Question:
Best instrumental songs ??? 50s- today ????? rock/pop compilation?
Alberto V
2007-06-30 00:39:18 UTC
trying to make a compilation of great instrumental songs .. can you mention some good ones ?? what are the ones you remember??
thanks!!
Sixteen answers:
2007-06-30 01:03:41 UTC
Telstar by the Tornados.
kiddo
2007-06-30 03:28:09 UTC
Anything by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.

Music to Watch Girls By....Bob Crewe Generation

Girls on the Rocks....Bob Crewe Generation

Theme from a Summer's Place....Percy Faith

Pink Panther.....Henry Mancini

Walk Don't Run....Ventures

Because They're Young...Duane Eddy

Classical Gas....Mason Williams

Out of Limits....The Marketts

Telstar....The Tornadoes

Wild Weekend....The Rebels

Joy...Apollo 100

Popcorn.....Hot Butter

Rock and Roll Part 2....Gary Glitter

The Hustle....Soul City Symphony

Outta Space....Billy Preston

Green Onions....Booker T and the MG's
kfrea77
2007-06-30 16:13:33 UTC
For me it's really anything by the Mahavisnu Orchestra, especially the last track on the Apocalypse album, Hymn to Him. Close to 20 minutes of the best guitarist playing over an Orchestra produced by George Martin. Can't go far wrong with that!



In a Silent Way by Miles Davis is also well worth a listen.
2007-06-30 00:44:24 UTC
Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's

Classical Gas for the Guitar - Don't remember who it's by (could also just be "Classical Gas")

The Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited

Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group

Star Wars Remix - (no idea who it's by - was an actual instrumental track built off the enormity of the Star Wars movie and adapted into 70s dance music)

Sleepwalk - Santo & (don't remember the other guy)

Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

Popcorn - Hot Butter
2007-06-30 04:06:14 UTC
Walk, Don't Run - the Ventures

Hawaii Five-O - the Ventures

Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny

Wipeout - the Surfaris

Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy

Dave's Mood (Part 2) - the Dave Lewis Trio

Green Onions - Booker T. and the MGs

Tequila - the Champs

One Mint Julep - Ray Charles

Sirius - the Alan Parsons Project

Grazing in the Grass - Hugh Masekela

Misirlou - Dick Dale and the Del Tones

Pipeline - the Chantays
fiVe
2007-06-30 01:25:07 UTC
Nine Inch Nails has several good ones. My favorites:

Complication

Just like You Imagine

A Warm Place

Pinion

A Violet Fluid
?
2007-06-30 01:06:40 UTC
There are HUNDREDS, - if not, THOUSANDS, - of them, around, - from WAY BACK! What is given, for you, below, is a short LIST, - PLUS the names of the ARTISTS, that made them FAMOUS, of a FEW of those, that I LIKED, myself!



Albatross - Fleetwood Mac

Eye Level (van der Valk theme tune) - Simon Park Orchestra

Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield

Apache - Shadows

Portsmouth - Mike Oldfield

Dance With the Devil - Cozy Powell



Hope these help to set you on your way, to a FABULOUS compilation, - I'd LOVE to hear what ELSE you put on there!
2007-06-30 02:13:51 UTC
My top favorite instrumental of all time was - hands down - "SLEEPWALK"!!!!



I commend "Sparky" for remembering this seldom-heard #1 hit from 1959. It was written and performed by Brooklynite brothers, Santo and JOHNNY!



My two other favorite instrumentals would be "(Theme from) A Summer Place" by Percy Faith (1960), and "(Theme from) Romeo & Juliet" by Henry Mancini (1969). Both these songs also hit number one on the pop charts!
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2007-06-30 00:42:50 UTC
I Wish by Stevie Wonder

Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin
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2007-07-04 00:37:57 UTC
Sambi pa Ti by Santana, freeway by Jeff beck
2007-06-30 05:36:36 UTC
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Fonzie T
2007-06-30 00:44:51 UTC
"Wipeout"

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Tequila

Time is Tight- Booker T & the MG's
2007-06-30 09:25:12 UTC
1. Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs

2. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett

3. Walk Don't Run - The Ventures

4. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter

5. Pipeline - The Chantays

6. Rumble - Link Wray

7. Wipe Out - The Surfaris

8. Jessica - Allman Brothers Band

9. Night Train - Jimmy Forest

10. Misirlou - Dick Dale

11. Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny

12. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy

13. TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB

14. Eruption - Van Halen

15. Tequila - Champs

16. Time Is Tight - Booker T & The MGs

17. Cissy Strut - The Meters

18. Soul Twist - King Curtis

19. Memphis - Lonnie Mack

20. Apache - The Shadows

21. La Villa Strangiato - Rush

22. The Deacon's Hop - Big Jay McNeely

23. Space Guitar - Johnny "Guitar" Watson

24. Last Night - Mar Keys

25. Wild Weekend - The Rockin' Rebels

26. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic

27. Rockit - Herbie Hancock

28. Raunchy - Bill Justis

29. Hip Hug-Her - Booker T & The MGs

30. Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani

31. Let's Go Trippin'- Dick Dale

32. Telstar - The Tornadoes

33. Soul Finger - Bar Kays

34. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer

35. Out Of Limits - The Marketts

36. Machine Gun - The Commodores

37. Outa Space - Billy Preston

38. Hide Away - Freddie King

39. The Lonely Surfer - Jack Nitzsche

40. Sparks - The Who

41. Hang 'Em High - Booker T & The MG's

42. Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson

43. Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck

44. Twine Time - Alvin Cash & The Crawlers

45. Ain't It Funky Now - James Brown

46. Pick up the Pieces - Average White Band

47. Flamingo - Earl Bostic

48. Sophisticated Cissy - The Meters

49. Blue's Theme - Davie Allan & The Arrows

50. Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin

51. Classical Gas - Mason Williams

52. Wham! - Lonnie Mack

53. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield

54. Soul Sacrifice - Santana

55. America - The Nice

56. The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co.

57. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Brothers

58. Europa - Santana

59. Orion - Metallica

60. Hawaii Five O - The Ventures

61. Soul Serenade - King Curtis

62. Lark's Tongue In Aspic - King Crimson

63. 20-75 - Willie Mitchell

64. Overture (Tommy) - The Who

65. Summertime - Booker T & The MG's

66. Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy

67. Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa

68. Rock And Roll Part 2 - Garry Glitter

69. Red River Rock - Johnny & the Hurricanes

70. Swanee River Hop - Fats Domino

71. Hocus Pocus - Focus

72. YYZ - Rush

73. Smokie - Part Two - Bill Black's Combo

74. Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix

75. Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani

76. Toccata - Emerson Lake and Palmer

77. Express - BT Express

78. Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd

79. Fire On High - ELO

80. Liberation - Chicago

81. Glad - Traffic

82. The Happy Organ - Dave "Baby" Cortez

83. Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck

84. Liberty - Steve Vai

85. Teen Beat - Sandy Nelson

86. Albatross - Fleetwood Mac

87. The Animal - Steve Vai

88. Last Horizon - Brian May

89. Penetration - The Pyramids

90. Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan

91. Grazing in The Grass - Hugh Masekela

92. Samba Pa Ti - Santana

93. Nottingham Lace - Buckethead

94. One Mint Julep - Ray Charles

95. Speed Metal Symphony - Cacophony (Becker, Friedman)

96. Theme From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage

97. Scuttle Buttin - Stevie Ray Vaughan

