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Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAphex Twin DrukqsBrass Against Brass AgainstBuckethead Population OverrideBuckethead Inbred MountainBuckethead Electric TearsBuckethead BucketheadlandBuckethead The Elephant Man's Alarm ClockBuckethead Crime Slunk SceneBuckethead The Dragons Of EdenBuckethead Pearson's SquareBuckethead Listen for the WhisperWow, this is definitely among his best melodic/emotional works ever! It's hard to say which one of the two tracks is my favorite. They are both awesome and very well executed. I'd even say this Pike outclasses "Hold Me Forever".Buckethead Project Little Manhttp://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa200/Maddoggy25/Family/Disney_Studios_Summer_07/Project_Little_Man.jpg~originalBuckethead Infinity of the SpheresBuckethead ShapelessBuckethead Sunken ParlorBuckethead Pike DoorsBuckethead CabsLast track "Underneath the Arctic" is in a league of its own! The rest is pretty solid too.Buckethead Thoracic Spine CollapserThis album is pure Buckethead Funk-Metal-Noise "organized chaos" craziness. Best Pike in a while!Buckethead Live in BucketheadlandNot really a "live" album. More a re-recording of some Bucket's most famous tracks, probably each done in a single take. Good selection of songs. And probably first ever "official" recording of 'The Embalmer'. Sound quality is great. I'm very happy!Emil Bulls Angel Delivery ServiceMuse Origin of SymmetryOpeth Blackwater ParkOpeth DeliveranceOpeth Ghost ReveriesPorcupine Tree In AbsentiaPraxis Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)This album is one of my all time favorites. It contains so many different styles of music and still everything fits together perfectly. This is pure creativity! It has nothing to do with those so-called "cross-over" bands who just throw together popular styles of music in the hope that this will make it commercially successful. Buckethead, Bill Laswell, Bootsy, Brain, Bernie Worrell and DJ AF Next Man Flip really created something new and unique here. It is also one of Bucketheads first recordings (and certainly among his most solid ones), which makes it a "must have" for every Buckethead fan. I agree that the last track could have been 5 minutes shorter, but it doesn't take away the awesomeness of the album. Too bad that this album is so hard to get. I hope they will make a re-relase some day...Praxis Tennessee 2004Praxis (and especially Buckethead) is one of my favorite bands and with "Transmutation" they have created a masterpiece. Therefore I had big expectations when I got the "Zurich" Live album. Unfortunately that album was a disappointment, because (besides a few pretty good Transmutation tracks) it contains a lot of tracks with nothing but endless and uninspired DJ scratching. Don't get me wrong: I don't mind DJ scratching as long as it contributes to the music (as has been the case on the Transmutation album), but on "Zurich" the DJ-only tracks are simply far too many, far too long and far too boring, making the album hard to listen. Fortunately "Tennessee 2004" (recorded at the Bonnaroo Music Festival) is completely different! Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Brain and especially Buckethead create a great and unique atmosphere here. There is no DJ this time (a good decision) and there are absolutely no "fillers" (except for a lengthy drum solo, that could have been a bit shorter in my opinion). The show starts with "Vertebrae", a great Praxis/Live adoption of Buckethead's "Jordan". There also is a live version of "Night of the Slunk" (from Buckethead's "Monsters and Robots" album). And the "Guitar Virus" track sounds like a fusion of "Big Sur Moon" (Colma) with "Giant Robot". With "Machine Gun" there also is a Jimi Hendrix cover included. The rest of the album mostly consists of jamming, but