Crime Slunk Scene

Crime Slunk Scene
Studio album by Buckethead
Released September 15, 2006 (CD)
August 1, 2017 (vinyl)
Genre Funk metal, avant-garde,
experimental metal, hard rock
Length 44:21 (CD version)
38:32 (vinyl version)
Label Bucketheadland
Producer Dan Monti
Buckethead chronology
The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock
(2006)		 Crime Slunk Scene
(2006)		 In Search of The
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Wilson & Alroy [1]
The Chicago MaroonPositive[2]

Crime Slunk Scene is the eighteenth studio album by Buckethead, and his fourth tour-only album. It was originally only sold on his 2006 tour, but was later made available on Travis Dickerson's record label TDRS music, until it eventually went out of print.

Background

After going out of print, the demand for the album remained high, and eventually Travis Dickerson attempted a re-pressing of the disc. However, as future projects took up a lot of time, fans were asked to pre-order the re-pressing of Crime Slunk Scene, with no set date for the album's release. When the pre-orders reached a certain amount, the re-pressing was green-lit and released on April 12, 2007.[3] The album went out of print once again in February 2012, and with no plans of repressing it a third time.

The track "Soothsayer" (dedicated to Buckethead's late aunt) has become one of his more popular songs, and is frequently played live.[4][5] "Soothsayer" was voted third best guitar solo of the 2000's by the Ultimate Guitar community.[6] Loudwire described it as "smoothest legato shreds of all-time".[7] VH1 included it 8th on the list of "20 Greatest Heavy Metal Instrumentals".[8] The song was later included as dlc on Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock.[9] 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.[10][11]

Track Listing

CD Version

No.TitleLength
1."King James"3:57
2."Gory Head Stump 2006: The Pageant of the Slunks"5:31
3."The Fairy and the Devil"2:57
4."Buddy Berkman's Ballad"3:40
5."Mad Monster Party"3:24
6."Soothsayer" (Dedicated to Aunt Suzie)9:04
7."Col. Austin VS Col. Sanders AKA Red Track Suit"3:22
8."We Can Rebuild Him"3:36
9."Electronic Slight of Hand"2:57
10."Mecha Gigan"2:39
11."Slunk Parade AKA Freaks in the Back"3:14
Total length:44:21

Vinyl Version

No.TitleLength
1."King James"3:57
2."Gory Head Stump 2006: The Pageant of the Slunks"5:31
3."The Fairy and the Devil"2:57
4."Buddy Berkman's Ballad"3:40
5."Mad Monster Party"3:24
6."Soothsayer" (Dedicated to Aunt Suzie)9:04
7."Col. Austin VS Col. Sanders AKA Red Track Suit"3:22
8."We Can Rebuild Him"3:36
9."Electronic Slight of Hand"2:57
Total length:38:32

Notes

  • "King James" is dedicated to basketball player LeBron James. The song was made available for free download along with the songs "LeBron" and "LeBron's Hammer" from the 2009 album Slaughterhouse on the Prairie, in honor of James' 24th birthday.[12]
  • "Gory Head Stump 2006: The Pageant of the Slunks" is a re-recorded and extended version of the song "Hook and Pole Gang" from the album Bucketheadland.

Credits

  • Dan Brewer Monti - Programming and production.
  • Buckethead - Bionic cattleprod.
  • Travis Dickerson - Additional guitar recording.
  • Chris Jones - Slunkwrangler.
  • P-Sticks - Documentation.
  • Chicken painted by Momma Buckethead.
  • Buckethead figure crafted from a nice man out down Texas way.

Release history

Region Date Label Format Notes
US September 15, 2006 Bucketheadland CD 1st Edition
April 12, 2007 2nd Edition
August 1, 2017 Buckethead Pikes Vinyl Standard Edition
Signed and Numbered Edition
Limited Edition

References

  1. ↑ "Buckethead and Praxis". Warr.org. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Buckethead impossibly good, unfathomably weird". www.chicagomaroon.com.
  3. ↑ "Travis Dickerson Recording Studio Forum - Index". Tdrsmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  4. ↑ "Listen: These Are the Songs Buckethead's Been Playing on His First Tour in 4 Years".
  5. ↑ McGauley, Mark. "Buckethead Completes Two Night Stand at B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill – NYS Music". nysmusic.com.
  6. ↑ "Friday Top: 25 Greatest Guitar Solos of the 2000s".
  7. ↑ "The Ultimate DON'T GET CHILLS Challenge". Loudwire.
  8. ↑ "Instru-Metal Symphony: The 20 Greatest Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Instrumental Songs".
  9. ↑ "Satriani, Vai and Buckethead join Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock".
  10. ↑ "Crime Slunk Scene Vinyl Pre-order". Bucketheadpikes.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  11. ↑ "Buckethead to Release New Album on Vinyl".
  12. ↑ "Welcome to Bucketheadland". Bucketheadland.com. 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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