I just came home from the Buckethead concert in Chicago

[Annie]

 ::)Well guys I just returned from the Buckethead concert. I proudly wore my Axl shirt and I was in the front row. I asked the guitar tech to give Bucket my gift of Kermit the frog bucket hats and my note and he said that he would.  I am not sure if Bucket saw me, but he seemed really happy when he came out to jam with Particle and the tech said that he would give Bucket the gift as soon as they started.  I found the perfect card for my note, it was a picture of a chicken in a leather bustier.  In my note I told Buckethead that he had alot of GNR fans who were really sad and diappointed that he left, and that he we want him back because he is one of the world's greatest guitar players. I also told him that his kindness to me in Las Vegas inspired me to reach out to GREAT WHITE guitarist's Ty LOngley's widow and child. Bucket put on a great show. Particle was OK.  So Caligula I kept my promise to you.  

[slashsaxl]

right on, i would like to see buckethead live, on the bootlegs he's has these amazingly quick fingers, and i would love to see him live



rock n' roll

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

we don't want buckethead back.
we just want a cd.

[MeanBone]

well. i still think buckethead is a hell of a guitar player, and anyone who had the chance to heard him knows that. but if he really is the ass hole he is painted out to be. i really don't want him back. i think Axl and the guys have enought problems as it is to deal with a back stabing guy in the band.
and besides, the world is full of great guitar players.
anyway. i think its cool bucket knows how sad GN'R fans are by his recent behaviour. so thanks for getting that sign to him

[starchild_666]

we don't want buckethead back.
we just want a cd.

yeah, just give us CD... fuck Buckethead! John 5 should replace him!!!

[Dave_Rose]

Now thats a class, might make him think twice

[noonespecial]

That's really great that whatever he did in Vegas prompted you to reach out to the Great White guitarist...that's what it is all about...

[Izzy]

Shouldn't this be in the ex-gunners section?

Its a damn shame he's out of GNR..........

[Fuckin' Gunner]

we don't want buckethead back.
we just want a cd.

yeah, just give us CD... fuck Buckethead! John 5 should replace him!!!

John 5 in GN'R.. man, never... I'd be very disapointed. If Axl and Buckethead could clarify the things and see what really happend I'd want him back.

[cineater]

Shouldn't this be in the ex-gunners section?

Its a damn shame he's out of GNR..........

He's still under contract, he stays here.

Damn doesn't a contract mean anything any more?

[cineater]

And if we're booting people out of the band for asshole type behavior you know who has to go first.  

[Eeebs]

Well, I just was reading a Buckethead reviews over at another forum (Gn'R Bar), so I thought I'd post it here in case anyone has read them yet / for conversation purposes.  Okay, here we go...

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The review is by Randall Flagg

From 4/1/04 Minneapolis show at the Cabooze:

OK I'm sober now.

Still a great show, though. Simply amazing, watching someone who is so masterful at his art. I've seen closeups on Slash, Van Halen, and the rest from various concert videos, but BH....man, what can I say?? You simply cannot move your fingers faster than he does. End of story.

At one point, he made like he was gonna shake some hands with the crowd, then he stared at his hand and started doing some robot movements. It was great. He passed out a few action figures, also, to the same crazy music from the GNR shows.

The slap-bass technique on a guitar is something I have not seen before- pretty cool, in my opinion. He also does a lot of work with a custom red button on his all-white gibson les paul. Pressing the button makes the guitar sound cut in and out, and he used it alot to create cool rhythms. Occasionally he has to monkey around with his rhythm machine/guitar amp settings, and while he does this, he continues to play..... With only one hand! The crowd loved it.

Another cool part is a solo he plays with only his left hand, while a bloody head mask is on his right. The mask talks to the audience (mouth even moves, sock puppet-style) throughout the song. Bizarre, and quite difficult to pull off, i imagine.

What am I missing here? Hmm. I'm only a casual BH fan thru Guns, so I recognized what he played at the show, but I couldn't give a setlist. He didn't play Star Wars... He played a hill-billy-ish song I recognized, the entire solo from Las Vegas, i believe, and a lot of stuff I didn't recognize ( I actually don't own any BH albums, just have downloads).

Very diverse crowd, many people familiar with BH songs (moreso than me). Nunchucks got a huge ovation. Again, I can't overstate how bizarre it is to see this guy step off the stage and walk thru a sea of people (to leave)... He's so tall, you can follow him all the way thru the bar and out the door. Just crazy.

BH opened for this band called Particle. I hung around for 20 minutes, but they were lame. They're a jam-band with a pretty good following, but man. It's pretty goddam hard to look good with instrumental jamming, after this Buckethead guy puts on a clinic of how to play guitar. So I left, and I am now nursing one wicked hangover.

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He also had this to say about the same show...

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

Just got back!

Buckethead played for 45 minutes, in a small, enclosed setting. I got inside at 8:30, had a few drinks , then at 9:15, the crowd went nuts. The 6 ft 5 inch man known as Buckethead made his way to the stage.


