Buckethead, Travis Dickerson And Brain – The Dragons of Eden (2008) 
Buckethead is anything but a predictable artist. His work (solo and otherwise) varies greatly in style, from the reflective, almost ambient, guitar work on ?Electric Tears? to the downright shred and metal on other releases. That being said, you never quite know what to expect from a new Buckethead album. The latest Buckethead album, ?The Dragons of Eden?, is a collaboration between Buckethead, Travis Dickerson, Brain, and Cameron Stone. The end result is a very enjoyable instrumental effort.
Noticeable right from the start is that Buckethead is not always the center of attention, in fact he is often content to riff away in the background. Dickerson has almost as many piano leads as Buckethead has solos, and the most surprising, as well as entertaining, parts of the record are the great cello leads by Stone. All of these elements are evident on the superb leadoff track ?The Cosmic Calender?. The quality doesn?t stop there, however. The album is filled with memorable tracks, such as ?The Abstractions of Beasts? and ?Tales of Dim Eden? (which has great cello parts).
Buckethead has released a ton of well, unique, material over the years. The majority of what he releases is well worth the price, but he has his fare share of duds (such as the bland ?Funnel Weaver?). Fortunately, ?The Dragons of Eden? is a very melodic and accessible album. The album is filled with memorable solos and catchy instrumentation. The album is simply fun to listen to, which isn?t always certain with Buckethead?s material. Also, one of the coolest parts of the albums is the cello parts which I was not expecting from a Buckethead album at all. He definitely knows how to surprise the listener.
There isn?t much more to be said except that this is a very solid Buckethead release. I would love to see him do another collaboration with this group, and if this is any indication, hopefully the two other Buckethead releases coming out soon will be of this high quality. If you were tentative of purchasing the album due to Buckethead?s ever changing style, or were looking for a good place to start exploring his large catalogue, there isn?t a much better place to start than ?The Dragons of Eden?.
Brian Carroll (Buckethead) – Guitar and bass
Travis Dickerson – Keyboards
Brain – Drums
Cameron Stone – cello
Genre…………….: Jazz Funk, Jazz Fusion, Blues Rock
Source……………: CD
Year……………..: 2008
Ripper……………: Dex 1.50b7 & Samsung CD/DVDW SH-222A
Codec…………….: LAME 3.96
Version…………..: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality…………..: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels………….: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags……………..: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Ripped by…………: pparadiso on 27.2.2011
Posted by…………: pparadiso on 27.2.2011
Included………….: NFO
Covers……………: Front
01. The Cosmic Calendar
02. The Brain and the Chariot
03. The Abstractions of Beasts
04. Tales of Dim Eden
05. Lovers and Madmen
06. Future Evolution
07. Draco
08. Knowledge Is Destiny
Playing Time………: 00:47:37
Total Size………..: 109.02 MB
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