Onboard an old pirate ship made of wet souls We plunder and pillage from north to south poles We only steal metal like guns, tanks and toasters We melt it all down and we make rollercoasters!
I had to drive to Denver, so I loaded something like 11 Buckethead albums and 1 best of play list. An hour into the drive, I noticed I only had the best of. Completely pissed.
I know buckethead personally he is extremely shy. Not just on stage but in real life. He is also extremely humble about his skills. He is also one of the most polite musicians I have had the pleasure to work with.
Exactly what I thought..that's why I must see him play before im gone from this world. I imagine that being in his presence is as pure and cleansing as when one holds a baby.lile an angel yet powerful. he radiates that even on screen. How wonderful for you to know him.
That's what I thought humble and shy. Then axle rose said all this crap about Buckethead watching porn inside a chicken wired chicken coop. It sounded ridiculas.
According to wiki, he has released over 300 albums and plays songs differently each time in concert. These days, if an artist creates twelve 3 minute songs on one album each year, that is acceptable. Maybe an hour of music a year. Hundreds of years ago, classical composers created hundreds of hours of music. It was the standard. Buckethead is following in their footsteps.
I read alot of buckethead comments from alot of different places. Everyone who actually listens to the music has something positive to say about any number of certain aspects thhat there is to like about him. Ive herd the "he is the Mozart of our time" before, but your comment was my favorite opinion ive read. Perfect
sparty94 as a third of his album was released in 1 year, he basically put out more albums in that one year than most other artists put out in a lifetime.
I find him so, so, very boring. I dont understand all the hype surrounding him. Hes just another show boating guitar player. Nothing to see here, moving on.
It blows my mind how he can go from alien robot to making grown men cry. Electric sea had me crying over nothing from the amount of emotion he put into that masterpiece. Whitewash, for mom, watching the boats with dad, the left panel, etc.. Those who compare bh and slash and say bh doesnt have emotion or soul definitely havent gotten into his mushy stuff. A truly gifted artist and human
His best stuff is buried in his "buckethead pikes" series. There's something for everyone but it takes a good deal of searching to find what is "for you" as I find his most popular stuff not nearly being my favorite. "pikes" are half hour albums with 1, 2, 3, or even up to 6 songs and you might dislike 3 of 4 songs but the one you like will pull you in. Check songs "orbits", "minor domo" "moltrail 2", and the entire pike called "polar trench".....they are filled with funk which is unusual for buckethead.
Been listening to the Bucket man for 3 years now and haven't stopped. Almost 90% of the music i listen to is Buckethead. It's the mere size of his library combined with the fact that i can re-listen to his stuff without ever getting tired of it. He's amazing!
Brian Carol aka Buckethead is one of the most creative and inventive musicians/guitarist of the this generations I can listen to him play for endless hours
he is much more than just a shredder - many people call him that which is doing him an injustice really (sure he can shred, but its only one of his many technical facets). some of his compositions on the many albums he has released are extremely melodic and creative. I rate him very highly - there is a lot going on with his music... his hand span is insane, like gilbert. His custom guitars are brilliant too. he can get so many effects out of them....
I'm wondering how he would sound plying in a band like metalica I'm thinking wiskey in a jar or nothing else matters etc. I like buckets talents, but I think he isn't focused, he has been running wild with those fingers, rein him in and showcase bits. Same thing happened with Steve vai, after David lee Roth split, both at that time premiere bassist Billy Sheenan and premiere guitarist Steve Vai cut loose. Steve went on to cut some pretty wild and insane tracks, but that's all they were. Bring these guys back into bands that are mainstream. Perhaps this is what is wrong with guitar sales and rock, metal etc today, the playing seems unobtainable so why bother trying. We all know it's not true. Just recently I've had two incidents where my left hand has been cut across the palm resulting in loss of mobility, numbness and finger confusion. The second a table saw incident just a week ago. Sawed right up the middle of my first finger, I'm not sure if it's going to move. This hasn't stopped me. I've switched over to flamenco rhumba for learning new techniques. Why? I don't want to stop playing, I sound different like glen Campbell's gentle on my mind, ghost riders in the sky, patsy clines crazy all sound different way different and in some respects better. Now with the pointer messed up. I take my cast off every night and just see how to adjust chords to still play. Yes it's a setback, but with flamenco, my fingers have the flexibility of still hitting some chord structures. For now. Each day I hear a difference. So.... Moral is, keep learning, keep playing, don't be scared to reel in the shredding. Keep people begging for more.
From what I've heard from people around Buckethead & from people who have played with him and seem to know him well on UA-cam, the bucket and mask are not a gimmick. He is simply so incredibly shy and self-conscious it was the only way he could perform, which in my mind makes him a superstar who overcame its own fears to bring us some of the greatest music ever performed. He did it interview a few years ago for the first time ever where he stated he dedicate he was to putting out as much music ad he could in his time that was left here, because he recently found out he has a medical condition.
Love your videos. You really have a great understanding of the guitar! What I LOVE about buckethead is that every time you watch a song live every single time it is different and improvised!!! Buckethead truly is brilliant!
