This Right Here Is Buck 65
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | January 25, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 46:54 | |||
| Label | V2 | |||
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This Right Here Is Buck 65 is a compilation album by Canadian hip hop musician Buck 65. It was released on V2 Records in 2005.
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5[3] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Spin | A−[10] |
| The Village Voice | A−[11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 14 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]
Suzanne Ely of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of "A−", commenting that "this oddly captivating country-rap hybrid of an album suggests we're entering a new frontier in hip-hop, with Buck as the foremost pioneer."[5] Matthew Murphy of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, writing, "though the album probably serves as an accurate snapshot of his headspace at one fixed point in time, the mercurial nature of Buck's talents have fated this to seem as yet another transitional work."[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bandits" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "B. Sc." | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Cries a Girl" | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Wicked and Weird" | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Centaur" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Roses and Bluejays" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Out of Focus" | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Talking Fishing Blues" | 3:04 |
| 9. | "463" | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Pants on Fire" | 5:11 |
| 11. | "Phil" | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Craftsmanship" | 4:07 |
| 13. | "The Abandoned Cars of Inverness County (El Dorado)" (hidden track) | 2:45 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Buck 65 – vocals, turntables, production
- Andrew Glencross – keyboards
- Dale Murray – pedal steel guitar
- Charles Austin – guitar, instruments, production, recording, engineering, mixing
- Graeme Campbell – keyboards, sequencer, programming, effects, edits, production, recording, engineering, mixing
- Michael Catano – drums, recording assistance, engineering assistance
- J. LaPointe – mixing (9)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Reviews for This Right Here Is Buck 65 by Buck 65". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Bush, John. "This Right Here Is Buck 65 – Buck 65". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Buck 65: This Right Here Is Buck 65". Alternative Press. No. 198. January 2005. p. 114.
- ^ Catucci, Nick (March 2005). "Buck 65: This Right Here Is Buck 65". Blender. No. 34. p. 137. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Ely, Suzanne (January 21, 2005). "Buck 65: This Right Here Is Buck 65". Entertainment Weekly. No. 802. p. 89.
- ^ a b Murphy, Matthew (January 23, 2005). "Buck 65: This Right Here Is Buck 65". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Wheaton, Robert (January 13, 2005). "Buck 65: This Right Here Is Buck 65". PopMatters. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Ringen, Jonathan (February 24, 2005). "Buck 65: This Right Here Is Buck 65". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 17, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (February 24, 2005). "Buck 65: This Right Here Is Buck 65". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Harris, Keith (February 2005). "Buck 65: This Right Here Is Buck 65". Spin. Vol. 21, no. 2. pp. 88–91. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (February 8, 2005). "Consumer Guide: Harmonies and Abysses". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
External links
[edit]- This Right Here Is Buck 65 at Discogs (list of releases)
