Customer Reviews

Funnel Weaver

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
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A collection of 49 "snippets/sketches"? All average one minute, some more, some less. Some are just wierd ambient sounds, grinding and floating around for a few seconds, some start out like "Monsters & Robots"-style pieces: Slammin' riffs, Brain on drums, then they just end. Either they cut out or fade out abruptly. Others are Bucket apparently fooling around on bass with a drum machine or sequencer. Still killer though. Are these demos? Or the B-head just sketching out some ideas? Generally still on par with his last few releases, but the format of minute-long bits is odd, even by Buckethead standards. Some are produced all the way, others are rough-sounding. All in all, I like it, just not as much as "Monsters and Robots" on the one end, and "Colma" on the other. Both of those albums are 5-star extravaganzas on opposite ends of the spectrum. This one has some 5-star jams which start out strong, but minus 1 star because they cut off so soon. As a true Bucket-lover, I would've loved to hear some of these pieces develop more. But dig it for what it is. Bring it on Bucket!

As I've said before, I am a huge fan of Buck and everything he does, but this record was not very appealing. As you probably know by now, this is a collection of 49 new riffs most of them clocking in at 1-2 minutes. Keep in mind that these are riffs, there are no tapping solos, no sweep picking, all shredding is kept at an absolute minimum.
Although this is a very creative concept, one can't help but feel a bit dissappointed when you listen to this. This sounds like something he threw together in a very half-assed fashion just to release something, which shouldn't be surprising because he releases 1-3 albums a year now. It's bad enough that these are just riffs, but their not even very good riffs, pretty much the same stuff you would always expect from Buck. All drumming is programmed in this record too. If you come across this cd, I recommend you pick it up because it is becoming increasingly hard to find. But don't expect a legitimate record like Monsters and Robots, Colma, or Population Override.

Buckethead displays humor-ful composition technique and an organic-ness on Funnel Weaver. In 49 tracks Buckethead displays a range of his inner-soundscape vocabulary including chugged power chords, warped sound samples, shards, Zornian pedal tones, and various expanding, contracting, panning electronic and live drum tracks. With one eye on musicality and another on the usual thanatologic theme Buckethead offers a sonic glimse into the realm of mortality and its mythological manifestations. Thanks to Big B, Travis Dickerson and company we have a dark-witted and rough edged album. Funnel Weaver should leave an indelible mark on those inspired by Buckethead's imagination.

I have 15 Buckethead Cd's, including all the Epic and hard to find Cd's. But,,,, I really like this one in particular, buckets tone and the riffs grow on you. I am a big fan of technical playing and shred, but this CD is a HARD HITTING metal like chops piece of work, from beginning to end. Very listenable, a nice addition to add and your collection.

Did you ever get in a mood were you couldn't listen to any one song all the way through and basicly skipped around discontented?Wouldn't it be nice to have one large selection of different shorts to savor and then continue on to something else. this is it if you have a taste for dimentia while driving ect.

It's totally a progression..if you think about the name after listening to it about 5-6 times, you really get it. The songs are kinda the same about every 7 to 8 songs, but they have been added to and a similar riff used but harder or faster. I think it's a brilliant cd after listening to it a few hundered times driving around...