Buckethead - Soothsayer (THIS is the best version - and the original upload)
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2011
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I filmed this front row back in 2011 when living in Virginia...amazing performance and incredible night of playing. This is the original full quality version of the video.
Buckethead performing Soothsayer live at Awful Arthur's Towers, Roanoke Virginia on September 8th 2011. Unless you've been front row center its hard to explain quite how insanely loud Big B's rig is so I inserted the guitarless backing track to Soothsayer underneath the video so that you can actually hear the drums as in the original video i took it lacks the backing track.
Hope you enjoy! - Hudba
People think Buckethead has no vocals but he speaks volumes through his guitar that could never be expressed in words.
I have said this since I've started listening to him in '06. I listen to him literally every single day. He has so much music you'll be dead before you hear it all lol.
Aye . The Goat that was raised by chickens strikes again. Woo!
He has vocals, they translate through Herbie.
Born in coupe raised in A Cage
Children feared him critics raved
He's alive he's half dead
Look out yall it's buckethead
He makes that guitar wail and scream. He doesn't even need to use his lips. Friggin fingers do ALL the talking.
I saw him live... it was unreal. Every performance has a little nuanced difference. He played for hours too. The man was made for this. For me, he is the GOAT.
Look at the emotion he shows on his face while he's playing!🙂
I know , right .
Gotta LOVE this guy / guitarist !
Like this 👉🗿
He is always so serious with his expression.
Haha smartass
🤦🤣
Out of literally millions of human beings to ever place their hands on a guitar, I am thinking of a number less than 100 that can take a chunk of wood and steel and make it drip with the passion of a thousand lifetimes. Brian Patrick Carroll Is on that list….🤘🏻
Well said Scot
I'm curious of a few more that's on the top of your list
Freak of nature
Fully agree
I'm a month in and can almost play anything I hear, EXCEPT BUCKETHEAD! 🤪
The man's a machine..
With a heart
Nah he a bucket full of soul
The machine happens to be a man...
A diety
Yes. Made by Honda apparently.
Saw him live in 2012. My then girlfriend (who had much better musical taste and experience than I did at the time) insisted that I go to a show with her. I had no idea even what genre of music to expect.
He played for about an hour and a half, and it was the closest thing to a religious experience I've ever had without LSD or mushrooms.
One of the best nights of my entire life. I couldn't stop thinking "No. There's no way. Holy shit. No... this isn't possible..." And I stood there for 90 minutes with my jaw dropped and trying not to blink, dumb look on my face like an alien just landed on my front lawn and started setting up a campsite. It was incomprehensible what I was hearing and witnessing.
This is, by the way, the best version of Soothsayer on the internet. But seeing it live is ten times more... everything.
I can't comprehend how it is possible to play this song live this clean. Buckethead is not human.
The best guitarist in the world wants absolutely no recognition. Buckethead is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. And he just makes that guitar do everything he wants. What an amazing performance.
In my opinion-Buckethead is the number one,greatest guitarist alive right now
Absolutely
If I could raise Gary Moore, and make him and Bucket rip on the guitars, I'd do that.
yesssss
There is a difference between being the greatest and being your favorite...
@@ernslinger4333 he's most likely the greatest of all time. Who you think is better? Slash? Hahaha
So much heard. So much felt.
And not a word spoken...
Unreal... supernatural....
This man has been around for millions of years
Millions of moments.
His fingers are like insect legs, thin and delicate but surprisingly powerful and fast. But of course those are just instruments of his artistry. It all comes from the heart. Long live Buckethead.
I just found him 2 weeks ago and I'm upset I didn't sooner. His music wakes my soul.. I'm literally tearing up.. I'm just blown away that there's no lyrics yet its touched my heart..
Soothsayer was how I found Buckethead, wish I would have found him sooner. This is a great version, I love them all. A great entry into his vast library of tracks. If you like this and haven’t heard much else, I would suggest Nottingham Lace, Sunbursts, Eerie Canal, disintegration mirrors, Claymation Courtyard, Night of the Slunk, Jordan, Lebrontron, A Familiar Spirit, Pepper’s Ghost, Hold me Forever (pike 65) just to name a few. I listen to Buckethead while I work daily to rock out and get in the zone. A truly great individual on so many levels. Long live King Buckethead.
Soothsayer broke me in too. First time I heard it, I played it 10 or 11 times in a row...........amazed.
Thanks for the suggestions been looking to dig deeper into his discog but I do not know where to start
Thanks I'm just getting into his music now!
