Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Consumer GuideB+[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
Hot Press4/10[6]
Pitchfork6.8/10[7]
Playlouder[8]

Secret House Against the World is a studio album by Canadian hip hop musician Buck 65. It was released on WEA in 2005. The album features contributions from Tortoise, Gonzales, D-Styles, and Tim Rutili, among others.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Secret House Against the World received an average score of 71% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Mike Diver of Drowned in Sound gave the album an 8 out of 10, saying, "[Secret House Against the World's] obvious appeal lies entirely with its musical, or rather compositional, diversity."[4] He added: "There's so much to love here that the personal-preference flotsam can be forgotten, allowed to drift away into a realm of listener ignorance.[4] Sam Ubl of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, saying: "In the past Buck seemed unsure of how to spit over his most country-flavored beats; here he's completely at ease."[7] Meanwhile, Phil Udell of Hot Press gave the album a 4 out of 10, calling it "an incredibly difficult one to relate to or even enjoy."[6]

The Wire listed the album on the "2005 Rewind" list.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Rough House Blues"Buck 65Charles Austin, Graeme Campbell, Buck 652:27
2."Devil's Eyes"Rick of the SkinsRick of the Skins3:04
3."Le 65isme"Buck 65John Herndon, Buck 653:49
4."The Suffering Machine"Buck 65Buck 654:25
5."Surrender to Strangeness"Buck 65Buck 653:57
6."Kennedy Killed the Hat"Buck 65Buck 652:11
7."The Floor"Charles Bukowski, Buck 65Charles Austin, Graeme Campbell, Buck 653:29
8."Blood of a Young Wolf"Buck 65Buck 655:25
9."Drunk Without Drinking"Buck 65Buck 654:43
10."Blanc-Bec"Buck 65Buck 653:26
11."Corrugated Tin Facade"Buck 65Buck 654:14
12."Drawing Curtains"Buck 65Charles Austin, Graeme Campbell, Buck 653:57
13."Devil's Eyes (Piano Version)"Rick of the SkinsRick of the Skins3:26

Charts

Chart Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 180

References

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Juan (4 July 2006). "Bauchklang Has American Essence". The Gazette (Canada). Retrieved 4 November 2022. ...performing songs from his avant-pop album Secret House Against the World - a brave switcheroo from his country-rap breakthrough Talkin' Honky Blues - he hit home...
  2. ^ a b "Secret House Against The World by Buck 65". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Buck 65". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Diver, Mike (August 5, 2005). "Buck 65 - Secret House Against The World". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (July 29, 2005). "Buck 65, Secret House Against the World". The Guardian. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Udell, Phil (August 26, 2005). "Secret House Against The World". Hot Press. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Ubl, Sam (July 21, 2005). "Buck 65: Secret House Against the World". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  8. ^ Doran, John (August 4, 2005). "Secret House Against The World". Playlouder. Archived from the original on October 17, 2005. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "2005 Rewind". The Wire. December 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Buck 65 – Secret House Against The World". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_House_Against_the_World
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