Songs in the Key of Bree is the debut album by 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 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 California, Nevada and Arizona, and saw its regional following swell in numbers. After a gig supporting Skankin' Pickle

Skankin' Pickle

Skankin' Pickle was an American ska punk band formed in San Jose, California that was active from 1989 to 1996.-Biography:Skankin' Pickle first formed in December 1988, made up of students from Westmont High School and Los Gatos High School. The band played their first show on April 28, 1989,...

, the band was encouraged by then-sax-player Mike "Bruce Lee" Park

Mike Park

Mike Park is a Korean American musician and progressive activist. His musical ventures include Skankin' Pickle for whom he both played the saxophone and sang, The Chinkees, The Bruce Lee Band, and most recently an acoustic solo project under his own name...

 to start touring. Booking agents told the band they would need to have a CD released before they should consider touring nationally, so they promptly entered the studio. During the recording process, Immune Records offered to release the album through a two-year licensing deal, and one week after the album's release, Buck-O-Nine began its first national tour, filling the support slot on the "Skamaggedon" tour, opening up for ska veterans Gangster Fun and MU330

MU330

MU330 are a ska punk band from St. Louis, Missouri.Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "Psycho Ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism...

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The Irish Drinking Song from Songs in the Key of Bree is sometimes mistakenly credited as "Drink and Fight" by Flogging Molly, The Bouncing Souls or Dropkick Murphys. Although Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys are known for playing similar types of songs, that particular song was written and recorded by Buck-O-Nine. There is a Canadian band called Mudmen who wrote a song called "Drink and Fight."

Track listing

1. "Barfly" - 2:59
2. "More Than Your Eyes Can See" - 3:22
3. "Poorboy" - 2:51
4. "Few Too Many" - 3:03
5. "Tool" - 2:31
6. "Nite Lite" - 2:48
7. "I Can't Believe" - 3:01
8. "Irish Drinking Song" - 1:58
9. "King of the Box" - 2:43
10. "She's Fat" - 2:08
11. "Ah Yeah" - 2:43
12. "Happy Stay" - 2:04
13. "Voice in My Head" - 3:43
14. "New Generation" - 2:45
15. "I Don't Wanna Be No (J.B.J.)" - 3:23
16. "Sappy Love Song" - 3:22
17. "I Don't Seem to Care" - 4:39
18. "True or False" - 2:50
19. "Voice in My Head '96" - 3:09

Performance

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

Production

• Produced by Jeff Forest and Buck-O-Nine
• Engineered and mixed by Jeff Forest at DoubleTime Studios, San Diego, California