Summary from 6 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Buck 65's catalog across 5 albums from 6 opinions, with an overall average of 7.2/10. The top-rated Buck 65 album is This Right Here Is Buck 65 (2005) with a 7.8/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Talkin' Honky Blues and Square. The discography on Wavelength spans 2002 to 2007.
Talkin' Honky Blues
“Buck 65 must like to make things difficult for himself. After developing a cult following in the underground with his *Language Arts* album series, some people may consider his second official record on Warner an attempt to discard his number and trade his U for an E. While Buck has somewhat forsaken his hip-hop roots for a more introspective, folk-rock approach, he still stands as the very same w”
This Right Here Is Buck 65
“Buck 65-- the Tom Waits of indie hip-hop-- makes his V2 debut.”
Square
“Buck 65's focus shifts from album to album. He started out creating personas on *Language Arts*, moved onto developing a distinct style (*Vertex*) and was last heard experimenting with drum 'n' bass rhythms-- and weird song structures-- on *Man Overboard*. Now the self-proclaimed "Ratfish" has shifted to a major label, and into a new, slightly contradictory focus: accessibility through the esoteri”
Secret House Against the World
“Buck 65 apparently doesn't have to be good-- he's that original. So original, in fact, that his fans overlook his flaws, namely that he's an average emcee and his lyrics can be terrible. For over a decade the Nova Scotia native (née Richard Terfry) has been storytelling in verse over twanged-out beats. This stylistic donnybrook-- one of hip-hop's most distinctive-- has been met with equal parts ap”
Situation
“Canadian rapper Buck 65's latest is a vivid, long look backward to 1957, an indication that many of our half-century-old absurdities and anxieties haven't dissipated.”
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