Buckethead – In Search Of The...
Self-released – Available now.
Self-released – Available now.
Buckethead, simply put, is an artist who defies explanation. His unique breed of guitar-driven avant-garde rock makes for one of the most intriguing, if not mind-blowing listening experiences you will ever encounter. And, the man-who-wears-the-KFC-bucket has taken his sound to a completely different level with the release of “In Search Of The...”
“In Search Of The...” is the ultimate in artist-fan interaction. Each volume (of which there are thirteen total) is hand-burned and hand-decorated by Buckethead himself. Each set is quite literally “one of a kind.” Within the set itself, each volume acts as not only a stand-alone work, but also as a piece within the work as a whole. There are no lyrics (or even song titles, for that matter) to distract you from the organic listening experience each volume has to offer. There is only the virtuoso-like guitar to lead your listening experience.
The concept of the artist-fan interaction is really the key point though. If Buckethead proves successful in this experiment, we may begin to see this more often from other, possibly more mainstream acts. Ultimately, whether or not this succeeds is on the shoulders of the consumers who purchase music. At $200 for the 13-volume set, it's a hefty price. But to fans of Buckethead who wish to own a unique piece of rock culture, it's but a drop in the hat. (For those less monetarily endowed, the set is available for download via major Bit-torrent sites.)
“In Search Of The...” is the ultimate in artist-fan interaction. Each volume (of which there are thirteen total) is hand-burned and hand-decorated by Buckethead himself. Each set is quite literally “one of a kind.” Within the set itself, each volume acts as not only a stand-alone work, but also as a piece within the work as a whole. There are no lyrics (or even song titles, for that matter) to distract you from the organic listening experience each volume has to offer. There is only the virtuoso-like guitar to lead your listening experience.
The concept of the artist-fan interaction is really the key point though. If Buckethead proves successful in this experiment, we may begin to see this more often from other, possibly more mainstream acts. Ultimately, whether or not this succeeds is on the shoulders of the consumers who purchase music. At $200 for the 13-volume set, it's a hefty price. But to fans of Buckethead who wish to own a unique piece of rock culture, it's but a drop in the hat. (For those less monetarily endowed, the set is available for download via major Bit-torrent sites.)
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