Best Instrumental Songs?

[Shadow]

So many instrumental Classics, I so "loved" listerning & growing up to: the names escapes me to much of those treausure masterpieces but I give it a go...'I love everything by Herb Albert & the Tiaquani Brass (I know I misspelled his bands name but that's a dozie to spell). The legendary Herb Albert had the ultimate horn section band/he could play anything! Now lets see to pick a best instrumental song from another band instead of saying "I love everything" - well there's RARE EARTH's "Thoughts" from their Rare Earth live 1971 album which I still have/it's Soulfully awesome, their an Soul-Jam band...-their best known for their unique extensive jams like 20-30 minutes long for "1" song, their Classic "Thoughts" is 20 minutes long. The Soulful Iconic Barry White's "Love Orchestra" song, it's absolutely beautiful masterpiece & dig YANNI, too. Joe Satriani-Surfing w/the Alien, Impelleterri (his name is difficult/I hope you know whom I'm speaking of...'Rob Rock used to be in his band), Jake E. Lee-Exithouse, Jade Song and there's one that I like most but the name escapes me: it's the one that the Rebel guitarist refused to change it's song title 'cause the Record Company or the Producer thought it was outrageous but JAKE stick with his instincts and kept the song title as it was: it's the last instrumental song on Jake E. Lee's "A Fine Pink Mist" and it's a blast monsterpiece of a song, check it out! That's it for now...'there's more but this will do for now.

[Gutterflower]

How could I forget this one:

Europa ~ Santana

[CharvelSuperStrat]

i thought of some more.

1. Michael Angelo Batio - No Boundaries
2. Paul Gilbert - Get outta my Yard
3. Tony Iommi - Orchid
4. Pink Floyd - Any Colour you Like
5. Ritchie Blackmore - Greensleeves
6. Rainbow - Difficult to Cure (Beethovens Ninth)
7. Hawkwind - Iron Dream

[mrmetal]

i thought of some more.
Tony Iommi - Orchid
Ritchie Blackmore - Greensleeves
Rainbow - Difficult to Cure (Beethovens Ninth)

Doh!!! Those completely escaped me!!!! I feel like an idiot! Good call mate!

[MrScary1971]

What about the Edgar Winter Group's "Frankenstein". Edgar plays on 3 instruments (Sax, Keyboards, and Percussion). The man is a beast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1mV_5-bRPo

[CharvelSuperStrat]

Ah i forgot about Frankenstein too! its one of my favorites !

[Nikki_Saixx]

Spanish Alley and Moroua Atoll - Warren DeMartini
Off Beat Ride and Guitars From Hell - Pat Travers Band
Outward Bound - Wishbone Ash
Blue Velvet - Rick Derringer
Rhapsody in Red - Derringer, Bogert & Appice
Owed to "J" - J.J.Marsh (Glenn Hughes)
Jade's Song - Jake E. Lee
Poppy - Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush

[JR97]

You guys did well naming almost everything I'd name of the genre. Some others that kick equal a$$...

Steve Stevens - Flamenco a Go Go (The entire album and anything else he does flamenco just rips.)

Anything SRV

Jimmy Page - Bron Y Aur

Jorma Kauku... however it's spelled. - Embryonic Journey

Rick Emmit - Midsummer's Daydream


You can see my love of acoustic in those choices. Those last 3 tunes lead me to 10+ years of nothing but acoustic fingerstyle. There's a lot of killer stuff in that genre that never really seems to see the light of day in the general music world.

[JR97]

Most of the instrumental stuff I listen to is funk music so I don't think you guys would be interested

I am so interested!!!!

List away, brutha!!!

[Nikki_Saixx]

I don't mind to check out some funky stuff too!

[CharvelSuperStrat]

i just thought of some more.


anything by Jason Becker and Vinnie Moore!


like Perpetual Burn - Jason Becker
Meltdown - Vinnie Moore
Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen

[Rock]

Blue Powder - Steve Vai

[paul]

Dee
Jade's song
Joes Blues
Orion/metallica
Nagasake/Whitecross
Eruption/Van Halen
Whale and the Wasp Alice n Chains
Fluff/Black sabbath

That is about it for me.
I am not a big instrumental fan.

[johnthebrucelee]

Riviera - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Valleys of Eternity - Marty Friedman
Altitudes - Jason Becker
No Boundaries - Micheal Angelo
That one Helstar instrumental is really good, don't know the name of it though...

[Doobie]

Vivian Campbell - Sixgunz
Prince - Climax, The Rainbow Children