98. Mumblin' Guitar - Bo Diddley

99. Summer Madness - Kool & The Gang

100. I'm Alright - Neil Zaza

101. Slaughter On 10th Avenue - Mick Ronson

102. Cleo's Mood - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

103. The Gumbo Variations - Frank Zappa

104. Raise My Rent - David Gilmour

105. Forty Miles Of Bad Road - Duane Eddy

106. Iron Butterfly Theme - Iron Butterfly

107. Red - King Crimson

108. Hot Lanta - Allman Brothers Band

109. Quadrophenia - The Who

110. Joy - Apollo 100

111. Walking With Mr. Lee - Lee Allen

112. Nun Chuka Kata - Buckethead

113. The Extremist - Joe Satriani

114. Low Rider - Gary Hoey

115. Hucklebuck - Ernie Fields

116. Glasgow Kiss - John Petrucci

117. Pass The Peas - The JB's

118. When The Water Breaks - Liquid Tension Experiment

119. Blue - Yngwie Malmsteen

120. Summer Song - Joe Satriani

121. The Movie - Aerosmith

122. Trademark - Eric Johnson

123. Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen

124. O-H-I-O - The Ohio Players

125. Baja - Astronauts

126. The Rock - The Who

127. For The Love Of God - Steve Vai

128. Underture (Tommy) - The Who

129. Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd

130. Repent Walpuris - Procol Harum

131. Nu Shoos Blues - Tommy Emmanuel

132. The Wizard Turns On... - The Flaming Lips

133. Rude Mood - Stevie Ray Vaughan

134. Los Endos - Genesis

135. Theme From The Wild Angels - Davie Allen & the Arrows

136. Whispering A Prayer - Steve Vai

137. Erotomania - Dream Theater

138. Stoked - The Beach Boys

139. The Call of Ktulu - Metallica

140. Perfidia - The Ventures

141. Cruise Missile - Steve Morse

142. Perpetual Burn - Jason Becker

143. Journey of the Sorcerer - Eagles

144. 30-60-90 - Willie Mitchell

145. No Gravity - Kiko Loueriro

146. Epilogue For Lisa - Shawn Lane

147. Mr. Eliminator - Dick Dale

148. Buck's Boogie - Blue Oyster Cult (Buck Dharma)

149. Stomp - Little Feat

150. Hole In The Wall - The Packers

151. Ytse Jam - Dream Theater

152. Aztec - Bo Diddley

153. Ghost Riders In The Sky - The Ramrods

154. Groovin' - Booker T. & The MG's

155. Torquay - The Fireballs

156. Tierra Del Fuego - George Lynch/Derryl Gabel

157. Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck

158. Gonzo - James Booker

159. Zap - Eric Johnson

160. Thunderball - Davie Allen & the Arrows

161. Animal - Phil Keaggy

162. Villanova Junction - Jimi Hendrix

163. Zoot Allures - Frank Zappa

164. Petal To The Metal - Roy Buchanan

165. Shape Of Things - The Jeff Healey Band

166. The Spider - Kansas

167. Wonderful Land - The Shadows

168. Ballero - War

169. The Jam - Paul Gilbert

170. White Silver Sands - Bill Black Combo

171. The Crush Of Love - Joe Satriani

172. Rawhide - Link Wray

173. Wring That Neck - Deep Purple

174. Righteous - Eric Johnson

175. Vaquero - The Fireballs

176. Far Beyond The Sun - Yngwie Malmsteen

177. Surf Beat - Dick Dale & The Del-Tones

178. Paradigm Shift - Liquid Tension Experiment

179. Cecilia Ann - Pixies

180. Hide And Seek - The Spencer Davis Group

181. Alena In The Sun - Kerry Livgren

182. One Of These Days - Pink Floyd

183. King Kong - Frank Zappa

184. Pink Champagne Sparkle - Andy Timmons

185. Any Colour You Like - Pink Floyd

186. Super Colossal - Joe Satriani

187. Zeke The Freak - Issac Hayes

188. Mr. Rebel - Eddie & The Showman

189. Linus and Lucy - Gary Hoey

190. Parrty - Maceo & The Macks

191. Straight Flush - The Frantics

192. Tragic - Bozzio Levin Stevens

193. Always With Me Always With You - Joe Satriani

194. Tumeni Notes - Steve Morse

195. Space Race - Billy Preston

196. Triad - Tool

197. Strong Medicine - Southern *****

198. Slammin - Huey Lewis & The News

199. Surfer's Stomp - The Mar-Kets

200. Just Like You Imagined - Nine Inch Nails

