Best Rock Instrumentals?

[PokerBob]

Yo La Tengo - "I Heard You Looking"
Uncle Tupelo - "Sandusky"
Archers of Loaf - "Smoking Pot in the Hot City"

[CollinEstes]

Stairway to Heaven
November Rain

[fluxrad]

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Stairway to Heaven
November Rain

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Neither of these are instrumentals.

I vote Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing.

[junkmail3]

Spinal Tap - "Jazz Odyssey"

[CollinEstes]

Misunderstood, I was thinking of solos. Sorry.

Then I would have to say Classical Gas. by Clapton

[Macdaddy Warsaw]

Two Lone Swordsmen - Driving With My Gears in Reverse (Only Makes you Move Further Away)
Explosions in the Sky - Remember Me as a Time of Day
Rival Schools - Hooligans for Life

[lucas9000]

edgar winter group "frankenstein"
boston "foreplay"

[IndieMatty]

About 15 songs from Explosions in the Sku/BrokenSocial Scene and Godspeed.

Off the top of my head.....Explosions In The Sky - Time Stops.

[cbfair]

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edgar winter group "frankenstein"


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Frankenstein is the poster child for rock instrumentals.

[Sponger15SB]

Allman Brothers Band - Jessica

[Soul Daddy]

Beastie Boys - Sabrosa

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Drivin' South-Jimi Hendrix
Misirlou-Dick Dale
Rumble-Link Wray
Walk Don't Run-Ventures

[Duffman]

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Then I would have to say Classical Gas. by Clapton

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It's by Mason Williams not Clapton.

Orion and Call of Kthulu by Metallica

[tdarko]

i know its not an instrumental but the first 7 minutes or so of floyd's shine on is great to marinate to.

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Then I would have to say Classical Gas. by Clapton

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It's by Mason Williams not Clapton.

Orion and Call of Kthulu by Metallica

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It was also performed by Eric Clapton.

[astroglide]

it was also performed quickly years ago by astroglide (http://www.badbeat.com/tmp/classicalgas.mp3)! not sure if i should be proud of it or not.

my favorite instrumental is probably 'oscillate wildly' by the smiths.

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it was also performed quickly years ago by astroglide (http://www.badbeat.com/tmp/classicalgas.mp3)! not sure if i should be proud of it or not.

my favorite instrumental is probably 'oscillate wildly' by the smiths.

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Good job.

I wish I had taken lessons in High School, then I'd be mediocre instead of just a Zeppelin Karaoke machine.

[EliteNinja]

Classical Gas by Mason Williams
Shell (guitar solo version) by a japanese band called Bana.

If anyone would like to hear Shell, PM me.

[shadow29]

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Allman Brothers Band - Jessica

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And it's not even close.

[mason55]

Anything by Explosions in the Sky

Edit: [censored]... beaten by two people... should have read the thread

[M2d]

Europa-Carlos Santana

[Keats13]

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover

[Luv2DriveTT]

This post should begin and end with Frankenstein (with an obvious nod to Inna godda davida (sp?) even though it’s not really an instrumental), with a mid-way stop to discuss Booker T and the MG's Green Onions.

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[rusellmj]

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Europa-Carlos Santana

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Good. I was always partial to Samba pa' ti.

[wayabvpar]

One Big Rush- Joe Satriani
Walk, Don't Run- The Ventures
The Star Spangled Banner- Jimi Hendrix
Gammer Gerten's Needle- Deep Blue Something (more pop than rock, but a cool song)

[plaster8]

Eruption -- Van Halen
Bron-Y-Aur -- Led Zeppelin (we actually played this at my wedding ceremony, which was cool because I got to have Led Zeppelin mentioned in our wedding program)

[touchfaith]

RUSH - La Villa Strangiato, Live

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Allman Brothers Band - Jessica

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And it's not even close.

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Because you haven't heard Jimi Hendrix's "Drivin' South"

[Iplayragstoo]

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RUSH - La Villa Strangiato, Live

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I would say this song rocks like no other, but then again, "yyz", and "wheres my thing" are just as good.

[Duke]

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it was also performed quickly years ago by astroglide (http://www.badbeat.com/tmp/classicalgas.mp3)! not sure if i should be proud of it or not.

my favorite instrumental is probably 'oscillate wildly' by the smiths.

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You did a great job.

~D

[Blarg]

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Stairway to Heaven
November Rain

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Neither of these are instrumentals.

I vote Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing.

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Stevie Ray Vaughn was the first name that sprang to mind, but I couldn't pick a song.

Cheech's guitar solo, I think it was in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, was also great, but mostly because he was wearing a pink tutu at the time.

[ptmusic]

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Drivin' South-Jimi Hendrix
Misirlou-Dick Dale
Rumble-Link Wray
Walk Don't Run-Ventures

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Almost anything by the Ventures - they do a great "Wipeout."

Besides some of the fantastic choices so far, I've got to toss in:

"Moby Dick" - Led Zeppelin, for the guitar riff as much as the drums.

and especially,

"Whammer Jammer" (live version) - J. Geils Band, for the sickest harmonica jam you've ever heard.

-ptmusic

[colgin]

The Who - "Quadrophenia"

[exist]

Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughn

[bernie]

A couple others...

Mr. Scary : Dokken
Free Wheelin' : BTO
Hocus Pocus : Gary Hoey version

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[astroglide]

worth noting that 'anji' by simon and garfunkel (paul simon) is exceptional. i believe it's an adaptation though.

[ptmusic]

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A couple others...

Mr. Scary : Dokken
Free Wheelin' : BTO
Hocus Pocus : Gary Hoey version

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Also, "Focus" by Hocus Pocus kicks ass, but it has some yodeling, so I guess that rules it out of the instrumental category technically (although I would suggest that yodeling is a way of using the voice as an instrument without actual lyrics...).

-ptmusic