Secret House Against The World
by Buck 65
  • Record Label: Warner
  • Release Date: Aug 1, 2005
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11

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  1. AlanR
    Sep 24, 2005
    10
    People fear what they don't understand...pussies.
  2. MathieuM
    Sep 25, 2005
    9
    This is a really great album. One step further in the folk/rap fusion thant the album before. I really loved it.
  3. [Anonymous]
    Aug 21, 2005
    9
    One of the best albums of the years. The Floor is one of the most touching songs I've ever heard.
  4. WilliamH
    Sep 23, 2005
    10
    My favourite album yet, they seem to always get better. Definitely a lot more experimental compared to his last two albums, but I think he's going in the right direction, with a combination of his old gritty stylings and the deep emotional music that he's using now. Im not sure I make sense, but I think if you're a fan and you listen to it, you'll understand.
  5. AdamB
    Nov 22, 2005
    9
    Buck has never belonged solely in the "hip-hop" genre. His early work was merely an immature shadow of what he has become. There must always be room for change without complaint, and Buck's newest album is artistically done, with interesting metaphors mixed with a hard edged, gritty voice. The fact that he actually sings on 'Devil's Eyes' astounded me. Buy this album.
  6. MikeC
    Sep 27, 2005
    10
    Awesome!! Go Canada

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Uncut
    40
    Buck's monotone and his lack of truly cutting statements make this a dour experience. [Sep 2005, p.100]
  2. The Wire
    90
    Buck's refusal to recognise musical boundaries and his instinctive ability to pick out elements that work together--sometimes surprisingly so--have given us a genre-bending album of high artistic vision, spit and grit. [#258, p.52]
  3. cokemachineglow
    70
    Pick out the antihero tracks and one or two missteps and you have every Beck album (no typo) crammed into one disc with more wit and charm and weird science and heartache than that dude’s cumulative catalogue.
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