Greatest Hits (Half Japanese album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American lo-fi band Half Japanese, released in 1995 on Safe House Records. The album gathers tracks from various points in the band's history, showcasing their distinctive and often deliberately amateurish sound. It provides a condensed overview of Half Japanese's career up to that point, highlighting the songwriting of brothers Jad and David Fair. Greatest Hits is not a collection of commercially successful songs (as Half Japanese is not a commercially successful band), but rather a selection of tracks deemed significant or representative of their unique aesthetic by the band or the label. The tracklist spans different albums and singles, making it a useful introduction for new listeners interested in exploring the band's discography. The album is considered a good representation of Half Japanese's off-kilter approach to rock music, characterized by deliberately out-of-tune vocals, rudimentary instrumentation, and unconventional song structures.