Yesterday i finally got my LE.
I\'ve heard the whole CD.
I think it is very cool and weird.
And it has a lonely sound...
My favorites Skeleton\'s dance and Whale on this.
I\'ve noticed that one pionter is at 11 and the other one at 2.
11+2=13?
Mabye... :P
and the Banjo on the cover has 6 strings but 8 tuners?
Weird (Doesn\'t matter at all, i think it\'s cool!)
What do you think of the album?
greetzz ;D
For what it is, I like it a lot.
I don\'t think it will set the world afire, but it is a fun listen.
I dig the album more as a whole and a concept than as individual songs.
I havent heard it, reccomend? Is it similar to a particular past work?
so far i\'ve binged on it about 4 days straight. i also think some if not all of the songs would be awesome in a haunted house. but, gelatin nerve is probably my least favorite track on the album.
QuoteI havent heard it, reccomend? Is it similar to a particular past work?
It\'s very weird,
You Need to like it.. ::)
Quoteso far i\'ve binged on it about 4 days straight. i also think some if not all of the songs would be awesome in a haunted house. but, gelatin nerve is probably my least favorite track on the album.
Yes indeed,
I think Gelatin nerve is a secret or something because it\'s just one note all the time ...
Quoteso far i\'ve binged on it about 4 days straight. i also think some if not all of the songs would be awesome in a haunted house. but, gelatin nerve is probably my least favorite track on the album.
Definitely an autumn/solstice/halloween album ;D
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Yes indeed,
I think Gelatin nerve is a secret or something because it\'s just one note all the time ...
What do you mean by secret?
anyways i LOVE the album :D
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What do you mean by secret?
anyways i LOVE the album :D
I Don\'t think that song is a joke,
I\'m just suggesting it. ;)
I feel ripped off. *EDIT (perhaps thats the wrong phrase to use, I fully expected the cd to be similar to what it is, i heard the samples.. etc. )
I know I\'m going to get a lot of flack over this but I\'m not going to hold back.
After being a long time and very huge fan, I feel like the effort has gotten less and less. This is by far my least favorite release. I love the fact that its limited and personalized, but from a musical standpoint I\'m extremely disappointed. I wasn\'t so psyched about ISOT, but there are some amazing pieces there.. to me Spinal Clock has one good track on it, possibly some of the others will grow on me, but I don\'t think there will really be many more options to grow on me.
The disappointment stems from this being the final cd that broke my support. After several, what I would say, less worked CD\'s and several disappointments.. I still had hope, but this was the end of it.
I describe this more recent sound as what I create when its late at night and I\'m in that certain mindset, and I\'ve got my headphones on and my mind is entrapped and fascinated with all the noises I can make on my guitar, Zoning out on the reverb and delays made by my processor.. its fun, but I don\'t really want an album of it. I\'ve read some peoples reviews that say its very "experimental"... I don\'t agree with that at all, it sounds like me screwing around late at night.
When comparing his massive catalog, the earlier stuff was polished, layered, and took time to create and had a sound that was atmospheric but you could tell that he finished the album and went back and crafted it again and again until it was perfect. When I hear the more recent releases, i hear less and less layered tracks, and what seems to me to be less time constructing compositions, less of a strive for perfection in some ways. Just compare anything off Giant robot, or Colma to any of the three or four recent releases.
I did like the recent mellow releases, and was quite excited during my first few listens....but they unfortunately do not stand the test of time for me. I like them when I hear them, but I\'m never itching to hear them. They are single layer guitar tracks or two sometimes, but lack the dimensions of earlier releases.
I\'m sure some will just say i\'m closed minded but I assure you I am an adventuresome listener, I enjoy DCK, I enjoy some dissonant and strange music and would say I am open minded. But even when comparing the DCK cds to Spinal clock... it doesn\'t even come close.
Obviously Bh was pleased with this release, and I feel bad sort of letting it rip... but as was said in other threads, we don\'t all have to like it, and we all have opinions.
