Buckethead Live Soothsayer 12-31-08 Seattle

[Zukatsr125]

Its really sad that Buckethead doesnt feel well= Don't tour . I have read that he feels pain in the skelet in the whole body and the doctors don't know whats wrong! I just say FUCK he can't stop playing!

[f4l1ur3]

this is BY FAR the best live version of this song on YouTube (that I've heard anyway.)

i cried a little :')

[TAK808]

Imagine if Buckethead was Steve Vai wanting to do something new.

[jeffgrayrayne]

what time signature is at 2:38 to 3:02?

is it still in 4/4? sounds different..

[seshysama]

its because buckethead got off beat. yes its in 4/4, but the drums are supposed to play on 1 and then the "and" of 4.

[laurav19]

YES! I was at this show but got crap video. Thank you!

[swolfy]

@laurav19

we had awesome front row seats, it was amazing- flew from MD to Seattle to see this show =D

[mastergokuvageta]

dude this guy is awesome seriously

[xxHeavyMeTaLo9xx]

Buckethead has to be the best ever, i dont care what people say. when u look at what he has done, it is amazing, he deserves more credit

[destroyallnerds]

I just had an ear-gasm.

every single second, you're trying to anticipate how he'll improvise the next bar, and every single time he does something so different and origional, that no one else could ever have thought up in a million years.

Fuckin' love buckethead.

[H2KsniperlegendSWAT]

buckethead i hate hime so much i cant learn one of his songs its to hard lol but i still praise him lol

[DeathCubeKX]

Lol same here, he pisses me off but he is my favourite guitar player of all time. I have learned Goblin Shark and Exit 209 those are some of his easy songs. Try learning them and then move on to the longer ones like Soothsayer or Jordan (I'd love to be able to play those all the way through)

[H2KsniperlegendSWAT]

yea have u learnd crazytrain solo?

i have im going to look up those songs

[DeathCubeKX]

No I haven't

[mestre82]

Buckethead got to make shows in Brazil

they are the best crownd in the world ;D

and if he come I ll surely be theree =]

[Bassbait]

I don't even consider buckethead when I consider greatest guitarists of all time. He's just so superior that it would be unfair. He's so far ahead of people that any competition is immediately won by him. Ever watch Arrested Development? To me, he's the Arrested Development of guitarists.

[eldiablosrojo]

Aw well I guess I'll have to stop winning "best guitarist competitions" with my friends by mentioning buckethead then.

[Bassbait]

Ya, just mention Chuck Schuldiner or Paul Gilbert, and you'll still win. It's injustice to call Buckethead the best, because he deserves better than the best.

[speaker3600]

Whenever I listen to Buckethead, my ears always tell me "this is the best thing I have ever heard".

In my opinion Buckethead makes the guitar sound better than anyone else.

[Sim2322]

0:00-8:51 is the best part, without a doubt

[Stevmay09]

Buckethead wears a mask so you can focus on his music instead of his looks. plus, he can take off his mask and go outside and no one will know it's him.

[t0nym0nt0ya]

i really dont think buckethead minds the little mess ups. he plays for fun, unlike most players who obsess over accuracy and perfection. thats how he got so good!

long live buckethead!

[Sk8nHobo]

when he came to the neighborhood theater here in charlotte tickets were 16, and i was a foot away from the stage

[cfg520]

i love brian carroll, best part is 3:54-4:20 by far

[sutrra]

if he come!

[nymphetamine178]

he fukked up in 1:22 i feel bad

[kGmusicpage]

and at 2:42 he gets off time but its all good

[theknapkins]

I love this video, he's usually so robotic live and puts up a hell of a show, but he just cant help but loosen up for this one

[Herrorara1250]

Thank you so much for uploading!

[Kadadj]

Im probably never gonna see him live :_(

[wchbd]

....I hope he'll come to Bali...

[jimmytim47]

you know... i bet he wears that mask so people don't swarm him in the grocery store or something

[swolfy]

hehehe

you might be right ;)

that's my favorite reason so far- escaping the grocery shopping nutty fans :)

[trumpeterforjazz]

i could be completely wrong, but i always thought it was so people would focus on his music and not get concerned with his personal shit, So he doesnt have drama. But you could be right

[conzo420]

ya trumpeter is right its a statement,its about the music not the player, prety cool in my opinion when people think of amazing guitarists they think of joe satriani or steve vai etc.. and as good as they may be there all about showing off which isnt what music is about,it about art and thats what buckethead is an artistic genius.

[Killzor420]

@jimmytim47 I know what he looks like from the youngbuckethead dvd, and my friend has some pics of him without his mask on. fairly new pics too. (not on the internet). So if I see him in ANY grocery store imma say whats up to him. :D

[universalidiots]

@jimmytim47 the other cool thing is.. since he is buckethead.. he can probably wear it in the grocery store and not get kicked out!

[srpazoozoo]

i couldve been there if it wasnt so expensive!! rawr i wanted to go to this so bad! love buckethead

[nedsdead]

how much was it?

[srpazoozoo]

it was like 100$ per ticket and im only 14 so theres no way i could afford that :P

[nedsdead]

i'm 14 too and i would go to the bank,the international bank of dad lol, do you play guitar?

[srpazoozoo]

yep, im better than alot of the people who try to teach me too lol

[Bassbait]

Kind of the same here. I know this kid who pretty much taught me what I needed to know to be a guitarist, and he hasn't improved since then, but I've improved daily. I still suck though...

