It's Alive (Buckethead Album)
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It's Alive is the thirty-first studio album by guitarist Buckethead
, and the first installment in the Buckethead Pikes Series. It is named so after the kiosk inside Bucketheadland
that sells albums not yet available at the regular store. It is currently unknown how many albums are due to appear in the series.
The album was announced and released on May 15th 2011 through the board of Buckethead's site, making this the first album since Kaleidoscalp
(2005) to be advertised on the site. Along with the announcement, samples from most of the tracks from the album were made available, excluding samples from the tracks "Peeling Out" and "Barnyard Banties".
The album features two tracks originally released for free on Buckethead's website. The track "Crack the Sky", dedicated to basketball player Blake Griffin
, was originally released on February 17th 2011. "Lebrontron", the fourth Buckethead track dedicated to Lebron James
, was originally posted on March 10th 2011.
Buckethead
Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
, and the first installment in the Buckethead Pikes Series. It is named so after the kiosk inside Bucketheadland
Bucketheadland
Bucketheadland is the debut album by musician Buckethead, released on John Zorn's Japanese record label Avant in 1992. It features several samples of the 1960s Japanese television series Giant Robot amongst guitar riffs by Buckethead...
that sells albums not yet available at the regular store. It is currently unknown how many albums are due to appear in the series.
The album was announced and released on May 15th 2011 through the board of Buckethead's site, making this the first album since Kaleidoscalp
Kaleidoscalp
Kaleidoscalp is the fifteenth studio album by avant-garde guitarist Buckethead. Some of the songs on the album use instruments and effects that have been circuit bent to create sounds quite unlike anything previously heard on Buckethead albums....
(2005) to be advertised on the site. Along with the announcement, samples from most of the tracks from the album were made available, excluding samples from the tracks "Peeling Out" and "Barnyard Banties".
The album features two tracks originally released for free on Buckethead's website. The track "Crack the Sky", dedicated to basketball player Blake Griffin
Blake Griffin
Blake Austin Griffin is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association . Griffin had a renowned high school career at Oklahoma Christian School, winning state titles each of his four years under his father, Tommy Griffin, who was the...
, was originally released on February 17th 2011. "Lebrontron", the fourth Buckethead track dedicated to Lebron James
LeBron James
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a...
, was originally posted on March 10th 2011.
Track listing
Credits
- BucketheadBucketheadBrian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
- feathers and bass - Dan "Brewer" MontiDan MontiDan Monti, also known by his stage name Del Rey Brewer, is a musician, composer, producer and engineer who has worked with such bands as Metallica, Slayer and Guns 'n' Roses...
- producer, programming, and bass - Albert - producer
- Psticks - illustrations