best instrumentals

doesnt have to be just metal, i jsut didnt know where else to put it...

 

what do you mean exactly? what instrument sounds the best? sorry im stoned right now, hahaha. Don't say my name bassplaya if you know who this is

 

ya i know who.... and what i mean is good instrument-only songs; ie "Orion", "YYZ", etc.

 

Oh... I got nothin

 

I can't pick just one or two, since there are SO MANY fantastic instrumental pieces out there today. I'm a BIG fan of instrumental rock myself. Below is a list of some of my favorite instrumental tunes...

By Joe Satriani:

- Surfing With The Alien
- Always With Me, Always With You
- Flying In A Blue Dream

By Yngwie J.Malmsteen:

- Far Beyond The Sun
- Black Star
- Crying
- Trilogy Suite OP.5

By Steve Vai:

- For The Love Of God
- Sisters
- Tender Surrender
- There's A Fire In The House
- Building The Church

By Eric Johnson:

- Cliffs Of Dover

By Dream Theater:

- Erotomania
- Overture 1928

By Jordan Rudess:

- Quantum Soup

By The Ventures:

- Pipeline


...to name a few of many....

 

haha oh ya!! forget about the ventures! all there stuff is great, pipeline definitly one of the best. thanks for all those, A_T

 

Oh, don't mention it, bassplaya.

The Ventures are awesome! Speaking of surf music, Dick Dale is also a great surf guitarist.

I just realized I forgot to include Joe Satriani's "Summer Song" on the list. That's like one of the Satch classics. Another fabulous player I forgot to mention is Jeff Beck. Pieces like "Where were you" and his version of "The Pump" are amazing. There's also Larry Carlton whose "Room 335" is considered to be one of the fusion masterpieces. Incidentally, Larry and Steve Lukather did a version of "The Pump" during their collaborative live event recorded in Japan, and both of their performances are quite fantastic.

 

How about instrumental bands?

SunnO))))
35007
Death Cube K
earth
Pelican
Boris

 

ok here we go

Pink Floyd: Echoes, Atom Heart Mother(kinda instrumental)

and of course Metallicas Call Of Ktulu. Orion is ok...just wears on ur nerves.

 

hahaha how can something be kind of instrumental?

 

Well, some instrumental songs have subtle usage of vocals. Steve Vai's "Touching Tongues" or "Taurus Bulba" would be a good example, I'd say.

 

ya i guess. god bless the children of the beast by motley crue would probly be considered an instrumental, even tho there is words, just chanting "god bless the children of the beast" over and over

 

I'd have to go with Laguna Sunrise by Black Sabbath.

 

if i had to pick ONE out of all the instrumentals i've heard, it'd definitely without a doubt be this one.

 

Anesthesia - Metallica
Call Of Ktulu - Metallica
Orion - Metallica
To Live Is To Die - Metallica
Crystal Ann - Annihilator
Sleeping Village - Black Sabbath
1776 - Iced Earth
Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin
Evil Thrill - Marty Friedman
Absolution - Megadeth
Planet Gemini - Michael Angelo
Dee - Ozzy (Randy) - if you count things under 1 minute
All of The Tallywood String Quartet's Remakes
Icarus` Dream Suite Opus 4 - Yngwie Malmsteen

I'm forgetting some, I know it.. And yeah, thats quite a few anyway..

 

I like YYZ by Rush.

 

Hecate Enthroned-Beneath A December Twilight
Quo Vadis-Tunnel Effect
Kreator-Servant In Heaven,King In Hell

The outro to Scariot-Tongueless God is the best bass piece ever.

 

Troll - Trollberg is one of my favs.

 

Yeah, Boris, Earth and 35007 have some good stuff Sunn0)) is especially cool live.

 

I'm not fond of Drone.

Emperor - The wanderer / Opus a Satana
Xasthur - Walker of dissonant worlds (at least I THINK that's instrumental...)
Ancient Rites' interludes like Avondland, The return etc.
Marduk - Echoes from the past
Iced Earth - 1776

Can't think of any more right now...