Thanks again for the insight, Phil! It really helps in compiling more information as a guitar player looking for more techniques! Appreciate the work you put in, and looking forward to more!
Your videos are both informative and entertaining. Too much of UA-cam has become about gear review or "10 things you are doing wrong" kind of stuff. Diving into amazing artists' playing, dissecting it to make it accessible is something that really adds value for me, so thanks for doing that!
I have to admit I heard of Buckethead, I've seen photos of him but this was the first time I heard him play. Loved it! Thanks for another great one Fil!🤘🎸✌
I've got to say I was raised in the 70's I love that music and I love a great guitar solo. I discovered Buckethead last year and fell in love with his music, so amazing!! Imagine that... a 60 year old digging it so much. Goes to show you that you should never get in a music rut.. explore there is so much good stuff out there.
Same-same Patricia. As the Codpieced Maestro from Jethro Tull is want to warble. You're never too old to Rock'n'Roll, if you're too young to die. As for Buckethead? Well, some Artists have that wonderful gift where they just effortlessly transcend any genre that others will try and pidgeonhole them into to and Buckethead is surely one of them.
Patricia Houck Buckethead is in his 50's.!🎼✨🙏🏼✨🎼🇨🇦It is not unusual 4 a 60 year old having impeccable taste in music !Checkout Nicolo Pagini ;18 century 24 Caprices solo violin !😳😲😮😎🎼✨🙏🏼✨🎼🇨🇦
This videos made me realize why I like great musicians. I am a polymath, crazy logical but also crazy creative. I'm not musically talented at all but I don't struggle to find creative solutions to highly technical problems. Turns out in a way we are similar. Your talk about brain usage was kind of a light bulb moment. I never realized that when these guys play they are engaging the other side of their brains, even though it's now obvious.
the bucket on his head is not a gimmick. 1) it’s part of the Buckethead character 2) Buckethead actually has social anxiety and maybe autism (the latter is merely speculation, by watching interviews it looks like he has autism) and he’s very introverted so the bucket helps him perform 3) as a very introverted person myself, I can say that having a mask or something on your head (so that the audience can’t directly see you) helps those kinds of people immensely
Man, he is very smart guy... And actually wears a mask because he just doesnt want to ppl to watch him instead of listening to him while playing. He is a bit shy and had scene fear I suppose...
Thats kinda stupid to think that if you wear mask or something youre ultra shy, anti social or autistic... I am not against anyone but its kinda stupid to think like that. For me buckethead is true genius and awesome guy! And even if he has something it would be even nore amazing to me and I would support him anyways. So thats my opinion...
No gimmick with the Bucket... just a fun time with family, he liked to wear masks at a young age... all that aside; Bucket is a brilliant and unique player, the thing is, if he never wore the bucket and mask he would still be who he is. Always enjoy your videos Fil...
BJ12578 yea, he said it allowed him to be himself. He seems to have some bad social anxiety and is kind of awkward. I have a theory that he is autistic and that contributes to his playing so well, it almost seems like it but of course, I don't know know the guy so all I have to go off is that 2017 interview.
Literally thought of this yesterday! I remember reading he's like 6'6 and I thought "with the bucket he's gotta be 7 foot" then I see this video and your comment.
This is maybe the second time I've listened to Buckethead. Through your eyes, ears, and words, I now have a clue. Damn, he's good. Wow, just wow. Buckethead grew up near me (although I'm older) and I bought my last set of guitar strings from the guitar shop he used to take lessons at, Styles Music in Pomona, California. Thanks again, Wings of Pegasus, for taking me along on the ride. :-)
One of my earliest recollection of music was listening to riders on the storm on am transistor radio.....knocking on the door of 60 now and have recently discovered Buckethead.....i'm absolutely blown away!! What an incredible artist....at a loss for words...
Shamefully, I hadn't heard of Buckethead before subbing to your channel...what an outstanding talent - I will be adding some new albums to the collection, thanks for featuring him !!
@ DigitalJeremy Try some of Buckethead's pikes. #26 Worms for the garden, #35 Thank You Ohlinger's, #45 Coats of Claude, #51 - Claymation Courtyard, # 65 - Hold Me Forever,#66 - Leave the Light On, #Pike 90 - Listen for the Whisper, #104 - Project Little Man, # 213 - Crumple... There's nine from over 300 to get you started.
It is as if Mr Buckethead studied every guitar player of note, and took from them every nuance and distinctive musical quality, then distilled it all into his own ultra-classic style.
Love how you mention his ability to essentially improvise a totally new arrangement of his songs on the fly. When I listen to Buckethead live, my first reaction is typically "that's not how that passage goes", followed immediately by "but that also sounds really cool!".
Thanks for explaining the technical words Fil since I don't play guitar but am bizarrely interested in people that have mastered a musical instrument. Guitar seems like such a difficult instrument to master and I'm really in awe of those people that have mastered it and other instruments. That's why I like to watch your videos , you explain things .
I just had a friend ask me about him last week. He had never heard of Buckethead. My buddy is not a musician and he was amazed how good this guy is and that he never had heard of him. Good stuff!!!
