Vol. 8: H
No. Title Length
1. "Track 1" 10:20
2. "Track 2" 2:26
3. "Track 3" 5:27
4. "Track 4" 9:55
5. "Track 5" 2:30
6. "Track 6" 0:33
7. "Track 7" 3:32
8. "Track 8" 4:36
9. "Track 9" 2:14
Total length:
41:37
Ahhh yeah! We get a badass, rockin', funky, chillout jam right off the bat. "Oishii" is another 5-star, ten+ minute, stunningly beautiful masterpiece. The main riff is mellowing, and the verses are invigorating, and the solos mix between being gentle and comforting to in your face as the guitar volume gets amped up for the second half of the track. Meanwhile, Brain lays down some wicked beats and keeps it consistently kickass. Some call it 'haunting', but not me. That's the kind of level of different interpretations we can get from songs such as these. I'm sure I could cry like a little girl to this song if I was in THAT mode, but as it stands, I find it upbeat and invigorating.
Do not miss "Oishii"!
"The Orpington" has Buckethead playing slow blues riffs over a fast-paced pounding on the drums. When Brain cuts quieter and calmer on his set, Buckethead picks up andwarbles until the end. It's kind of skippable, unfortunately.
"A Day in the Park with Herbie" is track 3. It's got a bunch of weird, funky, and clever all rolled into one. Buckethead has a snazzy little riff from 1:25 through 2:45 with an interesting tone, but then loses power to his batteries. He comes back in with weird ass squeals and speed noodling against a ticking clock/metronome. When the drums are present in this song, they kick ass. When they're not, it's unfortunate. Hit or miss here.
"Switch Way" carries on where track 3 left off, but better. Drums are kicking ass, Buckethead's same tone is back but with a madly coherent solo within the first two minutes. He carries on and on, and at times loses focus, only to strike back with precision, for example 5:55-6:25.
"Treasure Section" ... I definitely want to rap over this somehow. It's like video game, treasure room music. With a badass horn section or something. This one is worth checking out for being different. Upbeat, bad@ss, a friendly solo. Weird, but proper ... what more can I ask for?
"Wire Bop Pumpkin" has another drum machine beat with warbles. It's short, it's sweet.
"Captain Kangaroo's Ether Hypnosis" is an echo-y, bizarre, ether trip in audio form. Worth a listen if you want to see what that's like.
"In Search of the Bigeminy Junction", track 8, is a strange one. Got kind of a chugging train feel and Buckethead being all over the map, but at maintainable levels of listenability. He has some really wicked slaps in here, but I'd say it's hit or miss.
"Cybernetic Chickenheads & the Scavenger Slunk Run" starts off promising but never really takes off, and that's if you don't mind the drum wankery bouncing around. Alas, Buckethead uses the tried and true, "Can't Beat em, Join em, and outweird them"
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