it simply never gets boring. So if you are looking for a great Praxis Live album, go with "Tennessee 2004" and keep away from "Zurich". UPDATE: The "Tennessee 2004" CD is incomplete. But there exists a *complete* recording of the show (PRAXIS 6/11/04 This Tent, Bonnaroo, TN), which is available form the Bonnaroo Live web-site as MP3 or FLAC download! That one contains a lot of tracks that are missing from the "Tennessee 2004" CD. Most important there is a brilliant version of Maggot Brain (feat. Lili Haydn) included, which did not make it onto the CD for an unknown reason. So, if you can, get the download!Steven Wilson Hand. Cannot. Erase.The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium4.5 superbBrass Against Brass Against IIBuckethead ColmaBuckethead Enter the ChickenBuckethead Pepper's GhostBuckethead Shadows Between The SkyBuckethead Captain Eo's VoyageBuckethead Empty SpaceSo far, this is the best disc of the five 'Buckethead Pikes' albums! The compositions are really weird, but in the positive sense. There is an unexpected turn like every 5 seconds. There is more to discover in this 32 minutes work than in most 60+ minutes albums. Overall this is (yet another) very solid work by Buckethead with a lot of diversity. Maybe it should be mentioned that this time Buckethead also plays the bass and there are more bass-centric tracks than usual. If you don't have any of the Pikes releases yet, get this one first, as it's a must-have!Buckethead Look Up ThereBuckethead Forgotten LibraryAnother great Pikes release. The solo in "Beginning Putrification" is just awesome! That song alone makes the album worthwhile (http://youtu.be/OWg6PPgAHvA). The rest isn't bad either!Buckethead View MasterAnother very solid Pikes release. Some track are very reminiscent of a "Real Diamond in the Rough". Track #5 is very dark, like DeathCubeK style, but not boring at all. The perfect soundtrack for a horror trip! And track #7 is the highlight (http://youtu.be/l-R1NKzGJvc). Has a very special feeling to me, almost like Mrs Beasley. The other tracks are all well done too, only some are a bit too short, IMO. No filler tracks this time!Buckethead Spiral TrackwayGot this one as a Limited Edition back then. Listened to it a few times and quite liked it. But then somehow lost track of it. Now that the regular release is available, with track names, artwork and everything, I gave it a few more spins and realized how great this one is. Top-notch from beginning to the end and very unique style. Easily among the best Pikes!Buckethead FeathersBuckethead TwisterlendBuckethead Coat Of CharmsBuckethead Monument ValleyBuckethead Pitch DarkA very deep and touching album that definitely has a sad and melancholic undertone. Buckethead's mellow side on its best. Until #51 came out, I thought this could have been an appropriate "goodbye" album for the Pikes series.Buckethead Backwards ChimneyYet another excellent pike that makes me remember why I love that guy so much!Buckethead Claymation CourtyardBuckethead OutpostBuckethead Hold Me Forever (In memory of my mom)Buckethead Closed AttractionsAnother mellow masterpiece. That's Buckethead at his best. No frills and thrills. Just pure the emotion, like only he can express. If you liked the 6th track on Pike #13 or genrally enjoy his more mellow/emotional works, you will probably love this album...Buckethead Coaster CoatGreat and well-elaborated Pike. Also very versatile. It starts off with the epic title track, which has melodic shredding in the vein of Claymation Courtyard or The Closed Triptych. It then goes on with a funky bass-driven track (Flying Cat) that simply rocks! And it comes to an end with another beautiful ballad (Coastline). So there's a lot going on in those 30 minutes.Buckethead Northern LightsBuckethead Polar TrenchAnother excellent Pike. The first track, The Light in the Fog, is a nice