Lurker at the threshold 👍🏼
@@col29591000% agree
most underated guitarist ever, its time he gets the credit
I hope his health improves, this man has been an influence to so many
Can I just say something...every time he holds a guitar is the best version ...every day I play my guitar speed exercises and am reminded just how amazing this man is ... not just the speed but the precision and pure passion pouring out of him ... Thanks Mr Carroll 😎
And he sneaks beautiful vibrato inside of lightning fast sequences
Yes thank you Buckethead your amazing
N0W There's a Musician. He,s Bad News!. Great Sound.
THIS MAN WILL GIVE YOU THE CHILLS! NO ONE IS MORE.PRECISE AS A GUITAR PLAYER Than Him.
His hand was made for that size 🎸. Iron grip on that baby!
Don't know how many hours he has practiced and sacrificed other activities, but it has no doubt paid off in the fact that he has a voice on that instrument that few have developed. A true master and mesmerizer of the fret board. I appreciate the time put in and what he has given to us. Thanks for posting.
If you come into that solo randomly you're just lost, but if you catch it from the start you're lost in the moment forever...
Legend has it that two writers perished trying to transcribe this version. 😂
My GUIDES have dubbed you: "The incognito, master of maestros!" Hazzzzah! Namaste! Bravo! Encore!
Kind of need this right now. Holding on by a few threads, but not giving up. Thank you bucket head. The passion and feeling that comes through your playing is a great inspiration.
Hang in there brother ✌🏼🎭
@N G never surrender! Sorry, galaxy quest. Lol.
my dude, i saw your comment and i hope im not too late. you need to rock on and keep showing this world that people like us can still make it, im rooting for you. no matter what not that you are loved. you got this bro.
We are your extra threads brother, we're all struggling in this together ❤
It could be worse... you could be obsessed with Cardi B or something like that 😄
May God bless you
It ain't just about the music, it's about connecting with it, emotionally.
Who would give this a thumbs down? Buckethead's technique is always flawless and the emotion he can evoke is evident in every live version of "Soothsayer" I've seen
My body sits in silence, my soul flies ever higher. This is . It is. And I’m glad it is.
This man is very serious. It's strange how he never smiles. 🤔
Stroke. .. smoke
This guy has unbelievable heart in his playing. He doesn’t need to take that mask off to express emotion.
HIS GUITAR TALKS TO THE SOUL. FEB. 2023
Oh my God. I'm so glad I took the time out to finally check out Buckethead. The man is legitimately a soothsayer.
Still a LEGEND to this day. Long live Buckethead!
Well, the title was right. This is, indeed, the best live version of Soothsayer that I've had the fortune of hearing.
Totally and utterly agree (well, obviously I suppose lol) I’ve never seen or heard one better anywhere than this. Seeing it live was absolutely stunning.
@@StephenChesneyWJ woah this video was posted a decade ago and your still replying? thats cool
@@StephenChesneyWJ Thanks buddy
Don't know anyone else that always plays different versions to everything every time he's playing live. So powerful and elegant ALL the time
This guy plays music that MUSICIANS listen to. He's a true ARTIST!!
TRUE
I am a flamenco guitarist so my ear is used to only listening to the best flamenco guitarists, I really don't feel the need to listen to other types of music.
But Buckethead is the only exception I make to that rule.
I also want to add I find this to be the most emotional version of this song I've heard him do. Yeah, he's an amazing shredder but in this version he proves he's able to be extremely emotional at the same time. I agree, this is the best version of the song he's done.
still here 10/2021....((defying whats humanly possible)) this is beautifully INSANE
Man this legit made me cry. Music is such a beautiful thing. You truly get to hear such depths of relatable emotion thru it. This man is a master of being an open channel
2024 I'm here and you?❤
My son took me to 2 buckethead show I'm 62 and this is the Greatest guitar 🎸 player ever Rock On Forever 🤘
Somehow, I only learned of Buckethead today. And my life is better for it! Thank you Buckethead for your dedication to the art of guitar!
Welcome to the friendly Buckethead cult!
...sea shells by the slaughter house...absolutely beautiful...helped me get through the grief and disparity of my angelic wife's death. Buckethead helped me WITH MY survival!!! God bless you !!!!!
i am no aficionado on music but i have lived through 6 decades of rock music with some of the greatest guitarist ever.... I truly believe this man should be acclaimed as one of the greatest in the top 10 he is awesome W)W!
100% spot on! I couldn't agree more.
actually not one of but THE GREATEST
Yes, this is one of the best Soothsayer versions out there. The absolute best is seeing it live. Twice so far in this vida loca, have to see him again. He. Ya live forever, but I want to see him again in the now.
