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Favorite instrumentals
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:23 am
by Worm of Despite
Believe it or not, I actually don't have a top five this time.
I have a top six.
1) "Red", by King Crimson (life-affirming--and probably life-ending)
2) "Peaches En Regalia", by Frank Zappa (mind-blowing)
3) "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", by Jeff Beck (Beck at his best)
4) "Any Colour You Like", by Pink Floyd (nothing more need be said, for we who are the enlightened already know)
5) "Here Come the Warm Jets", by Brian Eno (just awesome; listen as the drums rise out of nowhere)
6) "Is There Anybody Out There?", by Pink Floyd (see above Floyd comment)
Honorable mention: "Warszawa", by David Bowie
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:16 am
by danlo
While I agree with everything Foul has said I'll add six more:
Birds of Fire-The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Surfing With the Alien-Joe Satriani
Blue Wind-Jeff Beck (off Wired, same as Foul's pick)
Sound Chaser-Yes (off Relayer)
Snakecharmer-Ottmar Liebert
Cruise Control-The Dixie Dregs
Honorable mention: "Rhyader Goes to Town", by Camel and "The Cobra" by Quicksilver
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:17 pm
by Nav
Aerodynamic - Daft Punk
I'm not sure if it's a real guitar or not, but I've certainly never heard such difficult riffs played for so long.
Urban Clearway - Saint Etienne
SE have done a lot of nice instrumentals (Cool Kids of Death is another of my favourites), but I like the combination of a dance beat and classical instruments in this one, especially when the flute comes in.
The Bell and the Butterfly - The Charlatans
Acid House lives!
Bloodbubble - The Bluetones
A very well arranged effort from Hounslow's finest. A lesson in how to build momentum in a piece of contemporary music.
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:26 am
by Cheval
Pink Floyd - Marooned
Eric Johnson - White Cliffs Of Dover
Van Halen - Eruption
Alan Parsons Project - just about anything
Pink Floyd - On The Run (in it's glorified quadraphonic recording)
There are more, but I am not sure of the titles nor artist's names.
(like some tunes from Derrik Trucks, Ritchie Sambora (sp?) and Joe Satriani)
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:16 pm
by dANdeLION
Rush - YYZ
Jaco Pastorius - The Chicken
Frankenstein - Edger WInter
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Riviera Paradise
Ventures - Walk, Don't Run
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:22 am
by Sheriff Lytton
Rush - YYZ
Rush - La Villa Strangiato
And if only I could find an instrumental version of Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" ...
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:18 am
by earthbrah
Most of mine belong to Widespread Panic:
Disco
B of D
A of D
Machine
The Take Out
Happy
Some others:
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed and Mountain Jam by the Allmans
King Solomon's Marbles by the Grateful Dead
Transcendence by Santana
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:54 am
by TheFallen
To the canon of instrumental work that springs from the legendary Pink Floyd, I have to add...
The Great Gig In The Sky
I'd give my right arm to be able to play a tenth as well as Gilmour.
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:17 pm
by jelerak
Steve Vai...The Attitude Song
Joe Satriani...Surfing with the Alien
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:14 pm
by sgt.null
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:33 am
by Cail
Rush - YYZ, the studio version.
Rush - Malignant Narcissism
Andy Summers - A Piece of Time
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:59 am
by Cheval
earthbrah wrote:
...
Transcendence by Santana
Thanx for reminding me of Carlos and company.
Europa is one of my all time favorites to add to my list.
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:28 pm
by sgt.null
Junior Brown - Rock & Roll Medley
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jonJu6-XpWU
saw him live years ago - the man is amazing
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:45 pm
by lucimay
cast your fate to the wind - vince guaraldi (or the george winston version, either one)
goodbye porkpie hat - either the john mclaughlin version or the jeff beck
little martha - duane allman
icarus - paul winter consort
thanksgiving - george winston
birdland - weather report
yeesh, thats six and i haven't even listed any chick corea or return to forever or mingus or coltrane or miles or robert fripp or mahvishnu or thomas newman or herbie hancock or leo kottke or earl scruggs or...
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:40 am
by Lord Zombiac
I saw him live at Henry's Bar in Austin two months before the bar closed and he was on mtv. Nobody had heard of this guy and my jaw dropped when I saw him play. He was suddenly very famous.
Henry's had a big jar of pickled eggs on the bar.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:45 am
by Lord Zombiac
My all time favorite instrumental is Apollo 100 Jesu Joy, which I only knew as "that f*cking song" until I heard it in the 40 year old virgin and realized I'd finally know what "that f*cking song," would appear in the credits if I cared to stay and watch them.
After that most of Giorgio Moroder's work, and TV theme/background music.
Specifically, all the music for "Lost in Space" and "Twin Peaks."
Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:21 am
by sgt.null
LZ - need to catch Junior again. do you know this song?
Rhys Chatham - Guitar Trio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVmdrxRtliI
got into Rhys through Band of Susans... I was online one day years ago (back on Prodigy) when I answered someone talking about the Band of Susans. turns out it was Robert Poss! (guitar/vocals) he even sent a tee shirt - had it for years.
Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:33 am
by Lord Zombiac
Nice zone out music. Never heard it before! I just recorded a rhythm sequence that has harmonics like that. I'm going to draw lots of music from that soon. I have told people over and over again that you can write a song with one chord and still be brilliant and original. Few understand.
Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:36 am
by sgt.null
look forward to it...
julie bought me an electric guitar last Christmas. this week she bought me a casio keyboard. I have never found anyone to record my songs - so now i will be doing it. at least demos.
check out the band of Susans for drone. I love drone and repetition.