I\'ve enjoyed most his journey this past year, the zen/minimalist ipod backup band, the cut and paste mashups, and the ambient DCK material. I\'ll admit, I\'m hoping that B get\'s away from the drum tracks and computer and moves into a more organic musical environment. I\'m talking band, yes I am. Not complaining, but I think I would love to see him play off other people, either in the studio or live. The sonic intensity of all the amps and the drum skins moving, tubes warming up-that\'s what I\'m saying.
28 views and nary a peep????? Cheese and crackers! :o
100% agree I really want a new Deli creeps cd, but I will settle for anything with real drums and some vocals :)
I\'ve been watching the young Buckethead dvds lately and even watching Buckethead warm up before playing a Deli show is awesome...I\'m burnt out of instrumental stuff atm.
Doesn\'t help im working on my own cd...and yes it\'s a all instrumental project >:(
I\'m not asking for vocals, just a band. :)
Agree with wanting a new Deli Creeps album and i\'m sure it\'d be cool to see Buckethead play with some other musicians again in his live shows but i have to say that he can carry on releasing albums with the programmed drums i think they are awesome.
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QuoteAgree with wanting a new Deli Creeps album and i\'m sure it\'d be cool to see Buckethead play with some other musicians again in his live shows but i have to say that he can carry on releasing albums with the programmed drums i think they are awesome.
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I agree! I\'ll take Buckethead any way I can get him...ipod/band...whatever!!!
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I agree! I\'ll take Buckethead any way I can get him...ipod/band...whatever!!!
Yes I know that, that\'s the stock answer everywhere. We are all appreciative of his hard work and touring, and will go to see him with the ipod if that\'s what he chooses to do, as he has been doing for the last 2 years. As someone who has seen him in both scenarios, I would like to see and hear him with all the sonic velocity that goes along with other musicians and the possibility of a song taking off and going in a non-programmed direction. This would include the studio as well. I\'m not talking about jamming with That 1 Guy or the dude with the tuba either. I\'m not complaining, just wishing out loud-I realize B is in charge of his own destiny.
That\'s my stock answer...and I\'m sticking to it. :P
I\'ve only seen Buckethead with the ipod ( BB King\'s and Governors Isl. this year) so yes, I would want to experience him in any way.
If I could go into my time machine (which is not working right now) I\'d go back to \'90/\'91 for that I-Beam show. Let\'s see, I\'d be.......(I\'m calculating my age)......heck, I\'d be the oldest person there, I think!
As someone who only turned on and tuned in to Buckethead this Spring I am always learning something new about him and his music.
Bucket and Travis!!!! yeah!!!
Bucket and Bootsy and Les and, and.....
Actually, I am waiting for the Buckethead/Gene Wilder version of Pure Imagination
You mention "cheese and crackers"; now I must have some wine.
I would think the ipod shows would bring out the more difficult material a band might not be able to play. I remember even with the live band he would bring it out for Nottingham Lace, for example (although he performed that with Giant Robot). That was a cool way to switch it up a bit. B is a lucky man I\'ll say, he can get up in the morning and do whatever he wants-not many people can do that, especially in today\'s economy. No rat race to deal with, play whatever and whenever he wants. He sure has earned it.
I think that if he did something with a drummer it would be what I am looking for especially Ramy Atoun or Brain, then throw in a someone to tickle the ivories. Just like that clip of Praxis playing Interworld and the New Innocence where Buckethead is pulling out an lead/solo with Brain going nuts on the drums, or my other favorite performance when buckethead is playing Whitewash live and pulls out that Whammy Pedal solo.
Want I dont want is a Deli Creeps get together, one reason is that Buckethead does not need a singer with him and I enjoy listening to guitar rather than hear maximum bob talk about killing and stuff, sorry to be the party pooper but I dont like Deli Creeps, except for Buried Deep Stays Buried Still.
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Want I dont want is a Deli Creeps get together, one reason is that Buckethead does not need a singer with him and I enjoy listening to guitar rather than hear maximum bob talk about killing and stuff, sorry to be the party pooper but I dont like Deli Creeps, except for Buried Deep Stays Buried Still.
That\'s blasphemy! >:(
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I\'m 50/50 on the situation. Buckethead is a mastermind musician and has indeed realized that only he can make his music sound just the way he likes it. I\'m guessing he got tired of Brain and Pinchface "doing their own thing" style drumming instead of the way Bucket wants it to sound.
