My Country II

My Country II
Studio album by Dan Bern & the IJBC
Released	August 31, 2004 (2004-08-31)
Genre	Folk rock
Length	34:05
Label	Messenger
Dan Bern & the IJBC chronology
Fleeting Days (2003) My Country II (2004) Breathe (2006)

My Country II: Music To Beat Bush By is an album by folk rock singer-songwriter Dan Bern and his band the International Jewish Banking Conspiracy (or IJBC), released August 31, 2004 on Messenger Records. It consists of songs performed by Bern calling for George W. Bush to be defeated in the 2004 presidential election.

Reviews

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Hot Press	(favorable) [2]
No Depression	(favorable) [3]
Paste	(favorable) [4]
Slant Magazine	[5]
Uncut	3/5 [6]
The Village Voice	[7]

Slant Magazine 's Sal Cinquemani gave My Country II 3.5 out of 5 stars, writing that Bern "shoots his dissent straight from the hip—lest we forget that folk music was the first punk rock." ^[5] In another favorable review, Hot Press 's Phil Udell described the album's music as "Country music with a sense of righteousness and a sense of humour." ^[2]

Track listing

1. President – 7:36
2. Sammy’s Bat – 4:19
3. Tyranny – 4:38
4. Ostrich Town – 5:00
5. After the Parade – 3:11
6. My Country II – 3:06
7. The Torn Flag (originally by Pete Seeger) – 2:17
8. Bush Must Be Defeated – 3:58

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "My Country II Review". AllMusic .
2. Udell, Phil (November 10, 2004). "My Country II". Hot Press .
3. Himes, Geoffrey (August 31, 2004). "Dan Bern & the IJBC - My Country II". No Depression .
4. Altman, Billy (October 1, 2004). "Dan Bern - My Country II". Paste .
5. Cinquemani, Sal (September 8, 2004). "My Country II Review". Slant Magazine .
6. "Dan Bern – My Country II". Uncut . December 1, 2004.
7. Christgau, Robert (September 14, 2004). "Inter-Century Freundschaft". The Village Voice .