Buckethead - Smooth Criminal and Star Wars - Governors Island, NYC - 9/26/09

[UDOGTHAMAN]

I swear at 3:45 he turns his guitar into a lazer rifle and starts shooting people...

[28crazyguy]

so what's the red button near the bridge pickup for? is it another killswitch?

[DFTBAman]

@28crazyguy Yeah



[kra5139]

\m/

[siaverx]

wow this rollercoaster is pretty lame but sometimes its like WOOW

[wkurtin]

this man created dubstep.

[GabriHell23]

he is slapping a guitar! :D

[UchihaToxic]

0:14 Start the duck song....

[ilmorozovz]

hahaha super !!!

[daveybones13]

this guy has an apartment non- furnished with no food no water, just a rug and a guitar with an amp i swear to god

[LightLink122]

I almost died 3 times from this solo, I kept throwing up blood because my face couldn't take the melting from the solo. 

[09numbers09]

3:54 is the sort of "oops" moment where he misses the killswitch...

[77grudge]

This prick can only be American? What an asshole! Cheers fuckers, Love always Australia!

[my7love2muscle]

i needa no how he dos that other then effects on amp!!!

[monsterboy764]

youv got to give credit to this guy he put so much time and effort into this

[MagellansUnderwear]

woah...

I mean woah...seriously

[Stoyan619]

he was awesome

[Stoyan619]

he was awesome

[ChaplinTHEMAN]

lol hes probably just jamming and figuring out these song as he plays

[smashingtamy]

El weon mas seco que he visto!!!! maravilloso

[juuuuuuuuuuify]

sweet baby Jesus

[mixedsk8]

some one hand me hand me a napkin so i can wipe the red smudge next to the like bar...

[Viktor13710]

0:46 .. .awesome !

[goddammitLuane]

holy shit, i just realized i was here for this. First time seeing Bucket, hopefully not that last.

[dubber2001]

Is there such thing as a "Good seizure?" cause I think I just had one.

[TheDopeOctapuss]

where does he put his pick?

[1mefdiv]

he's a fucking idiot

[Leftunloved]

@1mefdiv Have fun in hell.

[MrDenisPC]

See slipknot, hollywood undead, kiss, mushroom head, you can find them without masks on but this man always has it on, once i was watching Criss Angel and looked into the crowd and just saw him standing there. kinda creepy but so badass.

[wasabinin]

3:55 commence the fingering of my brain.

[mikedonn71]

This jam is so funky it's giving me dance fever. Leaves the room to dance the funky chicken.

[ClosetNerdVEVO]

what the hell are those red buttons?

[KirkKABOOM]

@ClosetNerdVEVO Killswitches, I believe

[MrGrooveshaker]

@KirkKABOOM super nes killswitches

[XpLiZiTcOnTeNt7]

if bucket was a drummer would he be good as Neil Peart? O.o

[XxJONNYxCAKESxX]

@XpLiZiTcOnTeNt7 no

[shintavochan]

おれ早弾きとかメタルのうんぬんのギタリスト嫌いだけど、バケッ­トヘッドは超好き★

こんなに実験的で遊び心のあるギタリストはいないよ

[gothicrain888]

Buckethead doesnt care that you dont like him. Look at him, he is really having a good time playing his music. So all of you can piss off.

[hebermurua1]

sucks this iis not a guitarrist is a clown .

[186Zaebos186]

@hebermurua1 fuck you

[JuniorVieiraBurton]

1:42 I feel like a play Atari

[gitarbest]

he is just protending like he is playing. It is just a Cd-player in the bacground

[aceboy723]

play this ..walking in to court, judgy judy.. said turn it down man, .. who is it, bucket head yr ona..chrrrr

[hugofm619]

WTF :O

[eusousoeu]

awesome

[XpLiZiTcOnTeNt7]

it looks like its raining in this video O.o

[wasabinin]

@XpLiZiTcOnTeNt7 Yeah it was raining that night.

[aceofspades02]

Some times I think this guy is Steve Vai in disguise

[Gogetankz]

Try not to compare really good guitarists with Buckethead. I mean Buckethead is so good, he has to hide his identity. That should mean somethin right there! Btw, Jimi Hendrix is an extraordinarly great guitarist and to say that Buckethead is better than him is like saying cheddar cheese is better than parmesan cheese. ALL CHEESE IS GOOD, BITCHES!!!