He's a beast best at every genre has released over 300 albums I saw him in 2016 played for 2 hours it was an amazing show. Have you ever listened to any of the death cube k albums. Best dark ambient albums ever
Fil you are spot on with your analysis. I’ve seen him live twice and he never plays the same song the same way. Also I struggle with matching my riffs in time to fit into neat bars in a daw with drums I don’t play by hand. I need more videos to help with this.
At around the 4:05 mark when you're talking about his stretch, you gotta realize that he's playing a 27" baritone. If he were playing a standard scale Les Paul it'd be even more impressive.
Great video, once again. Great selection from the Bucketed One. I discovered Bucket Head in the '90's. I was at an electronics store and they had some CD's on sale. There was a 2 volume set, Guitarisma 1 and Guitarisma 2. How could you go wrong with names like that? BH had 2 songs in the collection, Big Sur Moon and Wishing Well. I still listen to those. Like others have mentioned he has a very wide range of styles that he does and you will find something you will like. The guy is a great talent. This song 'Siege Engine' is really sticking with me. Incredible!!
A friend of mine, Randy Allar (RIP), was a disc jockey (WCSB) before his untimely passing a few years back. He had met Buckethead, and described him this way to me. "He is so tall that, when you look up at him, all you see is his head... and the sky." Lol
Great videos. I’m new to guitar and have very small fingers and I noticed you mentioned about using a finger per fret. I thought of this while practicing. Makes sense. Practicing this. Thanks.
I really enjoy your videos, and respect your opion. But I really like that you appreciate it so much you keep breaking out in a smile, as do I at the really incredible parts. Keep up the good work/videos.
I have every album he has put out as well as collaborations and Death Cube K. I can’t describe how much his music means to me. Thank you for doing vids about him. He has said his bucket was because he is extremely shy and once he put it on it freed him to play unselfconsciously. For different flavors of his work try Electric Tears and Decoding the Tomb of the Bansheebot
I have very close to the same creative side as well, I have been writing since I was 17 when I first started playing. And now have at least 3 to 4 albums worth of material, 1 st album is coming out this year !!
The first time I heard him was 24 years ago with the group Praxis; the album “Transmutation” with Bootsy Collins, definitely worth a listen. The bucket and mask gimmick is silly but he is a phenom of a player!!! He’s really good at nunchucks as well..
I always assumed he wore that stuff so he could have a normal life off stage because it's such a commitment. He's gotta be sweating his ass off under that stuff.
Hello Again Fil ...Hope you are well ....This is one spirited track from BH...One minute a nursery rhyme the next minute... pushed into a terror angst ridden sense of foreboding.I love the way he throws you around in his musical sandbox ....its can be gritty and rough....then smooth to the soul. great work Fil you have excellent perspective and capture of the essence of music. Cheers my friend from Canada.... Just so you all know ...Fil and I share the same Queen lol 🇨🇦🇬🇧
Thank you for doing this Fil, how anyone can slight this remarkable talent is completely beyond me...THIS GUY CAN FLY! Would love to know what you think about, not his playing so much, but his compositional skills and his songwriting ability!? I know you touched on it a bit in this vid but would like to hear more... Hah! Never mind, I wrote the above after only watching the first couple of minutes of the vid. ROCK!
The more I listen to Buckethead the more I think that he sounds like a modern Jimmy Page with added shred factor.But he ultimately has his own very big stamp on the guitar -and long may that continue.Excellent.
Hey I have no idea who will read this, but someone please tell me if the solo @ 9:35 speaks to them...for me it sings “Eleanor Rigby” by the Beatles. I hear the guitar say “all of the lonely people” in the second phrasing of the solo...
The Bucket could also help him keep his anonymity. Some Artists still enjoy their privacy in public. and the KFC thing could have been that they didn't want to have to pay him any advertising fees LOL! his right hand did remind me of the face hugger from the movie.
honestly as far as technical skill goes, Buckethead is one of the, if not the best. Even so he has this certain style in his composition and style that really grabs your attention, and holds that attention through the track. ive had the fortune of seeing him live a few times and its one of the few shows ive been to that i was mesmerized from start to finish.
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The stretch is more impressive when you take into account that it's a long scale LP, the whole guitar is bigger than traditional LPs.
Great video! You absolutely nailed it describing Buckethead’s performance, musicality and persona...at least it’s the way I look at him too. I don’t know how much you knew about Buckethead before making these two video’s, but judging your comments, facial expression and nodding along I suspect you became a fan! Am I right?
Buckethead usually wears a KFC bucket with funeral printed on it because the chickens are his friends and family and he is opposed to the inhumane torture and suffering his brothers and sisters endure at the hands of the vile colonel sanders and his evil empire. He is a unique soul with insane skills and wonderful music. I would encourage anyone to listen to some of his pike albums to fully understand his musicianship and talent.
Always loved your analyses Fil! This is a pretty cool breakdown. You really know your stuff. I've always admired Buckethead. He's the coolest ever! More please! 😍
When Buckethead plays his really fast leads, his left hand looks to me like a crab walking very fast....if you get my meaning. I'm not trying to make fun of the guy, but trying to compliment him, to describe what it is that I am seeing. Buckethead fascinates me, and I can't applaud his playing enough. Great analysis Fil, and this guy is no doubt hard to give an analysis on because he is so unique. Peace. .
