Ok, so I finally ordered a replacement for the Material album I lost years ago. When it arrived in the mail yesterday, I was overcome with joy and nostalgia. Man, I love this album. Since I really had no place to play said CD in the house, I was very much looking forward to enjoying its hypnotic trances on the drive to work in the morning.
So far so good. I got a little bored surfing the net last night and headed over to Les Claypool’s home page to see what was happening. Holy Cow! Primus is going on tour again! WOOHOO! What’s this? Hmmmm…Buckethead. I’ve heard of him before. Ah, yes. Eric told me about him. Let’s find some information on this guy.
Wow, looks pretty interesting. Too bad I don’t have any of his music to sample. Oh, wait. I have Kazaa. I’ll just download one or two songs to get a taste for his music. Ok, I’ll download a couple of more. Hmmm…it’s getting late. Better put these on CD and listen to them in the morning.
0555 this morning. I hop in the truck, back out of the driveway and head on down old route 40 into the heart of St. Louis. I reach down for my Material CD but come up with…Buckethead. Oh yeah, Buckethead. Well, ok, I’ll just put this in to see how it sounds.
For the next 40 minutes the music reaches out of the dashboard and grabs me by the throat, tossing me around the cab of my truck like a little red headed step child. Holy F-ing Crap! How have I managed to live these nearly 32 years without hearing these sweet sweet tunes? What kind of freak am I anyway? Oh Buckethead, where for art thou?
Hear me now and believe me later (especially you RIAA). I plan on buying every single Buckethead CD in existence. I will find every album he has ever played on, even for an instant. I will buy them and I will play them, over and over again. I will build an alter for all these CDs. I will light candles and incense. I will sacrifice sheep and goats at the alter while I am entranced by the magical rifts that emanate from my speakers.
Ok, Ok..that’s a bit creepy, ho ho. But hey, take my word for it, Buckethead rules. Buckethead rules all!
