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Don't Judge a Man by His Bucket
Contributed by: Buffalo.com/YourHub Anthony Basileo on 7/31/2008

AC/DC's Angus Young dresses up in a school boy outfit. Former Guns N' Roses member Slash wears a top hat. U2's The Edge sports a beanie. Some of rock's greatest guitarists are known almost as much for what they wear as for their signature licks.


Brian Carroll is known for his breath taking guitar shredding, and also for the fact that he wears a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on top of his head, and covers his face with a white plastic mask. He goes by the name "Buckethead".


Buckethead is much more than just some silly gimmick, as a packed crowd at Club Infinity found out on Monday.


Many might know Buckethead from the surprise appearance of Axl Rose's reconstructed Guns N' Roses at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, as he was the lead guitarist at the time. These days the man is strictly a solo artist.


Buckethead's music is a combination of hard rock, progressive metal, electronica and funk. But there is no singing. The artist never spoke a word on Monday. He allowed his guitar to do the talking.


The Club Infinity crowd grew restless waiting for almost an hour after opening act " That 1 Guy" finished his set, but once fans saw a man in a white bucket (no KFC on this occasion) walk on stage, grab his guitar, and start playing lightning fast notes, all was forgotten.


One of the many songs played during the two-hour set was "Jordan," a track that fans of the video game "Guitar Hero" are very familiar with, and it received a loud reception. Buckethead also included snippets of theme songs from "Star Wars" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."


Not only did Buckethead blow everyone away with his unique guitar skills, but also showed off an on-stage nunchuck swinging display and performed some robot dancing. Yes, the man is very diverse.


Towards the end of the show, That 1 Guy joined the masked guitarist on stage to collaborate on a few songs. As it finally came to a close, Buckethead simply waved goodbye. No "thank you for coming." No "drive home safely." Just a simple wave, from a very complex musician.




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