Buckethead Appreciation Day is Every Day

[nuff_said]

Just wanted to get a general good (((((vibes)))) thread going.

Many of us appreciate Buckethead for a lot of different reasons.  His genius, his ability, his generosity, his CREATIVITY, his skill, his imagination, and, as you know, I could go on and on.

We\'ve been lucky enough to not only have the opportunity to rejoice in his gifts but be inspired by them as well.  

So here\'s a big THANK YOU to Buckethead!  

Have a great tour this year and know all of our best wishes are with you.  

We all look forward to the many surprises, screams and thrills that are in store for us yet to come, in Bucketheadland  

[hexaChord]

"Every day" sounds nice, but today might be a (very) special day. Anyway, thank you!

[ella_mental]

A big reason I like Buckethead...besides all the ones listed above...is that Buckethead makes scary things less scary to me somehow, and I scare pretty easily so that is good.

[ilikeheadcheese]

well other than the obvious reasons that i really love buckethead, (no homo), is that he introduces me to new things, and his music helps me get through the tough times


THANK YOU BUCKETHEAD FOR BEING IN OUR LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!

[ella_mental]

Here is a song I want to send out to Buckethead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdoFzfeA-R4

[Chris DiCicco]

o.k. yeah first herd of him in 2003, been a fan sents 2004, last time I saw him was in 2006, thank the gawds for Utube.

Chris DiCicco

[DrJustice]

The big B puts the Fun into music, making me want to pick up my guitar and play. He makes some absolutely amazing stuff, and also some beautiful music that can make a grown man weep.

Him being a bit of a quirky non-conformist, and dare I say an underdog in the popularity stakes, adds to the appeal - I like to root for the underdog. I\'m glad I discovered him and my fellow BH appreciators. It all seem to radiate fun & empathy instead of the pretentious and cynical BS that is so widespread...

DJ
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[eggman90]

I have my periods of heavy Big B listening-in the car and on the ipod. Last month or two I picked up some other artists and have kind of put him on the back burner. I was in the gym recently with the ipod on shuffle mode when wham, on comes Destroyer from Day Of The Robot. Perfect timing. I really enjoy coming back to him after listening to other things, it\'s like reconnecting with a old friend. So, currently I am in "full on" mode again with B.

[wifebot3000]

Thank you Nuff, for an appreciation forum! a great addition, especially appropriate if earth annuals are about haha! The sentiments expressed are Exactly why BucketHeadLand is so Excellent!! Inspiring creativity and positivity, procuring deep emotion from his instrument, giving so much material, jeesh, the list goes on and on! Thank You Bucket!!!  Best wishes for a fun and rewarding tour, hope to see ya!!

[Phydeaux_3]

Also I\'d just like to add my 2¢... I\'ve come to realize that a lot of the people that I respect in this world are what I refer to as "rewarding to be a fan of" and it\'s a rather unquantifiable characteristic. It\'s akin to say, being a Michael Schumacher fan or the like. Someone who just never fails to deliver the goods.

I notice a lot of Zappa fans seem to eventually gravitate towards Bucketheadland, see we are already seasoned "completists" and Frank done left us with an unquenchable thirst for Prolific output, but not strictly for quantity\'s sake, oh no... Buckethead\'s every work is masterful.

I still wonder how he does it. He puts out more good music consistently in a single year than most "artists" put out in their entire career.

I remember reading Douglas Adams\' last book (published posthumously after his untimely demise when they autopsied his mac), The Salmon Of Doubt, and there was a short essay he did basically answering the age-old question "if you could choose which time period you\'d most like to be born into, what would that be?" and his answer was something like that as much as he\'d like to have been born to see Shakespeare or Mozart or something like that, he was certainly happy enough to just keep the hand he was dealt because he got to witness the Beatles revolution first-hand, in real-time. He said he\'d never give that up for anything in the World. Well that\'s precisely the way that I feel.

I feel so honored to be privileged enough to witness the phenomenon that is Buckethead. He is definitely taking playing to new heights. He seems completely unrestricted. His inspiration is limitless it seems. How he manages to always keep it that fresh is just beyond me.

I was first "introduced" to him via PRIMUS\' Internet Infiltration in 1997-ish. Then of course Monsters & Robots completely destroyed my brain. I\'ve never been the same since & I\'ve never looked back.

Truly the most gifted musician of our time. Hands-down.

Love you Buckethead... please play some Canajun dates?
Catch a ride with Silverman.. he likes it here!

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