Posts from Buckethead

Full name
Brian Patrick Carroll

Date of birth
1969

Country
United States of America

Professions
guitarist

Instruments
Gibson Les Paul
Jackson Y2KV

Genres
avant-garde, instrumental rock, hard rock, prog-metal, heavy metal, alternative metal, dark ambient

Pseudonyms
Buckethead, Death Cube K

Bands
Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Guns N' Roses, Praxis, Deli Creeps, Science Faxtion, Cornbugs, El Stew, Thanatopsis
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Buckethead is one of the most eccentric and enigmatic figures in American underground and experimental music, since the time when Parliament-Funkadelic spawned its collection of cosmic characters in the mid-seventies. Created by a multi-instrumentalist known for his virtuoso command of the electric guitar, Buckethead is one of the most recognizable instrumental innovators, his rapid riffs, robot-like quirky musical patterns, and distinctive lead themes combine elements from the Scandinavian guitar genius Yngwie Malmsteen, the incomparable Adrian Belew, Kerry King from Slayer, Eddie Hazel from P-Funk, and the saxophone frenzy of avant-garde improviser John Zorn.

Buckethead is a man of mystery, but some facts can still be found:

American guitar virtuoso “Buckethead,” also known as Brian Carroll, is primarily known for his eccentric public appearances – he never appears without a mask and a bucket on his head, creating an aura of the comical, satirical, and tragic at the same time.
His first band, Deli Creeps, which played funk and metal, fell apart without ever releasing a single studio album. Buckethead's solo career was more productive, mainly thanks to Zorn and Bill Laswell. With the latter, Buckethead even worked and toured together. Laswell produced the musician's solo albums, and also involved him in recording a dozen other artists, such as Hakim Bey, Bootsy Collins, Anton Fier, Jonas Hellborg, and Bernie Worrell. In addition to pure music, Buckethead worked on music for films, recording soundtracks for such films as "Last Action Hero" and "Street Fighter." In 1999, the musician released the album Monsters and Robots, after which he began working with the updated lineup of Guns n’ Roses.

Studio albums:
1992
Bucketheadland, release: 1992, label: Avant
1994
Giant Robot, release: 1994, label: Sony Japan
1996
Day of the Robot, release: April 30, 1996, label: Subharmonic
1998
Colma, release: March 24, 1998, label: CyberOctave
1999
Monsters and Robots, release: April 20, 1999, label: Higher Octave
2001
Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse, release: June 5, 2001, label: Stray
2002
Funnel Weaver, release: February 15, 2002, label: ION
Bermuda Triangle, release: July 23, 2002, label: Catalyst
Electric Tears, release: October 8, 2002, label: Meta
2003
Bucketheadland 2, release: October 14, 2003, label: ION
2004
Island of Lost Minds, release: March 19, 2004, label: Bucketheadland
Population Override, release: March 30, 2004, label: ION
The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell, release: April 20, 2004, label: Disembodied
2005
Enter the Chicken, release: October 25, 2005, label: Serjical Strike
Kaleidoscalp, release: November 22, 2005, label: Tzadik
Inbred Mountain, release: December 2, 2005, label: TDRS
2006
The Elephant Man’s Alarm Clock, release: February 17, 2006, label: Bucketheadland
Crime Slunk Scene, release: September 15, 2006, label: Bucketheadland
2007
In Search of The, release: February 21, 2007, label: TDRS
Pepper’s Ghost, release: March 1, 2007, label: TDRS
Acoustic Shards, release: May 31, 2007, label: Avabella
Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot, release: October 30, 2007, label: TDRS
Cyborg Slunks, release: October 30, 2007, label: TDRS
2008
From the Coop, release: March 9, 2008, label: Avabella
2009
Slaughterhouse On The Prairie

Extended plays:
KFC Skin Piles, release: 2001, label: Battle Breaks Hip Hop

Demos:
1991: Giant Robot
1991: Bucketheadland Blueprints

Videos:
2005: Secret Recipe
2006: Young Buckethead Vol. 1
2006: Young Buckethead Vol. 2

Music videos:
1999 «The Ballad of Buckethead»
2004 «Spokes for the Wheel of Torment»
2005 «We Are One»

Unreleased albums:
For unknown reasons, some of Buckethead's albums were never released
1997: Buckethead Plays Disney [1]
2003: Super Diorama Theater [2]