I was literally 3 feet away from him. The girl to my right had a camcorder (there was no security, it was that small of a club), and she promised me she'd send pics/video to me. I'll do my best to post them here.


Buckethead played the solos you remember from the ill-fated guns tour; those, plus an intangible collection of guitar playing I have never witnessed before. The guy I was with was in shock, watching this genius play. Being that close was like watching Mozart fuck around or something- you could tell it was so easy for him, and he was just playing off the crowd. The nunchucks came and went, the crowd went wild.

After 45 minutes, the man in the raincoat stopped. He set his guitar down and exitted stageleft, in front of everyone. No bows, no waves, no encore. He just walked off, with two security guards leading the way. I asked the doorguy if he had got a chance to talk with Buckethead,,,,he said " Are you kidding? He got here 2 minutes before he hit the stage, and left 1 minute after the show (he walked off the stage and out the back door...Its something to see, watchin a 6'5" man make his way thru a thick crowd to the door...KFC bucket and all.). I offered to help with an amp or two, but the crew said no. There really wasn't that much to haul anyway- it was that small of a show.

Tickets were 14 bucks each, but i got in for free because my friend from junior high (haven't seen him since '93) supplies drugs to the employees of the club. I caught up with him waiting in line at about 8 o'clock pm.... He said "Stick by me, you'll see the Chicken Man." So I did, and I did. Man, that guy can play.

Watching Buckethead play soooooo close up was sooooo cool. His finger range is easily five frets farther than I can reach, given the fact his fingers are built like Arsenio Hall's. One of the show highlight's was when Buckethead slap-bassed on his custom Les Paul to this funky 70's groove. Everyone went nuts- its hard to tell what Buckethead was thinking though, cause you can't see what the fuck his face is doing! But he did this wild robot dance, and held the guitar out while just using his left hand on the frets. Wow. That's all i can say.

I'll try and write more tomorrow when I get to work, when I'm good and sobered up.

[Captain P?l]

one question, how can you tell Buckethead seemed happy? really? its not like the mask is smiling or anything...

[kockstar99]

I dont want him back.. Hes left once before, He cant make up his mind? find someone who wants to be the Guns n Roses Guitar player....

I wish i could see him... Im going to return my BH solo cds to him...

ill say to him... "thanks but no thanks"  "I want to hear CD"

[Captain P?l]

I dont want him back.. Hes left once before, He cant make up his mind? find someone who wants to be the Guns n Roses Guitar player....

I wish i could see him... Im going to return my BH solo cds to him...

ill say to him... "thanks but no thanks"  "I want to hear CD"

you know robin left GNR....
so did axl once...

EDIT: not to start any romours, robin came back in 2000...

[Caligula13]

::)Well guys I just returned from the Buckethead concert. I proudly wore my Axl shirt and I was in the front row. I asked the guitar tech to give Bucket my gift of Kermit the frog bucket hats and my note and he said that he would.  I am not sure if Bucket saw me, but he seemed really happy when he came out to jam with Particle and the tech said that he would give Bucket the gift as soon as they started.  I found the perfect card for my note, it was a picture of a chicken in a leather bustier.  In my note I told Buckethead that he had alot of GNR fans who were really sad and diappointed that he left, and that he we want him back because he is one of the world's greatest guitar players. I also told him that his kindness to me in Las Vegas inspired me to reach out to GREAT WHITE guitarist's Ty LOngley's widow and child. Bucket put on a great show. Particle was OK.  So Caligula I kept my promise to you.  

Thank you, Annie! Great work!

[younggunner]

we don't want buckethead back.
we just want a cd.

Thats fine but I hope you arent one of the many people who cry that gnr should be a band and isnt.
Its funny how people jump on Axl for the band he put together but when its all said and done they could give two shits about a band and just want a cd. another contradiction in the gnr fan world.

[blues_rock_axeman]

Tickets were 14 bucks each, but i got in for free because my friend from junior high supplies drugs to the employees of the club.

I'm not sure whether to be   or  

I'd love to see Buckethead live...but I very much doubt he'll ever wing himself over to Europe...

[kockstar99]

I dont want him back.. Hes left once before, He cant make up his mind? find someone who wants to be the Guns n Roses Guitar player....

I wish i could see him... Im going to return my BH solo cds to him...

ill say to him... "thanks but no thanks"  "I want to hear CD"

you know robin left GNR....
so did axl once...

EDIT: not to start any romours, robin came back in 2000...

no shows were ever cancelled by Robin leaving to tour with NIN...  2001 and 2004 shows were cancelled due to Mr Carroll..

[estranged.1098]

no shows were ever cancelled by Robin leaving to tour with NIN...  2001 and 2004 shows were cancelled due to Mr Carroll..

No 2001 shows were cancelled because of BH according to Axl Rose himself. And there was only one 2004 show.