Zabagabee:Barnes & Barnes

Artist: Barnes & Barnes

Date Released: 1987

Label: Rhino

Produced By: Barnes & Barnes

Tracklisting: CD/LP Version: (Tracks 17-21 only available on CD issue.)
 * 1) Fish Heads
 * 2) Blithering
 * 3) Soak It Up
 * 4) Ah A
 * 5) Boogie Woogie Amputee
 * 6) Life Is Safer When You're Sleeping
 * 7) Unfinished Business
 * 8) Pussy Whipped
 * 9) What's New Pussycat
 * 10) Party In My Pants
 * 11) Don't You Wanna Go To The Moon
 * 12) Pizza Face
 * 13) Love Tap
 * 14) I Don't Remember Tomorrow
 * 15) Cemetary Girls
 * 16) When You Die (new version)
 * 17) Swallow My Love
 * 18) Something's In The Bag
 * 19) Cats
 * 20) Loch Ness Lady
 * 21) The Ballad Of Jim Joy

VHS:
 * Fish Heads
 * Soak It Up
 * Ah A
 * Party In My Pants
 * Pizza Face
 * Love Tap
 * When You Die (new version)
 * A Power Play (uncredited/instrumental version over credits)
 * Boogie Woogie Amputee (clip)

Review: The first best-of by Barnes & Barnes, and for a long time, the only place to get any of their music on CD. It's a pretty good mix, a little light on Sicks, but that album had just come out, which probably explains that. Like the much later Yeah., this would have quite a few unreleased songs. It's very out of print, and for a while, it was the only place to find songs like the outstanding "Blithering", but all of the exclusive tracks have made it out on the Amazing Adult Fantasy and Sicks reissues, so this is redundant (which works, as, hey, it's hard to find). The only thing this has that the other CDs don't is a lyric sheet. But does that make it worth it? I don't know. The VHS, on the other hand, is not redundant, as it's currently the only place to see the excellent Barnes & Barnes short films (some of which are award winning!). The videos are intercut with interviews about the Barnes & Barnes mythology, featuring the little bit of lie (Barnes & Barnes did not play an acoustic set at Woodstock) with a little bit of truth (Barnes & Barnes DID work with Rosemary Clooney). The interviews are with Dr. Demento, Wild Man Fischer, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Booji Boy, America among many others. This is actually not out-of-print, but a bit difficult to find, regardless. However, it's DEFINITELY worth picking up to see Barnes & Barnes' innovative videos. - Rev. Syung Myung Me