1998

Brandon Nelson — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:14:28 -0600

The year 1998 seems like it just went by on the calendar, but it's been 13 long years...

That was the year Barenaked Ladies wowed everyone with "One week." Well, I still go wow, and also with Lenny Kravitz and Joy Drop's brilliant "Beautiful." First I play some hits; and then I get spacey ... with the French duo Air [pictured], the English duo Shpongle, and American guitar soloist Buckethead.

The full playlist is here.

Buckethead 2008 - Sunday at 8:00 AM

Brandon Nelson — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:51:36 -0500

The long-fingered guitar maestro with the mask and KFC bucket on his head is for real. And 2008 was a typical year for him: 4 albums in disparate styles, all unique.

On one album Buckethead played and overdubbed all the instruments. I've never been a fan of the monochromatic sound that results (Prince, McCartney, Rundgren), but the tracks I selected do show off his soloing skill.

More enjoyable is the work he did with others. He frequently plays with Bill Laswell's Praxis and I showcased several songs from their 2008 collaberation "Profanation." They're joined by vocalists Maximum Bob singing or groaning the song "Worship," Killah Priest on "Galaxies" (he sings the F-word "funk," so no one needs to alert the FCC), and Ramellzee on "Revelations Part 2." The rest of the hour is all instrumental.

I close out this hour with a beautiful track from another of his collaberations - Brain with Travis Dickerson called "Future Evolution."

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1998

Buckethead 2008 - Sunday at 8:00 AM