Vietnam
2009 · Hyena HYN 9374 · USA
- Artist
- Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle
- Title
- Vietnam
- Release
- Rock Star Bench Press
- Year
- 2009
- Label
- Hyena # HYN 9374
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Rock · Psychedelic Rock
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle, a funk group led by Mike Dillon - born in San Antonio, Texas. They released a cover of the Minutemen's song "Vietnam" (Hyena Records # HYN 9374), discussed above, which attacked US domino theory policy.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle was the band formed in 2006 by the American percussionist, vibraphonist, bandleader and vocalist Mike Dillon (born in San Antonio, Texas), with the drummer Go-Go Ray, the bassist and vocalist J.J. Jungle, and other alumni of Dillon's earlier Dallas group Billy Goat. Dillon had performed in the 1980s with the Dallas and Denton band Ten Hands and led Billy Goat through the 1990s, and is also known for his work with Critters Buggin, Garage A Trois and Les Claypool's Fancy Band. The group issued two albums for Hyena Records, 'Battery Milk' (HYN 9354, 2007) and 'Rock…