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The 50 Worst Things Ever to Happen to Music

47. Slash Quits GN’R
Paradise City officially became uninhabitable in 1996 when Slash walked out on Axl Rose, shattering one of the best, most rewardingly volatile relationships in rock history. Not only did the split force us to endure Slash’s Snakepit, but Guns N’ Roses became forever an ego-tripping punch line, with Axl — stubborn ex that he is — running through multiple replacements (including the very talented Buckethead) in a vain attempt to prove he doesn’t need his old partner. (source: Blender, April 2006)

The Top 30 Speed Demons

Part of the '90s generation of funky shredders, the mysterious but brilliant guitarist known as Buckethead continues to amaze all with his blistering runs and earthy fretboard feel. His peers include such soulful technicians as Derek Taylor, Ron Thal, and Scott Stine. (source: Rich Maloof and Pete Prown, Shred!, 2006)

The Many Masks Of Rock

Buckethead
1988 While not a group, Buckethead certainly has helped the masked marauder of rock cause. A veritable cult figure in the late '90s the experiemental/prog/speed-metal/free-form jazz guitarist carved out his own unique niche based on his insane influential amalgamation (i.e. a myriad of styles and divergent guitar textures rolled into one package), and his iconic image: a white, Japanese kabuki-influenced mask and a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket. The guitarist was taken to world-wide levels of recognition during his brief stint in Guns N' Roses. (source: Spence D. for IGN, July 2008)

Dave Mustaine

But then you see some guy like Buckethead… Buckethead is probably twice as good a guitar player as me and Slash combined, and can stand having fried chicken rubbed up against his face all night for a couple of hours. (source: Dave Mustaine interview with Suicide Girls, July 2008)

Follow-up by Slash

L.A. Weekly: I interviewed Dave Mustaine [MEGADETH] awhile back at Guitar Center Sessions and he sang your praises but then said, "Buckethead [former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] is probably twice as good a guitar player as me and Slash combined, and can stand having fried chicken rubbed up against his face all night for a couple of hours."

Slash: Well, that is actually true. Anybody who knows me knows that technically I couldn't play my way out of a paper bag. [Laughs] Or a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket, for that matter. I manage to do what it is I do based on a certain kind of feel and sound. I'm getting better at it but I've never been what you'd call a technical guitar player so he's totally right [laughs]. (source: Slash interview with L.A. Weekly, October 2008)

Live blogging the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards

Simon Vozick-Levinson: "Whoa, T-Pain! Open question, folks: Why is he wearing that silly top hat all the time lately?"

Simon: "Seriously — I'll ask Mr. Pain myself if I have a chance, but in the meantime I would appreciate any light anyone can shed on the subject."

Adrienne Day: "Like Buckethead. Sorta"

Simon: "YES!"

Adrienne: "But no chicken" (source: Entertainment Weekly, September 2008)

8 of the World's Fastest Shredders

Buckethead
While no one is sure of the identity of the enigmatic guitarist Buckethead, it's difficult to argue against his virtuosity on guitar. While Buckethead's brand of shred has much in common with Paul Gilbert, the eccentric KFC-wearing guitarist also implements robot sounds and other unorthodox effects to create a subgenre of "avant-shred." Although we may not know Buckethead's true identity, luckily there's no lack of material when you consider that the guitarist releases a new collaboration seemingly every month and all of them explore a different facet of his unique playing style. (source: Jonah Bayer for IGN, September 2008)

Slant Magazine: Chinese Democracy Review

Though Slash is gone, the various guitarists filling his shoes more than compensate: Buckethead (also long gone, though his performances remain on the record) presumably provides the Tom Morello-like squawks, scrapes and squeaks toward the end of the title track; the riveting "Riad N' the Bedouins" includes jagged melodic chords that recall At the Drive-In at their best; "Better" features melodic yet experimental riffing, an unusual trip-hop beat introduction, and Rose's trademark lyrical cadence and slithery boogie of yore. (source: Casey Boland for Slant Magazine, November 2008)

25 Cult Guitarists

Buckethead
Signature track and "Jordan"
Recommended album Dreamatorium (Death Cube K)

Anyone who wears a fried chicken bucket on his head, never appears anywhere without a mask and claims that he was raised in a chicken coop by chickens probably never planned on becoming a mainstream guitar hero. But strangely that almost happened when Buckethead became a member of Guns N' Roses between 2000 and 2004, toured with the band and played on all but two tracks on Chinese Democracy. Ultimately, working with GN'R became a drain on Buckethead's insatiable creative appetite (he released 28 albums of material in 2007 alone), and he's currently back where he belongs, working on an endless succession of solo projects and numerous collaborations. From the extreme violence and atonal brilliance of the Cuckoo Clocks of Hell to the serenity of the mostly acoustic Colma, Buckethead's playing encompasses just about every emotion imaginable, including ones that are decidedly nonhuman. Sure he can shred at superhuman speeds but he also coaxes soothing melodies from his guitar that can make listeners weep like children. (source: Guitar World, April 2009)

