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What are your top Instrumental songs, or songs that have a great

Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:07 pm
Posted by MetryTyger
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:07 pm
instrumental component?

Some of mine are (chronologically)

Java - Al Hirt
Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
Theme From a Summer Place - Percy Faith
A Taste Of Honey - Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
Classical Gas - Mason Williams
Whipped Cream - Herb Alpert
Theme from Hawaii 5-0 - the Ventures
Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
Soulful Strut - Holt
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
Funeral For A Friend - Elton John
Theme from Rockford Files
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Gonna Fly Now - LSU Grad Bill Conti
In Cars - Gary Numan
Theme from SWAT - Rhythm Heritage
Theme from Miami Vice - Jan Hammer
Clocks - Coldplay
Also Postcards From Far Away, Life in Technicolor
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
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Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:09 pm to
Malaguena - Roy Clark

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Posted by brodeo
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:12 pm to
Frankenstein - Edgar Winters Group
Posted by Tigerwaffe
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:16 pm to
One of many favorites: "Gold and Silver" by Quicksilver Messenger Service:
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Posted by TheWalrus
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:17 pm to
Sleepwalk Santo and Jonny
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:30 pm to
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Classical Gas - Mason Williams

Little Martha
Embryonic Journey

Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:32 pm to
Any current Scandinavian Rock-n-Roll band that doesnt' have a lead singer.
Posted by Dr Rosenrosen
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:36 pm to
Bruce Hornsby-- The Way it Is and Mandolin Rain
Posted by Tigerwaffe
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:48 pm to
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Embryonic Journey

Seconded by this Jorma fan.
Posted by SirWinston
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:52 pm to
Moby ambient stuff and thievery corporation
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Posted by saint amant steve
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:57 pm to
Jeff Beck - Cause We've Ended as Lovers
Jeff Beck - Big Block
Santana - Samba Pa Ti
Santana - Europa
Santana - Soul Sacrifice
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Little Wing
Metallica - Orion
Metallica - Anesthetsia (Pulling Teeth)
Metallia - Call of Ktulu
Metallica - To Live Is To Die
Megadeth - Into The Lungs Of Hell
Meshuggah - Obsidian
Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
Allman Brothers Band - In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
Judas Priest - The Hellion
Rush - YYZ
Rush - La Villa Strangiato
Rush - 2112 -I:Overture
Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien
Death - Cosmic Sea
Death - Voice of the Soul

Is there a limit to a potential list?
Posted by saint amant steve
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 3:57 pm to
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songs that have a great instrumental component?


Nearly every Tool song in existence.
Posted by mauser
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Posted by Poodlebrain
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:04 pm to
Roy Buchanan - Sweet Dreams
Booker T & the MG's - Green Onions
Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:07 pm to
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Sleepwalk Santo and Jonny


Love Sleepwalk. So many great covers of it too.

How about "The Horse" by Cliff Nobles & Co. LINK

"Pipeline" by The Ventures LINK

And "Surf Medley" by Junior Brown LINK
Posted by EA6B
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 5:15 pm to
"Song for Lynette" solo piano by Eric Johnson

LINK

Followed by his extensive catalog of guitar instrumentals.

Posted by OldTigahFot
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Posted by Kashmir
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 7:10 pm to
any allman bros instrumental
Posted by tigermeat
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:24 pm to
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Rush - YYZ
Rush - La Villa Strangiato


Two of my all time favorites.

Also:

Doobie Brothers---Steamer Lane Breakdown
Kansas---The Spider
Iron Maiden---Transylvania
Van Halen---Eruption
(Ozzy)Randy Rhoads---Dee
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