Words & Photos By Nicholas Stock ( phatphlogblog.blogspot.com ) At what point does the gimmick overshadow the performance? The obvious answer is Buckethead. The man is an amazing guitarist but something is not right in this world. The idea a performer who dons a KFC chicken bucket on his head for a concert has always intrigued me, and some of his side projects such as Colonel Claypool’s Bernie Bucket of Brains have been huge successes. However his performance last weekend in Fort Collins simply left me perplexed. From his robotic dancing, to his nunchuck display, to the fact the he performed with an iPod rather than a band all added to my confusion. Going into the show I was ready to be blown away, despite rumblings of disgruntled fans from the previous night’s show at The Gothic. Buckethead had had some sound issues and some missed cues in Denver but I was still trying to be positive for the show in Fort Collins. It did go off without a hitch technically but that was the least ...
Blues Traveler is awesome! They don't get the credit that is due to them these days...but they have tons of undeniable soul.
ReplyDeleteThey throw down so hard... and Popper is a prodigy. It's crazy how they went from making appearences on MTV and SNL, to playing smalls shows/city fests.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to catch up with them a couple of times this season. I'm looking to get an interview with Popper.
-J-man