BangoSkank Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) So, so far the official Buckethead album recommendations in this thread are: Population Override - Bluesier sound Colma - brilliant, mellow, "graveyard music." My favorites are "Machete" & "For Mom" Electric Tears - Quiet music composed entirely on electric guitar Electric Sea - The sequel to Electric Tears Elephant Man's Alarm Clock - Highlights his crazy metal side. Loads of shredding and an intense sound. Monsters & Robots - Just an insane album. Shadows Between The Sky - More in the vein of Colma & Electric Tears. Healing Inside Outside Every Side - another quieter album that's more recent. I play it while I work - love it. Seemed to help mellow a panicked feral kitten I had inside too. Inbred Mountain - Like Monsters & Robots, it's crazy as hell. It's a story album of finding and escaping Inbred Mountain. Island of Lost Minds - More heavy avant garde madness. Giant Robot - Classic early album, shows his full range on it. Metaron - Praxis album (I'm unfamiliar) Transmutation - Praxis album (I'm unfamiliar) Sacrifist - Praxis album (I'm unfamiliar) Edited January 27, 2022 by BangoSkank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay.Of.Execution Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 You forgot Giant Robot. Also a great album 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneway23 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, Stay.Of.Execution said: You forgot Giant Robot. Also a great album Fuck yes it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangoSkank Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 13 minutes ago, Stay.Of.Execution said: You forgot Giant Robot. Also a great album Realized that after I posted. Updating now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay.Of.Execution Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Transmutation is a very groovy album at times and a fun listen. But wouldn't listen to it on a regular basis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneway23 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 If I were handing a Buckethead CD to a first-time listener to illustrate the widest swath of what he's about, I might just go Monsters & Robots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gilby Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 9 hours ago, ToonGuns said: Forget the look then. It’s all about the music! Pop stars might look good but usually sound like shit. Check out: Monsters and Robots Elephant Man’s Alarm Clock Colma Praxis - Transmutation They will get you going 👍 Fixed it for you 👍 Thanks. I'll give em a listen some time. Are the titles you listed songs or albums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneway23 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Gunner Gilby said: Thanks. I'll give em a listen some time. Are the titles you listed songs or albums? albums, bruh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubanSkies Dummy Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I've been listening to some of his music. Awfully BORING. I recommend "Sorry" and "Shackler's Revenge". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonGuns Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Stay.Of.Execution said: You forgot Giant Robot. Also a great album Seconded. Also Giant Robot NTT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneway23 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, ToonGuns said: Seconded. Also Giant Robot NTT. Deep cut, bruv...you get a cookie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost un the jungle Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Problem with bucket back in 2000 was that 99% of the people didn't know about him, the bucket thing took all the attention, putting aside that he is a very talented guitar player. I think nowadays we appreciate his playing, but at that time the new gnr cluod was very heavy on these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseDemocracy2004 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) On 1/27/2022 at 7:21 PM, oneway23 said: I might just go for Monsters & Robots. I read somewhere that's his best selling album. I also read somewhere that Axl liked it and that's why he wanted to work with Buckethead. Edited January 28, 2022 by ChineseDemocracy2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneway23 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, ChineseDemocracy2004 said: I read somewhere that's his best selling album. I also read somewhere that that Axl liked it and that's why he wanted to work with Buckethead. Doesn't surprise me. Actually had a video on MTV with Les Claypool and also had him guesting on a few tracks. Bootsy Collins, too! Not his best, imo, but, it's a diverse record that shows off a wide array of his talents. Highly recommended! Edited January 28, 2022 by oneway23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 If this is becoming a Buckethead recommendations thread, Captain EO's Voyage and Outpost (Pike 58) need to be added to the list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneway23 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Gordon