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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 20:12:29 GMT -5
As the title says, what are your favorite instrumental tracks on rock albums which were not written by Brian Wilson?
Here's one of my faves, a song that doesn't get near the attention it deserves.
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Post by Mikie on Jan 18, 2019 22:49:21 GMT -5
Wipeout Walk Don't Run Pipeline Keep On Chooglin' Freebird Whipping Post Green Onions Groovin' With Mr. Bloe Telstar Time Is Tight Misirlou Ghost Riders In The Sky Nitro Classical Gas Rumble Duelin' Banjos Apache Denny's Drums And soooooooooooo so many more including some of these: digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_rockinst.html |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 21:43:26 GMT -5
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Post by kds on Jan 20, 2019 5:33:12 GMT -5
Marooned - Pink Floyd
Transylvania - Iron Maiden
A200 - Deep Purple
Laguna Sunrise - Black Sabbath
Brothers - Yngwie Malmsteen
Los Endos - Genesis
Call to Ktulu - Metallica
Coast to Coast - Scorpions
La Villa Strangiato - Rush
Let's Get Metaphysical - David Gilmour
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Post by jasonaustin on Jan 25, 2019 21:35:52 GMT -5
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Post by lizzielooziani on Jan 26, 2019 23:59:32 GMT -5
Some have already been mentioned, such as Pipeline, Green Onions, Telstar.
Walk Don't Run - The Ventures
Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson
Soul Sacrifice - Santana
Jessica - Allman Brothers Band
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2019 18:02:20 GMT -5
Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen demonstrates his not inconsiderable (acoustic) chops on "Embryonic Journey": I love this one if for no other reason than it's like an extended intro to White Rabbit. It always grabs my attention and gets me pumped up for the song to come  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2019 18:28:13 GMT -5
This instrumental was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for the year 1960. I'm mildly surprised Brian or The Beach Boys didn't cover it.
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Post by filledeplage on Jan 30, 2019 18:32:51 GMT -5
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Post by Beach Boys Fan on Feb 9, 2019 20:10:50 GMT -5
Larry Grogan shared this cool nugget in his blog - ''Solar Light'' by The Houstons. It's akin to ''Diamond Head'', what with its numerous creative guitar experimenting. Title fits the music, at least to my imagination.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 0:35:00 GMT -5
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Post by Silken on Feb 16, 2019 18:00:14 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of instrumentals (unless it's classical music) because I love singing, but last week I was listening to "Let's go away for a while" and "Lullaby" (from Orange Crate Art), and since I'm usually in charge of the music at work, I thought it would be interesting to try some. I'm getting good ideas from this thread. kds I didn't know Laguna Sunrise and Brothers. They are beautiful! @sheriff I'd heard Theme for A Summer Place a thousand time but I had no idea what was it called so thank you. |
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Post by Al S on Feb 16, 2019 18:06:53 GMT -5
Jeez, now I’m posting freakin’ The Eagles songs  Credit where credit’s due, as the say... |
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Post by Al S on Feb 16, 2019 18:09:36 GMT -5
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Post by Al S on Feb 16, 2019 18:11:28 GMT -5
Play this in the evening, by candle light:
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2019 18:52:10 GMT -5
Im not sure if Herb Alpert counts, considering they were all instrumentals (with one or two notable exceptions) but anyway...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2019 18:55:50 GMT -5
Im in a really good mood today! There's so much beauty in the world, and good people in it you guys  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2019 19:18:36 GMT -5
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Post by The Cap'n on Feb 22, 2019 20:36:10 GMT -5
Listening to some guitar gods. Satch is one of the greatest.
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Post by jk on Mar 16, 2020 8:54:38 GMT -5
Most satisfying to get this fine topic back on the rails. (There are a lot of instrumentals about.) I was alerted to this brief gem by a major Mahavishnu Orchestra fan. "Guardian Angels" comes from John McLaughlin's solo album Electric Dreams: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Dreams_(John_McLaughlin_album) |
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Post by jk on Mar 19, 2020 13:01:20 GMT -5
This instrumental was so short that they repeated part of the tape. It still sounds great. I saw them play this in the Marquee Club in 1972--chills-down-the-spinesville:
The YouTube blurb reads thus:
This song is from the 1971 album MOVING WAVES the 2nd album from the Dutch group. It is the sixth part of a 23 minute song called "Eruption" that spans the whole second side of that album. It is an adaptation of Jacopo Peri's opera "Euridice". This small section of the song was written by Tommy Barlage a sax player for a fellow Dutch band named Solution.
Thijs Van Leer - Keyboards, Flute [not on this track], Vocals
Jan Akkerman - Guitars
Pierre Van Der Linden - Drums
Cyril Havermans - Bass, Vocals
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Post by sneakypete77 on Mar 19, 2020 13:22:24 GMT -5
Thanks John, you almost beat me to it. Back in the late 60s/early 70s the consensus was that 'Clapton Is God'.
No he wasn't, Jan most definitely was, even if he did resemble an undergraduate Basil Fawlty. This is in my car, always:
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Post by jk on Mar 19, 2020 16:15:32 GMT -5
Thanks John, you almost beat me to it. Back in the late 60s/early 70s the consensus was that 'Clapton Is God'.
No he wasn't, Jan most definitely was, even if he did resemble an undergraduate Basil Fawlty. This is in my car, always: "Jan Is God!" I like that! Hello, Peter. Yes, another beauty from them and like the previous one eminently playable on the piano. It was in my repertoire for a while. The first time I heard Focus was on UK radio in 1971. When their debut single "House Of The King" kicked in, I thought, "Uh-oh, a Jethro Tull clone"--that is, until the bridge. I mean, whaaaattt?  Lovely track! |
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Post by jk on Apr 29, 2020 4:17:08 GMT -5
I was reminded of this one by its inclusion in The Guardian's curious series. "Mouldy Old Dough" is one of a few tracks with a cymbal smash at an unexpected moment, sort of like an afterthought. Others I can think of right now are "Johnny Carson", "Don't Stop" (Fleetwood Mac) and "The Spotlight Kid" (Captain Beefheart). "MOD" was released in 1972, just before my brief dalliance with the music business ended. Lieutenant Pigeon's drummer Nigel Fletcher dated the secretary at the music-lending library where I used to work. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Pigeon |
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Post by jk on May 13, 2020 16:56:38 GMT -5
M.F.S.B.'s "K-Jee" is one of the high points of the Saturday Night Fever OST. I remember it was a great favourite with the OP, whom I hope is safe and well. |
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Credit where credit’s due, as the say...
Lovely track!