Thanks Fil I just became a fan of Bucket head never really heard much from Bucket head but now I will listen to him he is really awesome guitar 🎸 player .... Now I know
Electric tears, padmasana , whitewash live, ghost. Sketches of Spain all in waiting, or in the knowing I don't know momentarily what it was called! Recommend this to any listener who wants to know stuff from bucket head and listen to! I can advise anybody! Wishing well, and, for mom, by the way aswell wow what beautiful songs! Baptism of solitude, too much to mention lol! Time by deli creeps. Nottingham lace/sultans massacre. Lol too many gems!
The first video you featured my thoughts were hmm great guitarist but the bucket? Now, I don't notice anything but his awesome guitar playing. Thanks, Fil.
this is one of my favorite tracks from The GOAT, Buckethead... This song takes you on a dynamic ride with it's blend of melody and distorted playing. Absolutely love it!
He was born in a coop, raised in a cage
Children fear him, critics rage
He's half alive, he's half dead
Folks just call him Buckethead!
Good one
Can't take credit for this. It's the 'Ballad of Buckethead' by Primus & Buckethead. I'm sure you already know this.
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Onboard an old pirate ship made of wet souls
We plunder and pillage from north to south poles
We only steal metal like guns, tanks and toasters
We melt it all down and we make rollercoasters!
U forgot, he plays the nunchucks too
I am a long haul truck driver.I put on a UA-cam Buckethead play list and never have to change the station for 11 hrs.
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That's not healthy.
I had to drive to Denver, so I loaded something like 11 Buckethead albums and 1 best of play list. An hour into the drive, I noticed I only had the best of. Completely pissed.
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11 hourse? more like 6+ days!
turned down ozzy to keep the bucket. now THAT'S bucket dedication, friends.
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Should've painted it black
I couldn't see a guy like Buckethead being satisfied playing someone else's songs for very long.
Actually, Ozzy turned him down because he wouldn't "take the fucking bucket off." Oz man!
@Harry Abma Watch your mouth bitch, he paved the way for a lot of artists and metal gods.
I'm an old guy and I love this young man's enthusiasm and good natured appreciation of lots of different genres of music. Very refreshing indeed.
Thanks David!
I think he was talking about Buckethead...😳
@@umaxen0048 Bucketman is 50 years old
He's very enthusiastic. You can tell he is excited by the artistry of most of what he reacts to
this old lady agrees.bucket transcend's uniting The Young and the old.
I know buckethead personally he is extremely shy. Not just on stage but in real life. He is also extremely humble about his skills. He is also one of the most polite musicians I have had the pleasure to work with.
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DUDE you are such a lucky man! Bucket got me into playing guitar when I was a kid, his music is incredible
Exactly what I thought..that's why I must see him play before im gone from this world. I imagine that being in his presence is as pure and cleansing as when one holds a baby.lile an angel yet powerful.
he radiates that even on screen. How wonderful for you to know him.
What’s he look like?
That's what I thought humble and shy. Then axle rose said all this crap about Buckethead watching porn inside a chicken wired chicken coop. It sounded ridiculas.
its not a gimmick. the most talented, most humble person I've had the pleasure to see live. he is simply on another level
According to wiki, he has released over 300 albums and plays songs differently each time in concert. These days, if an artist creates twelve 3 minute songs on one album each year, that is acceptable. Maybe an hour of music a year. Hundreds of years ago, classical composers created hundreds of hours of music. It was the standard. Buckethead is following in their footsteps.
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I read alot of buckethead comments from alot of different places. Everyone who actually listens to the music has something positive to say about any number of certain aspects thhat there is to like about him. Ive herd the "he is the Mozart of our time" before, but your comment was my favorite opinion ive read. Perfect
300 albums! equal to an album a month for 25 years, that's a lot of creative juice. guy sure can play too- much respect.
sparty94 as a third of his album was released in 1 year, he basically put out more albums in that one year than most other artists put out in a lifetime.
Most guitar players show the effort in their faces. This guy makes it look so easy. His face never changes.
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I find him so, so, very boring. I dont understand all the hype surrounding him. Hes just another show boating guitar player. Nothing to see here, moving on.
He needs to show some emotion, should watch some old Trower vids. ;-)
@@coyleigh2860 try Buckethead's 'Mom', 'watching boats with dad' or ' i really like my parent' . no showboating, just simple and emotional
i believe he has a mask on..........
It blows my mind how he can go from alien robot to making grown men cry. Electric sea had me crying over nothing from the amount of emotion he put into that masterpiece. Whitewash, for mom, watching the boats with dad, the left panel, etc.. Those who compare bh and slash and say bh doesnt have emotion or soul definitely havent gotten into his mushy stuff. A truly gifted artist and human
His best stuff is buried in his "buckethead pikes" series. There's something for everyone but it takes a good deal of searching to find what is "for you" as I find his most popular stuff not nearly being my favorite. "pikes" are half hour albums with 1, 2, 3, or even up to 6 songs and you might dislike 3 of 4 songs but the one you like will pull you in. Check songs "orbits", "minor domo" "moltrail 2", and the entire pike called "polar trench".....they are filled with funk which is unusual for buckethead.