Comstock said: If this is becoming a Buckethead recommendations thread, Captain EO's Voyage and Outpost (Pike 58) need to be added to the list. Might as well make chicken salad out of chicken shit, right? Best way to erase the Ashba stain is to grow something positive in their place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) Since we're throwing recommendations out there: Axiology (Thanatopsis) Unison (Shin Terai) Telescape (Pike #23) Hold Me Forever (Pike #65) Kareem's Footprint (Pike #145) Project Little Man (Pike #104) Coupon (Pike #234) Galaxies (Pike #292) Enter the Chicken (Buckethead & Friends) Dawn of the Deli Creeps Skeleton Farm (Cornbugs) The Big Eyeball in the Sky (Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains) Transmutation (Praxis) Profanation (Praxis) Arc of the Testimony (Arcana) The 13th Scroll (Cobra Strike) Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse Gorgone The Dragons of Eden (with Brain & Travis Dickerson) Intelligence Failure (with Viggo Mortensen) Ashba needs to post a public video apology to Buckethead if he wants any hope in pulling himself out of the hole he buried himself in. Edited January 29, 2022 by Gackt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Gackt said: Ashba needs to post a public video apology to Buckethead if he wants any hope in pulling himself out of the hole he buried himself in. to be fair, DJ said he loves Bucket in this interview. I think he kept it respectful and just shared his opinion about his time in Gn'R. Didn't actually say something offensive towards the guy and a lot of other people agree with him that Bucket wasn't a good fit for Gn'R. Personally I think it was an inspired choice and a great fit, but it doesn't surprise me that a guy with DJ's background thinks that about Gn'R and Bucket when it comes to image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Soothsayer. Soothsayer's cool. Still, nothing wrong with thinking Buckethead didn't fit the style of GN'R when he joined. Most fans agreed at the time. Now looking back we might think that it was a great fit and that it created something new, but that's a bit 20/20 hindsight. DJ pointing this out is not really criticizing Buckethead. It's a legit opinion. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Nottingham Lace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangoSkank Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 15 hours ago, Gackt said: Since we're throwing recommendations out there: Axiology (Thanatopsis) Unison (Shin Terai) Telescape (Pike #23) Hold Me Forever (Pike #65) Kareem's Footprint (Pike #145) Project Little Man (Pike #104) Coupon (Pike #234) Galaxies (Pike #292) Enter the Chicken (Buckethead & Friends) Dawn of the Deli Creeps Skeleton Farm (Cornbugs) The Big Eyeball in the Sky (Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains) Transmutation (Praxis) Profanation (Praxis) Arc of the Testimony (Arcana) The 13th Scroll (Cobra Strike) Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse Gorgone The Dragons of Eden (with Brain & Travis Dickerson) Intelligence Failure (with Viggo Mortensen) Ashba needs to post a public video apology to Buckethead if he wants any hope in pulling himself out of the hole he buried himself in. Hold Me Forever is unreal - absolutely at the top of my recommendation list. 11 hours ago, Rovim said: to be fair, DJ said he loves Bucket in this interview. I think he kept it respectful and just shared his opinion about his time in Gn'R. Didn't actually say something offensive towards the guy and a lot of other people agree with him that Bucket wasn't a good fit for Gn'R. Personally I think it was an inspired choice and a great fit, but it doesn't surprise me that a guy with DJ's background thinks that about Gn'R and Bucket when it comes to image. Yeah, if you actually read the interview with DJ it's not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 7 hours ago, BangoSkank said: Hold Me Forever is unreal - absolutely at the top of my recommendation list. Hold Me Forever is what got me into his solo stuff! I listen to that one often to this day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXL_N_DIZZY Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I agree w/Dj- though I don’t think “coolness” is the right word (whatever “coolness” Guns had lost by 2000-02 was hardly Bucket’s fault). More like “grittiness”. One of the reasons I like the 2009-14 line-up more than most is that they seemingly did try to bring some of the classic vibe back w/their style, solo spots, covers, etc. In the end- IMHO they became kind of a “bridge” to the current regrouping/reunion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangoSkank Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 7:28 PM, youngswedishvinyl said: Hold Me Forever is what got me into his solo stuff! I listen to that one often to this day! It's fantastic - just next level soloing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 lol DJ... Bucket's worst playing on his worst day ever makes DJ look like amateur hour. Gimme a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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