I just miss the days of being truly amazed at the depth, dimensions, tone, phrasing, and craziness of the old style buckethead. As I started off saying... I\'m a long time fan, but for me to have the vast majority of his albums and love every one, and finally to be a bit disappointed with spinal clock... thats one hell of an achievement!!
QuoteI feel ripped off.
I know I\'m going to get a lot of flack over this but I\'m not going to hold back.
After being a long time and very huge fan, I feel like the effort has gotten less and less. This is by far my least favorite release. I love the fact that its limited and personalized, but from a musical standpoint I\'m extremely disappointed. I wasn\'t so psyched about ISOT, but there are some amazing pieces there.. to me Spinal Clock has one good track on it, possibly some of the others will grow on me, but I don\'t think there will really be many more options to grow on me.
The disappointment stems from this being the final cd that broke my support. After several, what I would say, less worked CD\'s and several disappointments.. I still had hope, but this was the end of it.
I describe this more recent sound as what I create when its late at night and I\'m in that certain mindset, and I\'ve got my headphones on and my mind is entrapped and fascinated with all the noises I can make on my guitar, Zoning out on the reverb and delays made by my processor.. its fun, but I don\'t really want an album of it. I\'ve read some peoples reviews that say its very "experimental"... I don\'t agree with that at all, it sounds like me screwing around late at night.
When comparing his massive catalog, the earlier stuff was polished, layered, and took time to create and had a sound that was atmospheric but you could tell that he finished the album and went back and crafted it again and again until it was perfect. When I hear the more recent releases, i hear less and less layered tracks, and what seems to me to be less time constructing compositions, less of a strive for perfection in some ways. Just compare anything off Giant robot, or Colma to any of the three or four recent releases.
I did like the recent mellow releases, and was quite excited during my first few listens....but they unfortunately do not stand the test of time for me. I like them when I hear them, but I\'m never itching to hear them. They are single layer guitar tracks or two sometimes, but lack the dimensions of earlier releases.
I\'m sure some will just say i\'m closed minded but I assure you I am an adventuresome listener, I enjoy DCK, I enjoy some dissonant and strange music and would say I am open minded. But even when comparing the DCK cds to Spinal clock... it doesn\'t even come close.
Obviously Bh was pleased with this release, and I feel bad sort of letting it rip... but as was said in other threads, we don\'t all have to like it, and we all have opinions.
I just miss the days of being truly amazed at the depth, dimensions, tone, phrasing, and craziness of the old style buckethead. As I started off saying... I\'m a long time fan, but for me to have the vast majority of his albums and love every one, and finally to be a bit disappointed with spinal clock... thats one hell of an achievement!!
good that you said what you felt :)
Well, as a fairly new BH fan, I can\'t wax nostalgic about the "good old days," but I would agree with you that Spinal Clock is less than spectacular. It has some alright tracks, but nothing to write home about. I don\'t really feel ripped off though, because when I heard the previews, I knew what I was ordering. I do like his other stuff a lot better, and I can tell you for certain that this CD will not get a lot of plays, but for what it\'s worth, I\'d rather listen to Spinal Clock than a lot of popular music out today.
As far as BH\'s future releases are concerned--I\'m sure there\'s a lot of really great stuff still brewing in that bucket of his.
I agree 100% that spinal clock sounds like BH was just late night noodling. But it\'s some sick late night noodling... I mean, even though it seems like not much thought put into the album. There is with-out-a-doubt some fucking crazy riffs and improv solos on spinal clock! That\'s for sure.
Uh, did you say something? I was busy listening to that cool banjo album.
Agree with D. Most likely I will not play this again... this one does nothing for me.. It was worth the money for the autograph and cool cover drawing.
