Best Instrumentals

NEG · 18-03-2006, 03:16 PM

After reading the most depressing song uv ever head thread I thought I'd star one about the best instrumental you've ever heard. I want the find a bunch of realy good ones with awesome guitar solos that give you shivers to put on a cd.

so far iv got: Hammerfall - In Memoriam
and Nightwish - Crimson tide

EF, What else? · 18-03-2006, 03:24 PM

I know its not the most technical or difficult solo, but the into to Thunderstruck, ecspecially when you see Angus play it on a live DVD. I love it

NAK302 · 18-03-2006, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by NEG

awesome guitar solos that give you shivers to put on a cd.

pretty much anything David Gilmour has done for Pink Floyd :sm_headba

NEG · 18-03-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GT-0733

pretty much anything David Gilmour has done for Pink Floyd :sm_headba

oh yes how could i forget pink floyd - comfotable numb

Nino · 18-03-2006, 03:29 PM

relly you can't go past Mike Oldfield of Tubular Bells Fame. One of my favorites is from the Shadows (60's) Wonderfull Land.

XRated · 18-03-2006, 04:12 PM

Mogwai does some cool stuff.

NARCEA · 18-03-2006, 04:34 PM

'big love' by fleetwood mac. the live version i have is much better... not sure where it was sourced from. awesome guitar work.

eb_5litre · 18-03-2006, 04:42 PM

Metallica do some excellent instrumentals.... well they used to, theyre a bunch of softc.ocks these days.

**thefargo** · 18-03-2006, 04:56 PM

two of my favourites, probably will tell you too much about me, but they are
the theme from the thunderbirds (original series with real puppets..not people) and Richard Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries
they both will add to your listening pleasure

ClevlndStemer · 18-03-2006, 04:57 PM

good aussie unknown bands firewitch & spider goat canyon combined to make goat witch, thats 2 drumkits, 2 bassists and 2 guitarists. Their music is only instrumental and it sounds awesome.

FirstFord · 18-03-2006, 05:04 PM

Two of my favourites are instrumental bits at the end of "Layla" and "Knights in White Satin" (I think thats the name of it)

AC/DC · 18-03-2006, 05:19 PM

Do yourself a favour, and Listen to Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satraiani
Do yourself a favour, and Listen to Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satraiani
Do yourself a favour, and Listen to Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satraiani
Do yourself a favour, and Listen to Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satraiani
Do yourself a favour, and Listen to Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satraiani
Do yourself a favour, and Listen to Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satraiani
Do yourself a favour, and Listen to Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satraiani
Do yourself a favour, and Listen to Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satraiani

By far the best instrumental guitar I have heard... It rocks !

AC/DC

P.s. anyone who listens hard will realise that most of AC/DC's rythym section is simple chords, , but masterfully written and played. They have been playing 5 chords in different array for 30 years, and still do it great !

**Falcon Coupe** · 18-03-2006, 05:37 PM

I quite like the guitar solo in Kiss's "i was made for loving you baby".

smciner1 · 18-03-2006, 05:46 PM

Nigel Kennedy's Instrumental version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

crusher · 18-03-2006, 05:46 PM

Jeez people he said instrumentals. That means no singing :P

Dream theatre have a few good ones. They also have a side project called "liquid tension experiment" that is just instrumentals. Have a look at them. Theyre brilliant. "Ytse jam" is a really good one.

Metallica's "to live is to die" is another good one.

I used to have heaps but they all went bye bye when we got a new computer.

If you like Metallica you HAVE to check out Apocolyptica. They play a heap of Metallica song on cellos. Very Very well done and some a quite haunting. Especially when driving along in the middle of no where on a dark evening with rain setting in.

rodderz · 18-03-2006, 05:47 PM

If we're talking true instrumentals, i'de pick either

Surfing with the Alien, Joe Satriani
Cryin', Joe Satriani
The Audience Is Listening, Steve Vai
Lenny, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Orion, Metallica

Some of the best guitar playing you'll hear, bar none. Absolute virtuosity and great sonds also

wadsymoo · 18-03-2006, 09:55 PM

gary moore"parisienne walkways" or "still got the blues"

NEG · 20-03-2006, 02:45 PM

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gary moore"parisienne walkways" or "still got the blues"

Thanks heaps guys especialy wadsymoo that gary moore is awsome on the guitar, just what i was after.

svo347 · 18-03-2006, 10:09 PM

Planet caravan Pantera.
One , instru Metallica

JPFS1 · 19-03-2006, 12:55 AM

my kind of thread...

Dream Theater:

A Change of Seasons

Metallica:

Call of Kutulu
Orion
To live is to die

Satriani:

As mentioned, plus, Always with me, Always with you

Vai:

Erotic Nightmares
Blue Powder
For the love of God
Tender Surrender

John Petrucci's solo album:

all of it!

