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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke
I thought it was just alright. Relatively short tracks for the most part so I didn't find myself getting bored with it. Then again, I thought the high point of the album was a ten minute instrumental track (Elephant Ghost). Might as well give it a listen if you dig most of Buckethead or Claypool's other stuff.
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I agree with this. Get the album, in my opinion, because it's such an all-star cast of players and the tunes really stick. I've had this album for years now and love relistening to it. Elephant Ghost is an amazing instrumental track. It's ... like space rock, really.
Next to Elephant Ghost, Ignorance is Bliss has to be my favorite track.
The other tracks really stand the test of time as well. Bernie Worrell really helps make a lot of that magic, but they're all phenomenal musicians. I LOVE Brain, the drummer, on ... everything. I'm a huge Claypool fanatic, as well as BH. I got into Buckethead from this album, as a matter of fact.
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Thanatopsis, there's a good couple albums. 4 or 5 at least...
About repeat songs, BH is guilty of that to a small extent but it doesn't really occur TOO often. If you have everything he's ever made, it's not too surprising to hear a repeat. Like on the "In Search of the..." boxset, he borrows a particular drum tracking and used it on Captain Eo. As far as songs repeating from Cornbugs to say ... old school Buckethead album... Spot the Psycho was a big single for Cornbugs so it doesn't surprise me that he wanted to use it on his solo album as well...