@D
i havent heard all the new album, but i agree that the effort/quality seems low on some recent stuff. it seems like bh is just trying to release as much LE\'s and drawings he can to get a few bucks. but neither seem super great in quality (i have listened to best regards). ....no one has to buy them, its just a little disappointing.
this might just be because he is not feeling super great, still recovering, and needs some $. but, i still agree it seemed to start before for that. for me, ever since he started touring by himself i was like \'wtf\'
but maybe low effort isnt the right term. because it should be effortless (and it usually is). i think he is just lacking attention to quality (even though quality is subjective).
i would rather see fewer releases in higher quality, but i understand if he is just in need of some dough. you can think of it as a buckethead donation with a bonus cd
(that being said, i have liked a lot of his new stuff, the LEs probably arent just great cuz they seem like one take without attention to detail/quality)
I agree... not that Earth shattering! but thats what I figured it was from listening to the samples, so I didnt spen the extra chsh on the LE. I do love the fact that it adds to my collection and it ifts well with my DCK playlist.
Hes recovering...
Hes released Shadows Between the Sky this year...
Surgery is expensive...
He has given us a glimps of his life...
I am also sure he is working on somthing special that we will all love! He always is!
I totally get where D is coming from. It seems like Buckethead has less patience now for really perfecting some of these releases. It reminds me of how I used to feel when I was in college and had to write a paper. I would pound out something decent in the B to B+ range and then just lose all interest in it. I could probably work on it to get it into the A range but I just didn\'t care to. I couldn\'t force myself to go back and read it again and perfect it. I feel like Buckethead has these great ideas, pounds them out, and then doesn\'t have any desire to take the time and effort to really clean them up and perfect them. In some ways I am ok with it because he would probably not be putting out nearly as much or as varied stuff if he perfected everything, but on the other hand I feel like we are never going to get another Inbred Mountain if he doesn\'t take the time and care to perfect what he is releasing. Anyway, that said I liked a lot of Spinal Clock but it will not be an album I listen to all the time. It is more an album I will need to be in the right mood to put on.
I\'ve shared my thoughts before, but as far as Spinal Clock goes I would have liked to hear Whale On This focus on 1 or maybe 2 musical themes and not as many as it does. For me it stops being a song and is just a collection of various thoughts on one track. It feels scattered and incomplete. It could probably be at least 4 finished songs if Bucket would have taken a little more time to feel them out. That\'s what I think anyway. And Gelatin Nerve is one of the worst songs I\'ve ever heard. Secret or no secret, it sucks. I find it painful to listen to, maybe that\'s the secret.
I can deal with the rest of the album but those two things are hurdles to my listening enjoyment. I\'d rather hear a polished off track 2 and a deleted track 6 and I think the album would play better... But that\'s just me.
QuoteI feel ripped off. *EDIT (perhaps thats the wrong phrase to use, I fully expected the cd to be similar to what it is, i heard the samples.. etc. )
I know I\'m going to get a lot of flack over this but I\'m not going to hold back.
After being a long time and very huge fan, I feel like the effort has gotten less and less. This is by far my least favorite release. I love the fact that its limited and personalized, but from a musical standpoint I\'m extremely disappointed. I wasn\'t so psyched about ISOT, but there are some amazing pieces there.. to me Spinal Clock has one good track on it, possibly some of the others will grow on me, but I don\'t think there will really be many more options to grow on me.
The disappointment stems from this being the final cd that broke my support. After several, what I would say, less worked CD\'s and several disappointments.. I still had hope, but this was the end of it.
I describe this more recent sound as what I create when its late at night and I\'m in that certain mindset, and I\'ve got my headphones on and my mind is entrapped and fascinated with all the noises I can make on my guitar, Zoning out on the reverb and delays made by my processor.. its fun, but I don\'t really want an album of it. I\'ve read some peoples reviews that say its very "experimental"... I don\'t agree with that at all, it sounds like me screwing around late at night.
When comparing his massive catalog, the earlier stuff was polished, layered, and took time to create and had a sound that was atmospheric but you could tell that he finished the album and went back and crafted it again and again until it was perfect. When I hear the more recent releases, i hear less and less layered tracks, and what seems to me to be less time constructing compositions, less of a strive for perfection in some ways. Just compare anything off Giant robot, or Colma to any of the three or four recent releases.
I did like the recent mellow releases, and was quite excited during my first few listens....but they unfortunately do not stand the test of time for me. I like them when I hear them, but I\'m never itching to hear them. They are single layer guitar tracks or two sometimes, but lack the dimensions of earlier releases.