So, I know I posted to this already but... this song is that earworm I can't not hear in my head. So, I watch this video every night at very least. For some reason it calms my soul and brings me serene joy. Maybe I'm just a lunatic but, not only is he my favorite guitarist, this song is my favorite song. Ever. For me that says a lot.
To Mr. Carroll: Thank you for being the human being you are and for sharing your songs and soul with us. It's made a difference for me. Thank you!
Earworm is the best description, though this isn't an unpleasant thing to have running through my head, unlike most earworms!
@@RaymondBCrisp If I have no other earworms in my head for the duration of my life, when I die I will die pleasantly content.
God's gift to the ears
I am stunned i did not discover this guy until recently as i have listened to rock music my entire life. So glad i found him. A magnificent and wonderful talent! A gift to us all!
I just shed tears watching how absolutely beautiful that was. This man is a genuine artist and plays with nothing but passion and his heart. Respect
I’ve just recently found this magnificent guitar God last week. Have no idea where I’ve been the past 20 yrs. I love this tune. Lots of catching up to dai
Rock on, Melissa ! 💕😘
If you haven't yet check out the the album "Hold me Forever". I like to listen to the whole thing in one go as if it was one song, and it has a great range of his styles.
He is amazing guitar 🎸 play My hat is off to you Sir Bucket head 👏👏👏🤟🤟
You mean, your bucket is off
This truly is better than the other "best version". The like goes to you sir.
Man, I've liked, subscribed, heard this song performed live 10x or more, have 25+ renditions downloaded, and yet I keep revisiting this iteration in my CZcams feed... This is one of very few songs I can feel in my bones that corresponds to any emotion I may be experiencing... Just penetrates...
I LOVE BUCKETHEAD! Awesome!!
Right on, Pat ! 😘💕💕🎶
I just recently remembered that when I was 8 I quit playing the guitar then I discovered Buckethead at the age of 18 and it inspired me to start playing again wow thank you 🙏🏽
Damn that was about the best version.
Such honor to the Master Shredder
He’s so awsome , blows me away hail Bucket Head 👍
@@michaelharris4651 if he passes before me I'll lay out of work for 3 days out of respect
I drove to NYC last year to see him and the boys. Best decision of my fuxking life!
Wow i agree. I love this version. I love the other versions too, but extra wow. Which doesn't come close to describing it. Early on you think dang this is even better than the version I heard before... and it keeps getting better. Exponentially. Like holy crap my ears are in shock. Thanks for posting
Tonight is the first time I've listened to Buckethead. Ohhhhh, myyyyyy, Wowwwww. That was just breathtakingly gorgeous. SOOOOO good. Absafreakinlutely beautiful. Where have i been. As the world 🌎 keeps getting worse i just wanna keep finding beautiful, creative forces of nature like this. Makes life worth living. 🎸🌹.
It's everything in one recording. I'm just listening, I cannot move. Thank you, man. THANK YOU...
02:18 that lick is absolutely insane it sounds SO good and fits so well. I'd love to have it on the studio version!
Holy fuck!
I come here from time to time just to make sure this wasn't a dream I had 😃...thanks Bro for crafting your talent and sharing it ...
Nobody...nobody on this planet can play a guitar like he does. Not with that gift of perfect technique, smooth transitions and calm performing ability. Unbelievable.
Carlos was my guitar hero, then this guy buckethead comes around, I was born in 1960, so I grew up with the most iconic bands, we didn't know at the time, kicked my ass in best way possible, but I am taken aback by this incredible talent.
This man has magic in his fingers. ♥️
💕😘👍
2:18 Liick is a drug...please hold me!!! what an improv....awesome version, thanks Ste...great vid!!!
That is exactly the lick that stood out for me in a sublime version of a sublime instrumental song.
Coolest 2-second lick and not in any other Soothsayer version I've heard. First time, years ago, I was just listening without watching while walking, and I stopped dead in my tracks saying out loud "What wasTHAT!?", then replayed it over and over ...
some of best 9 minutes of my life I spent listening this. now it's my favourite video on whole internet. I can not put into words what buckethead's music manages to do to me. God bless
First time I've had a song stuck in my head and I'm not annoyed by it. Masterful
And he never breaks a sweat. goat.
Damn Buckethead is an extremely badass guitarist, absolutely phenomenal.
Speedy guitarists were a dime a dozen in the 80's which Buckethead seems to be a child of, but only a few can make a guitar sing and cry like he does. He's in elite company Imho.