melodic/mellow track, that also could have been on the "Passageways" album. After the first track, the album changes its character and goes more into a Hendrix-style direction. Also, this album is available as a *free download* during the Christmas days. Thanks for a great Christmas present!Buckethead The Mighty MicroscopeBuckethead The MoltrailBuckethead Wall To Wall CobwebsBuckethead LouzengerFirst track is, by far, the weakest. From then on, this Pike is brilliant. Favorite track is "Vehicleof".Buckethead Shaded RayBuckethead TouristBuckethead Down The Bayou Part OneBuckethead Invisable ForestBuckethead ChickencoopscopeBuckethead Heaven Is Your Home (For My Father...)Buckethead Upside Down SkywayBuckethead Four FormsBuckethead Orange TreeI do agree. This Pike is a McLaughlin-style jazz/rock/fusion record. Love it!Buckethead Washed AwayBuckethead Rooms Of IllusionsBuckethead Screen DoorBuckethead Old ToysBuckethead Mirror RealmsI totally love "Blue Slide". Such a beautiful composition. A real masterpiece! Probably best individual track of 2016, so far...Buckethead BuildorBuckethead Rooftop"Hexagon" takes a few minutes until it takes off. But when it does, it's just totally mind-blowing! Definitely one of the best "melodic shred" he has done so far! Second track has some interesting ideas too, but doesn't quite keep up.Buckethead DriftAnother great one with plenty of styles. Intro track starts out very atmospheric with a loot of deep feeling. Then the title track kicks in with that happy "Binge and Grab" vibe! And "Tentaclon" has a dark/electronic sound, only a bit too short for my taste.Buckethead The Five BlocksBuckethead Sparks in the DarkBuckethead Out OrbitBuckethead NettleBuckethead Blank SlateVery solid pike overall. Six distinct tracks, all very diverse. Mostly with a happy undertone.Buckethead EchoBuckethead PoseidonDespite being broken into 6 tracks, this Pike is pretty much just one consistent composition from the start to the end. While some Pikes of this "kind" lack a bit variation over the time, this one is done very well and each single track is great. Those 30 minutes fly by like nothing. Could also have been called "Pike 65" (Hold Me Forever) Part II.Buckethead The Squaring of the CircleBuckethead Fourneau CosmiqueBuckethead Skeleton KeysBuckethead Through The Looking GardenColonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains The Big Eyeball In The SkyDie Aerzte 13Die Aerzte HellThis one came quite at a surprise. Easily their best album since the 1990's.Dritte Wahl Nimm dreiIMO their best record, so far. And certainly one of the best "Deutschpunk" records ever.Muse AbsolutionOmar Rodriguez-Lopez Solar GamblingOpeth Still LifeOpeth MorningriseOpeth DamnationOpeth HeritageOpeth In Cauda VenenumPerkele No ShameThis is melodic Street Punk at its best. By far, their best album!Serart SerartSteven Wilson Grace for DrowningSteven Wilson The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)Thanatopsis ThanatopsisThanatopsis AxiologyThanatopsis AnatomizeThanatopsis RequiemThe Mars Volta Frances the MuteThe Mars Volta The Bedlam in GoliathTool Lateralus4.0 excellentBrass Against Brass Against IIIBuckethead Giant RobotBuckethead KaleidoscalpBuckethead Bermuda TriangleBuckethead Monsters & RobotsBuckethead Funnel WeaverYes, it's not an album in the classical sense. It's more a collection of 49 short excerpts, each around one minute. Anyway, there are enough gems hidden here to make this a great listen!Buckethead Slaughterhouse on the PrairieBuckethead Left HangingBuckethead The Shores of MolokaiBuckethead RacksBuckethead March of the SlunksBuckethead The Silent Picture BookBuckethead Pike 13Buckethead Teeter SlaughterBuckethead Halls of DimensionBuckethead The PitBuckethead The Coats of ClaudeBuckethead Rainy DaysBuckethead FactoryThis album is like a mosaic. A collage put together from various short