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

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.

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

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".

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.

smciner1 · 18-03-2006, 05:46 PM

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

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"

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!

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

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.

blue fairy · 19-03-2006, 10:00 AM

A Warm Place by Nine Inch Nails

And for the more classical number: Minuet In G From Anna Magdalena, Bach

phoon · 19-03-2006, 10:59 AM

Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield

Decadentia · 19-03-2006, 02:28 PM

There are a few instrumentals that Cliff Burton plays on a Metallica dvd I have called Cliff 'em All, and I honestly have no idea how he makes that bass sound like it does.

Another one that springs to mind is ' Going Home ' by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame.
Opeth have a couple but can't remember the names off the top of my head.

smciner1 · 19-03-2006, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Decadentia

Another one that springs to mind is ' Going Home ' by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame.

Another great one!

LTDHO · 19-03-2006, 04:33 PM

Most of Led Zepp's songs - Page rocks!

Then you get Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, Van Halen, The who, Steve Vai, list goes on.

Nothing will ever beat the instumental of 'One' by Metallica.

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.

chief · 19-03-2006, 11:24 PM

Led Zepplin - Kashmir (A song that Sean Coombs AKA Puff Daddy AKA Puff AKA P Diddy what ever his name is now, sampled to make the theme song for the crap movie Godzilla)