I simply laugh and smile when I hear this. It’s amazing how effortless he makes it look. Yet he’s probably so intense under the mask.
I get the most HORRIBLE stage fright man. I can play guitar pretty well, definitely well enough to perform, and I’ve performed in front of about 5 thousand people before. But I’d get so nervous, that I couldn’t look at the audience AT ALL without completely forgetting what I was doing and then my hands would start to shake lol. It was humiliating. But someone gave me some amazing advice, and said to wear sunglasses while I play to conceal my eyes. I know it’s just a psychological trick, but wow does it work!
So since I’ve learned that, I’ve always wondered if masked musicians wore the masks as a gimmick/stage persona, or if they did it to overcome anxiety from thousands of people expecting you to entertain them without any mistakes lol. Good god I love playing music but I hate that part for some reason 🤷🏻♂️.
Don’t know why your comment made me feel compelled to share all this with ya, 😆. But anyway, stay safe out there Robert and keep on listening to great music!
I post videos just for fun on occasion, if you’d ever like to check out my playing and make fun of it lol.
I will say though, in my defense, that I broke my back in 3 places and can still walk just fine for the most part, but I’ve got some nasty nerve damage. Unfortunately, it really affects my picking hand (right hand). I’m slowly overcoming it though, and learning how to just roll with it lol.
Ahhh I’ll shut up now. Have a good one man!
@@musicman0423
I totally empathise, man!! I hope your back is feeling better! Back in Uni, in my 20's, I felt like I had a lot more confidence--and there were a couple times where I actually experienced a kind of, "dissociation performing," feeling like I was free of fears and stuff, and I watched my hands just...flowing?... It was quite a great feeling, though since those one or two times that's occurred, I've never really been to reconnect with that musically-altered-state again. I've since felt horrid performance and recording anxieties, and YES!, my hands shake horribly and frustratingly, though sometimes I seemingly managed through it, my, "perfectionism" has held me back.
I try to breathe more: breathing out seems to help most while I focus during difficult passages. I also find that moving my fretting arm a bit, assists me in remembering to breathe and lessen shoulder tension.
@@musicman0423 - it's true! SOO many artists wear shades onstage - they don't all have sensitive eyes!
MM - I'm fairly sure you're are on the younger side - me? not so much, but, your focus on "perfect execution" when performing for an audience really rang an old and distant bell, so in addition to the shades, I would suggest practicing SLOWING DOWN every part of every song in your set - rhythm chord work, fills, every solo NOTE BY NOTE - really EXAGGERATE
every single part. Of course, you play up to tempo at rehearsal. Here's the key: Your Brain WILL ABSOLUTELY KNOW how many times you have focused on EVERY SINGLE NOTE you are about to perform - you have "blueprinted" in your Brain. Your fingers have almost infallible muscle memory - confident in Brain, let the fingers fly - a person can even play a piece completely "correctly", but if the execution is SO tense or timid THE EARS WILL.HEAR IT ESPECIALLY WITH THE GUITAR!
In this sense, it is better to play "sloppily" with a sassy attitude than to play all the right notes and sound constricted, tight or unsure of what you are playing. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE RESPOND TO ! Find your personal onstage 'flourish' , meaning a PHYSICAL MOVEMENT THAT IS NATURAL TO YOU, and DO IT WHEN YOU PLAY!
Your now stone-confident playing will allow you to SWAGGER, and the EYES WILL SEE THAT AND THE EARS WILL HEAR THAT!!!
...the difference between wanting and being is doing...
@@musicman0423 same for me man! except I where a cap lol
That's the key to playing an instrument like the guitar or piano....using the absolute least amount of effort possible. Holding the pick lightly and keeping your fingers as close to the strings on both hands as possible. I actually learned that while playing guitar hero with my brother who is a concert pianist (he could play Rachmaninoff at 14 years old). He could beat every song on expert, and after playing awhile I could beat about a quarter of them on expert, but my hands would get so tired and during fast parts I absolutely mashed the buttons and would lose it and couldn't recover most of the time. My brother pointed out that I needed to be calm while playing and try to hit the keys without making any noise. That's how he played....silently, and fast as fuck. Later on I took up the actual guitar, and the same sentiment transfers over very well. Strumming practice, and low string height, and a more rounded neck (PRS rosewood is my favorite)make all the difference in my playing
Sickest guitar player ever.
What a genius.
