buckethead (whom i LOVE) has put out so many records this year, but
none, i think has even made me consider for a second that they might
be top 10 albums.

according to the good discog:
http://www.bingeandgrab.com/discography_years.html

2007
Buckethead - Pepper's Ghost
Buckethead - In Search of The (13 cds!)
Buckethead - Acoustic Shards
Praxis - Tennessee 2004
Shine E - Light Years
Death Cube K - Death Cube K
Method of Defiance -Inamorata
Brain and Buckethead - Kevin's Noodle House
Buckethead - Cyborg Slunks
Buckethead - Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot

of these, i've heard almost all but Shine E (which actually looks
really good), the Praxis live disc, and the Method of Defiance remix
disc.

i like the Death Cube K one a lot, and "Acoustic Shards" has its
merits. "Pepper's Ghost", "Cyborg", and "Bansheebot", (as well as
what i've heard of "In Search of The") all fall into the category i
like to call "Buckethead's well produced demos": they're not bad at
all, and i enjoy listening to them, but really, they don't have the
lasting effect that, say, "Monsters & Robots" or "Enter the Chicken"
had.