Buckethead is the greatest guitarist of all time, show me a better one!

[A.C. Slater]

I used to be one of the naysayers, I hated Buckethead just because of his name, and I thought he was overrated as hell. Then I was bored, so I decided to download his entire Discographie because I wanted to give him a chance(that's what I usually do with bands I start listening to, just download every song and go from there). Well I was blown away, he has over 40 albums, and every single one of them is quality(the amount of albums doesn't show quality, I know...). First off, it's almost all instrumental, though the album "Enter the Chicken" has guest vocals on most songs.


He plays with more feeling then any other guitarist I've ever seen(I'll show this later), and is more skilled then Jimmy Page ever dreamed of being(he's amazing of course, but Buckethead is on another level).

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There is one of his best songs, quite long, but that just adds to the greatness.

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This song is slow, very slow, but I like it because it makes me feel good, and bad, in some way that I can't explain. It's the only instrumental to ever make me feel something.

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Whitewash is another good one, the youtube description explains it fine.

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Instrumental off Enter the Chicken, best song on the album too...

I'll end the videos with this...

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The only other guitarist I think is close is Steve Vai, so it may be a tie, but I still think Buckethead is a little better(I like Vai more too...)


Ahh one more...

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p.s. Yes he does look silly, but focus on the music!

[Red]

Can of worms says what?

[A.C. Slater]

Can of worms says what?

Sorry!?

(I have no idea what you are talking about and I'm not going to pretend I do, though it may have worked...)

[GrayFox]

No sir, you are sorley mistaken. Prepare for Buckethead to go away:

http://www.youtube.com/v/55akR2yWKi0&hl=en&fs=1

http://www.youtube.com/v/03YUgHAshSo&hl=en&fs=1

http://www.youtube.com/v/KkO8Zg-WHno&hl=en&fs=1

http://www.youtube.com/v/0QABMdiR0HE&hl=en&fs=1

[A.C. Slater]

No sir, you are sorley mistaken. Prepare for Buckethead to go away:

http://www.youtube.com/v/55akR2yWKi0&hl=en&fs=1

http://www.youtube.com/v/03YUgHAshSo&hl=en&fs=1

http://www.youtube.com/v/KkO8Zg-WHno&hl=en&fs=1

http://www.youtube.com/v/0QABMdiR0HE&hl=en&fs=1
hahaha, nice one.













White Stripes lol.

[GrayFox]

Yes, lol for a band atleast 10x more notorized than your "Bucktethead" (who I'm guessing is trying to be all artistic by wearing a bucket on his head. Nice costume, dumbass.) Jack White was listed in the highs in Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. Wheres Bucketman? Never heard of him, and really couldn't care less. Not to mention your statement of "He plays with more feeling than any other guitarist" is the most bullshit thing you've said. Bucketman doesn't change expression, just wears stupid makeup that makes him look even more artistically dumb. Your telling me he plays with more emotion than Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Slash, hell even John Mayer has more emotion than him.

[Paladin]

I say nay to your buckethead and yes to Miyavi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0pOVHQVEe0

[BOOWY]

I like shred guitar. Batio's probably a bad example of emotion but Rain Forest just kicks so much ass.

Michael Angelo Batio
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=rutyA12z3Ok
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=UiT6qtM09tI

Marty Friedman
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=m9DWkwdrtXA
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=weWSY3xtDJw
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=d5cdMwWWV4o
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=uAQwDzuhEqU

Paul Gilbert
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=nPGA3vjMLgE
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ES1RypBww_g

[A.C. Slater]

Yes, lol for a band atleast 10x more notorized than your "Bucktethead" (who I'm guessing is trying to be all artistic by wearing a bucket on his head. Nice costume, dumbass.) Jack White was listed in the highs in Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. Wheres Bucketman? Never heard of him, and really couldn't care less. Not to mention your statement of "He plays with more feeling than any other guitarist" is the most bullshit thing you've said. Bucketman doesn't change expression, just wears stupid makeup that makes him look even more artistically dumb. Your telling me he plays with more emotion than Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Slash, hell even John Mayer has more emotion than him.