I do agree though, it would be nice to see him play with other members but hey, maybe he\'ll employ some animatronic members and a few bucketbots. :)
i\'ve already contacted p-nut, bass player from 311. and sammy j. watson, drummer from the apex theory/mt. helium. wanting them to try and hook up with bucket, and they are both willing and ready to do it, it would be madness. i also messaged bootsy on twitter, and he said it seemed like a great idea. travis can u help?? maybe pass on the word.
Quotei\'ve already contacted p-nut, bass player from 311. and sammy j. watson, drummer from the apex theory/mt. helium. wanting them to try and hook up with bucket, and they are both willing and ready to do it, it would be madness. i also messaged bootsy on twitter, and he said it seemed like a great idea. travis can u help?? maybe pass on the word.
Way to go! Although I like Bootsy, would rather see something along the lines of your other suggestions for the newness factor.
buckethead is great without a band... hes just a billion times better with a band
I\'ve personally seen Buckethead with Praxis, sitting in with Primus, Solo with backing tracks etc... The super group dream band fantasies are loads of fun, but that makes the likelihood of seeing any thing like that live and on tour remote.
And it is a WTF moment when the band leaves the stage and he cranks up the Ipod. Some people scratch their heads..."Does the band suck?" Fans know that is not the case but still it interrupts the flow or continuity of the show in some peoples view.
Maybe it is time to step up the production value and incorporate the band into the backing tracks when needed? In my eyes it would be more of planned out arena rock spectacle but perhaps on scale that could accomodate Buckethead\'s artistic visions with room for binges built in. The logistics of something like this on a tour are beyond a lot of independent artists. Maybe a residency at a venue or several different venues would allow for it to be cost effective. (Maybe like a cirque de soliel. If you\'re gonna dream, dream big!)
And much of the charm of the recent Buckethead shows with the Ipod is that each show can be tailor made to his muse. You really can\'t improve on that no matter how fun or sporting it is to speculate.--Robert
Some very good thoughts and ideas here-great input.
Buckethead is always evolving and moving forward, I\'m sure he has some tight band planned to blow us all away in the not so distant future. Giant Robot or Praxis would be awesome! but I hope maybe there is something new ahead. A lot of people would love to see Thanatopsis or some sort of Travis collaboration on stage. There has been rumor that another Dragons of Eden album may be made. I would love to see that live.
another thing, and i dont know if someone already said this here. but even tho i dont mind seeing bh wit ipod (even tho i much rather would see him with a band), it gives him sorta a bad rep. cuz hes getting loads of new fans now and when they go to see him with his ipod they arent seeing him at his full potential.
QuoteThere has been rumor that another Dragons of Eden album may be made. I would love to see that live.
This "rumor" came directly from the lips of Brain, I asked if there would be another Dragons album and he answered that yes, probably there would be more. But he described the album as a "binge" album & then Travis said on here that Brain was mistaken, and that Dragons wasn\'t a binge album at all, but that a lot of writing and prep went into that one, so maybe Brain meant that there would be another Noodle House-type album. Who knows for sure? Travis, that\'s who.
We can all hope that there will be another album like Dragons, imho it\'s one of the best albums ever. I too would love to see this performed live. Does Travis ever play live? I don\'t recall ever hearing of him participating in any tours, maybe that means he\'s overdue? :D
Buckethead+Travis+Brain on the road would be absolutely phenomenal! They\'d just need a bass player. Bootsy would be my first (probable) choice, Laswell the second.
Dream band anyone? (realistically speaking) make your picks!
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^^This would be great, even in a limited engagement scenario with a pro video, multi-camera angle setup. Otherwise, even doing a video of the recording sessions would be awesome too. This way they could test the waters, and see how things progress.
Buckethead+Travis+Brain = YES!!!!
I would love to see Buckethead live with a band again (pinchface and that1guy); it was much better than a show with an ipod.
Fantasy Band: Buckethead, Joe Tomino (drums for Dub Trio), Dave Edwardson (bass and keys for neurosis), Marc Rizzo (guitar for Soulfly), Gibby Haynes (vocals for Butthole Surfers)
Real Band: Buckethead, with unsaid drummer and bassest (it would be easy and much better than that Ipod)
Super Fantasy Band: Buckethead, Cliff Burton and Keith Moon
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I\'m with Trev_Dog though....i\'d rather not see the Creeps get back together....never liked him with them...end of story. :)
Band Band Band Band Band!
Giant Robot or some variation thereof would be great too.
