LOUD AND HORRIBLE

"Catalog #: DC 270CD "Most of the music found on Loud and Horrible hasn't seen release on compact disc -- until now. Having self-released a 7" EP in the original year punk broke (1977), Half Japanese released their LP 'debut' in 1980, a 3-LP, 50-song opus called 1/2Gentlemen/Not Beasts. With this massive achievement under their belt, they began to evolve into more of a band. Rehearsing at their home in Uniontown, Maryland with a growing group of other musicians, they developed the songs and sound of Loud. And 'loud' is one word that will definitely describe your initial impression of this CD. The pure power of the rock on both Loud and Horrible may strike the uninitiated as utter chaos. However, as Byron Coley".