Release Date: Jan 15, 2008
Label: Tdrs
Genres: Rock
Number Of Tracks: 13
Decoding The Tombs Of Bansheebot is another great wedge from Buckethead showing his great versatility, songwriting, and guitar playing in general.
Decoding The Tomb Bansheebot
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TJM2482, on february 08, 2008 16 of 16 people found this review helpful
Sound: This being my first Buckethead album, I was quite surprised. I expected an all-out metal attack, considering his appearance and reputation for being of the most technical instrumental guys out there. Seeing articles on him, his influences, being taught by Paul Gilbert, along with the ever popular single 'Jordan', I expected an album completely different. What I received was an album that's simply beautiful. It's a clever mixture of the heavy metal riffage I expected, along with smooth, melodic, emotional interludes scattered among s few of the tracks. It's a great change of pace from other instrumental guys, it just has a different mix of sound. If you're expecting Satriani, Vai, or Malmsteen, you're in for a pleasant change of pacing that isn't necessarily better or worse, it's just different. I would say that the only real "negative" is that this great soundscape gets somewhat redundant to the point where you expect him to break down into slightly overdriven chords, whereas is feels more natural and unexpected in the early parts. It's all good music, it just loses some of it's appeal towards the end. // 9
Lyrics and Singing: In the instrumental rock genre, it's obvious that the attention is automatically drawn to the virtuosos at hand. Some guys really pull of the instrumental sound, some making you almost forget the vocals aren't there. Buckethead surprisingly (to me) does a solid job doing this, but I wouldn't say it's on the same level as Gilbert, Petrucci (solo), or Satch. It gets close, but it just falls a tad short. I don't really expect a bucket-toting, mask-wearing mystery such as Buckethead to go around singing ballads, but then again I didn't expect his guitar parts to be as emotional or vocal as they are. // 8
Impression: This album really opened up my eyes to Buckethead. I can see why his fans really do love his work. It's a breath of fresh air in the instrumental rock/guitar genre, a style of it's own. When you consider the man behind the soundscape of mayhem being presented to you, it almost makes the music even more interesting. It's all part of the hype and mystery behind him; a collection of stories, rumors, and fascination that seems to draw people to check him out. To be completely honest I just put this album on and let it play through until I get bored with it, so I'm not too familiar with many of the names of the songs. Some standouts include "Sail On Soothsayer", "Stretching Lighthouse", and "Ghost Host". I can't really stress enough that it's a different experience compared to other virtuoso stuff, for which I really recommend this album. It tends to get old quicker than many albums, but it's got enough quality and emotion in it to stick out in my mind. // 9
Decoding The Tomb Bansheebot
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TheTroy, on august 07, 2008 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sound: Buckethead has once again released a new album with such a great sound to it that prooves he is certainly one of the best guitarists out there. This album has such a beautiful sound, but is mixed with the fast shredding and rock that we know and love from him. It really shows all the sides of Buckethead's style. His slower and really graceful or relaxing style (example is "Sail On Soothsayer"), and his amazing rock/guitar shredder style with all different kinds of great catchy riffs to listen to (such as "Ghost Host", "Killing Cone", and "I Can Only Carry 50 Chickens At A Time"). // 10
Lyrics and Singing: Well seeing as Buckethead doesn't sing I can't exactly say anything about the lyrics. Or can I? I think that his guitar playing on this album pretty much sings its own lyrics. The riffs he use just "sing" with such amazingly wrote "words". I can just hear it now. The guitar just "singing" with amazing "lyrics". // 8
Impression: This album just simply amazed me. I loved it with a passion. It really brought out the best of Buckethead. I loved how it showed all sides of what Buckethead knows about making music, which is certainly a lot. The songs that really caught my attention include the following: Ghost Host, Killing Cone, I Can Only Carry 50 Chickens At A Time, Stretching Lighthouse, and Sail On Soothsayer. If any of you who are reading this don't have Decoding The Tomb of Bansheebot then I'm telling you this right now, go buy it! Immediately. You will love it. // 10
looks like i'm gonna have to illegally download this off from the internet. they don't really sell these kind of albums here in the Philippines. Plus, laws are kinda loose here. Kids smoking in public, pirated DVD's everywhere, and all that shit.
looks like i'm gonna have to illegally download this off from the internet. they don't really sell these kind of albums here in the Philippines. Plus, laws are kinda loose here. Kids smoking in public, pirated DVD's everywhere, and all that shit.
ooks like i'm gonna have to illegally download this off from the internet. they don't really sell these kind of albums here in the Philippines. Plus, laws are kinda loose here. Kids smoking in public, pirated DVD's everywhere, and all that shit.
Same here in Greece...Everyone is calling me an idiot cause I buy my cd's (even if I have them already downloaded...)
I think its worth it to buy an album you think is worth even if you have already downloaded it off the net for free. Unfortunately, no local shops sell non-mainstream albums. wft.
when it will come out, i'll give u links to down load: and links for last album Decoding The Tomb Bansheebot http://www.mybittorrent.com/dl/1100454/ but it is torrent file so you will need Bit-Torrent or uTorrent etc.
ooks like i'm gonna have to illegally download this off from the internet. they don't really sell these kind of albums here in the Philippines. Plus, laws are kinda loose here. Kids smoking in public, pirated DVD's everywhere, and all that shit.