pieces. And I like many of those pieces. Though it's difficult to see the overall picture. Not as consistent as "Monument Valley" or "Pitch Dark", but definitely has a very unique feeling.Buckethead The Frankensteins Monsters BlindsBuckethead FootstepsBuckethead AquariumBuckethead CeleryBuckethead Leave The Light OnBuckethead Final Bend Of The LabyrinthBuckethead Infinity HillBuckethead Twilight ConstrictorBuckethead Our SelvesBuckethead The Time Travelers DreamBuckethead PassagewaysBuckethead In The Hollow HillsBuckethead Sideway StreetsBuckethead The Other Side Of The DarkBuckethead Scroll Of VegetableBuckethead Along The River BankBuckethead ObservationBuckethead Scream SundaeBuckethead Whisper TrackBuckethead Herbie Climbs A TreeBuckethead Land Of MiniaturesBuckethead Blue TideBuckethead The WindowsillBuckethead QuiltedBuckethead Wheels of FerrisBuckethead FlorrmatBuckethead Happy Birthday MJ 23Buckethead CouponTitle track is great. Could have be called "Underneath the Arctic (Part 2)". First track is more on the weird side ;-)Buckethead Oneiric PoolBuckethead Attic GardenBuckethead ChartBuckethead Rivers in the SeasBuckethead Adrift in SleepwakefulnessBuckethead The Moss LandsBuckethead Waterfall CoveBuckethead Bozo in the LabyrinthBuckethead Coop ErstownBuckethead FarNot bad "Listen for the Whisper" style Pike. He has made more interesting Pikes of that type before though.Buckethead Sonar RainbowBuckethead Decaying ParchmentBuckethead Bucketheadland 5 13 10 31This one is more in the vein of "Empty Space" or "Teeter Slaughter" than the original "Bucketheadland" album. There's *no* personnel, except for Big B himself. Running time is ~30 minutes. So, pretty much, "just" another Pike. Decent one though.Buckethead Guillotine FurnaceBuckethead SIGIL SoundtrackFirst track, "Romero One Mind Any Weapon", is the only new track on this release. It's pretty heavy and weird, but still great! The rest of the album consists of "old" Pikes tracks. So, if you followed the Pikes, just get "Romero One Mind Any Weapon"!Buckethead Healing Inside Outside Every SideAnother nice mellow album, in the vein of Shadows Between the Sky. Artwork apparently by Booboo Stewart.Buckethead Decoding the Tomb of BansheebotBuckethead Thought PondBuckethead 500 Alchemical Experiments500 Pike albums is an awesome achievement! First and third track are pure Buckethead weirdness. But second track, "Kikaida", is clearly the highlight here. Best track he's done in quite some time!Cobra Strike 13th ScrollDie Aerzte DunkelNote quite as good as "Hell", but still pretty solid.Dritte Wahl FortschrittDritte Wahl Halt Mich FestEmil Bulls PorcelainMuse ShowbizNelly Furtado FolkloreOpeth My Arms, Your HearseOpeth Pale CommunionOpeth SorceressPapa Roach InfestPorcupine Tree DeadwingPorcupine Tree Fear of a Blank PlanetPraxis Profanation (Preperation For An Upcoming Darkness)Scars on Broadway DictatorShin Terai UnisionThe Mars Volta AmputechtureTool 10,000 Days3.5 greatBuckethead The Cuckoo Clocks of HellBuckethead Cyborg SlunksBuckethead 3 Foot ClearanceBuckethead The Frankenstein Brothers - Bolt On NeckBuckethead The Boiling PondOne of the heaviest Pikes releases so far. If you like the heavy stuff like "Cuckoo Clocks of Hell" or "Island of Lost Minds" you will probably love this one. Some of the tracks have awesome riffs. Others are a bit too repetitive for my taste, especially towards the end of the album.Buckethead The Spirit WindsBasically one long track that of 25 minutes. The rest are a few short snippets. The "main" track pretty mellow and like how it goes on and on. Almost a bit hypnotic. But some more diversification wouldn't have hurt, I think.Buckethead TelescapeBuckethead Sphere FacadeBuckethead Worms for the GardenThis Pike consists of the title track, which is almost 19 minutes long, and a few shorter pieces. The title track is very reminiscent of the "The Rising Sun" single. Overall a solid release, but it sounds overly familiar too me...Buckethead Thank you Ohlinger'sBuckethead Rise of the Blue LotusBuckethead Hollowed OutBuckethead WishesBuckethead City of Ferris WheelsBuckethead CycleBuckethead Assignment 033-03Buckethead Carnival Of CartilageBuckethead Walk In LosetBuckethead Weird Glows GleamBuckethead ElevatorBuckethead Hats and GlassesBuckethead Last Call For The E.P. RipleyThis clearly is a bass-centric album. But, unlike Vacuum, this one is not boring at all. There's a lot of great funky bass lines. I think I hear some Les Claypool influence too.Buckethead Popcorn ShellsBuckethead Twisted BranchesBuckethead HornetBuckethead Cove CloudBuckethead Out of the AtticBuckethead Arcade of the DesertedThe one mellow track "Cavernous" clearly stands out here. The rest is pretty heavy stuff!Buckethead The Mermaid StairwellBuckethead Hamdens HollowBuckethead Space VikingBuckethead Portal to the Red WaterfallBuckethead GlacierBuckethead Ride Operator Q BozoBuckethead A3Buckethead DreamthreadBuckethead Unexpected JourneysBuckethead Once Upon A Distant PlaneBuckethead Toys R Us TantrumsBuckethead The Sea Remembers Its OwnBuckethead In DreamlandNice mellow pike with the typical mix of acoustic and electric guitar. Nothing extraordinary he hasn't done before, though.Buckethead Ghouls Of The GravesBuckethead Robes of CitrineBuckethead Language of the MosaicsThis one has a great blend of crazy shredding an melodic parts! Easily the best Pike in quite a while. Only the "clipped" bass is bit annoying. Anyways, at least he is back to full shredding powers again !!!Buckethead Veins Of InstitutionBuckethead joining with Madeline (vocals) is definitely a very welcome change from his usual Pikes! Not a fan of all tracks (first two tracks, IMO, are the weakest), but there's some pretty nice stuff on here. Especially "One Man Party" (final track) is an excellent song with great chemistry!Die Aerzte GeräuschMany excellent songs on this double album (Unrockbar, Deine Schuld (!), Nichts in der Welt, Nicht allein), but also quite some weaker "filler" tracks. IMHO, this could have been a superb album had they put the best songs on one CD.Muse Black Holes & RevelationsOpeth OrchidPerkele Perkele ForeverPieces I Need 5 Minutes AloneThis album is kind of a mixed experience. It has two absolute must-have Buckethead classics: "Twice With The Sledge" (one of hist best acoustic works) and "Hazelnut Cream Pie" (a great tribute to Eddie Hazel). These alone make the album worthwhile! Unfortunately the rest of the album is very different. It's mostly simple "electronica" beats with repetitive guitar shredding. Somehow most of the tracks (except for the two mentioned at the beginning) sound like a "low quality" production - intentionally or not. Oh, and there also are two rare tracks with Buckethead (aka "Herbie") singing. And now we know why he usually doesn't sing...Praxis Sound VirusThis is pretty much a live performance of the "Metatron" and "Sacrifist" albums. If you like that heavy/chaotic side of Praxis, then you will like this live album too. But if you are more into the funky/mellow side of Praxis (like the "Transmutation" album), you might want to check out the samples online, before you buy this one. You won't get any Transmutation or Profanation stuff here! Overall I think this is an okay album for what it is, but if you already have the "Metatron" and "Sacrifist" albums, there in not much new to discover here - most songs are reproduced "1:1". It doesn't get anywhere close to the excellent "Tennessee 2004" live album.3.0 goodBuckethead Bucketheadland 2Buckethead PropellarThis one is not too bad. Tracks #1 to #4 are really good. But Track #5 really isn't THAT great. Would have been okay as 3 minutes title. But 12 minutes is tool long for that one - considering it fills about 50% of the entire