201. Duane's Tune - The Dickey Betts Band

202. The Big Swell - Tommy Emmanuel

203. Rat Salad - Black Sabbath

204. Nitro - Dick Dale

205. Lovesorrow - Marty Friedman

206. Flying In a Blue Dream - Joe Satriani

207. Double Whammy - Lonnie Mack

208. Flying - The Beatles

209. Stomp - Phil Keaggy

210. Gimmie Some More - The JB's

211. Terminal Frost - Pink Floyd

212. Funky Donkey - Bernard Purdi

213. Marooned - Pink Floyd

214. Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick - Arctic Monkeys

215. Funky Mama - Danny Gatton

216. Pavilion - Eric Johnson

217. Son Of Alerik - Deep Purple

218. Whale & Wasp - Alice In Chains

219. Instrumental Illness - Allman Brothers Band

220. The Ultra Zone - Steve Vai

221. Contusion - Stevie Wonder

222. Switchblade - Link Wray

223. Toccata in Dm - The Toy Dolls

224. Cleo's Back - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars

225. Jungle Gym - Roy Buchanan

226. The Big Shuffle - Carl Verheyen

227. Starliner - Montrose

228. Ice - Camel

229. Wedding Nails - Porcupine Tree

230. Sidewinder - Ronnie Montrose

231. All The Blues All The Time - Ike Turner

232. The Long Road - Mark Knopfler

233. Woodpecker From Mars - Faith No More

234. Switch 625 - Def Leppard

235. Mr. Moto - The Belairs

236. Hurtwood Alley - Dan Fogelberg

237. Stream Of Consiousness - Dream Theater

238. Do It Any Way You Wanna - People's Choice

239. Joseph Merrick - Mastodon

240. Jump Start - Greg Howe

241. Evil Eye - Yngwie Malmsteen

242. Refried Country Chicken - Dixie Dregs

243. Don't Hold Me Back - Tommy Emmanuel

244. Tidal Wave - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones

245. Son Of Mr. Green Genes - Frank Zappa

246. Castellorizon - David Gilmour

247. The Fish - Yes

248. Black Hole Sun - Peter Frampton

249. Dance Of Eternity - Dream Theater

250. No Boundaries - Michael Angelo Batio

251. Booty Butt - Ray Charles

252. Sky Overture - Uli Jon Roth

253. Guybo - Eddie Cochran

254. Jack The Ripper - Link Wray & His Ray Men

255. Take It Off The Top - Dixie Dregs

256. Crushing Day - Joe Satriani

257. Blue Wind - Jeff Beck

258. D/FW - The Vaughan Brothers

259. Rinky Dink - Dave "Baby" Cortez

260. Scatterbrain - Jeff Beck

261. Sargasso Sea - Michael Lee Firkins

262. Stressfest - Steve Morse

263. Smooth Rider - Patrik Carlsson

264. Arpeggiator - Fugazi

265. Brother - Pearl Jam

266. A Cry With No Tears - Mike Campese

267. Pail Gap - Jimi Hendrix

268. Chicago Smokeshop - Roy Buchanan

269. Harlem Nocturne - Johnny Otis

270. Saturation Point - Marty Friedman

271. Gates of Doom - Fabrizio Chiruzzi

272. Technical Difficulties - Racer X

273. I Go Solo - Elias Viljanen

274. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - The Virtues

275. Open Sesame - Kool & The Gang

276. Third Stone From The Sun - Stevie Ray Vaughan

277. Apricot Brandy - Rhinoceros

278. Haunted Castle - The Kingsmen

279. Jaws Of Life - John Petrucci

280. D.N.A. - A Flock of Seagulls

281. Time Capsule - Lars Eric Mattsson

282. Church Key - Dave Myers & the Surftones

283. Ram-Bunk-Shush - Ventures

284. Rain - Vinnie Moore

285. Bulldog - Fireballs

286. Valley of Eternity - Marty Friedman

287. Banzai Washout - Dick Dale & His Deltones

288. Autumn Lords - Tony MacAlpine

289. Touchdown Raiders - Carlos Santana

290. Billy's Bag - Billy Preston

291. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys

292. One For The Road - Robert Walker

293. Fog Cutter - The Frantics

294. Out Of The Box - Mike Campese

295. Flatlines, Thin Lines - John 5

296. Purple Rain - Neil Zaza

297. Got To Hurry - Yardbirds

298. The Boys in the Band - Gentle Giant

299. Blue Tears - Fabrizio Chiruzzi

300. Kahuna Loco - Steve Reed

301. Hope - Smashing Pumpkins