Thanks!
After all this time, I finally checked out your music and really like it. Your songs have what a lot of the newer "big bands" are missing.
he played and recorded with Bootsy Collins so funk is not unusal for him :-)
His album with brain and Travis was sick. It's called dragons of eden
Been listening to the Bucket man for 3 years now and haven't stopped. Almost 90% of the music i listen to is Buckethead. It's the mere size of his library combined with the fact that i can re-listen to his stuff without ever getting tired of it. He's amazing!
3:59 That stretch is incredible. Bigger than it looks even, as that his custom Gibson is notably larger than a standard Les Paul.
Brian Carol aka Buckethead is one of the most creative and inventive musicians/guitarist of the this generations I can listen to him play for endless hours
Love Buckethead, have like 200 of his Pikes and saw him live. Nothing like him
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it’s crazy to me how he can take a chill song like soothsayer and add insane shred solos that still keep the song in a calm mood
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The dude's probably thinkin what he's gonna eat for dinner while playing 128th notes
Soothsayer is emotional song. Not calm or like you know...
he is much more than just a shredder - many people call him that which is doing him an injustice really (sure he can shred, but its only one of his many technical facets). some of his compositions on the many albums he has released are extremely melodic and creative. I rate him very highly - there is a lot going on with his music... his hand span is insane, like gilbert. His custom guitars are brilliant too. he can get so many effects out of them....
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My favorite Buckethead album is Colma. So many good songs!
That's why I said check out Mrs Beasley :)
Yep. I would actually say most of his albums are slow, more chill
I'm wondering how he would sound plying in a band like metalica I'm thinking wiskey in a jar or nothing else matters etc. I like buckets talents, but I think he isn't focused, he has been running wild with those fingers, rein him in and showcase bits. Same thing happened with Steve vai, after David lee Roth split, both at that time premiere bassist Billy Sheenan and premiere guitarist Steve Vai cut loose. Steve went on to cut some pretty wild and insane tracks, but that's all they were. Bring these guys back into bands that are mainstream. Perhaps this is what is wrong with guitar sales and rock, metal etc today, the playing seems unobtainable so why bother trying. We all know it's not true. Just recently I've had two incidents where my left hand has been cut across the palm resulting in loss of mobility, numbness and finger confusion. The second a table saw incident just a week ago. Sawed right up the middle of my first finger, I'm not sure if it's going to move. This hasn't stopped me. I've switched over to flamenco rhumba for learning new techniques. Why? I don't want to stop playing, I sound different like glen Campbell's gentle on my mind, ghost riders in the sky, patsy clines crazy all sound different way different and in some respects better. Now with the pointer messed up. I take my cast off every night and just see how to adjust chords to still play. Yes it's a setback, but with flamenco, my fingers have the flexibility of still hitting some chord structures. For now. Each day I hear a difference. So.... Moral is, keep learning, keep playing, don't be scared to reel in the shredding. Keep people begging for more.
Great vid Fil.....
Buckethead is a living legend that's for sure!
Peace n good vibes to all.
Thanks Stuart!
From what I've heard from people around Buckethead & from people who have played with him and seem to know him well on UA-cam, the bucket and mask are not a gimmick. He is simply so incredibly shy and self-conscious it was the only way he could perform, which in my mind makes him a superstar who overcame its own fears to bring us some of the greatest music ever performed. He did it interview a few years ago for the first time ever where he stated he dedicate he was to putting out as much music ad he could in his time that was left here, because he recently found out he has a medical condition.
Soothsayer is a incredible song
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Whitewash is good too.
Joe Hauser checked it..yeah
Nottingham
Aunt Suzie is my fav
Love your videos. You really have a great understanding of the guitar! What I LOVE about buckethead is that every time you watch a song live every single time it is different and improvised!!! Buckethead truly is brilliant!
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Fil, this Guy Buckethead is Supernatural. Amazing Guitar Playing on Show here. Cheers from Damo.
Your videos are always pure class. That is why your Buckethead reactions are always a joy to watch.
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Thanks again for the insight, Phil! It really helps in compiling more information as a guitar player looking for more techniques! Appreciate the work you put in, and looking forward to more!
Your videos are both informative and entertaining. Too much of UA-cam has become about gear review or "10 things you are doing wrong" kind of stuff. Diving into amazing artists' playing, dissecting it to make it accessible is something that really adds value for me, so thanks for doing that!
No problem!
I have to admit I heard of Buckethead, I've seen photos of him but this was the first time I heard him play. Loved it! Thanks for another great one Fil!🤘🎸✌
I've got to say I was raised in the 70's I love that music and I love a great guitar solo. I discovered Buckethead last year and fell in love with his music, so amazing!! Imagine that... a 60 year old digging it so much. Goes to show you that you should never get in a music rut.. explore there is so much good stuff out there.