QuoteI\'m 50/50 on the situation. Buckethead is a mastermind musician and has indeed realized that only he can make his music sound just the way he likes it. I\'m guessing he got tired of Brain and Pinchface "doing their own thing" style drumming instead of the way Bucket wants it to sound.
speaking of which, would that be the reason that the deli creeps split up? either pinch or bob got annoyed of buckethead\'s insane, spotlight-snagging solos
^^Doubt it very much. That\'s the whole point! 8)
QuoteI\'m 50/50 on the situation. Buckethead is a mastermind musician and has indeed realized that only he can make his music sound just the way he likes it. I\'m guessing he got tired of Brain and Pinchface "doing their own thing" style drumming instead of the way Bucket wants it to sound.
speaking of which, would that be the reason that the deli creeps split up? either pinch or bob got annoyed of buckethead\'s insane, spotlight-snagging solos
Maximum Bob and Pinch were the original engineers that help build Bucketheadland. ;)
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Maximum Bob and Pinch were the original engineers that help build Bucketheadland. ;)
my bad,i just always had a small idea that it could have been the reason, speaking of which, what do you think was the cause of the deli creeps split up 2X? (2X since they split up twice)
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my bad,i just always had a small idea that it could have been the reason, speaking of which, what do you think was the cause of the deli creeps split up 2X? (2X since they split up twice)
Well they never officially broke up. Bob and Pinch have regular day jobs too, kids, wives, girlfriends, etc...
They have closed the deli more than twice:
All I know is that "this is the longest the Deli has ever been closed"
7-24-2005 would be the last time Bob graced us with his presence.
the Deli officially closes:
5-25-1996 The Fillmore SF CA
re-opens as Hook and Pull Gang
12-10-1999 The Gig LA CA
the Deli officially closes:
DC 11-4-2000 The Palace LA CA
re-opens
3-14-2003 Petaluma CA
the Deli officially closes:
DC 7-26-2003 Styles Music Pomona CA
Due to freezer failure and the smell of rotting meat, the Deli opens briefly on 7-24-2005 Detroit Lake MN
QuoteI\'m 50/50 on the situation. Buckethead is a mastermind musician and has indeed realized that only he can make his music sound just the way he likes it. I\'m guessing he got tired of Brain and Pinchface "doing their own thing" style drumming instead of the way Bucket wants it to sound.
Live, I\'ll take any real drummer right now, as would I\'m guessing 75% of his fans in the US, who have been lucky enough to see him. Also a real bass player, not a single-stringed pipe or tuba player. Those are nice novelties, nothing more.
If people insist on bringing up past "bands" I would choose Giant Robot over any of them.
QuoteI\'m 50/50 on the situation. Buckethead is a mastermind musician and has indeed realized that only he can make his music sound just the way he likes it. I\'m guessing he got tired of Brain and Pinchface "doing their own thing" style drumming instead of the way Bucket wants it to sound.
I do agree though, it would be nice to see him play with other members but hey, maybe he\'ll employ some animatronic members and a few bucketbots. :)
"doing their own thing" ::) ::)
Who do you think the original drummers AND composers were for all his previous albums/CD\'s?
Humans make mistakes, samplers and drum machines do not. It cost a lot more money to tour with humans than to haul around an iPod.
Its a matter of economics. Do the math.
BB
^^Live, I\'ll take the mistakes over pre-recorded tracks any day.
Gimme real drum heads, high-hats, and bass pedals. I want string noise, amps, human interaction. Bass guitar bottom in my chest.
The studio can be perfect, I don\'t need perfection live. Why should B show up at all? Maybe he can just broadcast holographic images of himself playing to pre-recorded tracks. If he ever reads this he\'ll probably be pissed, but I\'m just giving my opinion as both a fan and musician. If I didn\'t care at all I wouldn\'t post any of these comments.
But I do.
As far as paying musicians, I\'ll bet there are plenty that would play with B for free-me included. If he ever wanted a backup band for a gig in NY I could set up my buds (who are excellent musicians) in a heartbeat. Learn the songs in advance, then show up and rehearse them somewhere-been doing that for years.
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Well they never officially broke up. Bob and Pinch have regular day jobs too, kids, wives, girlfriends, etc...
bob with a wife and kids?!?! i can\'t imagine that for some reason, haha!
^^and Giant Robot was definitively on of the best band set-ups BB every had
Quote^^Live, I\'ll take the mistakes over pre-recorded tracks any day.
Gimme real drum heads, high-hats, and bass pedals. I want string noise, amps, human interaction. Bass guitar bottom in my chest.