Kenaz · 19-03-2006, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JEM

my kind of thread...

Dream Theater:

A Change of Seasons

Metallica:

Call of Kutulu
Orion
To live is to die

Satriani:

As mentioned, plus, Always with me, Always with you

Vai:

Erotic Nightmares
Blue Powder
For the love of God
Tender Surrender

John Petrucci's solo album:

all of it!

You have great taste in music! And, yes, A Change of Seasons is friggin' brilliant! Also, where did you get Suspended Animation? I can't find it anywhere.

Some of my favourite instrumental songs;
Dream Theater - Stream of Consciousness
Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien
Steve Vai - Erotic Nightmares

Anyone that's into this sort of music, I recommend the latest G3 DVD/CD Live in Tokyo. Vai, Satriani and Petrucci

It doesn't get much better than that.

JPFS1 · 19-03-2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kenaz

You have great taste in music! And, yes, A Change of Seasons is friggin' brilliant! Also, where did you get Suspended Animation? I can't find it anywhere.

I wouldn't expect that it would be available in shops. Perhaps ordering it off Petrucci's website, or obviously, 'the internet is your friend'...

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Originally Posted by Kenaz

Some of my favourite instrumental songs;
Dream Theater - Stream of Consciousness

oooh yes... awesome.

With Dreamtheater material, they have many great pieces within their songs that could be brilliant instrumentals in their own right.

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Originally Posted by Kenaz

Anyone that's into this sort of music, I recommend the latest G3 DVD/CD Live in Tokyo. Vai, Satriani and Petrucci

It doesn't get much better than that.

Yep - amazing.

Walkinshaw · 20-03-2006, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenaz

Anyone that's into this sort of music, I recommend the latest G3 DVD/CD Live in Tokyo. Vai, Satriani and Petrucci

It doesn't get much better than that.

I want to get that G3 disc.

back on instrumentals

A change of seasons is a 24minute masterpiece

crusher · 20-03-2006, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JEM

my kind of thread...

Dream Theater:

A Change of Seasons

Metallica:

Call of Kutulu
Orion
To live is to die

Satriani:

As mentioned, plus, Always with me, Always with you

Vai:

Erotic Nightmares
Blue Powder
For the love of God
Tender Surrender

John Petrucci's solo album:

all of it!

God to see there are a few DT fans around. Theyre incredible. Petrucci = robot. The guy is just freakishly fast.

Is that a DT album cover as your avatar? It just looks really familiar.

I forgot one of my favorites before.
Steve Vai - For the love of god.

If you can find it the guitar dual from the movie "Crossroads". No not the Britany Spears movie. The one with steve vai in it.

I know its not an instrumental but half of the song is:
Dream Theatre - Glass Prison.

rodderz · 20-03-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by crusher

If you can find it the guitar dual from the movie "Crossroads". No not the Britany Spears movie. The one with steve vai in it.

Crossroads is a great movie for guitarists and blues fans. The guitar dual at the end where he plays for his soul is Steve Vai on his own parts, and a mixure of Ry Cooder on slide, and Arlen Roth and Bill Kanengiser doing the classical bit at the end.

Another couple of great instrumentals would be a few by Jeff Healey (the blind guy out of Roadhouse with Patrick Swayze), one is Hideaway, the other is See The Light

JPFS1 · 20-03-2006, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by crusher

God to see there are a few DT fans around. Theyre incredible. Petrucci = robot. The guy is just freakishly fast.

Is that a DT album cover as your avatar? It just looks really familiar.

I forgot one of my favorites before.
Steve Vai - For the love of god.

If you can find it the guitar dual from the movie "Crossroads". No not the Britany Spears movie. The one with steve vai in it.

I know its not an instrumental but half of the song is:
Dream Theatre - Glass Prison.

Hi Crusher.

Yes my avatar is Dreamtheater's 'Train of Thought' album cover.

Wish Dreamtheater had enough fans for them to justify coming all this way. What i would do to see them live.

Oh another song from them (not an instrumental but half of it is) that i love and i love to play is 'Goodnight Kiss'.

Kenaz · 27-03-2006, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JEM

Wish Dreamtheater had enough fans for them to justify coming all this way. What i would do to see them live.

Same here. I'd travel interstate if necessary.

the_scotsman · 19-03-2006, 01:13 AM

Dont forget Apache by The Shadows!

svo347 · 19-03-2006, 01:15 AM

or Apache by Starfighter..

Lukeyson · 19-03-2006, 02:43 AM

Call Of Kutulu - Metallica
The Ecstacy Of Gold - Metallica
The Bell? - Mike Oldfield (the one where he introduces the instruments, then finally the tubular bells)
Thankful For the rain *instrumental version* - Jimmy Barnes