Barfly is the second album from Buck-O-Nine

Buck-O-Nine

Buck-O-Nine is an American ska punk band which was formed in San Diego in 1991. The band has toured internationally and released several albums and e.p.'s, as well as appearing on compilations and film soundtracks. During the mid-to-late 1990s, they experienced mainstream success with the release...

, originally released in 1995 on Taang! Records. The album contains several cover songs that influenced the band's individual members. The cover songs were narrowed down from a list of seven possible cover songs the band had rehearsed and performed live, having originally been picked round-robin

Round-robin

The term round-robin was originally used to describe a document signed by multiple parties in a circle to make it more difficult to determine the order in which it was signed, thus preventing a ringleader from being identified...

 style. The album is fleshed out with original songs written after the release of Songs in the Key of Bree

Songs in the Key of Bree

Songs in the Key of Bree is the debut album by Buck-O-Nine, originally released in 1994 on Immune Records, and subsequently re-released on Taang! Records in 1996. This album consists of many of the songs that the band wrote over a period of two years as it played numerous gigs in Southern...

. Barfly was released within a relatively short time after Songs in the Key of Bree, in part because the band was anxious to have a release available that would see wider distribution than the first album was gaining.

Track listing

1. "Callin' in Sick"
2. "On a Mission"
3. "Pass the Dutchie
   Pass the Dutchie
   "Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September and October 1982.-Background:...
   
   " (Musical Youth
   Musical Youth
   Musical Youth are a British reggae band. The group originally formed in 1979 at Duddeston Manor School in Birmingham, UK. They are best remembered for their successful 1982 Grammy-nominated single, "Pass the Dutchie". The group featured two sets of brothers, Kelvin and Michael Grant, plus Junior...
   
    cover)
4. "Teenagers from Mars" (The Misfits cover)
5. "Water in My Head"
6. "Wrong 'Em Boyo" (The Clash
   The Clash
   The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
   
    cover)
7. "Away"
8. "Full Metal Bree"
9. "Junior"
10. "Still Remains"
11. "Sound System" (Operation Ivy
    Operation Ivy (band)
    Operation Ivy was an American ska punk band that formed in Berkeley, California, and was often credited with spurring the 1990s punk revival in California. It is well-known as one of the first bands to "mix" hardcore punk with elements of ska, known as ska-core...
    
    cover)
12. "Barfly"
13. "Bonus Track"

Performance

• Jon Pebsworth - Vocals
• Jonas Kleiner - Guitar
• Dan Albert - Trombone
• Anthony Curry - Trumpet
• Craig Yarnold - Alto Sax
• Scott Kennerly - Bass
• Steve Bauer - Drums

Production

• Engineered and mixed by Jeff Forest at DoubleTime Studios, San Diego, California