Vietnam is a
rock,
post-punk and
new wave band from
Atlanta, Georgia on
Scared Records. Vietnam first appeared at the dawn of a new decade—the 80's, and ushered in a fresh era of music to the Atlanta new wave scene. Embraced by the early 80's cavalcade of Athens bands such as
R.E.M.,
Pylon,
Method Actors,
Love Tractor, etc., Vietnam wowed the patrons of the legendary 688 club, 40 Watt club, and the
Agora Ballroom. Their first performance was opening for
Public Image Ltd. in April 1980, and the next year they played the Noise Fest in New York, appearing on the ZG compilation release of the same name along with
Sonic Youth,
Glenn Branca,
Y Pants and others. They released their first full-length album on Scared Records in 2004, Past Away.
Current members
Stan Satin: lead vocals, saxophone, percussion
David Dean: drums, backing vocals, moog synthesiser, steel drum, percussion
David Watkins: drums, percussion
Laurie G-Force: bass, backing vocals
Ken Schenck: electric guitar
Previous members
Drew Davidson: electric guitar
Tim Hunter: bass, drums, synthesizer
Sue Garner: synthesizer, b.vocals, congas, steel drum
