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PIKE 280 - IN DREAMLAND

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siLLy puPPy
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PSIKE, JRF/Canterbury, P Metal, Eclectic
3 stars As we approach Thanksgiving 2020 in the USA i suddenly have a bizarre notion. I've reviewed every single BUCKETHEAD album as a solo artist under that moniker (and the BUCKETHEADLAND one). I feel like i've become fused with this mystery man behind the mask below a KFC hat. Have we become psychically connected like Voldemort and Harry Potter? If so which one am i? LOL. These are the existential quandaries of the universe i ponder on a daily basis. No wonder i'm socially awkward :/

The great mystery of what happened to PIKE 280 has been solved and released after PIKEs 281-283 and finally appears in November 2020 with the extended issue title IN DREAMLAND. This one features four tracks and clocks in at 30 seconds shy of 30 minutes. This is one of those mellow acoustic rock albums that Mr Chicken Lover has released so many of. Gawd, i really wanna call him Clucky Nogger.

There's really not much to say about these. He's done quite a few at this point. Lazy slow tempos with clean guitar riffs, mellow atmospheres frosting the horizon with a bass and drumming section that merely accompanies the lazy processions of arpeggios and unambitious guitar licks. Yep, it's all been done before but these newer ones are much better for some reason as the production has been much improved and a nice backdrop atmosphere is like a zephyr wind that the melodies ride upon. Sleepy time is upon us.

Yeah, this has been called lullaby music and it's certainly not my favorite style of BUCKETHEAD's rotisseries of genre mashups but like i said'. these newer ones just work a tad bit better than the older ones and i can only surmise that is due to production upgrades. Glad mr BH is using the proceeds for a good cause. Not my fave yeah but for those into the mellower side of Clucky Nog, then this one is for YOU! Just don't expect any chickens to lay any eggs over this. For that they need BH to break out da funk! OK, nothing more. Next.

siLLy puPPy | 3/5 |

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