This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Let’s get one thing clear: Buckethead is not your average guitar hero.
First off, he comes by his name honestly; he performs wearing a 14-piece KFC tub on his noggin. Along with that, he sports a white plastic Kabuki mask. The total visual effect is not unlike Paul Stanley from KISS, minus the star and on a major bender. Thankfully, Buckethead’s bizarro-guitaro style — a fever-dream blend of 11 different herbs and spices, from heavy-metal riffage and dreamy melodic mantras to jagged solo shards and spaced-out effects — is nothing like KISS. Actually, here it might reminds you more of Primus — most likely because basssist Les Claypool and drummer Brain are the extra-crispy backing band. All you need is a box of fries.