[sutrra]

ticket for the koncert!that is 440 in my money,i think that in croatia,he will not find a full concert hall!

[donnaldinho]

he should be one of the virtuosos...who got his soul, i mean he doesnt "express" it on his face, lol...but in his playing he does, and his speed...and sounds awesome live

[neymacastro]

I hope this year we have a lot of Buckethead .... 

The best guitarist of all times.....

[bskandelicious]

i love watching buckethead get into his own music

[drgrough]

Buckethead is EPIC he should get an award he's a unique Virtuoso! Buckethead Pwnz!!!!!!!!

[DreadfulRay]

I was the guy with the teddy bear.

[Niala2200]

Lucky people that were there.... :-(

[Kapasuso]

Hey Swolfy, remember me?:P

Awesome video and sound, I hope that one day I will be there too...why Italy is so fuc***g far?

All the world needs more Buckethead.

[ClosedSlot]

hey . i was wondering if you could tell me where you find out where he plays. I really want to watch one of his concerts but i live in Canada and he never tours here.

[carlman27]

you could go to ticketmaster, then type in buckethead to see his tour dates. i dont think hes on tour right now though.

[swolfy]

bucketheadland has a tour page, try that (there's none up yet though)

the only confirmed date right now is wakausa? (sp) festival in kansas, i believe it's june 4-7

[LawyerScumGhost]

nicely recorded, the sound is awesome

[swolfy]

thanks!

someone said he's going to tour with that 1 guy again in 09...

i hope so. =)

[LawyerScumGhost]

Bucket is on the artist list for the 2009 Wakarusa festival, so that's one show for sure

[jstntlvr]

Thank you so much for capturing that and sharing it with all of us that was an amazing performance

[swolfy]

thank you! :)

buckethead is awesome, that was the best show i've ever seen.

so glad they didn't stop us from taping...

[PGBUCKETHEAD]

magine guys....Paul Gilbert plays soothsayer....and puts his sick licks and famous strings skipping, fast alternate shredding.....is in it great...and as we all know Paul Gilbert is one of the best in improvation..

[degergard]

After watching a few videos of Guns n Roses (Axl and friends) fucking around on a stage way to large for them, this is heaven. Thank you swolfy, thank you Buckethead!

[swolfy]

rock in rio looked pretty awesome, but buckethead soloing is beyond words =D

more videos on kerry's (kittykiss928) page :)

[fillmore2]

would anyone happen to know if this show got taped? i saw a few backpacks in the crowd so im assuming someone mustve. would love to have the full show.

[swolfy]

probably by someone... there are more videos up from this night, my friend kerry has a bunch up. (kittykiss928)

if they ever release official show dvds for that tour, i'm there- all 4 shows i saw were fantastic :)

[PGBUCKETHEAD]

imagine guys....Paul Gilbert plays soothsayer....and puts his sick licks and famous strings skipping, fast alternate shredding.....is in it great...and as we all know Paul Gilbert is one of the best in improvation..

[BasicSquid]

;_;

I love buckethead.

Anyone know of anyway I can contact him?

I'd love to see if he would do a private party.

[swolfy]

bucketheadland, the website- there is a link for his booking guy.

private parties are quite rare, i've heard... good luck with that =)

[lolrskateslol]

Hey i was there too! my videos didnt turn out so well! the bass from the amps killed the sound. The only video that turned out well was my 5th one. i was front row as well. what side were you on? i was on the left side.

[swolfy]

we were the first people in the center section :)

it was so awesome, that was the best concert ever...

[lolrskateslol]

i think i remember. there were sime kids thanking you for something when i was leaving at the end? center all the way on the left? or i could be wrong.

[swolfy]

they got tickets from my friend :)

they were supposed to be row y- she had extra row p, it was their first buckethead show- pretty awesome :)

[lolrskateslol]

haha i do remember then. thats cool. That was my first concert as well. My friend bought the tickets. he doesnt have a car so i was his ride there :)

I cant wait for Buckethead to come back!!!!

[swolfy]

man, that was a damn good trade =)

this was the fourth time seeing buckethead for us, i hope to see him many many more times...

the videos are so awesome from that night- i'm glad lots of people taped!

[kittykiss928]

yea those kids were really awesome. I guess that saying "one good deed deserves another" really does happen. They took us to the space needle to see fireworks and to celebrate New Years the right way. But yes, those kids were totally excited that they got moved up a bunch of rows and I'm really happy I was able to do it. One of them actually got a toy from Buckethead. I suppose he bolted his ass up to the front when he saw Buckethead about to hand out toys/gifts.

[bopditty]

That's the best live version of Soothsayer I've heard. BH is a guitar genius! Thanks for the great vid!

[swolfy]

aww, thanks so much!

it was the best show i've seen by far :)

[kittykiss928]

agreed... <3 every moment of it

[anonymus88]

SO COOL !!!! wish i was there :/

[swolfy]

i wish i could time travel so i could go again ;)

[swolfy]

except for the miniseizure i had in the first few seconds... hehehehe

i'm glad i kept trying, youtube was being such a pain- i had my computer on for days and had to keep retrying...

kerry (kittykiss928, she's got some awesome vids from this show posted) and i had front row seats in the theater... sitting down definitely helped my videotaking ability =)

[kfcboogie]

this must be one of the best quality vids of him i think ive ever seen. Super crisp in high quality. thanks for uploading this!