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Track Listings
| 1. Intro |
| 2. 1957 |
| 3. Dang |
| 4. Lipstick |
| 5. Shutter Buggin’ |
| 6. Spread ‘Em |
| 7. Ho-Boys |
| 8. Way Back When |
| 9. Cop Shades |
| 10. The Beatific |
| 11. Mr. Nobody |
| 12. The Rebel |
| 13. Benz |
| 14. Heatwave |
| 15. The Outskirts |
| 16. White Bread |
Product Description
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Part poet, part lefty-observationalist, Buck 65 spits rhymes that consistently comment on society’s rights and wrongdoings. His 11th CD--focusing largely on 1957, the year that the Beat Generation was born--is no different in its approach. The horns and background sounds on “Spread ‘Em” reek of Dragnet as Buck growls out a verbal strip search, while the Bettie Page tale (“Lipstick”) finds him singing, “My favorite record’s Rumble by Link Wray,” with the perfectly subtle amount of Wray-style vibrato guitar. In a lot of ways, while Buck and his DJ--the extremely talented Skratch Bastid--are unequivocally rooted in hip-hop, many of the musical styles on Situation come from decades past. “Cop Shades” mixes ‘60s soul with ‘70s horns, while “The Beatific” makes reference to Charlie Parker and the music of ‘80s band the Motels. Like a high-intensity video game, there’s no time to stop, look around, and take in the beauty or ugliness in any Buck 65 song; he fires words with such speed that there is no one ‘hook’ or chorus on the disc that remotely resembles hit-radio material. However, that heady lyrical style has brought him a dedicated fan base and--after 15 years as a recording artist--still renders his music full of interesting and edifying qualities. --Denise Sheppard
Album Description
Buck 65 was on the tip of everyone's tongues in 2005 with his critically acclaimed record, This Right Here Is Buck 65, lauded by Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, Blender, the New York Times, CMJ, Alternative Press, URB, XLR8R, Remix, and Magnet, among others. While Buck found great success in America, his label V2 was on its last legs and, following his record's release, folded. While waiting to get through the red tape, he made a record with Tortoise (which saw no American release), moved to Paris, fell in love, scored a film, won a Juno (he also co-hosted said awards show with Pamela Anderson), and toured the globe. He settled in after all that and made his most realized work yet - Situation. Strange Famous Records is a new endeavor from renowned musician and savvy businessman, Sage Francis. Sage Francis and Buck 65 were reputed foes for a time; the two are now good friends and Sage Francis, as Buck 65's biggest advocate, lobbied to release Situation in the United States on his label. With its basis centered around the many defining events of 1957, Situation recognizes the true creation of underground and independent culture that happened 50 years ago and the enticing idea that we are on the cusp of a similar renaissance. And while Buck 65's music truly defines its own genre, Situation is a raw and powerful return to classic hip-hop delivered in Buck 65's seasoned style.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
BUCK 65 - "Situation",
By Paul S. Power "Music Reviewer" (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Situation (Audio CD)
Buck 65 is an enigma rolled up in a blanket of eclectic styles. Hailing from Mount Uniacke, this genre-crossing musician received kudos from The New York Times, Spin magazine and Rolling Stone, to name a few, as the hot property in 2005 with his album "This Right Here is Buck 65" but the bottom fell out when the record label he was on went the way of the Dodo bird. What did Richard Terfry (aka-Buck 65) do? He went to Paris (forgive the pun Jimmy Buffett) and met a girl, made music, recorded and toured. This CD is his latest offering of what has been tagged "alternative rap".To me one of the major things that Buck 65 has in common with K-OS is that you short-change both of them by saying they're Hip Hop artists. They are so much more than that and even though they have roots in that genre, both have transcended the limitations of that music style and have created a genre of music that follows it's own unique and individual path. Case in point? This album is inspired by the cultural happenings in 1957; frisbees, Tang, nuclear testing, China, a serial killer and so much more, all detailed in the CD's second track "1957". The next song "Dang" is dang hot, sounding as if it came from a Quentin Tarantino movie and most people will be familiar with the samples used from The Incredible Bongo Band. Do yourself a favour and check out the awesome video for the song posted on You Tube. There are 16 tracks here, all killer-no filler. "Lipstick" is as slick as it's namesake,"The Outskirts" is pretty much brilliant,"The Beatific", with its Doors-like keyboards, drips "groovy", and "Shutter Buggin" is almost too hot to handle with its super sexy and risqué subject matter. You can't pigeonhole a CD like this; all you can do is hope to provide a decent description by using relevant adjectives; groovy, one of a kind, rebel rousing, etc. Buck 65 may very well be the most creatively unique and innovative musician to ever come from Nova Scotia.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than 'Secret House,' not up there with 'Talkin Honky Blues',
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This review is from: Situation (Audio CD)
A kind-of concept record about 1957 being a fulcrum year that supposedly resonates in our own. The concept: meh. (The insight that the times we live in are not completely unprecedented shouldn't blow away anyone, frankly). The record: variable, but hugely entertaining. 'Dang' is a smash hit waiting to happen. (Too bad the music industry will find a way to screw up a sure thing; it always does). If '1957' sinks due to the unhappy parallel with Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire,' the songs about Bettie Page-era porn are great fun, although just a smidgen too close to shooting fish in a barrel for an artist of Buck's talent. There's two songs about cops - the prison-rape ditty 'Spread 'Em' and 'Heatwave' - that trade Buck's usual emotional depth for cinematic titillation, not to say kitsch. A clutch of other songs make for pleasant, if shallow, diversions. In fact, much of this material lacks the emotional punch of his best work, with one exception: the incredible 'The Outskirts,' which is achingly sad, and too short. So I'd say that this is a nice snap back into focus after the mumbo-jumbo of 'Secret House Against the World,' but still some distance from the artistic heights of 'Talkin' Honky Blues.' However, if you're new to Buck and for some reason don't want to buy the latter record (a masterpiece), the sheer entertainment value of this record would make it as good a place as any to ease into the work of one of the most exciting artists in contemporary music.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent,
By Ryan A. Joyce "The music man" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Situation (Audio CD)
This whole album is excellent with the exception of "Dang". The only song I don't like. I saw Buck 65 live at the Middle East in November and was much better than i thought he would be. One of the best and most original hip hop albums I've heard in the past few years. Everyone needs to hear this.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great work as always,
By H. Nguyen "Music for Eclectics" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Situation (Audio CD)
Buck 65 doesn't disappoint. The level of thought and and creativity that he puts into each word and beat is unparalleled. It is always refreshing to hear real artist creating real art. Support real hip-hop.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Back At Ya With Tha Realness,
By Thomas Stone - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Situation (Audio CD)
This album is simply amazing. Buck continues to just spit hot fire. Goodbye Aesop Rock "None Shall Pass" and hello Buck 65 "Situation". Thank you for coming back. Buck would rip Aesop into pieces. Underground hip hop needed an album that would take it's genre to the next level. This album did that for me.
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