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Any BUCKETHEAD fans out there?

BugsNRatsBugsNRats Posts: 1
edited February 2006 in Other Music
I highly recommend that people give his music a chance. I just bought tickets to go see him in San Fran on the 25th... is anyone going? People usually get a puzzled look on their face when I say Buckethead is one of my favorite artists. They usually don't exoect someone with that name to be anywhere on a list that includes PJ, SG, RATM, DMB, Primus, SOAD, and Pink Floyd, but I hold him in such high regard.

The truth is that a lot of people hear the name "Buckethead" and they determine that it must be bad music based on the name... sound unheard. But the truth is that his music is some of the most innovative and creative of our era. In fact... I do not consider him a "rocker" or anything like that. I classify him as a modern composer as the music will fill your soul in ways that other music cannot. It entices imagery, fondness for times past, and happiness in a way that no other music cannot.

Do not get me wrong... I have been a PJ super fan for 15 years (since I was 5 thank you very much)... but the fact of the matter is that Buckethead has found a place in my every day life that PJ just doesn't work well with. That is to say... if I'm studying... there is an 85% chance I'm listening to Buckethead... 12% Pink Floyd.... and 3% PJ (the lyrics, pace, and loudness can be too distracting).

ANyway... I just wanted to plug Mr. Buckethead because I have never seen anyone talk about him on this site before. If you have never listened to his non-Guns N Roses music before.... I highly recommend that you get yourself a copy of the albums "Colma" and "Electric Tears".
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Homer: Well it's not quite a mop, and not quite a puppet.... but.... hehehehehehe....so to answer your question I don't know.
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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    I have his "COLMA" album and I thought it was pretty good. It is definetly different from anything else I have, but I was impressed. The first time I ever heard of Buckethead was when I saw him playing with Primus on a video thing Primus released called videoplasty, and Buckethead kicked some ass!
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • trappedinmyradiotrappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    electric tears is one of the most beautiful albums EVER!
    I'll dig a tunnel
    from my window to yours
  • citizen_drewcitizen_drew Posts: 170
    I never even heard of him until last week when my boss was saying
    how good he is, I guess she saw him last Sunday at Tower Records. I don’t know if you can see, but she’s the one sitting directly to my back. Big Ben Harper fan too.

    Anyway, now that there’s confirmation from Pearl Jam fans that her claim is somewhat credible perhaps I’ll take a listen when I get a chance…
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    I enjoyed his work on Col. Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains project. Good stuff....
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • angryyoungmanangryyoungman Posts: 1,028
    the man wearing the kfc bucket, misunderstood in his time. . .he gets a bad name for association w/axl
    i have wished for so long, how i wish for you today
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    finally, FUCK TICKETMASTER
  • BradassBradass Posts: 88
    Excellent guitarist, i love Nottingham Lace.

    I never really"got it" until I saw a video of him (probably at Rock In Rio with GnR) Sherdding and then doing a Nun-Chaku robot dance. From that day i realised he is one of the most awsome men alive.
    One time I was trying to print a picture of me so I could give it to a friend to cheer him up after he was diagnosed with cancer, but the printer jammed, and my friend died.
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