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Buckethead is an American musician, songwriter and guitar virtuoso, famed for his disctinctive stage outfit and elaborate stage shows. He has released 28 solo albums and performed on over 50 more. He has also made guest appearances on more than 40 different albums by various artists. His music spans such diverse areas as progressive metal, thrash metal, funk, electronica, jazz, bluegrass, and avant-garde music.

When performing in his theatrical persona, Buckethead used to wear a KFC bucket (emblazoned with an orange bumper sticker that read “FUNERAL” in black block letters) on his head and a plain white costume mask (commonly found in costume shops and used primarily for dramatic theater productions). More recently, he has switched to a plain white bucket no longer bearing the KFC logo. He also incorporates nunchaku, robot dancing, and toy trading into his stage performances. Buckethead’s persona represents a character who was “raised by chickens” and has made it his “mission in life to alert the world to the ongoing chicken holocaust in fast-food joints around the globe.”

Although a multi-instrumentalist, Buckethead is best known for his electric guitar playing. He has been voted number 8 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the “Top 20 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time.”

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storytellingman wrote:
yesterday morning

He's a total psycho

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Gashliast wrote:
Tuesday evening

Buckethead's a psycho!

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zepsutamaszyna wrote:
Monday evening

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Buckethead-Signature-Les-Paul.aspx :)

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SmS13 wrote:
Monday afternoon

JORDAN !!! this sing is the best!! \m/

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iNeonPanda wrote:
Monday morning

You don't just like Buckethead: You worship.

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JaGBaG wrote:
Sunday evening

I see God has a lastfm page too.. Here it is: http://www.last.fm/music/God

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Dakenson_ wrote:
Sunday evening

I see God has a lastfm page. [7]

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ThEiUfO wrote:
Sunday afternoon

FUCK YEAH!!! KFC!!!

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Metal_Geordie wrote:
Sunday morning

I see God has a lastfm page. [6]

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storytellingman wrote:
Saturday evening

I see God has a lastfm page. [5] might as well ;P

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aqu3mini wrote:
Saturday evening

I see God has a lastfm page. [4]

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Bucketheadziarz wrote:
Saturday afternoon

I see God has a lastfm page. [3]

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Kutaaa wrote:
Saturday afternoon

I see God has a lastfm page. [2]

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TommyVT wrote:
Saturday morning

Sea of Expanding Shapes solo is unreal.

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aqu3mini wrote:
Friday morning

no not our buckethead someone else :)

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ARGBDude wrote:
Friday morning

http://www.ntsmediaonline.com/?p=12738 :D not our Buckethead for sure

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HMetalDrummer wrote:
Thursday afternoon

A Real Diamond In The Rough, Colma, Electric Tears, Pepper's Ghost, Acoustic Shards, Albino Slug and the "Jordan" Single are the greatest albums/greatest song known to man, Keep up the good work, Merry Christmas Everyone =].

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Bucketheadziarz wrote:
Thursday afternoon

try listening cuckoo clocks of hell instead of carols during Christmas Eve :)

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DavidBN wrote:
last week

Merry Christmas For All Buckethead Listeners! ;]

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Homerun_ wrote:
last week

Electric Tears and Colma are just the beautifullest albums I´ve ever heared :D

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