The studio can be perfect, I don\'t need perfection live. Why should B show up at all? Maybe he can just broadcast holographic images of himself playing to pre-recorded tracks. If he ever reads this he\'ll probably be pissed, but I\'m just giving my opinion as both a fan and musician. If I didn\'t care at all I wouldn\'t post any of these comments.
But I do.
As far as paying musicians, I\'ll bet there are plenty that would play with B for free-me included. If he ever wanted a backup band for a gig in NY I could set up my buds (who are excellent musicians) in a heartbeat. Learn the songs in advance, then show up and rehearse them somewhere-been doing that for years.
So I guess you\'ve found your dream band
Anyway, playing with a pick up band on a tour from town to town is pretty ridiculous. That is a trainwreck waiting to happen. That is the way Chuck Berry used to tour, though. Most people can tell that BH\'s tunes are more varied...
^^True, I was just making a point that paying musicians for a gig shouldn\'t be a roadblock for B.
Personally I wont be seeing more than 1 bucket show if he tours again with an ipod..
If he tours with a band, I would try and see all that I can afford.
I had a chat with brain last winter.. and it appears he doesnt really know whats going on in buckets life.. nothing personal, but the things he told me, and was quite sure of.. didnt turn out to happen.. who knows what actually happened.. but theyre musicians.. who knows whats going to happen when. give up on speculation..
Id say if bucket wants to work with someone and do a project let him, why is it someones business to set something up FOR him?.. in my opinion fans have no business trying to put together a project for him, thats just plain disrespectful.
I\'m ready for the deli to open damn it!!
Completely agree. The shows I have seen with a band are my favorites. I did enjoy the loops and samples for a few shows, but I am also ready to see a band again. I mean can you truly sample or loop a Zeppelin medly!?
Quote^^True, I was just making a point that paying musicians for a gig shouldn\'t be a roadblock for B.
I would say, with all due respect, that musicians shouldn\'t have to play for free. And any roadblocks would be the logistics and red tape of screening potential pick up band participants in those prospective towns. That alone would be a mind-numbing endeavor. It does make the hologram idea look more appealing, though.
And further, if Buckethead could put together a kick ass touring band at this time I think he would. Some people seem to be oblivious to that notion. A few people on this thread seem to realize that Buckethead is an independent artist and makes an effort to put together a package that entertains, remains unique and hopefully can turn a profit. I always give the opening acts and co-stars creedence when Buckethead takes them on tour especially That 1 Guy and Wolff. You may quibble with current offerings but when you look at Buckethead\'s body of work there are PLENTY of "bands" in the mix that have recorded and toured or at least played regularly in certain locales.
I remember not so long ago people whining and complaining about Pinchface\'s onstage antics, and/or the band not being up to the material that the fans wanted to hear (using an ipod when they leave the stage while Buckethead plays on). I can think of very few artists of Buckethead\'s caliber that remain independent and are able to tour as much as he has. I feel blessed to be able to check out a show of his whenever I can, wherever I can (4 different states), with whomever he is (or isn\'t) sharing the bill with.
Buckethead needs a band! Alone he does well but with others he is fantastic. Live or recorded!
I love that fact that he works with so many different people. It keeps it fresh and new. With as much work as he puts into a year, it needs to be fresh and new. Im sure that part is very difficult to do.
I would just like to hear him with established musicians... dont really care who, just something that can be reproduced live.
As many know Buckethead plays a couple hours live. Wouldnt it be easy to book a show with Buckethead doing his solo material with an Ipod and the band he is working with. He could easily handle that much time on stage. Each act could get paid, so Buckethead could make the money he is used to making.
Oh ya... the band I would like to see reproduced with a new recording would have to be El Stew. I still havent heard anything quite like it. To me it sounds futuristic, which is very cool. EXTRACT RULES!!!!!!!!!!!! So I guess that I would like to hear Buckethead with EXTRACT again with El Stew or not!
I\'m not telling Buckethead what to do, or arrange anything-I\'m not delusional. Just some interesting discussion on our favorite musician. Better than the sound of crickets chirping on the boards here.....
QuoteI\'m not telling Buckethead what to do, or arrange anything-I\'m not delusional. Just some interesting discussion on our favorite musician. Better than the sound of crickets chirping on the boards here.....
Fair enough, really. Nothing wrong with a spirited discussion and I understand the Buckethead fan\'s enthusiasm because I am one. The sky is the limit to the imagination and that is what I understand Bucketheadland to be about.
This forum is great because it seems to draw more music fans and less of the hype oriented mtv type stuff.
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This forum is great because it seems to draw more music fans and less of the hype oriented mtv type stuff.
