“Formless Present” sounds like an ambient outro of “Soothsayer” (from Crime Slunk Scene) and it is a pretty tedious 3.5 minutes. There is a decent amount of filler on here that bores me. However, all this being said, this album is not perfect at all. It has a great tone that has a lot of bite. It really kicks in when Buckethead commences his bluesy solo. “Broken Mirror” drags a bit at first, it gets really nice though when Buckethead’s brooding guitar line arrives on the track and you can feel the mood that the song is trying to portray. This song is really riff based as there is only a solo near the end of the track.Īnother personal favorite on the record is the opening track. There are a lot of switches from normal speed to half time and back again which keeps the pace of the song interesting. This is the heaviest song on the record (which isn’t saying much). It has a great intro where the guitar and drums really work well together. The intro has interesting guitar interplay and then there is a laid back solo with some good chord backing.Ī song that really managed to get my attention in this record is “Separate Sky”. A good example of this would be “Dawn Appears”.

On A Real Diamond In The Rough he decides to overdub his guitar playing a lot so there are a lot of intertwining licks. He presents many great guitar lines that range from soothing and melodic to powerful and epic. Buckethead, as usual, doesn’t fail to please listeners with another album of great material. However, this isn’t a bad thing by any means. I would say this record is a mixture of Electric Tears and Albino Slug. A Real Diamond In The Rough offers a few new things, but is mainly just developing on his more mainstream path he’s taken over the last few years. There are elements of Metal, Techno, Soft Rock, Blues, Country, Avant-Garde, Ambience, Jazz Fusion, and many other types of music in his catalog. His discography covers a variety of genres.

ěryan 'Brain' Mantia - Drums on tracks 2, 4, & 7īuckethead is one of the most prolific artists in music today.Some great recordings meshed with some filler material. Review Summary: A solid effort from the Big B.

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