Talkin' Honky Blues is a studio album by Canadian hip hop musician Buck 65. It was released on WEA in 2003. The album won the 2004 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year.
Critical reception Sean Carruthers of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "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." He described it as "a beat poetry album with hip hop beats." Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.6 out of 10, saying, "[Buck 65] has discovered a happy medium between folk and rap, turning his initial disdain for the lack of innovation in hip-hop into a more diverse sound." Terry Sawyer of PopMatters named it the best album of 2003.
In 2005, Jason Richards of Now called it "[Buck 65's] most accessible album". In 2007, Dan Weiss of Stylus Magazine placed it at number 6 on the "Top 10 Alt-Country Greats Not Recorded by Uncle Tupelo" list.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Buck 65 – lyrics, beats, turntables, recording, mixing Graeme Campbell – MIDI, other computer stuff, recording, mixing Charles Austin – guitar, stringed things, recording, mixing Dale Murray – pedal steel guitar Andrew Glencross – keyboards Michael Catano – drums Bob Ludwig – mastering Jenn McIntyre – art direction, design, illustration Ingram Barss – photography Jenn McIntyre – photography Patrick Duffy – layout Jenn Hirst – A&R Steve Blair – A&R
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