Buckethead
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- Born
- 1969-05-13
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Destiny's hand
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA
Buckethead is one of the most bizarre and enigmatic figures in American underground and experimental music since Parliament-Funkadelic birthed their bevy of cosmic characters in the mid-'70s. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist best known for his virtuosic command of the electric guitar, Buckethead is one of the instrument's most recognizable contemporary innovators, his rapid-fire riffing,…
Known for
- Buckethead - Live at the Aggie Theatre Fort Collins — Himself2008
- Headcheese — Self2007
- Young Buckethead - Vol. 1 — Himself2006
- Young Buckethead - Vol. 2 — Himself2006
- Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage — Musician2006
- Buckethead - Live at Mishawaka — Himself2006
- Quackers! — Self2006
- Buckethead: Secret Recipe — Himself2005
- Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth — Self (Archival Footage)2005
- Guns N' Roses: Live at the Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH2002
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
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- 583,558
- Total plays
- 33,742,685
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Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has worked within many genres of music. Buckethead's extensive solo discography currently includes 31 studio albums, one live album, two expended plays, five special releases, six demo tapes, & four DVD releases. Since 2011, Buckethead started releasing albums in the "Pikes" series, mini-albums usually around 30 minutes in length, each with a sequential number sim
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Buckethead
- Musical artist.image
- Buckethead, 2006.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Buckethead performing in Solana Beach in 2006
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Brian Patrick Carroll
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Pomona, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.instrument
- Guitar
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1987–present
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 13 May 1969
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patrick
- Family name
- Carroll
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Huntington Beach
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- funk metal
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Early and personal life
- Career
- 1988–1994: Early solo career and Praxis
- 1995–1999: Collaboration work, movie soundtracks and Praxis
- 2000–2004: Guns N' Roses and other projects
- 2005–2006: Buckethead & Friends
- 2007–2010: Continued solo work and Michael Jackson tribute
- 2011–2015: Focus on solo ''Pikes''
- 2016–present: Continued ''Pikes'', return to touring, and reissues
- Influences
- Equipment
- Guitars
- Effects
- Amplifiers
- Bands and projects
- Discography
- See also
- References
- External links
Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist.
Buckethead's extensive solo discography currently includes 31 studio albums. In 2011, Buckethead began releasing albums in the "Pike" series, mini-albums usually around 30 minutes in length, each with a sequential number similar to a comic book. As of October 2024, Buckethead has released 662 Pike albums, including almost 300 live recordings.
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