Fair, Jad: 100 Songs (a Master Class In Songwriting) (Vinyl LP)

There are plenty of performers who rock critics describe by using the label primitive, but few if any can hold a candle to the greatest American rock primitive Jad Fair. With his wildly influential band Half Japanese or as a solo performer, Fair has constructed a prolific and extremely interesting career. He writes and records songs that display an uncomplicated emotional directness, unselfconscious charm and warmth, and a genial simplicity that is beyond words. From Jad: I set a goal for myself to release 100 albums in a year's time. I was able to pass that mark. I released over 150 albums. This album is a best of compilation of the songs recorded that year. It's 100 songs chosen from 160 albums. Worm Boy, Star, We Have to, Our Now Is Forever, We Made Ourselves a Promise, Not the Same No More, The Love Club, Rising Star, Garbage Man, Zombies Walk the Earth, Too Late, Together We Will, Witch, It Is Them, Choose Your Own Future, Embrace Love, June or July, All Around Us, Sunshine Happiness, No Secret, Day in the Sun, Whenever, Ghost of Frankenstein, Apple Pear and Peach, Curses, Love Love, So Far So Good, The House, Wonderful, Son of a Gun, Stupid Kicks, Perfectly Dreadful, Them, Coffee, Run Away Home, Even Smaller, You and Me, Vicious Circle, Hear the Call, Our Eyes, Time for Love, The Laughing Monster, Invigorate Your Life, Got It Made, Stayed at Home, The Invasion, Honey Bear, Open the Door, On My Palm, Not Too Late, Night of the Devil Bat, Slime, Safety Net, Chase Away, Only One, Afraid of Nothing, Life in the Suburbs, It's Wonderful, Mission Accomplished, True Love Is Here, Spinning Around, Your Wish, The Moth Man, Make the Pieces Fit, What Else Is New?, It's Alive, One Thing Only, The Welcome Mat, Sunshine, Out There, No One Knows for Sure, Our Way, Listen to the Birds, What Can We Do?, Viva Love, Alright, Two of a Kind, Pale Green Pants, The Word Yes, The Vampires Are Back, The Biggest Big, In It's Net, Over Our Heads, Without a Clue, Haunted Home, He Has His Nerve, The Knack, The Junk Pile, Probably Alright, Shrunken Head, Haunted Hill, How It's Done, In the Eyes, Invading Our Planet, Why?, Better Good Times, Right from the Start, Flashing Lights, Magic, It's Alright