That One Guy

I must admit I was intrigued by the description of the guy opening for Buckethead this time around. I made sure I was at the club good and early and all that. And what awaited my eyes on stage? A contraption that a Home Depot employee would have wet dreams over. Blue Man Group have PVC monstrosities to make music with. That one guy went for steel. No wimpy plastic for this guy nope. I'm not sure how many leads I saw coming out of this thing but I'm sure he was mic'd up more than most full bands are.
So this one guy comes out and he starts using a bow on the single long chord on the lower section of pipe.. It's interesting I guess, kinda slow and more like someone playing a one stringed cello. Not something I'd put up on stage before someone like Buckethead was about to play. My first thought was oh god, not another opener like they had for Frank Black last week. (which trust me was not good). But my initial fears were discounted, the one guy just started playing this damned thing like a guy who had been kicked out of BMG for being to metal.
There was once this comedian that observed that people considered Neil Young a genius because he could play the guitar and the harmonica at the same time. But the only thing that separated Neil Young from being a street corner busker freak was if he added cymbals to his knees. That One Guy one ups them all, skip the cymbals how about mic'ing a cowboy boot and playing that? I kid you not Hell I got pictures to prove it. I say top that any street corner musician anywhere or Neil Young for that matter. All in all it was a very interesting set and honestly I enjoyed the hell out of it. I was doubly pleased to see That One Guy play Bucketheads set as well. No need for a bass player when you got that one guy on stage with you.

Satyr
10/13/2006
satyr at satyrgraphs.com