Favorite instrumental rock song?

kookook · 19-10-2005, 14:36

All this talk of voice versus guitar in the 'Most Important Instrument' thread got me thinking of my favorite instruments.

As a guitarist I am very big on guitar instrumentals. Here's a few of my fav's:

Samba Pa Ti by Santana
Orion by Metallica
Classical Gas by Mason Williams
Dead Flowers by The Rolling Stones

What are YOUR FAVORITE instrumentals??

orangebird · 19-10-2005, 14:40

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Originally Posted by kookook

All this talk of voice versus guitar in the 'Most Important Instrument' thread got me thinking of my favorite instruments.

As a guitarist I am very big on guitar instrumentals. Here's a few of my fav's:

Samba Pa Ti by Santana
Orion by Metallica
Classical Gas by Mason Williams
Dead Flowers by The Rolling Stones

What are YOUR FAVORITE instrumentals??

Not really into rock as such, but any music Jimi Hendrix rippped his guitar on is untouchable.

andygrif · 19-10-2005, 14:41

Apache by the Shadows (joke!)

Angua · 19-10-2005, 19:29

Albatross by Fleetwood Mac

19-10-2005, 19:43

'Peaches en Regalia' - Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention

- have to agree about 'Samba Pa Ti', it still brings the hairs up on the back of my neck.

- and Jimi Hendrix's version of 'The Star Spangled Banner', at Woodstock, ain't too shabby, either.

Graham M · 19-10-2005, 20:30

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Originally Posted by andygrif

Apache by the Shadows (joke!)

Whats wrong with Apache!?!?! I love a lot of Metallica tracks

Dave Stones · 19-10-2005, 20:40

instrumental..... *long exhale* ermmmm

stream of consciousness by dream theater is the only one i have ever listened to, really, besides metallica - orion. it's 11 minutes of pointless guitar and keyboard twiddling but it's fantastic

oh hang on, thought of some more... i love the liquid tension experiment albums too

2 albums of total instrumentalness...

skyblueheroes · 19-10-2005, 22:42

F*ckin In The Bushes - Oasis. Especially when it starts at the gig I went to in Manchester !!!

ikthius · 19-10-2005, 23:55

don't untie the drummer, by some band a long time ago, cause I like the drums

ik

20-10-2005, 19:40

I'm so fickle

'Hideaway' - the version by John Mayalls Bluesbreakers 'featuring Eric Clapton'

Angua · 20-10-2005, 22:14

Dance with the Devil
Cozy Powell (ok I know it's not guitar, but it's still great)?

Julian · 20-10-2005, 22:34

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Originally Posted by Angua

Dance with the Devil
Cozy Powell (ok I know it's not guitar, but it's still great)?

You like drums.... Toad by Ginger Baker (Cream) .... a master at work.

20-10-2005, 22:52

Most of satch's (joe Satriani) work, but especially the Work on the Extremist album. (Even saw him live on that tour)
What a night, Joe satriani, Stu Hamm on Bass and Adrian Legg in support.

Again I love Albatross by Fleetwood mac.

Flight of the wounded bumblebee by Extremes Nuno Bettencourt

If I had to pick one song though It would Be Satriani's "Rubinas blue sky happiness" A Piece he allegedly wrote for his wife and it has fantastic acoustic work in it.

Angua · 20-10-2005, 23:00

At the end of the day the majority of bands have an instrumental part in every concert that goes on well beyond a normal album track (some more than others)! If you want technical brilliance there is Richie Blackmore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Jimmy Page, Steve Morse, Tony Iomi to name but a few. Then you have The Sabre Dance by Dave Edmunds, a much underrated instrumental.

20-10-2005, 23:02

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Originally Posted by Angua

At the end of the day the majority of bands have an instrumental part in every concert that goes on well beyond a normal album track (some more than others)! If you want technical brilliance there is Richie Blackmore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Jimmy Page, Steve Morse, Tony Iomi to name but a few. Then you have The Sabre Dance by Dave Edmunds, a much underrated instrumental.

Ahh but we have forgotten the great Yngwie Malmsteen lol.

Not a fan of him but his neo classical stuff is bloody awesome.