Buckethead

My son took me to a concert the other evening. It was, to say the least, a fascinating experience. For someone whose recent concert going experiences have been pretty much limited to the Phila. Orchestra, my trip to the Theater of the Living Arts this past Wednesday was mind expanding. The last time I was in the TLA, it had seats. They no longer exist. There is a bar in the balcony, certainly an improvement in my eyes. Was patted down before I could enter, something else that doesn't happen at the orchestra.  Chatted with a man who I assumed to be a "deadhead" (somewhere in his 50's, beard, ponytail, wearing a t shirt that said "Rehab is for Quitters"). We discussed the resurrection of Andrew Dice Clay, and if it is even possible in todays world to be Shocking. The star of the evening was a guitarist called Buskethead. As the picture shows, he literally wears a bucket on his head. I was told that often it is a KFC bucket, but at this performance it was just white. Buckethead is actually an excellent guitarist. My son played one of his CD's for me on the way down into town. It is very good, a blend of quiet jazz, new age, with a lot of very fast finger work.  The crowd however was not there for subtle guitar stylings and they war not to be disappointed. I think the term used is shredding the guitar. My only problem with that is that the sheer volume tends to overwhelm the skill. If I had been down in front I would have gone deaf. I played his quiet CD on the drive home.
If you would like a good sample of what he does, go here.
http://www.guitar-tube.com/watch/buckethead-soothsayer