Just pure rock n soul
😘💕👍
I dont see any people commenting about how this version is played with alot more focus on melody over the soloing & shredding heard in other versions on the web ,this is by far the most melodic version ive heard ,the version with millions of hits titled " the most emotional version " to me lacks emotion because bucket shreds way to much to the point it becomes flailing ,please dont attack me as a hater because i love me some Buckethead but there is such a thing as listener fatigue which is created by emphasizing speed over melody ,if you listen to some of Frank Zappas solos that reach into the 10 minute mark such as the solos on the Drowning Witch album ,or his live versions of Black Napkins, youll hear what im talking about with melody or melody forsaken for shredding .
Bingo
That’s why this is my favorite version he’s so precise and this is a beautifully melodic version he truly is one of the best
Agreed, there a stronger melody, and it gives it more voice and heart. Well said.
Totally agree. We musicians have bad days btw, that "the most emotional version" probably wasn't a good day for Buckethead. That feeling when you empty inside and your heart is not flaming but still you are standing there and people wants to hear you. Its very rare to lost a feel, actually you have some kind of sense anyway, but there is a days when you feel like a river of emotions flow through you...and that days means that you will have brilliant perfomance. Kind of :)
I completely agree.
the floss is strong with this one - this BH being is not of this world, but from another dimension & a separate reality - many thanks for the upload & xtra effort, & cheers from the Delta
The 125 dislikes all came from people who were pissed off because they had to stay home with a severe case of diarrhea on a Friday night.
I know I'm late to the game but this guy is fantastic. Stevie Ray and other greats would be proud. 😎🇺🇸
Oh me too. I never gave him a chance. But now starting with this video, it's time.
I'm over here just blaziñg through all my best Bmin licks! Buckethead IS the real deal....
This indeed is the BEST version.
I love these kinds of riffs.. nice chunky rhythm with some well played solos. What we all love about the best of the best songs ever written played
Super gifted feeling him 💯💯
Maravilloso!!! Fenomenal!!! Un virtuoso de los últimos tiempos buckethead!!!
I heard of buckethead back in the day but never listened or seen him...I'm blown away at this performance! thank you for the upload!
Truly love this guy's incredible
Buckethead gotta be the most complete guitarist ever. A true guitar god !
This dude isn't from earth just so many things to say but still speechless
Incredibly beautiful
We are on December 21, 2021 ... I think I have listened to Soothsayer countless times and I will continue to listen to it. Thank you StephenChesneyMusic and I wish you all a Merry Christmas. I wish the great Buckethead immortality
One of the living legend 🙏
Excellent recording too...nice work!
Buckethead is definatly on my bucket list .dayam✌👍😎💨
Mines too! I'd actually get a job and pay for a ticket to his show!!!
I'm glad I was alive at the same time as buckethead. Incredible talent!
I love this version. Smooth and says so much without a single lyric uttered. Between him and Satch, very few others can play with so much passion and feeling. Id love to see him on the G3 tour. They had Petrucci last and to me, BH is way more gifted than he will ever be.
Buckethead for President..Make America Pike again🤘
😏😉
I first heard him this year (2023) and was blown away by not only his writing but his technical skills are second to no one! I may have to disagree with you on this is the best version out there. I have one I saved (on a different channel) that would give this one a run, although he seems to be adding a lot to this version. For some great and for others not so great but either way he's a amazing musician.. EDIT: Now that I gave this version a few listens, I think this version is how he'd play in concert and the other version is more like what the album (yeah I'm that old) would sound like i.e. the studio version. Loved both so sweet, another version to add to my collection. Thanks... :)
I've listened to alot of versions of this song, including at least one live performance, and this by far musically was one of, if not The, best I've put my ears on, thank you for capturing this.
You did a cracking job videoing Buckethead. Sound actually not that bad. I tip my cap to you m8 👍
Thanks kindly :) not bad for ten year old audio lol. Actually found my old drive with just about this whole show on it that I filmed recently, I’ll upload more at some point.
@@StephenChesneyWJ please do!
Help Help Help from the same show (another amazing performance btw) is back up on the channel :)
@@StephenChesneyWJ wow you are buckethead?
@@franklinfeldt6393 He is
Wow, man, amazing video. You were in the right place at the right time to catch what appears to be the upper limits of human ability.
Got to be there for this. So cool because my favorite guitarist in my hometown!! Much ❤ to Buckethead
A technical genius who plays with feel and emotion...and humour! A one off
Absolutely Amazing...😳
Absolutely mindblowing...
That fucking tone is killer.
Damn I’m not trying to sound over dramatic just makes you want to cry it’s hard to comprehend how long this music was out there and I never knew about it. The beautiful thing is I discovered him on my own no one told me it made this moment even better. 5:09 this part specifically.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE VERSION