Assorted articles and interviews

Bill Moseley

Travis Dickerson

Bill Laswell

Viggo Mortensen

Serj Tankian

Other people

Album reviews

Books

1993: Improvisation by Derek Bailey [1]
1995: Spectacular Vernaculars by Russell A. Potter [2]
1995: The Jazz Discography: Har-Ho‎ by Tom Lord - Music - 1995 - 608 pages [3]
1996: New York Magazine‎ - Page 76 Magazine - Jul 15, 1996 - v. 29, no. 27 [4]
1996: Cadence by Bob Rusch [5]
1997: New York ‎ - Page 115 Magazine - May 5, 1997 - v. 30, no. 7 [6]
1997: New York Magazine‎ - Page 138 Magazine - Apr 28, 1997 - v. 30, no. 16 [7]
1997: The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock by Ira A. Robbins, David Sprague [8]
- Content in full can be found here
2000: Moving Up in the Music Business by Jodi Summers, Published by Allworth Press, 2000 [9]
2001: Jazz Times [10]
2001: The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll: Revised and Updated for the ...‎ - Page 198 by Holly George-Warren, Patricia Romanowski, Patricia Romanowski Bashe, Jon Pareles - Music - 2001 - 1114 pages [11]
2001: The Poetics of Rock: Cutting Tracks, Making Records‎ - Page 230 by Albin Zak - Music - 2001 - 259 pages [12]
2002: The Penguin guide to jazz on CD by Richard Cook, Brian Morton [13]
2002: International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002‎ - Page 326 by Andy Gregory, Eur - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 594 pages [14]
2002: Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota‎ - Page 177 by Chuck Klosterman - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 288 pages [15]
2002: Open Tunings: Chords, Tuning Charts, Scales‎ - Page 86 by Jan Mohr, Robert Klein - Music - 2002 - 96 pages [16]
2003: All Music Guide to Hip-hop by Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, John Bush [17]
2003: Along Came Mary by Jo-Ann Mapson [18]
2003: Introduction to Guitar Tone & Effects: An Essential Manual for Getting the ...‎ - Page 60 by David M. Brewster - Music - 2003 - 64 pages [19]
2004: Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation by Ben Watson [20]
2004: The Great Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong [21]
2004: Sound of the Beast by Ian Christe [22]
2004: Fried Chicken by John T. Edge [23]
2004: Rock Guitar Workout‎ - Page 9 by Stephen Delach - Music - 2004 - 32 pages [24]
2004: Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound‎ - Page 597 by Hoffman - Music - 2004 - 1320 pages [25]
2004: Off the Planet: Music, Sound and Science Fiction Cinema‎ by Philip Hayward - Performing Arts - 2004 - 214 pages [26]
2005: The Alchemy of MirrorMask‎ by Dave McKean, Neil Gaiman, Lisa Henson - Performing Arts - 2005 - 208 pages [27]
2006: Shred! by Rich Maloof, Pete Prown [28]
2006: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television by Thomas Riggs [29]
2006: Talking Hands - A Guide to Contemporary Lead Guitar Techniques: A Guide to ...‎ - Page 22 by Eric Vandenberg - Art - 2006 - 188 pages [30]
2006: The essential rock discography‎ - Page 529 by Martin Charles Strong - Music - 2006 - 1250 pages [31]
2006: Ultimate Slap Bass‎ by Stuart Clayton - 2006 - 206 pages [32]
2006: Interactivation: Towards an E-cology of People, Our Technological ...‎ - Page 53 by Bert Bongers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Human-computer interaction - 2006 - 309 pages [33]
2006: The Overrated Book: The Only Book You'll Ever Need‎ by Henry H. Owings, Patton Oswalt - Social Science - 2006 - 204 pages [34]
2007: The Greatest Music Never Sold by Dan LeRoy [35]
2007: Guitar Player Repair Guide by Dan Erlewine [36]
2007: The Rock & Roll Film Encyclopedia by John Kenneth Muir [37]
2007: MTV Road Trips U.S.A.‎ - Page 190 by John Vorwald, Dara Bramson, Kelsy Chauvin, Maya Kroth, Nick Honachefsky, Ashley Marinaccio, Valerie Willis, Dan Yim, Heather McNiel, Ethan Wolff - Travel - 2007 - 851 pages [38]
2008: W.A.R. by Mick Wall [39]
2008: Rock to Riches by Andrew Chapman, Lee Silber [40]
2008: Power Plucking: A Rocker's Guide to Acoustic Fingerstyle‎ - Page 65 by Dale Turner (songwriter) - Music - 2008 - 80 pages [41]
2008: The Versatile Bassist: A Complete Course in a Variety of Musical Styles‎ - Page 69 by Dave Overthrow - Music - 2008 - 95 pages [42]
2008: The Versatile Guitarist: A Complete Course in a Variety of Musical Styles‎ - Page 67 by Tricia Woods, Raleigh Green - Music - 2008 - 95 pages [43]