album! Track #6 is a bit DeathCubeK style. Could have been a great album with track #5 shorter and 2 or 3 more good songs added.Buckethead ThawBuckethead Hide In The Pickling JarThis one is quite bluesy and definitely has some interesting ideas. Especially the beginning of "Countersunk" is great. But unfortunately the songs don't go anywhere. One of those albums where you have the feeling that it could have been a really great one, if he only had taken the time to finish up the compositions...Buckethead Roller Coaster Track RepairBuckethead Night GalleryBuckethead Outlined For CitacisBuckethead Snow SlugProbably the most "traditional" hard rock album he has made in a long time. No let-down, but no real surprise either...Buckethead WhirlpoolBuckethead Red Pepper RestaurantBuckethead The SplatterhornBuckethead Magic LanternBuckethead Collect ItselfBuckethead Creaky Doors and Creaky FloorsBuckethead Glow In The DarkBuckethead Rotten Candy CaneBuckethead Kareem's FootprintBuckethead The Cellar YawnsBuckethead Ancient LensBuckethead The BlobBuckethead 29 Days Til Halloween: BlurmwoodThis one is pretty heavy. So far, the only "Hallowe'en" that isn't ambient/noise.Buckethead 8 Days Til Halloween: Flare UpBuckethead The Wishing BrookBuckethead CrumpleBuckethead Trace CandleBuckethead Rain Drops on ChristmasBuckethead Dragging the FenceBuckethead LightboardThis one is okay. But somehow the flow in "Lightboard" is not quite on par with his other recent compositions.Buckethead Castle on Slunk HillBuckethead Santa's Toy WorkshopBuckethead Woven TwigsBuckethead Meteor Firefly NetBuckethead Ferry to the Island of Lost MindsBuckethead Nib Y NoolBuckethead Liminal MonorailBuckethead FograyBuckethead GalaxiesBuckethead Dancing SoulPorcupine Tree Stupid DreamPorcupine Tree Lightbulb SunSteven Wilson InsurgentesThe Mars Volta OctahedronThe Mars Volta NoctourniquetTool Fear Inoculum2.5 averageBuckethead The Mark Of DavisI have to say this probably is the weakest Pikes release, so far. Or I just don't get the point. Track #5 on the 12th Pikes disc wasn't THAT great (and much too long). Here we have that very same track again - with some improvisations added on top of it. But while the 12th Pikes also had some great tracks, the 14th Pikes just feels like a filler...Buckethead SplattersBuckethead It Smells Like FrogsBuckethead You Can't Triple Stamp A Double StampBuckethead The Miskatonic ScaleBuckethead YdrapoejBuckethead Abandoned SlaughterhouseBuckethead Bumbyride DreamlandsBuckethead Geppetos TrunkBuckethead Cutout AnimatronicBuckethead Calamity CabinBuckethead Interstellar SlunkBuckethead YarnBuckethead PilotThis is one of those albums, where he stitches together a zillion of short pieces - in the tradition of albums like "Factory". It's pretty funky at times, but also has some noisy parts. Overall, it's quite interesting, but probably not my favorite Pike overall.Buckethead Forest Of BambooBuckethead Herbie TheatreBuckethead Marble MonstersBuckethead VacuumBuckethead FireboltBuckethead 18 Days Til Halloween: Blue SquaredA lot of synth on this one. Still one of the more interesting "Hallowe'en" Pikes ;-)Buckethead The Creaking StairsBuckethead 250Buckethead ConiunctioBuckethead ElectrumBuckethead Fork2.0 poorBuckethead Slug CartilageBuckethead Pancake HeaterThis one is pretty much like Slug Cartilage. It's very repetitive and there's not much going on that would keep your interest. At least I don't get the point of this release. So, in my opinion, you can safely skip this Pike...Buckethead PumpkinBuckethead PikesBuckethead Grand GalleryBuckethead Dreamless SlumberDie Aerzte auchThe Mars Volta The Mars Volta1.5 very poorBuckethead 22 Days Til Halloween: I Got This Costume From...Muse The ResistanceMuse The 2nd LawSteven Wilson The Future Bites1.0 awfulMuse DronesMuse Simulation Theory
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