Crime Slunk Scene
| Crime Slunk Scene | ||||
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| Studio album by Buckethead | ||||
| Released | September 15, 2006 (CD) August 1, 2017 (vinyl) |
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| Genre |
Funk metal, avant-garde, experimental metal, hard rock |
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| Length |
44:21 (CD version) 38:32 (vinyl version) |
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| Label | Bucketheadland | |||
| Producer | Dan Monti | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Wilson & Alroy |
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Crime Slunk Scene is the eighteenth studio album by Buckethead, and the 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. The track "Soothsayer" has become one of Buckethead's more popular songs, and is very frequently played live.
The demand for the album was still very high, and eventually Travis Dickerson attempted a re-pressing of the disc. However, as future projects took up a lot of time, fans were asked to pre-order the re-pressing of Crime Slunk Scene, with no set date for the album's release. When the pre-orders reached a certain amount, the re-pressing was green-lit and released on April 12, 2007. This process was used again for the re-pressing of A Real Diamond in the Rough and Slaughterhouse on the Prairie in 2009. The album went out of print once again in February 2012, and with with no plans of repressing it a third time.
On April 27, 2017, Buckethead announced a vinyl format of this album through his label "Buckethead Pikes"; marking the first time since its inception that the label has 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 formats. 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 is slated for release on August 1.
The song "King James" was made available for free download along with the songs "LeBron" and "LeBron's Hammer" from the 2009 album Slaughterhouse on the Prairie, in honor of the 24th birthday of the basketball player LeBron James.
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