One never really knows what to expect from Buckethead, although the fact that Bucketheadland, Vol.
2 is intended as a sequel/continuation of Bucketheadland points the way, at least conceptually.
The original Bucketheadland was a crazy sort of heavy metal P-Funk space opera that had something to do with Buckethead opening an amusement park and doing battle with the evil Slipdisc in the process.
Oh yeah, and lots of Wille Wonka samples.
Bucketheadland, Vol.
2 picks up after the park has opened, and (sort of) describes some of the rides and attractions featured there.
The tunes are mostly Buckethead's trademark light-speed heavy metal riffs and runs, separated/interrupted by little spoken bits (including Bootsy Collins).
A couple of Bootsy's bits are pretty funny, as in "Frozen Brains Tell No Tales" where he singsongs "Buckethead's a psycho, he's a total psycho" then announces "he's got a bucket on his heeeaaad!" just before the big solo.
On "Carpal Tunnel Tomb Torker" Bootsy proclaims, "I'm coco for cuckoo puffs!" There are also a number of hilarious/disturbing brief acoustic numbers like "Taxidermy Tots," "The Ballad of the Inside-Out Face," and "Fun for You." Deranged, hilarious, and virtuosic, Bucketheadland, Vol.
2 is easily one of Buckethead's most enjoyable releases.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cobra's HoodBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Machete MirageBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:03 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 3 | Bloody Rainbow Spiraling Sherbert ScoopBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Frozen Brains Tell No TalesBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 05:36 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 5 | Carpal Tunnel Tomb TorkerBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | The Corpse PlowerBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | John Merrick | Buckethead | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | The Battery Cage Brawl | Buckethead | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Vladimir Pockets | Buckethead | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 32 mins | 73 MB | |||||
| 29 mins | 178 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Keystone Brewer | Vocals |
| 3 | Buckethead | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Prop Design |
| 4 | Bootsy Collins | Vocals |
| 5 | Norman Isaacs | Executive Producer |
| 6 | Lil Littles | Vocals |
| 7 | Bill "The Towel" Monti | Vocals |
| 8 | Dan Monti | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 9 | P Sticks | Artwork, Dialogue, Research, Sound Effects, Vocals |
| 10 | Bryan Frankenseus Theiss | Sound Effects |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |