Electric Tears is the ninth studio album by Buckethead. It is considered one of his most emotional and introspective albums, bearing many similarities to his previous release Colma. The entire album is played solely on acoustic and electric guitar.[1]
| Electric Tears | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 8, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, new age, blues, jazz | |||
| Length | 1:10:28 | |||
| Label | Metastation | |||
| Producer | Buckethead and Janet Rienstra | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
In 2010, the album was released directly from TDRS Music. The album Electric Sea is a direct sequel to this album, released in 2012.
The Ultimate Guitar community ranked the album 12th on the list of "25 Greatest Instrumental albums of all time".[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Buckethead, except for “Sketches Of Spain”, which is a tribute to Miles Davis' musical piece “Adagio” (Concierto de Aranjuez) from the album of the same name, originally written by Joaquín Rodrigo
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All in the Waiting" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Sketches of Spain" (For Miles) | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Padmasana" | 11:36 |
| 4. | "Mustang" | 5:36 |
| 5. | "The Way to Heaven" | 5:48 |
| 6. | "Baptism of Solitude" | 6:07 |
| 7. | "Kansas Storm" | 5:31 |
| 8. | "Datura" | 5:36 |
| 9. | "Mantaray" | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Witches on the Heath" | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Angel Monster" | 5:05 |
| 12. | "Electric Tears" | 5:29 |
| 13. | "Spell of the Gypsies" | 5:10 |
| Total length: | 1:10:28 | |
Credits
edit- Buckethead - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, production
- Janet Rienstra - production
- Dom Camardella - mixing, mastering, engineering, co-production
- Robert Hadley - mastering
References
edit- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. Electric Tears at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
- ^ Miller, Kirk (October 31, 2002). "Buckethead Electric Tears > Album Review". Rolling Stone. No. 908. p. 146. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
- ^ "25 Greatest Instrumental Albums of All Time".