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Same-same Patricia. As the Codpieced Maestro from Jethro Tull is want to warble. You're never too old to Rock'n'Roll, if you're too young to die. As for Buckethead? Well, some Artists have that wonderful gift where they just effortlessly transcend any genre that others will try and pidgeonhole them into to and Buckethead is surely one of them.
Sure is so much music to listen to. Too much, and not enough time...
Patricia Houck Buckethead is in his 50's.!🎼✨🙏🏼✨🎼🇨🇦It is not unusual 4 a 60 year old having impeccable taste in music !Checkout Nicolo Pagini ;18 century 24 Caprices solo violin !😳😲😮😎🎼✨🙏🏼✨🎼🇨🇦
This videos made me realize why I like great musicians. I am a polymath, crazy logical but also crazy creative. I'm not musically talented at all but I don't struggle to find creative solutions to highly technical problems. Turns out in a way we are similar. Your talk about brain usage was kind of a light bulb moment. I never realized that when these guys play they are engaging the other side of their brains, even though it's now obvious.
Ah yeah the dreaded stretches. Been stuck on a Marty Friedman solo because of stretches. Bucket Head is amazing. He plays like a robot with soul.
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Very informative review . . . keep them coming Phil. All the best Dude. Keep friggin' rocking & stay well !!!
the bucket on his head is not a gimmick.
1) it’s part of the Buckethead character
2) Buckethead actually has social anxiety and maybe autism (the latter is merely speculation, by watching interviews it looks like he has autism) and he’s very introverted so the bucket helps him perform
3) as a very introverted person myself, I can say that having a mask or something on your head (so that the audience can’t directly see you) helps those kinds of people immensely
Since corona came into our live we all wear a mask 🤣
No no no...
Man, he is very smart guy... And actually wears a mask because he just doesnt want to ppl to watch him instead of listening to him while playing. He is a bit shy and had scene fear I suppose...
Thats kinda stupid to think that if you wear mask or something youre ultra shy, anti social or autistic... I am not against anyone but its kinda stupid to think like that. For me buckethead is true genius and awesome guy! And even if he has something it would be even nore amazing to me and I would support him anyways. So thats my opinion...
I've played in bands and I would of found a mask and a bucket helpful too, also somewhat neurodivergent so yeah its likely
No gimmick with the Bucket... just a fun time with family, he liked to wear masks at a young age... all that aside; Bucket is a brilliant and unique player, the thing is, if he never wore the bucket and mask he would still be who he is. Always enjoy your videos Fil...
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It was actually massive stage fright.
BJ12578 yea, he said it allowed him to be himself. He seems to have some bad social anxiety and is kind of awkward. I have a theory that he is autistic and that contributes to his playing so well, it almost seems like it but of course, I don't know know the guy so all I have to go off is that 2017 interview.
@@dickJohnsonpeter how the hell did you create your name like that???
@@TheGroundedCoffee you can google a list of all the ascii and Unicode characters then just copy paste.
so he's like 7 feet tall with the bucket, quite the stage presence. True music prodigy
Literally thought of this yesterday! I remember reading he's like 6'6 and I thought "with the bucket he's gotta be 7 foot" then I see this video and your comment.
Saw him last year in New York great show wish he played longer , thanks ,love your input!
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He's never sloppy! Entrancing...
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Thanks Fil you always focalizin' on innovation and original Players. Your comments teach me a Lot about creativity.
BH takes ya on a journey
He does!
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love listening to your commentary and break down of these great players, thanks.
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This is maybe the second time I've listened to Buckethead. Through your eyes, ears, and words, I now have a clue. Damn, he's good. Wow, just wow. Buckethead grew up near me (although I'm older) and I bought my last set of guitar strings from the guitar shop he used to take lessons at, Styles Music in Pomona, California. Thanks again, Wings of Pegasus, for taking me along on the ride. :-)
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I do so enjoy your descriptions of the process and struggles that guitarists face onstage and in the studio.
One of my earliest recollection of music was listening to riders on the storm on am transistor radio.....knocking on the door of 60 now and have recently discovered Buckethead.....i'm absolutely blown away!!
What an incredible artist....at a loss for words...
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I really enjoy your breakdowns. Keep up the good work! Buckethead is phenomenal! A musical wonder!!!
Shamefully, I hadn't heard of Buckethead before subbing to your channel...what an outstanding talent - I will be adding some new albums to the collection, thanks for featuring him !!
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Try some of Buckethead's pikes. #26 Worms for the garden, #35 Thank You Ohlinger's, #45 Coats of Claude, #51 - Claymation Courtyard, # 65 - Hold Me Forever,#66 - Leave the Light On, #Pike 90 - Listen for the Whisper, #104 - Project Little Man, # 213 - Crumple... There's nine from over 300 to get you started.
Such a great technical and melodic player, with incredible finger dexterity and independence!
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This dude video titles are GODLY. Kinda like clickbait (and not at the same time), but actually good and educational.
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Crazy talent level and ability . Leaves me smiling and shaking my head .
It is as if Mr Buckethead studied every guitar player of note, and took from them every nuance and distinctive musical quality, then distilled it all into his own ultra-classic style.
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A great description
Wouldn't be surprised if he did ha
Townes Van Zandt...Panco and Lefty - beautiful clean alternative picking and great close-up of his playing.
