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. 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.
  2. Steve
    Nov 4, 2005
    3
    This album is lacking. What happened? The man could fashion words together in ways that boggle the mind. This album is country trip-hop. There are sounds create the eqivalent of bad punk, and rips of Cash. I still dig some of the beats, the minor, and live recordings... even when they are loops. The album also includes a female vocalist that was well, she could go back to what she was This album is lacking. What happened? The man could fashion words together in ways that boggle the mind. This album is country trip-hop. There are sounds create the eqivalent of bad punk, and rips of Cash. I still dig some of the beats, the minor, and live recordings... even when they are loops. The album also includes a female vocalist that was well, she could go back to what she was doing and decay. "Hip-Hop ruined my life"? nawww, you ain't hip-hop no more. Maybe if i OD on drugs i could understand it better, until i enter that state save your money. out… Expand
  3. MikeC
    Sep 27, 2005
    10
    Awesome!! Go Canada
  4. 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.
  5. AlanR
    Sep 24, 2005
    10
    People fear what they don't understand...pussies.
  6. 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.
  7. aurelies
    Sep 21, 2005
    1
    Lyrically poor and silly, smells false confession. Seeks the sympathy from listener, complains too much. Musically appaling, especially on the rock songs.
  8. [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.

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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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