Honkey Kong (Boots Electric album)

Honkey Kong is a 2011 solo album by Eagles of Death Metal front man Jesse Hughes, under the pseudonym Boots Electric on Dangerbird Records. The album was released in September 2011, with the band playing their first live show one month prior. "Oh Girl", "Complexity" and "I Love You All the Thyme" were later reworked and released on Eagles of Death Metal's 2015 album Zipper Down (with the latter renamed "I Love You All the Time").

Personnel

 * Boots Electric – vocals, guitars (1–3, 6, 7, 10), bass (1, 2, 6–8), synthesizer (1), keyboards (4), production (1–3, 5, 6, 8–10), engineering, art and layout
 * Money Mark – organ (1, 5), piano (1, 2, 5, 6, 10), backing vocals (1, 2), guitar (2), synthesizer (2), keyboards (3, 6, 8, 9), vocals (6, 8), drums (9), production (1–3, 5, 6, 8–10), engineering
 * Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – synthesizers (1–4, 7, 8)
 * Tony Hoffer – synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 8), programming (3–5, 8), keyboards (7), production, mixing, engineering
 * Liela Moss – vocals (1, 8), drums (1)
 * Brian LeBarton – synthesizer (1, 2), keyboards (6, 8)
 * Norm Block – drums (1)
 * Brody Dalle-Homme – vocals (3)
 * Joey Castillo – drums (2, 3, 5, 6)
 * Joshua Homme – guitars (4)
 * Troy Van Leeuwen – guitars (4)
 * Claude Coleman, Jr. – guitars (4), drums (7)
 * Chris Reynolds – drums (4, 10), drum programming (4), production, engineering
 * Lizette Cardenaz – guitars (5), bass (3, 5–7, 10), piano (7)
 * Omar Omarito – vocals (6)
 * Juliette Lewis – vocals (8)
 * Howard Jones – vocals (9)
 * Jessy Greene – fiddle (10)

Reviews
mxdwn.com gave Honkey Kong a generally favorable review, saying "Despite what Hughes and fellow Eagles of Death Metal member have gone through in the past, the guy still manages to push fresh, exciting, music that sounds simply…effortless. When you’re pushing 40, maybe all you need is a 4/4 beat and a couple fun, life-assuring chords.". rocksound.tv had a mostly positive review, saying, "A blend of electronic beats, keyboard-heavy dance grooves and hip-shaking pop underpinned by distorted guitar lines, this is funky and enjoyable stuff. ‘Speed Demon’ sees his rock ‘n’ roll roots in full blossom, though things take a turn for the worse when he tries his hand at electro-baladry on ‘No Fun’."