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Another great Bootsy and Buckethead creation

Double Barrel Darrell | Texas | 02/13/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"To the guy that said Buckethead hasn't been involved with a decent album since Monsters & Robots 10 years ago; Sorry, man, but that's just whack. His solo releases number in the dozens since then, and his collaborations are numerous. This is simply the words of a hater and not a Buckethead fan, because such drivel would not have been typed by a true fan of Buckethead. Some of his best work has been released since M&R. He is obviously entitled to an opinion, but it sounds to me that it is based in ignorance. JMO!



That being said, this is not a bad cd. It's not the best collaboration that Buckethead has been in - just listen to Praxis or C2B3 - but it's a good hard rock cd that has some great moments. "Sci-Fax Theme" is classic Buckethead weirdness, very similar to something Praxi would write (considering three of the four members are in this band, no surprise!). "Lookin' for Eden" kicks some butt, with a serious killer solo and some great vocal trade-off between Bootsy and Greg Hampton. "At Any Cost" might throw some folks off, as it has Buckethead with a killer metal-type groove under some crazy vocals. I dig this kind of stuff, so maybe Zappa has ruined me to the point of not liking corporate cheese and instead seeking out the zany stuff. I won't go into each song, but the cd takes you on a crazy trip of different styles of music, and Buckethead shines throughout (which is always a treat).



Buy at your own risk, but I did not regret picking it up."

Three stars for the instrumentals

crown of indica | saint paul,mn,usa | 06/08/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I really wanted this album to be what it could have been--"Transmutation"II.Then this greg Hampton dude rolls in to take over and it becomes Chinese Democracy 2.0!I can deal with most singers except for death metal vocalists who can't distinguish themselves from other death vocalists,but Hampton throws the vibe on this thing WAY off.I'd say that maybe 5 songs are good and the rest are OK.



I hope that the many bad responses to this album don't "hamp"er any future plans for a SciFi tour(without Hampton) or sequel album(hopefully of instrumental ventures)."

A Must have album for Praxis Fans

Frogspasm | Australia | 07/28/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is great album,I would throughly recommend it for Bootsy, Buckethead and Brain fans, it is very much like Praxis during the Transmutation album except the emphasis is moved slightly more towards the hard rock/Glam Rock area than Praxis would venture as result of the Greg Hampton influence.

It has all the things you expect from this crew weirdness, hard rock, metal and funky grooves all mixed up and jumping around in the playful way that only these guys can achieve. There is plenty of blistering guitar, quirky philosophically quotes and ufology.

I cannot understand why this album has not received the attention it deserves."