I\'m sure some will just say i\'m closed minded but I assure you I am an adventuresome listener, I enjoy DCK, I enjoy some dissonant and strange music and would say I am open minded. But even when comparing the DCK cds to Spinal clock... it doesn\'t even come close.
Obviously Bh was pleased with this release, and I feel bad sort of letting it rip... but as was said in other threads, we don\'t all have to like it, and we all have opinions.
I just miss the days of being truly amazed at the depth, dimensions, tone, phrasing, and craziness of the old style buckethead. As I started off saying... I\'m a long time fan, but for me to have the vast majority of his albums and love every one, and finally to be a bit disappointed with spinal clock... thats one hell of an achievement!!
I respect your opinion bot. Even if I don\'t share it. 8)
Thanks D for a well written and thought out post. I couldn\'t agree more. Hard to figure out what B\'s thinking in the last couple of years. I had on Shadows Between The Sky as I drove around yesterday, played it twice to make sure I wasn\'t missing anything since I bought it, but only Sled Ride stands out. On Best Regards, there are some songs where it sounds like the clock is ticking to kill time or take up recording space-very long pauses between notes, lots of improvisation. That set could have been whittled down to one maybe two discs. If there are two more volumes coming out with this trio, LE or not, I\'ll have to wait for the reviews prior to buying, since even the LE factor alone would not be enough to spend hard earned bucks on. Spinal Clock sounds like just B noodling on his own. The banjo factor is interesting. Nice wrapper and autograph, but that\'s about it.
I\'m not hoping that he returns to the style or production of any past album. We all know he\'s an extremely intelligent person, just hard to figure out what\'s going on.
I didn\'t like the cd overall(a couple cool ideas) but the fact it has a drawing and autograph make it totally worth it imo. I agree that his last few efforts have lacked quality and i dont really understand why. If it\'s money he needs he has a to be smart enough to know that by putting out these recycled ideas over and over, eventually people will be like "I\'m keeping my $20" or "I could make these cds! I play guitar and have always looked up to Buckethead and always will, but man give me another Albino Slug asap!
If its the lack of money while he heals .. how about transcribing a autographed homemade Tab book with like 3 songs per book?
I\'d buy them all! ::)
It\'s just a bit of fun. It\'s a different direction for him for sure, we\'ve not heard much in the banjo department. This is just a toy, a little game, I\'m sure Buckethead had a lot of fun making it, you can tell that at certain points he just loses his mind and starts plucking away, just noodling. We knew what we were getting from previews I suppose, and I\'m not complaining. I don\'t feel short changed. I own a piece of his discography and his name is on it, that\'s enough for me. I know he\'ll return with something with the same impact as Albino Slug and such, we\'ve just got to let him rest up.
Something else occurred to me. Buckethead is used to being up and about, constantly touring and writing, yes? So imagine how mentally crippling this must be for him, stuck in a chair or bed and being in such pain. I don\'t know the extent of his injury but I can\'t imagine it would be pleasant for someone who\'s used to being so active. This is a difficult listen and you can hear the frustration behind it sometimes.
Maybe he\'s a little burnt out or something? Since Colma, his sheer musical output has been pretty much superhuman. It has to be exhausting to practice, create and record, tour, and find time to take care of himself and hang out with his family and friends.
I don\'t know--even Pink Floyd had their Ummagumma album. Maybe he just has to get something out of his system before he comes back to his usual fare.
Hi everybody,
Phew, time flies, it seems I\'m now an old bucketbot too.
First, I\'m very happy to read those varied words from you all. I read every single message on this board for almost ten years now, but rarely post myself.
Living in France, I always receive my tdrs orders after the first reviews. It\'s been a few years that I\'ve been a bit tired of the systematic "love this album - it\'s one of the best Buckethead release" comments. I was happy to read all the support that Buckethead was receiving, but I would say it was sometimes blinded by love.
