Re: Buckethead video
"Squier" <squier@strats . net > wrote in message
news:090520081651577761%squier@strats . net ...
>> Lee Waun <leewaun@telus . net > wrote:
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>> "Squier" <squier@strats . net > wrote in message
>> news:080520081917510449%squier@strats . net ...
>> >> mercutio <jim@witsend . com > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 8 May 2008 15:11:46 -0500, "winnard" <8track1@cox . net > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Buckethead sucks.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >winnard
>> >>
>> >> Thanks I thought it was just me. I even tried about 4 others out and
>> >> they all sounded sort of the same and equally awful
>> >> Jim
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Buckethead is a supreme technician. Definitely not a song writer.
>> > Al DiMeola could also be in this camp although he can actually
>> > use a much more diverse variety of techniques to play many more
>> > types of music than Buckhead. And every once in a while Al actually
>> > gets some soul and can write (and obviously play) great songs.
>> >
>> > But it's all about technical skills rather than writing anything
>> > even remotely considered a well constructed song.
>> >
>> > Some people say that writing songs is overrated and to them it really
>> > is all about endless technical jamming. In fact if you even start to
>> > tap your feet to a song then its considered pop schlock.
>> >
>> > I'm not in this particular camp - but technical mastery is something
>> > to be respected even though it might not be something you would
>> > purchase
>> > or play yourself. And some people would say such technical masters
>> > are in a sense, displaying their egos because their heads are too
>> > swelled
>> > to actually fit within the context of a airplay freindly song.
>> > (although
>> > apparently Buckethead's mask gimic seems to work well by saying "hey -
>> > it's
>> > about the music and the audience doesn't need to put a face to it..
>> > blah
>> > blah)
>> > Hey - if trick or treat is your thing then that's cool. Boo! heh.
>> >
>> > I dunno - I don't make too many judgements on all this -
>> > to each his or her own I suppose. At least to me it's a kind
>> > of sideshow you would go to rather than any sort of act happening
>> > in the main ring(s). But still, it's all within the same circus grounds
>> > known as music.
>> >
>> > peace out.
>>
>> squier you are a fantastic addition to this newsgroup and write great
>> posts
>> that contain good insites
>>
>> But in this case I didn't read you thoughtfully written post as all can
>> say
>> is:
>>
>>
>> Buckethead Sucks!!!!
>>
>>
>
> heh. well I guess you don't like him much ;)
>
> you're cool person too. You always say how you feel
> and tell it straight up. props to you.
>
> Yeah - a lot of people have no interest in the bucketman
> and I can definitely understand why.
>
> take care.
You know I love KFC and that is what I always see him wearing. A KFC bucket
and I guess I am just jealous of how he has so much KFC and I don't.
Guess it is just KFC envy mostly.