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Love how you mention his ability to essentially improvise a totally new arrangement of his songs on the fly. When I listen to Buckethead live, my first reaction is typically "that's not how that passage goes", followed immediately by "but that also sounds really cool!".
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Phil can't say enough about your stellar channel and the content that you provide
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His melodies are so pretty man! Unbelievable no doubt
Economy of Motion...so relaxed, so fluid, so heavy. So maddening!
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Thanks for explaining the technical words Fil since I don't play guitar but am bizarrely interested in people that have mastered a musical instrument. Guitar seems like such a difficult instrument to master and I'm really in awe of those people that have mastered it and other instruments. That's why I like to watch your videos , you explain things .
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Spot on with the light and shade comment (mixed 8 bar switch). He lures you in and then blows your mind.
I just had a friend ask me about him last week. He had never heard of Buckethead. My buddy is not a musician and he was amazed how good this guy is and that he never had heard of him. Good stuff!!!
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Thanks for this, I've never seen this guy before, he's got a great feel. BTW great shirt dude!
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He's a beast best at every genre has released over 300 albums I saw him in 2016 played for 2 hours it was an amazing show. Have you ever listened to any of the death cube k albums. Best dark ambient albums ever
@ Sean Wargo, True...also, "Death Cube K" is an anagram. If you rearrange the letters you get Buckethead.
@@sterlingprice5963 yea I know I've been a huge buckethead fan for we'll over a decade
A beast, like 666? Is the birthmark under the bucket?
Fil you are spot on with your analysis. I’ve seen him live twice and he never plays the same song the same way. Also I struggle with matching my riffs in time to fit into neat bars in a daw with drums I don’t play by hand. I need more videos to help with this.
At around the 4:05 mark when you're talking about his stretch, you gotta realize that he's playing a 27" baritone. If he were playing a standard scale Les Paul it'd be even more impressive.
Buckets slow soulful playing is the best part, for me.
Buckethead reacts to Buckethead wearing a Bucket on his head.
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@@wingsofpegasus stop trying to lie buckethead we know who you are
@@Captain_Mercury his fingers are too small, not like buckET head.
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Thank you for doing this video this was my favorite song from him glad to see it finally got appreciated
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Great video, once again. Great selection from the Bucketed One. I discovered Bucket Head in the '90's. I was at an electronics store and they had some CD's on sale. There was a 2 volume set, Guitarisma 1 and Guitarisma 2. How could you go wrong with names like that? BH had 2 songs in the collection, Big Sur Moon and Wishing Well. I still listen to those. Like others have mentioned he has a very wide range of styles that he does and you will find something you will like. The guy is a great talent. This song 'Siege Engine' is really sticking with me. Incredible!!
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I love the "Alien" reference to his left hand, referring to the face-hugger! Nice one! :-)
A friend of mine, Randy Allar (RIP), was a disc jockey (WCSB) before his untimely passing a few years back. He had met Buckethead, and described him this way to me.
"He is so tall that, when you look up at him, all you see is his head... and the sky." Lol
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I'm 6'8", never thought of it that way. My heads in the clouds...
Thank you Wings of Pegasus !
Buckethead is Amazing! 😎👍
Buckethead has the best guitar-playing-face ever.
Great videos. I’m new to guitar and have very small fingers and I noticed you mentioned about using a finger per fret. I thought of this while practicing. Makes sense. Practicing this. Thanks.
BROTHER THAT MAN CAN STRAIGHT UP PLAY
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Nice to see guys blushing and freaking out at the beauty of the bucket. Kneel to the bucket...
Off topic ALERT!!! I love your shirt AND your channel. Good stuff, indeed. Thank you.
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I really enjoy your videos, and respect your opion. But I really like that you appreciate it so much you keep breaking out in a smile, as do I at the really incredible parts. Keep up the good work/videos.
Thanks Casey!
Do a reaction on buckethead's nottingham lace . Its one of his best songs.
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That's one of my favorites as well.
G4MeWithN0X Did you say, “Reaction “?
phenomenal song
Buckethead is a incredible guitarist period.one of the best in the business.
I have every album he has put out as well as collaborations and Death Cube K. I can’t describe how much his music means to me. Thank you for doing vids about him. He has said his bucket was because he is extremely shy and once he put it on it freed him to play unselfconsciously.
For different flavors of his work try Electric Tears and Decoding the Tomb of the Bansheebot
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I have very close to the same creative side as well, I have been writing since I was 17 when I first started playing. And now have at least 3 to 4 albums worth of material, 1 st album is coming out this year !!
Every time he hits a power chord, I say to myself, "Hey, I can do THAT!!!"
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Brian+ Lol, yeah I think he has to do that every once in a while for us mortals.
I can press a killswitch.
It's just the bits in between ☺
Yup you got it man even without seeing that interview,very perceptive sir.
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Nice more Buckethead!
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Hold me forever, pike #65, is one of the best guitar compositions of all time !!!
The first time I heard him was 24 years ago with the group Praxis; the album “Transmutation” with Bootsy Collins, definitely worth a listen. The bucket and mask gimmick is silly but he is a phenom of a player!!! He’s really good at nunchucks as well..
