Talkin' Honky Blues
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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."<ref name=allmusic/> He described it as "a beat poetry album with hip hop beats."<ref name=allmusic/> 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."<ref name=pitchfork/> Terry Sawyer of PopMatters named it the best album of 2003.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2005, Jason Richards of Now called it "[Buck 65's] most accessible album".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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
Charts
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