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Movie Reviews of Secret Recipe
Movie Review: A cool Buckethead scrap book!
Summary: 5 Stars
With all the polarized reviews floating around, I feel the need to weigh in as a long-time Buckethead fanatic. In a sense, it's as simple as this: If you're a super fan who likes Buckethead even when he's weird and lo-fi playing fast guitar along with cheesy drum machines and Texas Chainsaw Massacre samples, you'll love this DVD. If you're expecting a slick concert DVD in the style of the major pop acts of today, you're out of luck. But then again, isn't that why you like Buckethead in the first place? Because he's so different?
This is not a concert DVD. There is concert footage, but like most Buckethead albums, it's not overly produced. It's more like a scrap book filled with lots of junvenalia and camcorder footage of Buckethead and his crew being silly and weird. There are some truly surprising bits such as Buckethead as a guest in John Zorn's Painkiller project (the concert footage is almost unwatchable, but you get the effect) or Buckethead pretending to have an injured hand while waiting for his suit case at baggage claim or a bizarre spot on Japanese TV. Mostly, it's just cool to see Buckethead hanging out instead of shredding.
Now, that's not to say there aren't some awesome concert clips. To my knowledge, Buckethead has never had a concert professionally recorded, so don't get your hopes up. Some of the stuff must have come from fans or his crew. Who knows - it's low quality, but you get the effect. Are you really expecting to see amazing video quality of the Deli Creeps in the early 90s? I'm surprised the videos even exist.
For all the people complaining that this DVD is crap, seriously - do you want Buckethead to go commercial and put out a regular concert DVD like everyone else, or do you want his unique aesthetic to penetrate every aspect of the DVD experience? The menus may be slightly annoying, but deal with it - he's being creative here. Not everything Buckethead has ever done is top quality anyway. Some of the "grab bag" stuff is obviously just Buckethead messing around on guitar, but it's still fun and it's still cool!
Since Buckethead is so reclusive, this DVD is an awesome window into what makes him so special. Buy and enjoy it. If you're not expecting a major studio-quality release, I am sure you'll enjoy this. On the other hand, if you want clear video, great angles, and excellent sound, this is not for you.
Movie Review: Buckethead Has It All!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an amazing DVD! Buckethead covers the entire spectrum! He covers everything from science fiction, horror, zombies, classical art, pop art, funk, jazz, rock, alternative, progressive, etc. He is definately the Frank Zappa of the new century. His guitar playing is incredible and his compositions are mind boggling. I thoroughly enjoyed everything I have seen so far (I am only through the first disc). But the navigation was no problem and extremely interesting. I loved the announcers voice! I was immediately smiling and sometimes laughing outloud! I just love his take on things. Just the video for the Wheels of Torment is worth the price of the DVD. An amazing video. How did they take the classical painting of hell and disect it and animate it and throw in images of Buckethead playing guitar - or was it a mandolin? I also loved the Ballad of Buckethead with Les Claypool - He's alive, He's half dead, Folks just call him Buckethead! Great! The Dental Commander was interesting animation and the Bootsy Collins - Funky Express Card was so damned funny I couldn't stop laughing. As well as the with the clips of the japanese monsters invading Tokyo. I also loved hearing his early demos for Guitar Player. Absolutely amazing guitar and composition. I really recommend this DVD to anyone who loves the guitar work of Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Mike Keneally, Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew, John Petrucci, etc. This guy is in the same league and then some. A very important guitar hero and composer. This DVD is worth ten times the cost. Don't miss it!Movie Review: Excellent Archive of Buckethead's Career
Summary: 5 Stars
Section A) Do NOT buy this DVD if:
1) You are demanding 5 - 20 big-budget MTV videos.
Section B) DO buy this DVD if:
1) You enjoy a mix of professional and amatuer films of live performance footage
and totally off-the-wall scenes with Buckethead+friends in someone's apartment.
2) You are an electric guitar player that wants lots of visual content focused on
one of the most unique guitarists while he is playing.
3) You enjoy a thorough archive of one artist's career -when he was young and not signed to a record label, footage of cultishly famous performances.
4) You buy a lot of Buckethead CD's anyway. If this is the case, then you will
be overjoyed at the amount of music you will get for less than $20.
I am a Buckethead fan, and this DVD is getting plenty of playtime on my computer.
One CON: The navigation is intentionally a quirky puzzle, so be prepared to work your way through the thing.
One PRO: Thank you whoever made this, I feel I got a lot more than $15 worth of DVD.
Movie Review: What any TRUE Buckethead fan would expect/want...
Summary: 5 Stars
Simply put, I bought this, brought it home, and spent the wee hours of the night smiling on the couch as the one and only Buckethead filled my living room with his unique brand of guitar-shred-funk-fusion-dementia. This dvd is a trip, from the wacked out menus to the oodles of content that cover his whole career so far...videos (Praxis!), discography (you think you have it all, but I assure you, you don't), and a bonus dvd with 2 live shows (it doesn't hurt that I can see myself in the Boston one, laughing like a goon as he hands out toys). There's just tons of bucketgoodies hiding in here. This dude is just the whole package-Eddie Van Halen and Eddie Hazel all in one, mixed with Leatherface and The Shape. So rad. This dvd definitely had a lot of time and creativity put into it, so to anyone who doesn't enjoy this for the perfect representation of the Bucketman that it is, you simply be missin' the point. Might I suggest you stick to your Dream Theater/Satriani/G3 dvd's, you 5.1 Surround sound obsessed prog-metal nerds...you don't like chickens, get out the coop!Movie Review: Priceless
Summary: 5 Stars
I love everything about this dvd. Though at first its true that you can't find your way around the menus, i like how he set it up so you have to go through everything to get the full effect of the twisted views of this very weird guitarist. And you learn that he doesnt just play guitar, there's a hilarious piano excerpt in this collection. Don't get me wrong, there's enough guitar playing to make you ears bleed honey, cause his playing is so sweet. if you get a chance to pick this one up, i honestly dont see how you can be dissappointed, i mean come on, it shows you 13 years of clips, how can u go wrong with the Bucket. This dvd is actually what made me start to love this guitarist even more than i did before. i loved it, i hope everyone else will if they get it, its funny yet amazing which is what Buckethead is while playing.