After all the very polished Monti/Bucket albums, I was happy when ISOT went out, even if I didn\'t like every single track. I was considering Buckethead an experimental artist, so there is a need to try new things. And this is how I also take Best Regards and Spinal Clock, even if I also agree with every comment. These recordings are things we did not have yet, so we\'re lucky to have them released, it shows that Buckethead still wants to try new things.
I don\'t think the LE\'s are just easy things to release. I think it\'s still easier to continue the Monti/Bucket catalog, it seems to sell well, the polished records are very much enjoyed by the majority, and it doesn\'t seem to take so much time to build them (according to the fact that we can get several per year). On the opposite, even if Spinal Clock has been recorded in less than 50 minutes one night, its release is difficult because it\'s obvious that there might be "complaints".
Buckethead must have known that it wouldn\'t please everyone of us, but he apparently wanted to share this moment of banjo playing with us. We were not in his room when he played that, but we can still listen to it. How lucky are we ?
About Best Regards, I\'m also happy to own this, as a document on how a completely free improvisation can evolve between those three musicians. There are several jams that begin like just funny sounds by the three, progressively becoming a great musical experience. It\'s my own interpretation, but it shows that even when the feeling is not there at first, they work hard to build something and get a nice result even with a difficult start. I might be wrong, maybe the band is very proud of every note there...
When I discovered Buckethead, I was extremely pleased by the varied kind of releases. I enjoy the Monti/Bucket productions very much, but I\'m very happy that Buckethead is not doing only them.
QuoteAfter all the very polished Monti/Bucket albums, I was happy when ISOT went out, even if I didn\'t like every single track. I was considering Buckethead an experimental artist, so there is a need to try new things. And this is how I also take Best Regards and Spinal Clock, even if I also agree with every comment. These recordings are things we did not have yet, so we\'re lucky to have them released, it shows that Buckethead still wants to try new things.
I don\'t think the LE\'s are just easy things to release. I think it\'s still easier to continue the Monti/Bucket catalog, it seems to sell well, the polished records are very much enjoyed by the majority, and it doesn\'t seem to take so much time to build them (according to the fact that we can get several per year). On the opposite, even if Spinal Clock has been recorded in less than 50 minutes one night, its release is difficult because it\'s obvious that there might be "complaints".
Buckethead must have known that it wouldn\'t please everyone of us, but he apparently wanted to share this moment of banjo playing with us. We were not in his room when he played that, but we can still listen to it. How lucky are we?
This summed it up for me, well said that man.
I\'m a New Bucketbot almost an year.
I can understand all off you it isn\'t that great.
I expected more from it,
I hope He will release a very cool album something like Pepper\'s ghost....
Waiting...............................
To my mind, it\'s another "bleepy-bloopy" album (Skeleton Dance being an exceptionally nice one!) which don\'t rate high in my book. I have recently "stolen" all of the unreleased and untitled songs from uToob vids and THAT is the album that I am waiting for. That vid from PetesBloodyHand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv1KyrsyCxQ) has an amazing song that I would LOVE to hear laid down proper. Also, the one from bunghole30 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQO1rYCCeDc) is pretty nice too. It\'s nearly unfathomable to me that B can keep so much amazing music all up inside one head. So I\'m holding out for the next "proper" Buckethead album. You know it\'s gotta be coming, soon hopefully.
That said, I don\'t demand or expect anything from the man. He\'s always been a true original, marching to the beat of his own (or maybe Brain\'s) drum, no reason for that to start changing now. It\'s up to me to be a little bit more selective in my purchase choices is all.
smooches,
» Phy³
QuoteTo my mind, it\'s another "bleepy-bloopy" album (Skeleton Dance being an exceptionally nice one!) which don\'t rate high in my book. I have recently "stolen" all of the unreleased and untitled songs from uToob vids and THAT is the album that I am waiting for. That vid from PetesBloodyHand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv1KyrsyCxQ) has an amazing song that I would LOVE to hear laid down proper. Also, the one from bunghole30 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQO1rYCCeDc) is pretty nice too. It\'s nearly unfathomable to me that B can keep so much amazing music all up inside one head. So I\'m holding out for the next "proper" Buckethead album. You know it\'s gotta be coming, soon hopefully.