[MikeyRGuitar]

@Gogetankz They both definitely excel in different areas. Buckethead is a master of blending technical prowess and pleasing melodies creating songs like soothsayer and nottingham lace while Hendrix was much better at structuring and blending songs with pleasing rhythms the best examples being along the watchtower and voodoo child.

[Hammerhead547]

@Gogetankz

The Buckethead persona is just his gimmick in the same way that Angus Young's schoolboy outfit is his gimmick, it's just something that he does to accentuate his unique musical style.

[Crodon]

@Hammerhead547 Wrong.

[marcusdolby1]

@Crodon I dont know what the fuck your talking about, it is his persona and gimmick.

[antivirus5184]

@Gogetankz ya all cheese is good but Cheddar cheese is still better =P

[Cerrani91]

@Gogetankz Amen man, especially to cheese!

[jamecontent]

@Gogetankz hiding his face has nothing to do with being good or not but with extreme shyness in playing in front of an audience - even beginners know that - fag

[stoofn93]

@jamecontent Or he want people to focus on the music and not the face behind it.

[jamecontent]

@stoofn93 The official reason is shyness which means it is no choice - The rest is just suppositions ...

[Cerrani91]

@jamecontent Or he just doesnt want to be recognized in public? Being awesome has consequences. Also, you telling someone is a fag, just makes you look like you're uncertain of your sexual orientation.

[jamecontent]

@Cerrani91  wikipedia could be an answer to your mediocrity - fag

[fernandox2569]

@Gogetankz cheese? really? are you serious? ._____.

[N10Aden]

@Gogetankz Buckethead is my favorite cheese :D

[H057IL3]

@Gogetankz This man deserves a blowjob.

MUSIC IS NOT A COMPETITION.

[Colenelly]

@Gogetankz That's a perfect point because the analogy carries: you can't say that it's better, but you could say you like cheddar better. NICE I have to start using that analogy.

[rodillapoderosa]

Imposibruuu!!!

[ziopomello]

at 1'49" which pedal effect use?

[robinpuk13]

@ziopomello He's using the ''Chuck Norris fuzz-tone''

[redrum427]

i touched that guitar

[UnknownSect333]

@redrum427 That's impossible, you would instantly disintegrate!

[HEadshot00001234]

I Was amazed that such a sound like that could come from such a guitar! At 3:40

[ryanhashton]

he can do stuff like this that doesn't have much soul. but he can also do some very melodic, beautiful and soulful playing as well. Buckethead can do it all

[redrum427]

@ryanhashton what if his soul doesnt sound like every1 elses

[afrojamaica]

wow...i mean really with the blaster sound effects and everything. i cant think of ne body as innovative as this guy. and the beggining of this vid was funking amazing.

[jxemc]

GUITAR GOD

[BrittonDeJong]

The force is strong with this one

[wtfareyousmoking]

@Nemmoneg It's a thing called a killswitch which cuts all sound when it is pressed. I think this is buckethead's custom arcade button switch, though.

[lilscampful]

space invaders meets a mad math sciencetist. Great player but no soul...

[KokiriWhoDat]

@lilscampful Go to Colma album or Eletric Tears album to see his emotional songs

[rhcp4565]

@lilscampful listen to Dawn at the Deuce. Or For Mom. Or I love my Parents. Or anything off Pepper's Ghost.  Lol I hate ignorant people who don't know ANY of his music and says he as "no soul." Ur fucking stupid

[lilscampful]

@rhcp4565 - chill, I'm just more of a jimi, McReady fan. just not a big fan of this dude - thou he'd be good in daft punk!

[rhcp4565]

@lilscampful yea but you saying that he plays with "no soul" could not be furthur from the truth. He plays with just as much if not more soul and creativity than Hendrix.

[laumaelinful]

FUNKIEST THING EVER

[Frostylyxxx]

I really think Buckethead is Paul Gilbert.

[hfollett22]

Damn bucketheads slapping that guitar like its a bitch that owes him money

[snoppsnorvas]

His guitar sounds like Donald Duck on speed lol.

