Soothsayer of Discordance

the big believe that music expresses the heart and emotions must have been put to truth by Brian Carroll, or as people have come to know as Buckethead.

The I would say legendary guitarist who dons a chicken bucket and that emotionless white mask, who speaks to no one but tells all that he's gotta say with his fingers running up and down the fretboard.
I've come to now this one of a kind avantgarde axeman when I was 14, through my long time guitar buddy, Jared Teoh, with the introduction of the track Hills Of Eternity. At first i thought that it was just boring and plain and nothing worth playtime.But as the musical mind and maturity grows, I just realise how much and how deep those simple notes and repeated riffs over constant background drumbeats could be expressed by Buckethead.
Indeed he shows that sometimes it doesnt have to be flashy or complicated to get a point across. In fact, he send bigger messages across with lesser flash. I'm quite sure that most people outside the world of guitar music would not know him.This man creates music that is not exploited by record companies and producers, which mostly today would alter music by musicians under them just to cater to the global casual audience.You wont get to know Buckethead just because you listen to radio or watches MTV for a major part of your life.

Its hard for people to believe such a person exist, really. I couldnt believe and was finding for a logic behind what he's doing. A person who is a legendary icon, who never talks to people...wears that KFC bucket and white mask.With wierd behaviours and actions, like scratching a wall in between guitar licks during an interview.This man who also gives away toys and gifts to his audience from his 'toy-bag' during gigs, is also famous for his fascination for Disneyland. He in fact base most of his music on his virtual themepark, Bucketheadland and Giant Robot, an old children tv series, something like Ultraman.And yet this person under the bucket himself is a topclass professional guitarist loved by the guitar community.Hard to believe.

Toys from Bucky

His guitar will be a customised white Gibson Les Paul which is bigger than an average LP.without the fretboard marks(knowing the frets without the markings is total ownage).upped with a killswitch, for the on-off effect.

Buckethead's white Gibson Les Paul with the killswitch in red

And Buckethead is in a class of his own.Found to be once a student of Paul Gilbert, the guitar great, he has probably went further than his teacher.His, usage of notes and licks and all those tappings just made it right for his songs.Got a shit high level of technicalities and can do almost any sound with a guitar.Slapping bass lines.And all those killswitched notes.yeah.imba

Wanna talk how great,i dont know how to. almost all guitarists can shred and play fast. but Buckethead made great songs and compositions over 50 plus solo albums which doesnt include his enormous amount of side projects.And you cant categorize him into specifically any genre.He generally has a genre of his own.He plays heavy metal, hard rock, full shred guitars, fusion, soothing acoustics, relaxing moods, jazz and blues.In addition to this he plays more of his creations, weird riffs and chords, which will instantly be recognizable as Buckethead's.


I just love the fact that he wears a mask, he doesn't show any emotions and expressions.This makes his music standout more for him as it is the only way to channel all the expressions to the outside world for him while he's behind his mask.This beats all those mainstream junkies out there who depend on fashion, appearances and publicity to sell themselves out.
Makes me wish for a mask, where I can delve in peace of soul, cover up the Neons of presence. Loving Rock.

Keep On Killswitching The Ride To The Prairie