This Pike has a very emotional vibe to it, likely due to the fact that this was the Pike released just before Buckethead's hiatus from releasing new material so that he could focus on touring for the rest of 2018 and the majority of 2019. It's another one of those Pikes that I would usually call a "Colma clone," but this one is actually really good. Like, REALLY good. Like, one of his best non-experimental albums, and I actually like this MORE than Colma, so that's saying ... read more

TDEasyG

1. Hypnagogia - 8.5
2. Thread 1 - 8.1
3. Thread 2 - 8.0
4. Thread 3 - 8.2
5. Thread 4 - 7.9
6. Thread 5 - 7.7
7. Thread 6 - 8.0
8. Thread 7 - 8.2

mgn125

Manic, all over the shop, shredding, thrashing, delicate parts. No theme is stuck to for longer than a few bars. It's almost like free form jazz. He doesn't even name the tracks. The technical skill is very impressive, and for the odd fleeting moment a cool riff might be stumbled upon, but don't expect it to be repeated much.

Still searching for that solo Buckethead album (he's released over 300 it looks) where he reals it in a bit and plays the role of a red hot guitar ... read more

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