Top 5 Instrumental songs

[MHB 2320]

I know these are only top 5 threads but sometimes 5 just isn't enough 
So what are your 5 (or more) favorite instrumental songs?

Here are mine for several years now.

01. Metal Church - Merciless Onslaught  -  (Album: Metal Church, 1985)
02. Metallica - Suicide & Redemption  -  (Album: Death Magnetic, 2008)
03. Iced Earth - 1776  -  (Album: Something Wicked This Way Comes, 1998)
04. Iron Maiden - Transylvania  -  (Album: Iron Maiden, 1980)
05. Riot - Narita  -  (Album: Narita, 1979)

06. Vengeance - Engines  -  (Album: Take It Or Leave It, 1987)
07. MSG - Into The Arena  -  (Album: The Michael Schenker Group, 1980)
08. Ted Nugent - Hibernation  -  (Album: Double Live Gonzo, 1978)
09. Rainbow - Difficult To Cure-Beethoven's Ninth  -  (Album: Difficult To Cure, 1981)
10. Heaven Shall Burn - Atonement  -  (Album: Iconoclast, 2008)

[regina]

Can't think of many, but right now I could def do with a bit of "Tubular Bells" or some quiet Pink Floyd track as I'm trying to get a few hours sleep .

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[Legion]

Most interesting topic! I'll limit myself to actual song from bands, i.e. no classical symphonies et similia. Also I'll stick to one song per band.

1. Apocalyptica - Path
2. John Carpenter/Tim Lang - In the Mouth of Madness
3. Mastodon - Joseph Merrick
4. Metallica - The Call of the Ktulu (S&M version for added orchestra)
5. Daft Punk - C.L.U.

Order may vary. Except for Path. I love Path.

Suicide & Redemption has that super sweet riff in the middle though. You know which one.

What's wrong Regina? Too busy or insomniac?

[timtelford]

Rush "YYZ"
Agree with Metallica "Kthulu" and the S&M version is incredible
Black Sabbath "Supertzar"
I alsways liked MSG "Captain Nemo" too
And while not band efforts, they appeared on band albums so "Dee" by Randy Rhoads, "Mood for a day" by Steve Howe and Yes, and "Horizons by Steve Hackett/Genesis
Mainly cos I can actually play them on guitar LOL

[Rolly']

I'm actually not the biggest fan of instrumental music but here's a top 5:

Black Sabbath - Scarlet Pimpernell
Rainbow - Weiss Heim
Rainbow - Snowman
Iron Maiden - Transylvania
Metallica - Orion

[timtelford]

Crikey Rolly, I'd totally forgotten the 2 Rainbow ones, have them on cassette, Weiss Heim was a favourite long ago of mine! Rodrogo and Gabriela the Spanish guitar duo do a killer version of Orion

[Rolly']

Checked out Rodrogo and Gabriela's version of Orion, cool

[Rolly']

I forgot this one... Estas Tonne - The Song of the Golden Dragon. This is spellbinding guitarplay.
(PS. Watch the whole video, it's worth it)

[MHB 2320]

What a brilliant guitar player that is Rolly.
Not the music I listen to daily, but I watch the whole video cause it was great to see how this man played his guitar.
Thanks for putting this video on here.

It's nice to see the diversity of instrumental songs here btw.
Some nice songs in your lists so far, Orion and The Call of Ktulu are great songs indeed, it was hard to choose a Metallica songs but S & R was the winner for me ;-)
Captain Nemo from MSG is also a nice instrumental song.

Hope to see more on here .....

[timtelford]

got me searching stuff now!!! watching rollys clip now, thank you! Glad you liked Rodrigo n gabriela, the album with orion has a killer take on stairway to heaven too plus some great orignals too

[chrisvosje]

Rodrigo y Gabriela live is a treat. I'm not sure it would be as much fun if you didn't know the original versions - I have the same feeling about Apocalyptica, Legion: even their own compositions, even when they're good, sound very familiar.
I agree, the S&M version Ktulu has extra drama, and I love it.

I've been listening to quite a lot of post-rock and more local bands since the board went down, and I had a look at my iTunes library. Apparently this is my top five (most played):

Drums Are For Parades - The Law youtu.be/FZ8NJfXDLDM
Gnaw Their Tongues & Alkerdeel - Dyodyo Asema (admitted, there are vocals in there, but I would still call this instrumental) youtu.be/lYM0ygH_fzk
Pelican - Deny The Absolute youtu.be/TOAzNXoSJ1A
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Mladic youtu.be/RXdF9uhVrI0

And I've always been fond of this - It's so delightfully deceptively optimistic:

David Bowie - A New Career in a New Town youtu.be/JhZqsYkl1zI

[pedrogunner]

5 classics:

1. Rush - La Villa Strangiato
2. Deep Purple - Wring that neck
3. Iron Maiden - Genghis Khan
4. Rush - YYZ (yes, Rush again! it's just that they're simply geniuses)
5. Yngwie Malmsteen - Black Star

[mark321]

Aug 30, 2014 13:34:56 GMT -5 Rolly' said:

I forgot this one... Estas Tonne - The Song of the Golden Dragon. This is spellbinding guitarplay.
(PS. Watch the whole video, it's worth it)

Where the fuck is the distortion.And what about a plectrum!!!! God I wish I could play anywhere near as good as that.Just fantastic,absolutely fantastic.His picking hand speed is immense