![]() ![]() The musician recently announced his first tour dates since 2012, so now is your chance to catch him in action. Known for his insane shredding and long, fast fingers, Buckethead played with Guns N’ Roses between 2002-04 and has worked on projects with musicians like Iggy Pop, Les Claypool and Serj Tankian. All we know for sure is that Buckethead is one hell of a guitar player and a looming presence on stage who is prone to tending to dolls, breaking into a robot dance and moving around in a disorienting shuffling manner. As guitarist Brian Carroll’s alter ego, Buckethead has a long and creepy backstory that claims he had his face scratched off by chickens and that he once operated a theme park made from scrap metal and at some point worked in a deli. Tall, mysterious and silent, Buckethead is known for performing on stage while wearing a white mask and a hat made from a fast food chicken bucket that has been adorned with an orange funeral procession bumper sticker. The group has recently hinted at a return on the scene, so keep those eyes peeled. The band broke new ground and found success with hits like “Clint Eastwood” and albums like Demon Days, collaborating with a number of big-name artists like Danger Mouse, Snoop Dogg and Massive Attack. Fake backstories were created for the animated members and everyone has speculated about the voices behind the faces. The band, which consists of various collaborations with different musicians, debuted in 2001 with a live show in which the four performers stayed behind a screen. “One of the things that really got to us was the nature of celebrity and the cynicism of popular culture,” Albarn once said. ![]() Led by Blur lead singer Damon Albarn and drawn by Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, the idea behind Gorillaz was one that allowed Albarn to escape from fame and facial recognition. The band, which produces a mix of pop, electronic, rap and reggae music, instead features four digitally animated characters. Unlike many on this list, Gorillaz do not wear masks or disguises while on stage. Not too shabby for two dudes you wouldn’t recognize in a crowd. The masses may know them as the guys who provided the soundtrack for Tron: Legacy, creating music that far outshone the movie. Homem-Christo and Bangalter’s album Alive 2007 earned them a Grammy award, and their 2014 album Random Access Memories earned four. Their names may be known, but the two musicians seldom give interviews and rarely remove their helmets, lending their technology-driven music an air of science fiction. Daft Punk rose to success in the 1990s, bringing their French house music to the masses and finding insane success. Perhaps the most notorious of the modern masked men, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter hide behind robot heads and gloves while performing their electronic music on stage. A recognizable face also allows fans to identify musicians off the stage and follow their lives outside of their art.īut what if you remove this aspect from a show? What happens when you strip away the lipstick and winks and scowls and smiles and draw focus to the music and other aspects of a live performance? Here are seven artists known for doing just that. Whether it is a winning smile, a signature snarl, a distinctive makeup choice or an eye-covering hairdo, an artist’s face allows them to communicate who they are and how they want to come across to their audience. Part of being a successful musician means giving a good face. ![]()
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