''Crime Slunk Scene'' is the eighteenth studio album by

Buckethead Brian Patrick Carroll (born May 13, 1969), known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has received critical acclaim for his innovative electric guitar playing. His music spans severa ...

, and his fourth tour-only album. It was originally only sold on his 2006 tour, but was later made available on

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's record label TDRS music, until it eventually went out of print.

Background

The track "Soothsayer" (dedicated to Buckethead's late aunt) has become one of his more popular songs, and is frequently played live. "Soothsayer" was voted third best guitar solo of the 2000s by the

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community.

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described it as "smoothest legato shreds of all-time". VH1 included it 8th on the list of "20 Greatest Heavy Metal Instrumentals". The song was later included as DLC on '' Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock''. On April 27, 2017, Buckethead announced a vinyl format of this album through his label "Buckethead Pikes"; marking the first time since its inception that the label has released a non-pike album. This version excludes the final two tracks ("Mecha Gigan" and "Slunk Parade AKA Freaks in the Back") and is offered in three editions. The first is a regular vinyl, a second signed and numbered format, and a third limited edition package including the previous, plus a signed photo and poster, a guitar pick, and a sticker. The vinyl reissue was released on August 1.

Track listing

CD Version

Vinyl Version

Credits

* Dan Brewer Monti - Programming and production. *

- Bionic cattleprod. *

- Additional guitar recording. *Chris Jones - Slunkwrangler. *P-Sticks - Documentation.

Release history

References

External links

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