HOLD ME FOREVER IN MEMORY OF MY MOM NANCY YORK CARROLL

One of Bucket's better releases, and likely the best of his large collection of Pike albums. This one definitely stands out, and the reason seems to be that it isn't simply a 'jam' over backing track like too many of the other ones are. It is organized as one long song, broken into tracks where it seems fit. The first half is a solid collection of progressive riffs building steadily into a facemelting solo which lasts for the final 15 minutes of the album. As far as Buckethead's music goes, this is a very good album. However as it is only 28 minutes long and lacks vocals, or even other forms of instrumentation, I find it hard to compare it to other progressive albums.