Good Instrumentals

[The Spawn]

Anyone got any? And I don't mean tecno...and there can be vocals, but a a rare use of them.

 

[Motown Marvel]

check out the band "godspeed you black emporer". phenominal instrumental band. very epic and cinematic quality to their music.

 

[jimmy]

Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Eric Johnson
Yngwie Malmsteen
John Petrucci

 

[Danger Mouse]

John Williams
Vanessa Mae

 

[Tanin]

Frank Zappa does some excellent instrumentals

The Shut up and Play Your Guitar CD set is excellent.

 

[The Spawn]

Any specific songs you guys fancy?

 

[Tanin]

Shut up 'N Play Yer Guitar -- Frank Zappa
Song Title and the Album Title as well so it may be hard to find

 

[psychocheeseman]

Frank Zappa does some excellent instrumentals

The Shut up and Play Your Guitar CD set is excellent.

DAmn straight!

Most zappa Instrumental stuff is awesome. MOst are hidden in albums that have lyric songs as well though. Although you can also get London Symphony Orch Playing Zappa which is cool!

Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Eric Johnson
Yngwie Malmsteen
John Petrucci

That too. also good,

Godspeed is also okay.

 

[redmarvel]

I find that a lot of soundtracks have great instrumentals... Star Wars or Star Trek for example.

 

[PLAS]

Rodrigo y Gabriela did a cover of Metallica's "Orion" using classical guitars, and the original is just as good

Tortoise makes awesome instrumentals too

Turing Machine is trippy stuff too

 

[Archangel]

Mogwai - Mogwai Fear Satan

 

[bored]

If you just want to rock out, go for "Surfing With the Alien" by Joe Satriani.

 

[Cyrusbales]

otis spann
mephis slim
luther allison
george throrogood
magic sam
albert colins
u p wilson
sonny boy williamson
Buddy Guy
Junior wells

I could go on, but I'd get tired writing down all of the blues legends that should be common knowledge to anyone familiar with the word "music".

 

[Sensi]

John Williams
Vanessa Mae

Both of these are great. I also like the Big Band Music of the 30s-40s.

 

[Keymaker]

Overture 1928, Hell's Kitchen, The Dance Of Eternity by Dream Theater.

 

[redmarvel]

Jon & Vangelis - The Friends of Mr. Cairo (among others)

 

[Mysterio]

yo la tengo has a lot of good instrumentals. i've always liked "sandusky" by uncle tupelo.

 

[PLAS]

Mogwai - Mogwai Fear Satan

anything by Mogwai

 

[Addendum]

Rush - YYZ

Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein


Dream Theater - Ytse Jam

Faith No More - Woodpecker from Mars

Pink Floyd - Marooned

Both albums by Liquid Tension Experiment

and...

 

[DV8]

Rush - YYZ

you stole my #1 answer!!

 

[DV8]

you should check out Mars Volta . . . they're prog rock, but most of their stuff is transient instrumentals and harmonies . . . good stuff . . .

 

[X-Ray]

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[DV8]

another thing that comes to mind, although not necessarily 'instrumental' is the soundtrack from the movie Snatch . . .

 

[Addendum]

Music from my hometown. Enjoy

Booker T and The MG's - Green Onion

 

[Leto Atrides]

Seconding anything and everything by Booker T and the MGs. Amazing group.

There's plenty of great progressive rock instrumentals. I like Emerson Lake & Palmers versions of Pictures at an Exhibition, Fanfare for the Common Man, the Maple Leaf Rag, (Aaron Copland's) Hoedown, hell, any originally orchestral piece they did.