I\'m a relative newbie to Buckethead, but I\'ve been purchasing as much as I can. I\'ve also been watching alot of the fantastic footage on YouTube...thanks Buckethead for letting yourself be taped, since I haven\'t been to a concert yet. (I missed your last show in Seattle area and am waiting for your return)
Okay, for those more experienced bots I\'m wondering about some background on some of the Bucket\'s songs:
Soothsayer - this is dedicated to Aunt Suzie. Is that Bucket\'s aunt? There is so much joy and sorrow I feel, while listening to this song. It seems like he\'s pouring his entire soul into the song, perhaps for a lost loved one??
Watching the Boats with My Dad - so peaceful and you can imagine Bucket sitting with his dad and seeing the boats glide by. I feel the peace and some loss, since my dad passed away when I was 15 and we never got to sit quietly and watch the boats. Listening to this gives me a sense of being with him in spirit.
Too Many Humans - perhaps the robot in us all feels the tearing of the soul-wrenching music, wondering.
Mrs. Beasley - the character from Alice in Wonderland or another person from Bucket\'s past? This song is sorrowful and you feel the anguish of reaching out to what is unreachable.
There are other songs that are meaningful and pull out emotion when I listen to them; some soft and some face-melters from Bucket. Can anyone fill in the blanks of some of these songs background? Or perhaps just describe specific songs and what you feel or consider while listening to them?
Keep up the fantastic work Bucket and Travis! More bots are entering the coop after I have them checkout some of the fantastic shards!
i wonder about those names too.......
Sounds as if the songs have touched your heart and that just may be where he aiming. :)
I only know of two albums that have any sort of background written by Buckethead and that is Giant Robot NTT and Praxis Transmutation. Go to the official site www.Bucketheadland.com and check out the museum :D Look all around the site if you are new to it...it IS allot of FUN!
It is wonderful he dedicates many of his songs in some way, by title, comment or footnote...he allows us insight to his vision of creativity beyond what the magical music speaks.
BIG Hugz! ;D
Watching the Boats With My Dad and Mrs. Beasly are the two greatest songs I\'ve ever heard in my entire fifteen year-old life. Those songs possibly changed my life.