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Buck 65

Talkin' Honky Blues

WEA QS133 1-464913  2013 2X12" 33rpm (Canada)

AllMusic: It's accepted practice to regard Buck 65 as a hip-hop artist, but there's very little in common between most modern hip-hop and Talkin' Honky Blues -- the album title itself is a dead giveaway. Instead of jazzy or funky backing tracks, most of the tracks here crib heavily from country, which is where the "honky" comes in: this is the sort of thing that Buck 65 grew up with and what influenced him. Lyrically, the material is very much of a sort -- old cars, old trash, old boats, and Buck's old man -- and in the end the whole thing is more reminiscent of Tom Waits for the hip-hop crowd, or at the very outside, a beat poetry album with hip hop beats. That's because there's a lot of time spent on the words; even when you're not quite sure about some of the specifics, Buck has a real knack for drawing a picture, sketching out sketchy characters, and filling out the dark corners of both houses and relationships. There was more time spent on this album than on the earlier releases -- nearly a year instead of the usual two weeks, according to the video found on the enhanced portion of the album -- and Buck actually had a band with him in the studio when these tracks were laid down (instead of relying solely on his turntables and production skills). That extra time and input have paid off. "Wicked and Weird" is told from the perspective of someone who's been on the road too long and plans to be there for a little longer; "Roses and Bluejays" looks at the similarities between father and son, including the good, the bad and the weird; most poignant is "Tired Out," where Buck reflects on the aftermath of cheating on a girlfriend. Buck 65's approach does get samey over the course of the album, though (and really, with seven of the album's 18 cuts revisiting the "Riverbed" theme, maybe variety isn't the intention), making the standouts more like the rest stops along the way. After all, even if you like going on road trips, sometimes you have to pull over to the side for a rest.

Tracklist
A1 Leftfielder
Producer [Uncredited] – Jorun Bombay
2:32
A2 Wicked And Weird 3:42
A3 Riverbed 1 1:48
A4 Sore 4:19
B1 Protest
Producer [Uncredited] – Jorun Bombay
2:51
B2 Riverbed 2 2:50
B3 Exes 2:51
B4 Roses And Bluejays 3:15
B5 Riverbed 3 4:04
C1 50 Gallon Drum
Producer [Uncredited] – Jorun Bombay
4:35
C2 Riverbed 4 4:27
C3 463 4:26
C4 Riverbed 5 1:24
D1 Killed By A Horse 3:31
D2 Riverbed 6 0:45
D3 Tired Out 3:29
D4 Craftsmanship 4:07
D5 Riverbed 7 2:16

Copyright (c) – Warner Music Canada Ltd
Recorded At – Ultramagnetic Studios
Mixed At – Ultramagnetic Studios
Manufactured By – Warner Music Canada Co.
Distributed By – Warner Music Canada Co.

A&R – Jenn Hirst, Steve Blair
Backing Band [Featuring] – The Savant Guard
Computer [Other Computer Stuff], Synthesizer [Midi] – Graeme Campbell
Design, Art Direction, Illustration – Jenn McIntyre
Drums – Michael Catano
Guitar, Performer [Stringed Things] – Charles Austin
Keyboards [Keys] – Andrew Glencross
Layout – Patrick Duffy
Lyrics By, Producer [Beats], Turntables – Buck 65
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By, Recorded By – Buck 65, Charles Austin, Graeme Campbell
Photography By – Ingram Barss, Jenn McIntyre
Producer – The Entity
Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Dale Murray
Written-By – Buck 65, T.O.A.B. La Rone

Recorded and mixed at Ultramagnetic Studios, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

Though uncredited in the liner notes, Rich Terfry (a.k.a. Buck 65) has stated in interviews that Jorun provided beats for tracks 1, 5 and 10, and two other beats that were unused in the album.
 

Two LPs are NEAR MINT, in paper sleeves in a wide-mouth hard card picture sleeve in NEAR MINT condition

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