Hahahahahah


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Nice showing me you're a "tool"(hate the word but it fits here) and I shouldn't bother listening to your opinion.
"LOLZ THES GUYZ R MOAR POPULAR DAN BUCKITHED SO DEY R BETAR ROLIN STONS LOL KIRT KOBAN IS AWSUM HES LIK IN DA TOP 20!?!"

You are judging him by what he's freaking wearing. Your opinion regarding music deserves to be ignored. Boowy and Asian Paladin at least gave me real feedback and answers. I oversaid it with him being the best ever(heh), but you should really reread what you typed and think about it.


Also, how the hell is he trying to be artistic....he's wearing a KFC bucket on his head.

[GrayFox]

Hahahahahah


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Nice showing me you're a tool and I shouldn't bother listening to your opinion.
"LOLZ THES GUYZ R MOAR POPULAR DAN BUCKITHED SO DEY R BETAR"

And your defense of

hahaha, nice one.













White Stripes lol.

was better? Your not telling me as to WHY Jack White is a worse guitarist, more so just trying to shrug him off and make him go away.



You are judging him by what he's freaking wearing. Your opinion regarding music deserves to be ignored. Boowy and Asian Paladin at least gave me real feedback and answers. I oversaid it with him being the best ever(heh), but you should really reread what you typed and think about it.

Your right, I am judging him by what hes wearing. You don't judge a guitarist by just how fast they play, you judge them by EVERYTHING. Your probably going to try to tell me that Dragonforce is the most amazing thing ever because it just sounds so amazing. Yea, well that would suck for you, because it turns out they can't even play their song, they need a recording of it in the background. I've read what I've written, and I stand by it. Just because you spew out random notes doesn't make you a great guitarists. It takes soul and emotion to make a song, which Buckethead doesn't have. He just stands there, playing. No emotion, and no singing. Jack White sings, plays guitar, and plays piano. Buckethead just seems to randomly stop playing and then start playing something new.

[A.C. Slater]

And your defense of


was better? Your not telling me as to WHY Jack White is a worse guitarist, more so just trying to shrug him off and make him go away.



Your right, I am judging him by what hes wearing. You don't judge a guitarist by just how fast they play, you judge them by EVERYTHING. Your probably going to try to tell me that Dragonforce is the most amazing thing ever because it just sounds so amazing. Yea, well that would suck for you, because it turns out they can't even play their song, they need a recording of it in the background. I've read what I've written, and I stand by it. Just because you spew out random notes doesn't make you a great guitarists. It takes soul and emotion to make a song, which Buckethead doesn't have. He just stands there, playing. No emotion, and no singing. Jack White sings, plays guitar, and plays piano. Buckethead just seems to randomly stop playing and then start playing something new.
Ok. I never said Jack white was a bad guitarist. It's just the way I've grown up, whenever I heard a White Stripes song, I burst out laughing uncontrollably.

Also, it looks like you wanted to argue about Dragonforce for some reason, and decided to make it out that like them(I mean, Herman Ri is cool, but...) so you could spew out more worthless namecalling and arguments(I admit I did it too, but after you...which doesn't make it right of course but ah well). Also, you know nothing about music if you think there has to be vocals to show emotion, and how someone plays guitar can't show it.

Also, I'm not some all musical genious either. I just know enough to understand why Vocals don't=feeling.


Also, the names of some of his songs help show what it's about(for example, the song "For Mom" or, "I love my Parents")

[Red]

This is the "Can of worms" that I was referring to A.C. Slater.

[GrayFox]

I didn't say that vocals show emotion, emotion can be shown in many ways. Buckethead, however, fails to show emotion in any way. And saying lolwhitestripes means Jack White is a bad guitarist, because theres only two people in that band, Jack being the major. I don't know what kind of lifestyle you live that where you laugh when you hear a White Stripes song, but that would lead me to assume you love hard music. You still have failed to tell me why they are worse than Buckethead. The White Stripes make music, Buckethead just plays the guitar. Yawn.

[A.C. Slater]

I didn't say that vocals show emotion, emotion can be shown in many ways. Buckethead, however, fails to show emotion in any way. And saying lolwhitestripes means Jack White is a bad guitarist, because theres only two people in that band, Jack being the major. I don't know what kind of lifestyle you live that where you laugh when you hear a White Stripes song, but that would lead me to assume you love hard music. You still have failed to tell me why they are worse than Buckethead. The White Stripes make music, Buckethead just plays the guitar. Yawn.