That said, I don\'t demand or expect anything from the man. He\'s always been a true original, marching to the beat of his own (or maybe Brain\'s) drum, no reason for that to start changing now. It\'s up to me to be a little bit more selective in my purchase choices is all.
smooches,
» Phy³
I can\'t fathom that Bucket may be thinking of NOT releasing these songs.
But that too is a possibility.
Skeleton Dance and Whale on This stand out for me...
it\'s a banjo album..one instrument...i didn\'t expect anything else but i\'m happy that Bucket tried this one out too...
peace
EGGMAN - Shadows between the Sky is one of my favorites because of the mellowness and simplicity something you dont get to often from the bucketed one. I suggest checking it out when your worn out and dont want to do anything but chill and listen to music... that is my favorite time to listen to it. You might just fall in love with it. And I agree Sled Ride is the stand out song on the record.
QuoteSkeleton Dance and Whale on This stand out for me...
it\'s a banjo album..one instrument...i didn\'t expect anything else but i\'m happy that Bucket tried this one out too...
peace
It\'s not a real banjo... A real banjo is much harder to play.....
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It\'s not a real banjo... A real banjo is much harder to play.....
Eh? The Banjo is, all things considered, a relatively easy instrument to play.
^^I would never say the 5 string banjo is an easy instrument to play. Easy to play well at least.
A Banjo is very difficult to play because of the tuning of it as well as the plucking string... fun to play around on but to play it right is a total different story!
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Yes indeed,
I think Gelatin nerve is a secret or something because it\'s just one note all the time ...
Hahaha no way! ;D Back when people were discussing the samples I talked about Gelatin Nerve.
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P.S. I think it would be better to get a different sample of Gelatin Nerve hahaha I cant stop laughing from listening to this one imagining a 4 minute song of what the sample is like.
QuoteEGGMAN - Shadows between the Sky is one of my favorites because of the mellowness and simplicity something you dont get to often from the bucketed one. I suggest checking it out when your worn out and dont want to do anything but chill and listen to music... that is my favorite time to listen to it. You might just fall in love with it. And I agree Sled Ride is the stand out song on the record.
I\'m with Egg on this one. I was pumped when i first heard it but that wore off fairly quickly for me. I just never find myself being in the mood for that album...
That said, i\'ve always been a fan of the heavier stuff like Giant Robot, Day of the Robot, Cobra Strike, CCOH etc....
Banjo is super easy to sound bad, real bad. Learning the banjo is hard on the ears.
Bucket does great on this avant garde banjo disc though.
QuoteBanjo is super easy to sound bad, real bad. Learning the banjo is hard on the ears.
^^ what the hell are you talking about?
:-/
I find that the Buckethead albums I play day and after day and year after year don\'t end up being the ones that folks talk about on the boards. If you count individual CDs, I\'ve got almost 100 buckets. The albums I really find myself listening to all day long while working and playing are not the usual answer to "I\'m a new Buckethead fan, which albums should I get first?" I write a lot as an attorney and author and I do it all while listening to Buckethead. This may give me more patience for slower experimental material. Anyhow, coming up on two weeks of banjo binging, I\'ve listened to the Clock every day so far. The musician I admire the most is also the only guitarist I\'ve ever heard of making an all banjo album. The Clock is a treasured part of my large collection of the Bucket playing every style and genre and scale and note and rhythm I can imagine, much to my delight. I think it will stand the test of time for me. It has so far.
I\'m surprised no one has compared it to Cyborg Slunks, as that album is pretty much the closest thing to Spinal Clock stylistically, although SC is definitely more minimalist in comparison.
Things I like :
- Banjo!
