Cuckoo Clocks of Hell is a full return to Buckethead's blistering, super-heavy guitar heroics after releases that focused on different parts of his multiple musical personalities.
That may please the heavy shredder fans, but the relentless pummeling beats can get a bit tiresome.
There's no doubting Buckethead's virtuosity, but this album starts to sound like a series of exercises after a while.
It's only about two-thirds of the way in, when he slows things down a bit and opens up the form on songs like "Woods of Suicide," "Yellowed Hide," and "The Black Forest," that one starts to hear the scope of Buckethead's abilities.
Fans of his heaviest guitar work will enjoy Cuckoo Clocks of Hell, but there are much more interesting albums in Buckethead's discography.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Descent of the DamnedBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Spokes for the Wheel of TormentBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | Arc of the PendulumBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Fountains of the ForgottenBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | The TreemanBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | PylegathonBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Traveling MorgueBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | One Tooth of the Time TrainBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Bedlam's BluffBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Beaten With SledgesBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Woods of SuicidesBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Yellowed HideBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | Moths to FlameBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 14 | The Black ForestBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 15 | Haven of Black Tar PitchBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 16 | The Escape WheelBuckethead, Dan Monti | Buckethead | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 17 | The Raviness Of Falsehood | Buckethead | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 52 mins | 120 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 364 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian | Drums |
| 2 | Buckethead | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Robert Hadley | Mastering |
| 4 | Dan Monti | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 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). |