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Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse

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i say again, after years of hunting down rare albums from all times and genres, this is still availible at travis dickersons webstore, many bucket albums selling for 50$ or more are for sale for 15max. this is one is only availible for download, but you get the art work and the music, and to me it sounds the same as printed. i would sell metallica albums for 100$ even if lars ulrich sold the same for 8$, but buckethead and travis and many other artist on his site are cool and always will be, so support them, so they can keep on filling our buckets w those very sick sounds from that very strange man. plus their are other bucket items not listed on amazon such a blueprint(buckets first release, brought to bootsy and john zorn) get more bucket for you money!! [...]

This guitar genius for the 21st century continues to forge ahead with conviction and authority. This may not be the fully-realized triumph of Monsters and Robots, but it shows yet more aspects of this fascinating artist. Here, Buckethead delves deeper into techno/electronica and sound effects. The amount of pointless shredding is kept to a minimum. It's now more about the overall song (or composition), textures, moods, and production than just playing. Don't get me wrong, there are some killer guitar playing in here, but they now seem to take a secondary role to better fit and complement the overall mood of the composition. The sign of maturity in Buckethead's compostion and production skills are evident in that one can hear that the music is Buckethead, not the guitar playing. In this sense, Buckethead is certainly growing by leaps and bounds.

This album is a sign of Buckethead's maturity as an all-around musician, composer and producer as well as an accomplished guitar player. It has a way of growing on you. The moods are varied although they all have that twisted and quirky stamp of Buckethead's alternatively bizarre and weirdly sublime imagination. The elements of techno are more prevalent in this one than any other, but the ferocious nu-metal riffing also take on greater significance. It's as though the Chemical Brothers and Korn are trying to do something together. The results can be jarring but fascinating nontheless. And in this case, jarring is the effect that Buckethead is intentionally shooting for. Keep an open mind because that's the only way the music will really filter in deeply. It's still easy to appreciate the musicianship and other surface aspects of this album, but there is a lot more to Buckethead than meets the eye. Or should I say ears?

Whether he's doing metal, fusion, hip hop, mellow guitar balladry, or other crazy stuff, Buckethead -- with his mighty guitar -- is the master. With this release, Buckethead focuses on the techno side of things, laying down some phat beats over which Buckethead's creates weird sonic textures that makes for surprisingly engaging listening. Buckethead's insanely fast leads are less frequent here, although the listener is still treated to some hyper fretwork. One thing's for certain...make sure you have at least some appreciation for techno if you're going to buy this. Yeah, Buckethead's firing out some cool guitar playing for which we all love him, but this is different from, say, Monsters & Robots (which even tended to touch on techno at times). This is more bumpin' than rockin'. Personally, I think this album smokes. After a warped version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," the first real song "Help Me" sets the tone for the album with massive, groovin' beats and tasty guitar lines. "My Sheetz" is one of my favorite Buckethead songs now, with the man in the white mask sprinkling crystalline notes over some thumpin' rhythms. "Day of the Ulcer" is punctuated by an exciting techno-metal section in the middle of the song, while the rest is pretty spooky and atmospheric. Speaking of atmosphere, "You Like Headcheese?" is a moody piece as well. "Wires and Clips" is basically just weird sounds adhered to some quiet beats and samples, but it's good fun. Buckethead's going to conquer the world someday. Be careful.

Wow. Buckethead is amazing. He mixed techno with metal licks? Who would have thought of that? And if they did think of it would they be able to pull it off as well as good ol' bucket? I think not. Another great victory for Buckethead. Well worth the buy.

Somewhere Over The Slaughterhouse is chock full of break beats and guitar, courtesey of the guy in the white mask Buckethead. Buckets music, with the exception of a few albums, have always had some leaning towards techno. On this album he combines techno with metal style riffs and faster than sound fretwork. There is like one or two songs that aren't really impressive but thats not to say that they are bad.....they just fail to keep my attention. Anyways with someone familiar with Buckethead I would suffice to say that you will be content with this album. However if you are venturing for the first time into Bucketheads music I would buy Monsters & Robots first. Also check out the Praxis albums: Transmutation, Warszawa, Metatron.

This Cd blends some of the strangest guitar/electronic music that I have ever heard. The songs that are featured here are selections from all over Bucket's career. I think that this CD is nice because you get a good balance of his hard rock/alternative style and also his melody and beat oriented emotional stuff. I don't think that if you really listen to this CD that you can say that it is a bad CD. A few of the tracks on the CD are annoying. They are just composed of sounds that he tries to blend together to make a song (it doesn't work to well) Also every song has a really long and usually bad introduction to the actual song, all you have to do is fast forward about 30-40 seconds into each song and you will get to the good parts. Overall a good album but I like some of his others better. Check out Cobra Strike The 13th Scroll and Praxis too!

This was my first Buckethead cd and was not my last. I love the whole texas chainsaw vibe of this cd, leatherface is even on the CD!(his picture) Buckethead's musical style can be summed up as pure genius. Every track on the cd is a winner and you should buy his entire catalog and enjoy of of the most talented and unique guitar players that ever lived.

This may not be my favorite Buckethead (or related) disc, but it's still fascinating to listen to him spin his stuff. The amalgamation of all the different styles alone is pretty hip. The mixture of heavy and shredding guitars with electronica, hip-hop, techno, trance, and such beat-oriented genres is really quite unique. Buckethead's guitar lines continue to be original and devoid of silly cliches. This album has a way of growing within you after repeated listenings. Highly recommended.

This is a very, very good album. Not as much over-the-top guitar playing as his Cobra Strike albums, but you can sense Buckethead's development as a complete all-around musician and composer. It's a transition album, but man, the music is so damn good!

Buckethead just can't seem to do any wrong. This album showcases a growing aspect of the man in the white mask: composition and production. Yes, it's a lot more than just shredding it up on the guitar and coming up with weird but alluring sound textures. The stuff would still have to be seen as experimental and avant-garde, but the music itself is hypnotic, drawing you in even when you're not sure on the surface on how to feel about it. The album is a rousing mixture of techno/electronica, trance, nu-metal, ambience, and the trademark psycho shred solos that are alternatively terrifying and sublime. As someone already stated, this may be a "transition" album. The previous album, "Monsters and Robots" neatly summarized what he has been working on for the last several years. This is a decidedly new direction towards the world of electronica and studio experimentation. But that's what makes Buckethead such a fascinating figure: he's always moving forward and taking risks, staying fresh while continuing to innovate. This is the man to watch over the next 10 years. He HAS BEEN the man in the world of underground instrumental music, but now he seems ready for the big time. This album gives a glimpse of where this enigmatic but fabulously talented guitarist/musician/producer/composer is going as we move into the dawn of the new millennium.