- Minimalist approach, just banjo, occasional bass, and lots of reverb
- Arguably some of the most atmospheric tracks I\'ve heard from him outside of DCK stuff (especially Lafayette\'s Landing)
- Brings back some of the characteristic weirdness missing from a lot of his \'safer\' Monti produced albums recently
As far as what I don\'t like, I echo the thoughts of others. I think the album starts great and ends great, but there\'s a lot of loose baggage floating around in the middle. It\'s like a zipper with bent and missing teeth in the center. In my opinion this album would be a lot stronger by isolating the wandering noodley bits to one or two songs and expanding on the styles shown at the beginning and end of the album. I would have been particularly interested in hearing another track or two of heavier sounding riffs that you hear in \'Bayou By You\'.
I\'d hardly consider this my least favorite album of his that I\'ve owned (that honor went to Frankenstein Brothers) as it shows a lot of potential... but it would have been nice to see that potential realized since there\'s no telling if he\'ll do any other banjo-centric work, and hearing him manning a different instrument is a real breath of fresh air. Speaking of which, looks like a bass album is coming down the pipes (something I\'ve waited for forever). Fingers crossed...
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It\'s not a real banjo... A real banjo is much harder to play.....
Are you sure? I think it\'s a banjitar (which is not a banjo). I don\'t think it\'s an all banjo album. A banjo can be hooked up to an acoustic pickup and have effects added, but the low pitchness and timbre of parts sound like a bass or guitar. "9 banjo binges" does not say "all banjo" to me.
As for the releases since \'09:
SotP is pretty solid in my opinion.
ARDitR is really good, but gets stale in the middle.
FF and NiaSS are cool for being unique, but I\'m not a huge fan of them.
SbtS is awesome. The major songs make me happy. The placement of the minor songs give it a bad flow.
BR has too much noodling.
SC has no flaws. Go through what Buckethead did and then release a structured, PG type album. I don\'t like noodling much, but it works on SC. It\'s a bit more unique and has some emotion.
KR and BaH: I fear they will be noodly.
Yes, it is disappointing to see all these spontaneous noodle albums come out. Then again, you have to consider that Bucket isn\'t touring this year and has to support himself. To do that, he makes more albums, including LE\'s and improvising makes it faster to do so. Plus, using CD jackets saves money.
I\'m not too worried. He\'s probably going to put out something mind-blowing by the end of the year.
He\'s most likely touring next year which means: 4 awesome albums, instead of 11 meh albums.
QuoteA Banjo is very difficult to play because of the tuning of it as well as the plucking string... fun to play around on but to play it right is a total different story!
The tuning is like a very messed up guitar tuning. Take off the low E string. Tune the a string down to g and the remaining e string down to d. Tune that g-string up an octave, tightening and shortening it. :o If you try playing a guitar song on it, you will be messed up. That short g-string will confuse you for one thing.
What\'s pretty easy is to learn tenor banjo, after playing mandolin. Need to get mine fixed! Me do own banjo binge!
Fellow bucketbots, I just have to be honest with you. After the release of Shadows Between the Sky I was really excited for a new CD.
When I heard Spinal Clock on youtube, I wasn\'t really that impressed. There are too much silence in the tracks, which kinda annoyed me. Maybe I was just expecting a country-style sounding album. The Banjo sounds were kinda cool, I liked them. However, amidst the low quality CD some songs like Skeleton Dance just stand out, like Aunt Suzie within Cyborg Slunks or She Sells Sea Shells by the Slaughterhouse within Kaleidoscalp.
But I will never let Buckethead down because I know he has great ideas and I am sure that he will release another more solid album in the future.
Okay im weird....
I thought it was amazing.
QuoteOkay im weird....
I thought it was amazing.
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Hi everyone. I just wanted to sign up and talk about Spinal Clock. I think it is a great album! It took a few listens to grow on me, but I really enjoy the whole thing now. I like the stripped-down approach. I think Buckethead sounds great on the banjo and was able to put his own twist on it. I was really impressed with his playing on it too, I don\'t think he was being lazy at all with his playing. I really enjoy how he crafted these songs from the banjo. My favorite songs are Whale on This, Spinal Cracker, Skeleton Dance and Bayou By You. I would say "Bayou By You" is one of my favorite Buckethead songs ever! :D