Crime Slunk Scene
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{{Infobox album
| name = Crime Slunk Scene
| type = studio
| artist = Buckethead
| cover = Buckethead_-_crime_slunk_scene.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 15, 2006 (CD)
August 1, 2017 (vinyl)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Funk metal|avant-garde|experimental metal|hard rock}}
| length = 44:21 (CD version)
38:32 (vinyl version)
| label = Bucketheadland
| producer = Dan Monti
| prev_title = The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = In Search of The
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1= The Chicago Maroon
}}
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
The track "Soothsayer" (dedicated to Buckethead's late aunt) has become one of his more popular songs and is frequently played live.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/listen_these_are_the_songs_bucketheads_been_playing_on_his_first_tour_in_4_years.html|title=Listen: These Are the Songs Buckethead's Been Playing on His First Tour in 4 Years|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://nysmusic.com/2016/10/05/buckethead-completes-two-night-stand-at-b-b-kings-blues-club-grill/|title=Buckethead Completes Two Night Stand at B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill – NYS Music|first=Mark|last=McGauley|website=nysmusic.com|date=October 5, 2016 }} "Soothsayer" was voted third best guitar solo of the 2000s by the Ultimate Guitar community.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/friday_top_25_greatest_guitar_solos_of_the_2000s-72179|title=Friday Top: 25 Greatest Guitar Solos of the 2000s|publisher=}} Loudwire described it as "smoothest legato shreds of all-time".{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/the-ultimate-dont-get-chills-challenge/|title=The Ultimate DON'T GET CHILLS Challenge|website=Loudwire}} VH1 placed it 8th on the list of "20 Greatest Heavy Metal Instrumentals".{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/z4qo2h/20-greatest-heavy-metal-hard-rock-instrumentals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118195635/https://www.vh1.com/news/z4qo2h/20-greatest-heavy-metal-hard-rock-instrumentals|url-status=live|archive-date=November 18, 2023|title=Instru-Metal Symphony: The 20 Greatest Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Instrumental Songs|publisher=}} The song was later included as downloadable content on Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/satriani-vai-and-buckethead-join-guitar-hero-iii-legends-of-rock-166164|title=Satriani, Vai and Buckethead join Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock|date=July 22, 2008 |publisher=}}
On April 27, 2017, Buckethead announced a vinyl format of this album through his Buckethead Pikes label, marking the first time since its inception that the label 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bucketheadpikes.com/CSS_vinyl.html |title=Crime Slunk Scene Vinyl Pre-order |publisher=Bucketheadpikes.com |date= |accessdate=April 28, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/buckethead_to_release_new_album_on_vinyl.html|title=Buckethead to Release New Album on Vinyl|publisher=}}
Track listing
=CD version=
{{tracklist
| total_length = 44:21
| title1 = King James
| length1 = 3:57
| title2 = Gory Head Stump 2006: The Pageant of the Slunks
| length2 = 5:31
| title3 = The Fairy and the Devil
| length3 = 2:57
| title4 = Buddy Berkman's Ballad
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = Mad Monster Party
| length5 = 3:24
| title6 = Soothsayer
| note6 = Dedicated to Aunt Suzie
| length6 = 9:04
| title7 = Col. Austin VS Col. Sanders AKA Red Track Suit
| length7 = 3:22
| title8 = We Can Rebuild Him
| length8 = 3:36
| title9 = Electronic Slight of Hand
| length9 = 2:57
| title10 = Mecha Gigan
| length10 = 2:39
| title11 = Slunk Parade AKA Freaks in the Back
| length11 = 3:14
}}
=Vinyl version=
{{tracklist
| total_length = 38:32
| title1 = King James
| length1 = 3:57
| title2 = Gory Head Stump 2006: The Pageant of the Slunks
| length2 = 5:31
| title3 = The Fairy and the Devil
| length3 = 2:57
| title4 = Buddy Berkman's Ballad
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = Mad Monster Party
| length5 = 3:24
| title6 = Soothsayer
| note6 = Dedicated to Aunt Suzie
| length6 = 9:04
| title7 = Col. Austin VS Col. Sanders AKA Red Track Suit
| length7 = 3:22
| title8 = We Can Rebuild Him
| length8 = 3:36
| title9 = Electronic Slight of Hand
| length9 = 2:57
}}
Credits
- Dan Brewer Monti – programming and production
- Buckethead – bionic cattleprod
- Travis Dickerson – additional guitar recording
- Chris Jones – slunkwrangler
- P-Sticks – documentation
Release history
| class="wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Notes |
| rowspan="5"| US
| September 15, 2006 | rowspan="2"| Bucketheadland | rowspan="2"|CD | 1st edition |
| April 12, 2007
| 2nd edition |
| rowspan="3"| August 1, 2017
| rowspan="3"| Buckethead Pikes | rowspan="3"|Vinyl | Standard edition |
| Signed and numbered edition |
| Limited edition |
References
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External links
- [http://www.bucketheadland.com/King_James.mp3 Download King James from Bucketheadland]
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