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this is classic bucket, i like that its on his heavy side. and as always, with the exeption of bucketheadland one, this is still availible at tdrs music, ran by the great travis dickerson, bucketheads longtime keyboardist and producer, i just got the mp3 album today for 9$ i do understand certian albums long out of print being sold so pricy, but here you could buy the album from the people who made it, and thats what it should be about.travis webstore is awesome, with many other artist including bill laswell, mp3s are avaible instantly, and he also ships very very fast;
All the songs are structured the same (which is somewhat tedious); some are wildly successful while others are less so. I bought this when it came out; heard Flying Guillotine on the radio (KFJC, of course) and had to find out more about this crazed guitarist. So it's been a decade and I'm still a rabid fan but this has got to be one of his most mixed efforts, but is still essentially successful. That said, I do listen to this CD frequently - and more frequently than most other Buckethead music.Any fan of Buckethead's must posess this CD, however. It might not be what I recommend as an introduction to Buckethead, but it is serious music from a serious musician for serious listeners.
Oh by the way, does anybody else hear 1) the theme to Super Mario Bros. If you want a CD that showcases Buckethead's guitar playing than one of his other CDs would probably suit you better.
However, as an owner of both Day of the Robot and Monsters and Robots, I personally find it a welcome change. Buckethead's talents lie more in his guitar playing than in his musical creativity.
Day of the Robot is quite a digression from Buckethead's other work, to be sure. Ninj's beats are amazing; his complex drum loops are meticulously planned and complement Buckethead's erratic playing style beautifully.
I found Monsters and Robots to be a mediocre album at best; the songs ranged from monotonous to just plain stupid, with a couple of decent songs thrown into the mix. Day of the Robot takes Buckethead's skill as a guitarist and combines it with the skill of two talented musicians, Bill Laswell and dj Ninj.
If, however, you are more a fan of techno/d&b you should check out this album. during the intro synth solo to Quantum Crash and/or 2) the Star-Spangled Banner a la Hendrix during the guitar solo to Caution Drop or am I just hallucinating.
Ok this might be the worst buckethead cd.Ofcourse since buckethead is the greatest, this means is this cd is still good , I love allmost every Buckethead song But some of these got a little boreing it takes so long for the riffs to start cooking " but they still cook" even b-heads worst cd is a must buy
PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS CD, ITS REALLLY BAD. Only a few times does buckethead actually play rhythm, and when he does its boring (think of a steady 16th note rhythm on E).
There is very little buckethead, and what IS there sounds heavily sampled. this is a terrible album.
This CD is representative of bucketheads more annoying side. This is a dj album, NOT a buckethead album.
All of the songs are similar, and 2 or 3 of the 5 songs even start out the same way. His mindless shredding is cool, but at least preface it with a good groove or riff.
Get GIANT ROBOT or MONSTERS AND ROBOTS if you want good buckethead
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