[cspguy56]

Damn!!!!!!!

[maninthejail18]

this is sickkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[MehRoboticPeni]

He's gonna take that mask off, and he'll be Asian

[Gerva4596]

@MehRoboticPeni

nono... his name sounds like American :-) his real name... :P

[Hermanos1993]

@MehRoboticPeni Not even Asian could do Buckethead's stuff

[HDThrillSeeker]

There's a shit-ton of bugs going after that light in the corner.

[cent4urus]

Buckethead has the longest fingers i have ever seen. all guitarplayers wants to have such fingers. trust me.

[The42th]

@Nemmoneg The magic red button is something called a killswitch. When pressed it cuts the circuit from the jack to the volume, creating that popping sound you hear and stopping all the noise for a split second.

[anubis45451989]

How could any guitarist whach this vid sit there and say bh sucks...fuck all of you pick up and prove bh wrong pathetic haterz smh

[aeroplane490]

"Quack qu-qua-quack, qu-qu-qua-quack, qu-qu-qua-qu-quack-quack.

Mheeeehweeehewwweeeeeeee

lololLOOOLooolooooololoolo

BumambboooolooolooLOollolBollo­oooooo"

I think thats Buckethead in a nutshell. It's crazy, AND I LOVE IT!!!

[CGotts96]

Sounds like R2 got into the meth stash again..

[lopoke89]

When he plays it snows

[fenrir150]

of course it is bot

[TheJombur]

Please don't put pink buttons on my guitar!!!

[N10Aden]

@TheJombur They are red...

[sejlali1]

oh tommyboi u little scamp! u didn't understand my post obviously! i don't think you know what your supposed to "get" lol!!

[astroboirap]

sounds like sloppy diarroea

[elpactodejohnson1]

is raining?

[sejlali1]

hmmm technically gifted enough to make my guitar sound like a sinclair zx spectrum loading, fkin great! little children who are in their twenties and under won't get this!

[tommyboi60]

@sejlali1 im 17 and i get this.....

[MyGonorrheaOnU]

@sejlali1 People in their 20's is a little child? How old are you, 90?

[TheCrazyFinn]

@MyGonorrheaOnU It's the ZX Spectrum -part, you're not getting... ;)

[ChiefInABox]

You can't describe Buckethead. He's that awesome. He is the only person (him being human is questionable) that can beat Chuck Norris. GO BUCKETHEAD!

[kingofheavymetal]

STAR WARS FTW !

[MegaFox345]

how the hell does he do that

[OxideableAcid]

I wanna give him a blowjob right now

[eutue]

@OxideableAcid he's busy. i'll take his place.

[CGotts96]

Where can i get effect pedals like this? :D Lol

[7822Az]

This guy is a beast!

[Deth43]

who fuckin started the "then i took an arrow to the knee" ?

[ShredMaster2010]

@Deth43 It's a saying from the game Skyrim. It's getting really annoying.

[dougeblum]

@Deth43 One can only assume how bad the ¨arrow to the knee¨ bullsh*t gets when you go and visit Iron Maidens ¨Run to the Hills¨ music video. hahahaha!!!!!!!!!

[campbso1]

I used to play like this then i took an arrow to the knee

[RaymondSandoval123]

@campbso1 We dont care what happened to your knees now watch this master so you can one day appreciate true art more than video games.

[dinizthemxking]

Just got amazed

[MiCrONiKEs]

@STippie09 no.. that just the lights.

[MiCrONiKEs]

IT IS NOT RAINING BUGS ARE ATTRACTED TO LIGHTS RETARDS.

[STippie09]

@MiCrONiKEs lol.. it's obviously raining. You can see rain drops throughout the whole video.

[RealPetronix]

Maniac

[RU4BN8OUT]

Hack....

[lagranyo]

Arthritis, you're doing it wrong.

[knastera]

You can see why Gibson gave BH his own signature guitar.If there is a way to draw a sound out of a guitar, BH has done it. There are a select few that can do this. Satriani, Hendrix, and Morello come to mind.

[TheInvalidChronicles]

i swear it looks like its raining there

[devilmate969]

@TheInvalidChronicles i think it is raining haha tht sux for the fans, but hey lil rain never hurt no one.

