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Buckethead
Sign in to saveAlso known as Brian Patrick Carroll, Brian Carroll, Bucketheadland, Death Cube K, Bucket head
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Destiny's hand
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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
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1969
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 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
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- bucketheadpikes.com
- Image
- Neumos seattle 2008.jpg
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- Commons category
- Buckethead
- date of birth
- 1969-05-13
- name in native language
- Brian Patrick Carroll
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- birth name
- Brian Patrick Carroll
- pseudonym
- Death Cube K
- social media followers
- 13519
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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.