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What Buckethead albums to get?

post #1 of 29
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I've been listening to some of the buckethead music videos on youtube, and I really like what I hear. He's got a bunch of albums and I was wondering what are some of the better ones to get? Also, were any released on vinyl?
post #2 of 29
don't know about vinyl. get monsters and robots. and get praxis-transmutation or something along those lines, the first is all buckethead the 2nd is less focused on BH but still a great album.
post #3 of 29
Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse.
post #4 of 29
Electric Tears... very different.
post #5 of 29
Electric Tears and Colma are amazing mellow CD's. Get Population Override for some AWESOME bluesy songs that will be sure to amaze. Best song is Earth Heals herself, Buck plays with so much heart and soul!
post #6 of 29
Does anyone know what he really looks like?
post #7 of 29
preview tracks on music download sites and decide for yourself what you like.
post #8 of 29

New Praxis live set.

I just downloaded Tennessee 2004 from eMusic. Released early last month, this is apparently a document of Praxis's live set at Bonnaroo '04. I'm still working on my first listen, but my initial impression is very positive. Above average SQ, especially for a live set, and lots of manic shredding from Buckethead. Bernie Worrell's organ recalls the early glory days of Funkadelic. It's on the ROIR label.

Here's a knowledgeable but somewhat rambling review I found online:

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/r...nnessee-20041/

And I'd like to put in another vote for Colma: quiet, soothing, almost ambient. This record showcases Buckethead's deep musicality, rather than just his head-spinning technical command of the instrument.
post #9 of 29
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Originally Posted by archosman View Post
Does anyone know what he really looks like?
Wait...are you suggesting that his on-stage look is a disguise? He doesn't really look like that...? I'm so disillusioned...
post #10 of 29
there is only one picture of Bucket without his mask (or a mask of some sort) and it is a black and white newspaper clipping of him at ayoung age. You would think there may be more, I don't think he would be hard to spot as he is almost 7 feet tall with long curly hair. **shrug**
post #11 of 29
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Originally Posted by DrBenway View Post
I just downloaded Tennessee 2004 from eMusic. Released early last month, this is apparently a document of Praxis's live set at Bonnaroo '04. I'm still working on my first listen, but my initial impression is very positive..
I picked this up a few weeks ago and am really enjoying it also. I'd recommend it to almost anyone.
post #12 of 29
Bump - what is everyones favorite?
post #13 of 29
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Originally Posted by robm321 View Post
Bump - what is everyones favorite?
Top 3:

1. Albino Slunk (Unmistakable Buckethead style with many excellent, listenable [as opposed to experimental] songs. My new fav, a perfect start for a beginner. I love Siege Engine, Redeem Team, Plastination Station... really all of the tracks)
2. Dragons of Eden (Buy it. Now. Almost first, but it's not really Buckethead's signature style- though maybe it should be? It's mindblowing)
Tied for 3. Monsters and Robots (A rather experimental [but not by Buckethead standards] album, with a whole lot of shredding and some of Buckethead's better songs [Jump Man, Night of the Slunk, and others])
Tied for 3. Crime Slunk Scene (Many awesome, listenable songs. A lot of people consider Soothsayer one of Buckethead's best songs, and I'll say it's the best. Very, very awesome)

Honorable mention:
Population Override
Bermuda Triangle
Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot
I Need 5 Minutes Alone (As Pieces)
Acoustic Shards

Avoid:
Kaleidoscalp
Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
Island of Lost Minds

I would recommend eventually getting all of the "Honorable Mention" albums, as they are all awesome.
post #14 of 29
Population Override is the only great album Buckethead has, and the only one I'll recommend people to buy. His other albums like Colma and Crime Slunk Scene is pretty much a collection of gems hidden within a sea of fillers. Decent but not really worth a purchase.
post #15 of 29
Am I the only one who hates Monsters and Robots? The guy talking in the album pisses the living crap out of me.
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