[deathonic]

The sand castle made from teh bucket on his head, wouldn't be a sand castle. It would be a snad guitar, complete with sand strings, sand tremelo, sand fretboard, and sand music. Fuck beikini bottom's sandy, we have sand right here.

[CGotts96]

..i'm just gonna stop playing guitar now.

[GoDamnWeird]

Its been what, about 20 years since Buckethead hit...most of us have not recovered our razor edged flip-top cheese-grating pinball machines in that time. Or something like that. Off to watch the Weird Al interview...Bucket speaks? Bucket speaks to me!

[The19763]

You can't say anything bad about this guy, wether you like him or not.........His ability is too shocking.

[SeamusOatis]

Jesus, Bucket's a madman!

[skrillexposter]

if thts buckethead he must be geting old haha look at his hands!

[MillenniumEarl014]

1:41 WTF!!? I thought i got hit!!!!

[krooklyn9]

this dude is fucking bad ass

[Skrasho009]

@138weR Comedy is you commenting a video that you unlike, go suck a dick ok? You will waste better your time...

[138weR]

Is this a comedy show or a music piece? What a piece of dog shit. The only thing dumber than this clip are the morons who were at the show.

[pinkpop91764]

i wonder what a guitar battle would be like if it was Omar Rodriguez-Lopez vs. Buckethead? ... my money is going to Omar but I have some doubt after seeing this :O

[andredidiergijon]

dont know why but this makes me laugh really hard, I its fucking amazing at the same time omg

[Drumhyper1]

Yeah, this is real music/art. Talent! He makes this sound like so many different effects and synthesizer sounds, etc. Awesome!

[wildboy760]

is that TWO kill switches?

[bjorks007]

techno guitar FTW !

[d1firebird]

Exept the Star Wars Themes everything was SHIT! I hate it when people use the guitar to create such disgusting sounds! This is not ART this is CRAP! Sure he has awesome skills but he forms them into DISGUSTING SHIT!

[protestanimalsaslead]

@d1firebird its just a form of expression no need to be so angry

[ginadin]

@d1firebird

just like your mother then

[Pocoryu]

@d1firebird That what your mother said when you tried to shove a guitar up her cunt?

[wihtikow]

does he use a pick? and if so where the fuck does it go when he taps?

[DougDoesIt]

@wihtikow He makes it disappear then resummons at will to do his bidding.

[McPhersonBassMaster]

@wihtikow

One of life's mysteries...

[LtFoeHammer]

@wihtikow He's like Wolverine. It retracts into his finger when he wants to tap.

[Alex051993]

that tapping and shredding is fucking SHIT, smooth criminal and star wars were awesome though!!!

[xenonnati]

My mom's reaction to the video:

"does he have some kind of special guitar? "

me: well not really, i mean he can do it on other guitars too

you're kidding me that can't be possible on a regular guitar, i'm sure he uses some kind of computer software

me: yepp he is an android after all

mom : WTF?

[MusicHumorVideos]

this is like luke skywalker all over again

[zombi105]

what a faggot i mean look at this fucker ...and he fucking sucks

[MusicHumorVideos]

@zombi105 Shut it, if you are nor a buckethead fan, than GET OUT! And you know nothing about guitar. this is amazing!

[MorrowindGamer]

@zombi105 You play Runescape. Arguement invalid. Put a bucket on your head and you might be cool, one day.

[a7xMadx]

@zombi105

stfu slash. buckethead is better than u, u fag

[asdf852asdf]

!PEW PEW PEW¡

[oceano901]

lol buckethead is beast he takes something in the guitar that dont make sense and makes it look awsome!!!

[tedroneous]

This pretty much sucks!!! I would wear a mask too if I played like this.

[mehulpanditful]

Guthrie Govan with a Mask...

[YoLpIsBest]

@mehulpanditful

No.

[DrGuitarNinja]

My inspiration right der.

[GodOfValhalla]

Reminds me of Wes borland with the guitar slapping part. But better at lead then borland

[kevtron87]

my bands called buckethead. what do ye sound like? eeeehhh.....

[MillenniumEarl014]

is it raining? or the sky is just crying?