I\'ll agree with that, it seems to me at least that Buckethead fans are a really open-minded bunch of folks, I mean honestly how could you not be, right? Also, I see a lot of Zappa fans gravitating towards Bucketheadland as well, which is proof positive that much like Frank (& his fans) Buckethead\'s fans don\'t take themselves TOO seriously. They just see (& hear) good music and the humor that belongs there too. That\'s why PRIMUS & Big B always went so well together.
And another thing, which I almost forgot, while I was poking around the Les Paul forum I could not believe how many "smart" guitar players & fans just couldn\'t get past the bucket & schtick, you would think that the music would be all that mattered but a lot of those guys just won\'t open their minds to it at all. They were all like "c\'mon.. I mean the guy wears a bucket on his head". Oh well, their loss. I pity the fools.
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And another thing, which I almost forgot, while I was poking around the Les Paul forum I could not believe how many "smart" guitar players & fans just couldn\'t get past the bucket & schtick, you would think that the music would be all that mattered but a lot of those guys just won\'t open their minds to it at all. They were all like "c\'mon.. I mean the guy wears a bucket on his head". Oh well, their loss. I pity the fools. END QUOTE"
I pity da fools as well :)
Buckethead is the main reason why I play guitar. Shallow minded people like the ones you mention above bother me a lot. You could say the same thing about the so called cliche guitar players out there. I\'m not into bell bottoms or gay looking leather pants like Steve Vai wears...I mean come on! the guy has a fan blowing his hair back when he plays a guitar solo...haha! Ultra gay!
Anyway Bucket is a huge inspiration to me and if he ever fell victim and listened to all the idiots out there..he would be a let down like Kiss was when they took off the make-up, sure they were still Kiss, but the magic behind the music was gone. Btw i dont like Kiss anymore they died to me after Dressed to KiLL, so please dont give me shit about them:)
First three questions to possible new friends are:
1. Do you like Buckethead?
2. Do you like Kids in the Hall
3. How about Monty Python?...a answer of no to any of the above and chances are we wont get along at all >:(
bTW--I met Bill Mosley this weekend at Crypticon in MN any Cornbug Fans here?...I felt weird because almost every question i asked him was about Buckethead..
In my experience, most people that don\'t like Buckethead\'s mask or bucket probably aren\'t into or have a low tolerance for metal, horror movies, or the darker subject matter that pops up from time to time. For example, the general public probably wouldn\'t play a Deli Creeps album for their parents...
So they see what they see, hear what they hear, and draw their own conclusions.
QuoteBuckethead+Travis+Brain = YES!!!!
This really needs to happen!
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This really needs to happen!
Put House on bass too, Giant Robot-like.
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Put House on bass too, Giant Robot-like.
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I miss Butthouse.
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I thought I would share about what would be an AWESOME show imo...
any collaboration of Travis and Bucket whether it be Population Override, Thanatopsis, Dragons of Eden or if possible Running After Deer.
here is the venue - a warehouse or club somewhere near TDRS so Travis doesn\'t have to travel far - and private engagement for the members of TDRS ( ;Dhehe). I would LOVE to see any of the above albums performed live - even if it was only a 45min concert.
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I thought I would share about what would be an AWESOME show imo...
any collaboration of Travis and Bucket whether it be Population Override, Thanatopsis, Dragons of Eden or if possible Running After Deer.
here is the venue - a warehouse or club somewhere near TDRS so Travis doesn\'t have to travel far - and private engagement for the members of TDRS ( ;Dhehe). I would LOVE to see any of the above albums performed live - even if it was only a 45min concert.
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colonial claypool\'s bucket of Bernie brains + travis
a super duper band
I definitely want to see him with a band again, it has been too long. Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Brain is what I saw a couple years ago in Columbus Ohio, billed as Praxis - I would pay to see it time and time again. Besides the first Buckethead show I ever saw, It was by far the best ever!
Im not sure what you guys think of John 5 but I think a recording with Buckethead would be a shred fest as well as being completely out there.
programing - Monti
death wedge - Buckethead
sonic bully - John 5
dark atmosphere - Laswell
insanity - Gibby
guidance - Beau810
QuoteI definitely want to see him with a band again, it has been too long. Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Brain is what I saw a couple years ago in Columbus Ohio, billed as Praxis - I would pay to see it time and time again. Besides the first Buckethead show I ever saw, It was by far the best ever![/quote
My first time seeing Buckethead live was with Praxis in 1996 and it was awesome. Another remarkable one was sitting in with Primus during their set in 1999, absolutely amazing, too.