Secret House Against the World

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Secret House Against the World
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Studio album by
Buck 65
ReleasedJuly 26, 2005 (2005-07-26)
Genre
Length48:32
Label WEA
Producer Graeme Campbell, Charles Austin, Buck 65
Buck 65 chronology
This Right Here Is Buck 65
(2005)		Secret House Against the World
(2005)		Strong Arm
(2006)
Singles from Secret House Against the World
  1. "Kennedy Killed the Hat"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Devil's Eyes"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Consumer Guide B+ [3]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Hot Press 4/10 [6]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [7]
Playlouder Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [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.

Contents

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 65 John 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

ChartPeak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [10] 180

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References

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  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Ubl, Sam (July 21, 2005). "Buck 65: Secret House Against the World". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Buck 65 – Secret House Against The World". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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