Is it any sillier a gimmick than the big hat and star shades that Bootsy wears?
He wouldn't be able to go anywhere in public without being harassed if people knew who he was.
surfdigby oh don’t get me wrong, I love his shtick! The bucket and mask adds a fun element to his incredible playing..
I always assumed he wore that stuff so he could have a normal life off stage because it's such a commitment. He's gotta be sweating his ass off under that stuff.
Cool! Yeah it must get mighty uncomfortable under the bucket and mask!
Hello Again Fil ...Hope you are well ....This is one spirited track from BH...One minute a nursery rhyme the next minute... pushed into a terror angst ridden sense of foreboding.I love the way he throws you around in his musical sandbox ....its can be gritty and rough....then smooth to the soul.
great work Fil you have excellent perspective and capture of the essence of music.
Cheers my friend from Canada....
Just so you all know ...Fil and I share the same Queen lol 🇨🇦🇬🇧
Thank you for doing this Fil, how anyone can slight this remarkable talent is completely beyond me...THIS GUY CAN FLY!
Would love to know what you think about, not his playing so much, but his compositional skills and his songwriting ability!? I know you touched on it a bit in this vid but would like to hear more...
Hah! Never mind, I wrote the above after only watching the first couple of minutes of the vid. ROCK!
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Great video, great player :)
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The more I listen to Buckethead the more I think that he sounds like a modern Jimmy Page with added shred factor.But he ultimately has his own very big stamp on the guitar -and long may that continue.Excellent.
Hey I have no idea who will read this, but someone please tell me if the solo @ 9:35 speaks to them...for me it sings “Eleanor Rigby” by the Beatles. I hear the guitar say “all of the lonely people” in the second phrasing of the solo...
The Bucket could also help him keep his anonymity. Some Artists still enjoy their privacy in public. and the KFC thing could have been that they didn't want to have to pay him any advertising fees LOL! his right hand did remind me of the face hugger from the movie.
honestly as far as technical skill goes, Buckethead is one of the, if not the best. Even so he has this certain style in his composition and style that really grabs your attention, and holds that attention through the track. ive had the fortune of seeing him live a few times and its one of the few shows ive been to that i was mesmerized from start to finish.
The stretch is more impressive when you take into account that it's a long scale LP, the whole guitar is bigger than traditional LPs.
Yeah I think his hands are just too big for standard!
Great video! You absolutely nailed it describing Buckethead’s performance, musicality and persona...at least it’s the way I look at him too.
I don’t know how much you knew about Buckethead before making these two video’s, but judging your comments, facial expression and nodding along I suspect you became a fan! Am I right?
Yeah he's an interesting dude!
This dude must do nothing but play guitar. Doesn't he have hundreds of albums? Dude is insane
4:35 I think it's worth noting that he's doing that huge stretch on an extra long 27" fretboard that GIbson custom makes for him
Buckethead usually wears a KFC bucket with funeral printed on it because the chickens are his friends and family and he is opposed to the inhumane torture and suffering his brothers and sisters endure at the hands of the vile colonel sanders and his evil empire. He is a unique soul with insane skills and wonderful music. I would encourage anyone to listen to some of his pike albums to fully understand his musicianship and talent.
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Long Live The Pikes!!!!!!!!!!
So buckethead is a vegan?
I think so, but I'm not positive, not much is known about him.
Most fast food is a ticket to a fast death ... eat this and get this (funeral).
Always loved your analyses Fil! This is a pretty cool breakdown. You really know your stuff. I've always admired Buckethead. He's the coolest ever! More please! 😍
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When Buckethead plays his really fast leads, his left hand looks to me like a crab walking very fast....if you get my meaning. I'm not trying to make fun of the guy, but trying to compliment him, to describe what it is that I am seeing. Buckethead fascinates me, and I can't applaud his playing enough. Great analysis Fil, and this guy is no doubt hard to give an analysis on because he is so unique.
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Thanks Fil I just became a fan of Bucket head never really heard much from Bucket head but now I will listen to him he is really awesome guitar 🎸 player .... Now I know
Electric tears, padmasana , whitewash live, ghost. Sketches of Spain all in waiting, or in the knowing I don't know momentarily what it was called! Recommend this to any listener who wants to know stuff from bucket head and listen to! I can advise anybody! Wishing well, and, for mom, by the way aswell wow what beautiful songs! Baptism of solitude, too much to mention lol! Time by deli creeps. Nottingham lace/sultans massacre. Lol too many gems!
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Mount Shasta! Ancient Desert! Sunbursts!
Thanks Fil again with a spot on analysis
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The first video you featured my thoughts were hmm great guitarist but the bucket? Now, I don't notice anything but his awesome guitar playing. Thanks, Fil.
He's a master of the small venues he loves. His sound!
great pick, description, etc. a close friends dad dated Buckets mom in early 2000's, - he's a savant n has extreme stage fright,
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this is one of my favorite tracks from The GOAT, Buckethead... This song takes you on a dynamic ride with it's blend of melody and distorted playing. Absolutely love it!
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