Groups and projects:
Alix Lambert and Travis Dickerson
2008: Running After Deer
Arcana
1997: Arc of the Testimony
With Brain
2007: Kevin’s Noodle House
Cobra Strike
1999: 13th Scroll
2000: Cobra Strike II - Y, Y+B, X+Y
Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains
2004: The Big Eyeball in the Sky
Cornbugs
1999: Spot the Psycho
2001: Cemetery Pinch
2001: How Now Brown Cow
2004: Brain Circus
2004: Donkey Town
2005: Rest Home for Robots
2005: Skeleton Farm
2006: Celebrity Psychos
DVDs
Quackers!
Headcheese
As Death Cube K
1994: Dreamatorium
1997: Disembodied
1999: Tunnel
2007: DCK
2007: Monolith
TBA: Torn from Black Space
Deli Creeps
1991: Deli Creeps Demo Tape 1991
1996: Deli Creeps Demo Tape 1996
2005: Dawn of the Deli Creeps
With Travis Dickerson
2006: Chicken Noodles
2007: Chicken Noodles II[3]
El Stew
1999: No Hesitation
2003: The Rehearsal
Giant Robot
1996: Giant Robot
Gorgone
2005: Gorgone
Guns N’ Roses
TBA: Chinese Democracy
With Jonas Hellborg & Michael Shrieve
1995: Octave Of The Holy Innocents
With Viggo Mortensen
1999: One Less Thing to Worry About
1999: The Other Parade
1999: One Man’s Meat
2003: Pandemoniumfromamerica
2004: Please Tomorrow
2004: This, That and the Other
2005: Intelligence Failure
2008: At All
Pieces
1997: I Need 5 Minutes Alone
Praxis
1992: Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)
1994: Sacrifist
1994: Metatron
1997: Live in Poland
1997: Transmutation Live
1998: Collection
1999: Warszawa
2005: Zurich
2007: Tennessee 2004
2008: Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)
Science Faxtion
2008: Living On Another Frequency
Shin Terai / Shine /Shine.E
2001: Unison
2004: Heaven and Hell
2007: Light Years
Thanatopsis
2001: Thanatopsis
2003: Axiology
2006: Anatomize
Zillatron
1993: Lord of the Harvest

Videography
Buckethead - Binge Clips Vol. 1 - 7
Buckethead - Killer Grabbag of Shards Vol. 1 (CD-ROM featuring footage of live shows)
Buckethead - Viva Voltron


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Personally, I would say that his work is very diverse, but I recommend listening to relaxing tracks (it's best to start with them)
I recommend starting with the album Electric Tears

Tell me what his heavier/more impressive tracks are – suggest some albums, please. Those "soothing" tracks you mentioned won't work, but something heavy, wild, and dynamic would be perfect. I'll give it a listen :) Right now, I'm only listening to the track "Welcome to Bucketheadland" – it's cool. I need something in that vein – his heaviest albums.

it’s better to watch a video with his music or just download tracks randomly))) and then you’ll see what you like the most :)
P.S. he has the most mind-blowing tracks.

No, I don't feel like downloading videos. And I don't really enjoy watching them – I'm a music lover.
Compared to amazing music, no video comes close;
I'll watch them sometime when I get the chance.
Just tell me which albums you think are his best – I'll download them, because right now I'm just listening to them randomly on VKontakte:D. In my opinion, VKontakte is only good for quick searches and previewing music:D.

I haven't really explored his work myself yet – it's hard to find his tracks. But I think you'll like these:
Bucketheadland
Bucketheadland 2
Enter the Chicken
Slaughterhouse on the Prairie

P.S. If you find his discography in MP3 format, let me know!

I haven't really familiarized myself with his work yet - it's hard to find his tracks.

I don't understand? What's hard to find? - Go to VKontakte, search for "Buckethead" in the audio recordings search, and you'll get exactly 2120 tracks. Of course, there are more duplicates, but there's still a lot of stuff there. ;) You can even download it from there if needed.

P.S. If you find his discography in MP3, let me know =))

Is it really that difficult?:confused: . On myzuka.ru, there are 8 albums. ;) I haven't looked for more yet.

Yesterday, a friend sent me a link to some music.

I had the opportunity to get acquainted with this guy indirectly; he plays solo in some Guns N' Roses songs. I must say, he plays in a special way, it's pleasant and technically proficient. I listened to a few of his compositions, and overall, it's interesting, although, personally for me, instrumental music is something you listen to depending on your mood. But Buckethead definitely deserves praise.

nice to hear that :)

Guns N’ Roses
TBA: Chinese Democracy

Yes, by the way, "TBA" is no longer relevant here, as the album has been released.

and by the way, I got hooked on Cornbugs... but again, there's nowhere to download it...

Have you seen such a discography on Metal Archives? There are just a ton of studio albums under the name “Pike N.” Quite a hardworking guitarist, it seems.