Well it seems really I'm not arguing against the white stripes, but more to showing how Buckethead is amazing even with just a guitar(he plays Bass too by the way...). Also, the drummer can't keep a beat to save her life(seriously, if you listen to this after listening to other bands that have good drummers like Rush or The Who, you will understand, she is terrible. I could keep a beat better then her). Jack White is a good guitarist, I admit, but he just isn't up to par with Buckethead, and if you actually watched my videos, you would understand. It's hard to explain, because I am no guitarist, but he can play fast or slow and still make it good. It's better explained through the music, I recommend you listen.

[*Queen VenomousFate*]

Alex Lifeson From RUSH.

[A.C. Slater]

Alex Lifeson From RUSH.

Ok, Rush is, has been, and always will be my favorite band. I grew up listening to Rush, I've been to 2 of their concerts(both were from Snakes and Arrows, just because I wasn't alive 34 years ago). I love Alex Lifeson. He is easily my second favorite guitarist(my favorite is Brian May actually...). But I'm just saying, Buckethead is a better "technically" at guitar. He can play things Alex can't(from what we've seen of Alex, he IS in a band, and he has to write and play to the songs, not like Buckethead who does everything alone). I like pretty much every Rush album more then I like any Buckethead album, but I still admit Buckethead is one of the best guitarists(better then Hendrix ever was, same with Jimmy Page, both of these guys were amazing at their time, but people expand and learn new ways of doing things) of all time.


Also, 2112(album and song...)>any Buckethead song/album

[A.C. Slater]

This is the "Can of worms" that I was referring to A.C. Slater.

Yeah....should of seen it coming. Ah well, please don't lock it yet...I think we stopped the argument for now...


Edit- Yes I know it's both our faults...

[Jaffa]

So you didn't like this guy (who, by the way, i've never even heard of before) because people had told you he was good, then you downloaded all his stuff (you've listened through 40 albums and they're all quality? does buckethead just sit in his house all day playing guitar down a mic, then cutting and pasting it) and now suddenly he is the greatest guitarist who has ever lived /played?

A good guitarist isn't simply one who can stand there on stage and just play a guitar by himself (he also has some random guys who seem to play some little melodies in the background). Thats just called jamming. The best guitarists could tie their guitar in with complicated songs, and perform improv guitar solos which would still fit perfectly into the song, and could play a vast range of different styles (look at Brian May for example). Its also about stage prescense, making the crowd hang off every note of your guitar.

Some of the great guitar solos (no partic order, limited by what i could find):

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) http://youtube.com/watch?v=O-_XtXqtN7Q

Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) http://youtube.com/watch?v=go8dpmBxGcQ

Jimmy Hendrix http://youtube.com/watch?v=BCwCBh0z3Hs

Eric Clapton (Cream) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkm9OiYvmPc&feature=related

I'm not meaning this as an attack on buckethead, but i am disagreeing that he is "more skilled then Jimmy Page ever dreamed of being".

[True Twinkie]

Zomg Comfortably Numb solo is the best guitar solo ever in a song in my opinion :001_tt1:. Especially the pulse solo version. So much emotions are put in this song and solo. :crying:

I wouldn't agree that Buckethead is the greatest guitar player ever though. He is very good at shred though, I'll give you that.

[Lux]

Herman Li of Dragonforce W000T!

Probably not the best and I'm probly gonna experience some "anti Dragonforce" comments but hey, they make GREAT SONGS, not as good live but its hard to recreate something so great. The mix of great vocals and great guitaring is a good bridge for me, guitaring isn't enough alone for me and neither is singing without any backing music/guitar etc.

White Stripes wise....I think they are boring. Decent guitar.......absolutely boring vocals, ok band...maybe.

[A.C. Slater]

Sorry to not comment, but the guys making comments like "lolz buckethead" or "jimi hendrix is teh bestest evar" seriously have not listened to buckethead. Also, for the 40 album thing, yes I have listened to every song(not in a way I can name most of them, but in a way that I just put it on and let it go). I really think there isn't any "low quality" songs on his discography. Also, this happened over the course of months, not just "one day I decided to download his stuff, and the next hour I loved him...". Finally, David Gilmour is not even close to the best guitarist of all time, or Eric Clapton. Do you guys know who Steve Vai is if Buckethead is too abstract?