302. Peter Gunn Theme - Clarence Clemons (Porky's Revenge!)

303. Headbangers Hairspray - Jennifer Batten

304. Melting Pot - Booker T. & The MG's

305. 1776 - Iced Earth

306. The Take Out - Widespread Panic

307. Animal Instinct - Gary Hoey

308. Cinema - Yes

309. Muthaship - Danny Gatton

310. T-Zone Rhythm - Patrik Carlsson

311. Freeway Lines - Michael Lee Firkins

312. Don't Be Cruel - Bill Black's Combo

313. Shibuya - Galactic

314. A Night At Daddy G's - The Church Street Five

315. Funk 49 - Blues Saraceno

316. Dance On - The Shadows

317. Percolatin' - Willie Mitchell

318. Leprechaun Promenade - Steve Morse

319. Daybreaker - Electric Light Orchestra

320. Fuel Injection Stingray - Marty Friedman

321. Rhayader - Camel

322. Communication Breakdown - The Jeff Healey Band

323. Curve - John Petrucci

324. Siberian Sleigh Ride - Trans-Siberian Orchestra

325. K-Jee - Nite-Liters

326. Prog - Michael Angelo Batio

327. Cat DNA - Ozric Tentacles

328. The Jam - Graham Central Station

329. Two Wheel Horse - Johnny A.

330. Custer's Last Groove - Toshi Isada

331. Ace O' Spades - Huevos Rancheros

332. Faulty Outlet - Greg Howe

333. William Tell 1967 - Davie Allen & the Arrows

334. Battle Axe - Quiet Riot

335. Death of a Swan - Timo Tolkki

336. Open Gate - Michael Shenker

337. Go Big Or Go Home - The Mel-Tones

338. Overture 1928 - Dream Theater

339. Regatta De Blanc - The Police

340. In That Quiet Earth' - Genesis

341. Surf Rider - The Lively Ones

342. Tempest - Los Straitjackets

343. Look-Ka Py Py - The Meters

344. S.R.V. - Eric Johnson

345. Kon Tiki - The Shadows

346. In Your Face - Earl Slick

347. Automatic - Dweezil Zappa

348. Sledgehammer Hop - Mark Wood

349. Conversations - Saga

350. Northern Breeze - Elias Viljanen

351. Big Guitars & Fast Cars - Steve Fister

352. Testify - Stevie Ray Vaughan

353. The Homeward Race - Dave Bainbridge

354. Ace of Spades - Link Wray

355. Foxy Lady - Crown Heights Affair

356. The Rise And Fall Of Fingel Bunt - The Shadows

357. Zero Gravity - Alien Cowboys

358. Marching Out - Yngwie Malmsteen

359. East Hastings - Godspeed You! Black Emperor

360. Flash Back - Ronnie Jones

361. Black Light Syndrome - Bozzio, Levin, Stevens

362. Beethoven On Speed - The Great Kat

363. The Valenyne Suite - Colosseum

364. Negatives - Flor de Loto

365. Last Mohican - Jukka Tolonen

366. Guitar Noir - The Aqua Velvets

367. 21st Century Swing - Michael Fath

368. Electrophonic Phunk - Shock

369. Knucklehead - Bar-Kays

370. Dr. Evil's Dream - Alien Cowboys

371. Open Fire - Ronnie Montrose

372. Porcelain Doll - Tony MacAlpine

373. Valley Of Eternity - Marty Friedman

374. Elephant Stomp - Jennifer Batten

375. Seaspray - Stephen Housden

376. Beat Box - Art Of Noise

377. Invisible Carpet - Ozric Tentacles

378. Return From The Red Bananaworld - Anand Mahangoe

379. Acid Lips - Richie Kotzen

380. Healing Touch - Nebojsa Buhin

381. Suspension - Francesco Fareri

382. Carribean Festival - Kool & The Gang

383. Space Monkeys - Harvey Mandel

384. In the Stream - Carl Verheyen

385. East of the Sun, West of the Moon - Lyle Workman

386. Mistaken Identity - Vernon Reid

387. Spunky - Johnny Jenkins

388. Spacebase - Ozric Tentacles

389. Underwater - The Frogmen

390. Captain Soul - The Byrds

391. Tigers Den - Steve Howe

392. Fusia - Sean Edward Ghannam

393. Celtic Warrior - Stephen Housden

394. The Farewell - Neal Nagaoka

395. Old School Boogie - Michael Orlando

396. Stingray Stomp - Blue Stingrays

397. Principles Of Transformation - Super String Theory

398. Last Day of Winter - Pelican

399. Can't Find My Way Home - Nebojsa Buhin

400. Nosferatu - Coroner (Tommy T. Baron)


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