Same here in Greece...Everyone is calling me an idiot cause I buy my cd's (even if I have them already downloaded...)
Id much rather buy the cd then download it, its a good way to support the band and add to your collection
DANZIG767 wrote:
Id much rather buy the cd then download it, its a good way to support the band and add to your collection
Yeah but sadly, no matter however much we may want to, or how much we actually do support Buckethead, he still won't reach mainstream appeal, outside of guitar hero or GnR. It's a shame really, Buckethead's awesome.
its a Buckethead album, it has to be good. I would also recommend Enter The Chicken, an album that actually has vocals, produced my Serj Tankian of SOAD. also get Crime Slunk Scene, Colma, and Electric Tears, all beautiful albums
lol everyone is like freaking out about this. they couldn't announce all of his CD releases because there's like about one a month... and this one is really old. it was one of three that he released on like Halloween, I think. Either way -- all Buckethead is good.
buckethead is amazing
monsters n robots is probably, no, definitely the last time there were vox.
im gonna have to go buy this one. even if it didn't come out on 1/15, it's still new to the majority of us.
This album is awesome! You can get it at TDRSMusic.com (along with many other new cds from Buckethead) check out another new cd by him called 'Cyborg Slunks' (they even have a limited edition that Buckethead hand draws each cd cover.
Maybe 9 of the songs sound exactly the damn same, this album overall is pathetic cash in on the same song over and over....only decent track is Sail On Soothsayer
looks like i'm gonna have to illegally download this off from the internet. they don't really sell these kind of albums here in the Philippines. Plus, laws are kinda loose here. Kids smoking in public, pirated DVD's everywhere, and all that shit.
That's what Amazon is for, retard.[/quote]
I'm fifteen years old. I don't have a credit card! And let's face it, I'm one of the millions of Filipinos that actually support piracy (for financial and other obvious reasons).
though he's ****ing weird, has a lot of ****ing riffs, doesnt't make him a ****ing joke, broken fusion. question, can you actually pull off a riff as good as buckethead's?
I just bought the "Young Buckethead" DVD, and it's not all great. There's a couple of parts were you can see Buckethead unmasked, some parts are blurred. The guitar parts are ****ing awesome, but some of the sound is pretty bad, since it was recorded in 1990.
Well, the fact that I posted (didn't read the review though lol) doesn't really have any relation to the fact that he's a joke
i wouldnt say its a fact... or that hes a joke...
hes definitely a character, but he writes pretty cool music (with exceptions, of course).
regardless of whether you appreciate or hate the mask and "hat" and everything else about Buckethead... the truth is, he can go in to a store and buy something like a normal person without a million people asking for his autograph. that is a freedom most other celebrities/rock stars do not have.
Lol, I got like 20 something of his albums just recently (Including some Praxis and Thanatopsis, and the new Deli Creeps one), and this is one of the, er, least good, in my opinion.
He's an amazing guy.
ooks like i'm gonna have to illegally download this off from the internet. they don't really sell these kind of albums here in the Philippines. Plus, laws are kinda loose here. Kids smoking in public, pirated DVD's everywhere, and all that shit.
Same here in Greece...Everyone is calling me an idiot cause I buy my cd's (even if I have them already downloaded...)
Id much rather buy the cd then download it, its a good way to support the band and add to your collection
most of the money from CD sales goes to the label, not the artist. Most bands make their money from t-shirt sales and stuff like that. Though I guess buckethead would still get a large portion of it since it's a tiny label.
First off, i've seen SLASH a few times live...AND BUCKETHEAD IS A HUNDRED TIMES BETTER. But Slash definitely is cooler, Buckethead has got to be the weirdest person alive.
This one's ok. I was a little dissappointed in this one. Compared to his other greats (Electric Tears, Welcome to Bucketheadland, Giant Robot, etc) this does not even compare. Its good, yes, but I expected more.
His hair must be really greasy and smell like chicken with that bucket on his head. I heard he also keeps cole slaw in his tighty whiteys. Good thing he can rip on the guitar.
This is the first Buckethead album I have ever heard, and I must say, it's a great blessing to hear this album. It opened my mind about instrumental music. It's an amazing album, a beautiful mix of emotion, technicality, and style. No doubt it's one of the best albums I've ever heard.
... why don't you go get some taste in music sh**head and don't go out of your way to post a comment talking crap about buckethead when its obvious there are fans that post here. It's not like i go to a review of some cd i dont like and say the artist sucks jeez.
This album was really a treat for me. Having seen Buckethead live, and listening to a good deal of his work, I truly appreciate the nice melodic tone of this album. I would highly recommend the album "Pepper's Ghost" if you like "Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot."
buckethead 4 life
ROCK ON BUCKETHEAD! 
New Buckethead album?
I wasnt informed
Buying immediatly