[Falcon04]

I happen to think that the greatest Guitarist in the World is Michael Romeo.

http://www.musicbanter.com/attachments/rock-metal/1114d1134793794-michael-romeo-michaelromeo.jpg

Nobody looks cooler playing and teaching how to play guitar than him.


Neo-Classical to the Max
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Just Pure Awesome
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His Speed and technique is BRILLIANT!

[BOOWY]

Pure skill from Michael Angelo Batio again before he became a solo act. That thing must weigh a tonne.

EDIT: Funny story by the way, the quad guitar you see in the video was stolen. Eventually half of the quad guitar, the top two guitars(which are 7 string guitars while the bottom two are 6 string guitars), was returned to Batio when found.

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[Jaffa]

Sorry to not comment, but the guys making comments like "lolz buckethead" or "jimi hendrix is teh bestest evar" seriously have not listened to buckethead. Also, for the 40 album thing, yes I have listened to every song(not in a way I can name most of them, but in a way that I just put it on and let it go). I really think there isn't any "low quality" songs on his discography. Also, this happened over the course of months, not just "one day I decided to download his stuff, and the next hour I loved him...". Finally, David Gilmour is not even close to the best guitarist of all time, or Eric Clapton. Do you guys know who Steve Vai is if Buckethead is too abstract?

I think my other issue was that i've seen people playing guitar hero with more passsion than what he looks like he is doing

[A.C. Slater]

I think my other issue was that i've seen people playing guitar hero with more passsion than what he looks like he is doing

I don't know how to explain it. I guess it's just the meaning behind the songs that makes me see him playing with passion. Like for songs titled "For Mom" or "I love my Parents", it just seems those songs mean something to him, and he's playing for them. Also, even though I used emotion to describe him in the first post(I still stick by that), if you don't think he's emotional, he's still one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

[GrayFox]

He probably just heard that "Jordan in GH2 was one of the hardest songs to play, therefore devoting himself to Buckethead.

[A.C. Slater]

He probably just heard that "Jordan in GH2 was one of the hardest songs to play, therefore devoting himself to Buckethead.

Totally, thanks for pretty much getting rid of any credibility you have after that comment. Seriously, I haven't even played Guitar Hero II before(started my rhythm gaming career with Rock Band, then bought GHIII), and even if I did, it wouldn't matter, because I didn't even reference GH2 or Jordon at all.

Please, give it up and just admit you haven't listened to Buckethead at all and can't base an opinion on him.

[SOLANUM]

Gray, even if he did hear it from GuitarHero how would it make him any less of a fan? Its total bs that people think that just because you like a band from a video game you're a less of a fan than them.






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[GrayFox]

I stopped caring about this thread, I'm just throwing out ideas.

[A.C. Slater]

I stopped caring about this thread, I'm just throwing out ideas.

Don't post if you don't have anything to add please, it's considered spam and spamming is against the rules.


Also, I agree with SOLANUM. If someone listens to a band in guitar hero, and they like the band now and want to get into them, isn't that a GOOD thing? I mean, they get to listen to new, better music, and they get to enjoy guitar Hero. It seems win-win to me.

[BOOWY]

Also, I agree with SOLANUM. If someone listens to a band in guitar hero, and they like the band now and want to get into them, isn't that a GOOD thing? I mean, they get to listen to new, better music, and they get to enjoy guitar Hero. It seems win-win to me.

I don't even remember what I was listening to before Guitar Hero(the original) came out. I made it a point to go out and grab every Greatest Hits CD from each reputable artist on the game after playing it for awhile. It wasn't a complete turn around or nothing, I know I was listening to stuff like Sonata Arctica and DragonForce at the time before GH.

It's funny actually, I remember debating with myself over getting Megadeth's Greatest Hits CD because Symphony of Destruction was a pretty boring song, so I wasn't sure if I should pick up any of their material. I took a chance and my mind was blown, almost every single song on that album was awesome, and now Megadeth are my favorite group by a large margin.