I do wish the hero worship of Buckethead would stop.
Sure he was a talented guitarist, but he was also a selfish dick head who quit the band once he had achieved his objective, namely raising his own profile enough to get a record deal. Bucket brought nothing to the Guns live show in 2002 bar the Nightrain solo, really he did nothing. He looked like a dick and acted worse. He brought ridicule onto a band that was already doing enough to ridicule themselves without him.
Were he to take the stupid, childish, costume off and let his talent talk for him, he would be a lot more successful. Seriously the guy could do very well for himself, but limits himself to a low glass ceiling through being such a prick about his attire.
bbf on the other hand is easily as talented as Buckethead and is so much cooler and is far, far more popular at the live shows that Buckethead was. Sure bbf doesn't quite pull off Bucket's 1 or 2 solos quite the same, but why should he? He can do whatever he likes with them.
I can't wait to see bbf in a GNR video, the thought of seeing KFC face mumbling to himself and talking to a puppet doesn't have the same attraction.
bbf is GNR, Buckethead never was.
congratulations. ?you have just posted one of the most ignorant posts ever on any internet message forum in history. ?buckethead quit the band because he is a workaholic. ?he likes to be active... writing, performing, etc. ?he didnt like working on an album, and then, not touring to support it or finish it. ?buckethead doesnt like to sit around for 4 years doing absolutely nothing, so he quit. ?buckethead was well known before gnr. ?buckethead didnt need gnr for record deal, buckethead has made like 60 albums and has performed on many more, and has also written tons of music for video games. ?he is a very well respected guitar vitruoso. ?he is very easily one of the top 5 shredders in the world. ?buckethead brought nothing to gnr live? ?he was the focal point of every fucking show. ?people were and are mesmirized by his playing, his moves on stage, his nunchuck act, and his overall stage presence, not to mention, he took slash's nightrain solo, tweeked it up, and put the original to utter shame. ?his attire has nothing to do with him not being mainstream. ?he is not a mainstream artist and clearly doesnt want to be. ?yes, you are right about one thing... bumblefoot cant pull off buckethead's solos... because he isnt as fucking talented as buckethead!!! ?bumblefoot cant hold a candle to buckethead, and if buckethead were to suddenly decide to come back, dont think for a hot fucking second that axl wouldnt welcome him back with open arms and a bundle of roses.
GOING THROUGH IT ALL OVER AGAIN........... SO BORING.........
WHATEVER!! They are both great guitar players, but they?re NOT Guns N?Roses, period. At least not while CD doesn?t come out. Then.... Possibly...
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