Buck

    Buck

    Also credited as Buck Enterprises

    Detroit, Michigan7 reviews across 4 releases

    hip hoppop rockreggaeska
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    Buck was a Christian ska band from the Detroit, Michigan area that emerged during the late-1990s third-wave ska boom. Its original name, B.U.C.K., referred to "Building Up Christ's Kingdom," and the early records matched that setting with upbeat songs about Christian responsibility, compassion, and practical faith. On Stops Here!, the horns moved together like a marching band while the vocals added rap inflections to melodic ska-core; the production left the brass muted. The 1998 self-titled Buck broadened the formula with swing influence, fuzzy guitar, and deliberately playful material such as "Why Won't Josh Dance?" alongside "Samaritan." By Business As Usual, released after the name change to Buck Enterprises, the band had moved toward rock with horns, reggae touches, and acoustic passages rather than a ska-centered sound.

    In 2002, Buck Enterprises released Live Worship, a concert recording that applied ska arrangements to modern worship songs but alternated upbeat sections with slower material. The move away from ska followed personnel changes and label delays that postponed releases, leaving Business As Usual as a transitional record rather than a continuation of the self-titled debut. Buck Enterprises broke up in 2003. Original frontman Dan Reynolds then returned and restored the name Buck, with the re-formed band continuing until a final breakup in 2006. Buck Enterprises played a one-night reunion show in Wixom, Michigan, on December 30, 2011.

    4 releases reviewed