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Buckethead is an American guitarist and composer. He is known for wearing a white plastic mask and a bucket on his head. He is a prolific composer, having released over 50 solo albums and performed on over 60 more. He has also made a guest appearance on 44 different albums from various artists. His music spans across diverse areas such as thrash metal, electronica, jazz and avant-garde music.

Although a multi-instrumentalist (playing bass guitar, banjo, keyboards, ukulele, organ, violin, clarinet, saxophone, recorder, drums, gong, and piano), Buckethead is best known for his electric guitar playing, characterized by diverse playing styles spanning thrash guitar, fingerpicking, and slap guitar. Guitar One voted him number 8 on a list of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time”.

Although Buckethead now works primarily as a solo artist touring the United States with a trio, he has had a wide variety of high profile collaborations with such artists as Les Claypool, Tony Williams, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Serj Tankian, Guns N’ Roses, Saul Williams, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen and with Bill Laswell on Praxis.

Buckethead achieved a higher public profile as a member of Guns N’ Roses from 2000 to 2004; however, the band only toured in 2001 and 2002 during this era. Guns N’ Roses response to Buckethead’s departure was:

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Top Tracks

1	Jordan	694
2	Whitewash full track	673
2	Big Sur Moon full track	673
4	For Mom full track	529
5	Nottingham Lace full track	446
6	Ghost full track	427
7	Hills of Eternity full track	419
8	Machete full track	389
9	Electric Tears full track	387
10	Padmasana full track	376
11	Wishing Well full track	364
12	Lone Sal Bug full track	342
13	Soothsayer (dedicated to Aunt Suzie)	340
14	All in The Waiting full track	335
15	Sketches of Spain (for Miles) full track	326

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lahna wrote:
yesterday evening

heard just a few songs, soothsayer, jordan and nottingham lace and he's good. not my favourite but good indeed. especially soothsayer is great. but don't you think he uses occasionally too many efects?

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Yoda2do wrote:
yesterday afternoon

I Never tired of listening to him! thanks to exist

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evil_villain wrote:
Friday afternoon

I saw him last night in Santa Cruz. :D

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lainamies wrote:
Friday morning

Gisssh wrote: yesterday afternoon Hoho, i kill somebody if he ever comes to finland. :----) :) Me too!

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Mickster- wrote:
Friday morning

Nottingham Lace is only one of the best instrumentals I've ever heard

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Gisssh wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Hoho, i kill somebody if he ever comes to finland. :----)

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B_Hammock wrote:
Thursday morning

Nice stuff, what a shitload of albums.

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Bucketheadziarz wrote:
Wednesday evening

Everyone who haven't ever listened to Sea of Expanding Shapes (off Bermuda Traingle) MUST do it immediately. This song has got the best fuckin sweet guitar solo ever ever ever !

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ralimdghsmoa007 wrote:
Wednesday morning

this man is a beast!!! the fastest shit ever plus 34 ALBUMS!!!

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the_one_john wrote:
Tuesday evening

yes, that's right. he's an artist.

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josie8000 wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

what kind artist is thad dude

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Amlez wrote:
Monday afternoon

track Electric Tears.. his guitar is crying

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Varzavand wrote:
Monday afternoon

Heard 'All in The Waiting', 'Padmasana' and 'The Way to Heaven' for the first time today. Electric tears is now, my favorite album.

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JayTG wrote:
last week

Fuck Amy Winehouse, Mica, Girls Aloud, Kate Perry and whatever other shit is on English mainstream these days. Buckethead owns the shit out of their talent.

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wolfgang0622 wrote:
last week

guitar god

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JFguitars wrote:
last week

super guitarrista!

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WojtekYoung wrote:
last week

Awesome guitartist!

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Varzavand wrote:
last week

Want "feelings"? Listen to Nottingham Lace, Coma (Enter the Chicken); Sail on Soothsayer, Stretching Lighthouse (Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot); Watching the Boats With My Dad, For Mom, Wishing Well (Colma); Baptism of Solitude, Datura, Mantaray, Witches on the Heath, Angel Monster, Electric Tears, Spell of the Gypsies (Electric Tears); to just name a few ..........

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Dr_Nick93 wrote:
last week

I only wish I was as cool as Buckethead.

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BrummieSteven wrote:
last week

There are SOME songs with no feeling like the one I'm listening to now "Vladimir Pockets' Incredible Bloated Slunk Show" but the majority of them do have feeling! =]

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