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ McGuinness, Paul. "HALF JAPANESE - VOLUME THREE: 1990- 1995". Record Collector. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Half Japanese". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Berkowitz, Kenny. "ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC: HALF JAPANESE'S "VOLUME 3, 1990-1995"". Magnet. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Kurt Cobain's Handwritten Top 50 Albums List".
- ^ "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm (2013). Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7603-4521-4.
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