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Loud is an album by the rock group Half Japanese.[4] It was released on the Armageddon label in 1981.

Loud
Studio album by Half Japanese
Released	1981
Genre	Punk rock, experimental rock, indie rock, art punk, lo-fi
Length	39:22
Label	Armageddon
Half Japanese chronology
1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts (1980) Loud (1981) Horrible (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10[3]

The album was the band's first release since the line-up was expanded with four new members (two saxophone players, a guitarist, and a drummer); it contains elements of free jazz.[1][5][6] The album includes a cover version of The Doors' "The Spy."[1][7]

It was reissued on compact disc in 2004 on Drag City, together with the Horrible EP, as Loud and Horrible.[8]

Critical reception

The Spin Alternative Record Guide called it "Half Jap's finest hour, and one of the ultimate recorded documents of inchoate teenage angst."[3]

Track listing

References

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