Album
Talkin' Honky Blues
2003 · Electronic, Hip Hop
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Talkin' Honky Blues is a Hip-Hop album by Buck 65, originally released in 2003. On Gatefold: 6 pressings tracked.
About
Talkin’ Honky Blues marks a stylistic turning point for Buck 65, blending hip hop with country, folk, and blues influence. It was produced by The Entity and includes contributions from Graeme Campbell, Charles Austin, Dale Murray on pedal steel guitar, and other. The album runs approximately 57 minutes with 18 track. The album won the 2004 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. Critics praised it for its inventive fusion: AllMusic described it as “a beat poetry album with hip hop beats” that borrows heavily from country instrumentation. Pitchfork noted Buck’s conscious shift toward folk-rap, framing the album as a mature evolution of his sound. Highlights include the “Riverbed” serie, which threads through several tracks as a thematic thread, storytelling about characters and events along a river. Songs like Sore, Tired Out, and Roses & Bluejays explore personal struggle, relationship, regret, and identity. Some tracks use vivid imagery and metaphoric writing to deepen the emotional weight of the verse. .
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Tracklist
- 1Leftfielder2:32
- 2Wicked and Weird3:42
- 3Riverbed, Pt. 11:48
- 4Sore4:19
- 5Protest2:51
- 6Riverbed, Pt. 22:50
- 7Exes2:51
- 8Roses and Blue Jays3:15
- 9Riverbed, Pt. 34:04
- 1050 Gallon Drum4:35
- 11Riverbed, Pt. 44:27
- 12463 (Radio Edit)4:26
- 13Riverbed, Pt. 51:24
- 14Killed By a Horse3:31
- 15Riverbed, Pt. 60:45
- 16Tired Out3:29
- 17Craftsmanship4:07
- 18Riverbed, Pt. 72:16
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Alternative Hip-Hop
- lo-fi
- melancholic
- storytelling
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andrew GlencrossKEYBOARDS
- Buck 65LYRICS BY, BEATS, TURNTABLES LYRICS BY, TURNTABLES
- Charles AustinGUITAR, PERFORMER GUITAR, STRINGS
- Dale MurrayGUITAR PEDAL STEEL GUITAR STEEL GUITAR
- Graeme CampbellCOMPUTER , SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER , COMPUTER
- Michael CatanoDRUMS
- Savant GardeFEATURING
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 6 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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