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morriss00... morriss00...
 
M$1 January 11, 2009 02:56 AM

What is the best rock and roll instrumental?

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teff torbe... teff torbe...
 
 January 11, 2009 05:21 AM
Steve Vai - Whispering a Prayer - not much shredding here. Vai demonstrates his awesome control over the guitar in this touching song. Also, think theremin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KUSkGeaUPU

John Petrucci - Glasgow Kiss - Petrucci is often criticized for lacking melody. This song is all about melody, and some great riffs and variations. His finest instrumental.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25AOSxZZkI

Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain - Petrucci is on guitar again, only the rest of the band is more involved. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmo1VW_wA_o&feature=related


Rush - YYZ -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHPhyRyGAfc&feature=related
This is someone covering the bass part, I think it's more interesting than the other videos of the song. The song is of course a classic.
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morriss003 morriss003
 
January 11, 2009 09:23 AM
Thanks. I got "Moving Pictures" after hearing this and I'm on the lookout for Liquid Tension Experiment 2.

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teff torbe... teff torbe...
 
January 11, 2009 05:48 PM
These are just some additional recommendations for you, they aren't all instrumentals, and aren't what I'd call "best" but you might like some of them.

If you like the Liquid Tension Experiment stuff, these guys are rather prolific and play a lot of mix and match:

This is Petrucci's main group. Three of the LTE people are members:

An older song, off their third album - not instrumental:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kONQ8cp3Tlc

A newer song, off their 6th album (they have 9, a 10th coming this year):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kONQ8cp3Tlc

This is a 1.5 hour stream of instrumentals pulled off of albums by Dream Theater, old and new - some of them are extended instrumental segments from songs that aren't, others are instrumentals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_CRbbHzT0Q

Here's John Petrucci and the keyboardist in LTE (who is the current keyboardist in Dream Theater and has been since 1998 or 1999) playing some acoustic stuff as a duo - I almost posted this in my initial response but I figured you were looking for something heavier - this is one of my favorite songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FexMw1LwAZk


The bassist in Liquid Tension Experiment is none other than Tony Levin. Here's some King Crimson, though Levin wasn't a member when this song was made, he's probably played it with them as he has been with the band for over 20 years - this song is absolutely mind bending once you see/hear/know what they are playing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WSNraCN5Zg

This isn't rock, but it is impressive! Victor Wooten manhandles the bass here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FvXUVHECwM&feature=related

Here's a very impressive guitarist that plays a normal guitar not unlike a chapman stick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2BOApUvFpw


If you want more, I'll hook you up with some more neat stuff.

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morriss003 morriss003
 
January 12, 2009 05:39 AM
I really like the Petrucci and Rudess cut.

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canamrotax canamrotax
 
January 11, 2009 04:04 AM
hands down the winner is "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter Group.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIhpCTNRLtQ
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morriss003 morriss003
 
January 11, 2009 09:04 AM
This is great. I had forgotten this group. As a result of this answer, I purchased "They Only Come Out at Night". Thanks.

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laceysue laceysue
 
January 11, 2009 04:06 PM
Absolutely! That's what I was going to answer, till I saw yours! Brings back a lot of old memories.

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joeknows joeknows
 
January 11, 2009 04:05 AM
Eruption by Van Halen!


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morriss003 morriss003
 
January 11, 2009 08:48 AM
This was good.

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rocknrolla rocknrolla
 
January 11, 2009 04:08 AM
Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson.
Soooooo epic


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teff torbe... teff torbe...
 
January 11, 2009 05:25 AM
Nice tune :D

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morriss003 morriss003
 
January 11, 2009 08:47 AM
Thank you. As a result of this answer, I purchased Venus Isle.

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rocknrolla rocknrolla
 
January 12, 2009 03:48 AM
Always glad to support EJ. Next go out and buy his 1700 dollar custom strat!
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StratEJWhBl
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easyeboy easyeboy
 
January 11, 2009 04:43 AM
Eric Clapton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uql1WWzi2vs

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morriss003 morriss003
 
January 11, 2009 09:12 AM
I love this guy, but I don't think that I have ever heard this cut. What's the name?

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easyeboy easyeboy
 
January 11, 2009 04:11 PM
Tears in Heaven

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spoon spoon
 
January 11, 2009 04:47 AM
That is a toss up since there are so many great instrumentals out there and it really depends on the type of Rock you like... These three would have to be at the top of my list though:

DragonForce - Instrumental Solo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNdGKtvftbc

Joe Satriani - The Extremist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c29PI3mDnwY

Steve Vai - Tender Surrender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEvDs-vyTxE

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morriss003 morriss003
 
January 11, 2009 09:19 AM
Great stuff. I picked up "Passion and Warfare" as a result of hearing this. I'm on the lookout for Extremist and Surfing With the Alien.

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girldrumme... girldrumme...
 
January 11, 2009 05:34 PM
One of the hottest groups instrumentally was Toto. Steve Luthaker (guitar) the Porcaro brothers Jeff (drums) and Steve (keyboards), David Paich (keyboards) and David Hungate (bass) who eventually was replaced by Mike Porcaro the third Porcaro brother. The thing about these guys is they were all top studio musicians before the band and have humongous musical chops.

Anyway the instrumental song they did that I'm sharing is just about as hot of a concert opener as anyone has written. It's Child's Anthem from their first album and kicks a concert off with pure instrumental joy. And did I say that this tune is very hard to pull off well. I've played in bands where we've worked it up and it takes some serious chops to do right. So here it is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri3EdDFlflE
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Seeing Toto Live in concert
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jfinke jfinke
 
January 11, 2009 10:27 PM
Well as an obsessive Beatles fan, I guess I'll throw them into the mix. They only recorded two insturmentals in their time. One of them, "Flying," was released on Magical Mystery Tour. That one was more of a psychedelic jam, but this one is a smooth rocker. It was recorded in 1965, but never officially released until Anthology 2 in 1996. It's one of the few songs credited to Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starkey.

It's the 12-Bar Original:


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morriss003 morriss003
 
January 12, 2009 05:34 AM
Loved it. Beatles are still high on my list, especially Day in the Life and Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.

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jefflauras... jefflauras...
 
January 12, 2009 02:56 AM
"Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny, 1959 or "Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac, 1969.


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morriss003 morriss003
 
January 12, 2009 05:32 AM
Absolutely wonderful. One of my all time favorites is "Rattlesnake Shake" from Live at the Boston Tea Party. And "Sleep Walk" WOW! I am so, so happy that I asked this question.

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