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musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited September 2007 in Other Music
whats the cream of the crop in terms of instrumental music?
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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,924
    My favorites:

    Pelican
    Red Sparowes
    Explosions In The Sky
  • Prioronfire22Prioronfire22 Posts: 393
    Liquid Tension Experiment are an awesome instrumental band. Also if you are just looking for kickass guitar check Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson.
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    this

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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,936
    Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow is fantastic
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    What kind of music is Explosions in the Sky? I hear a lot about them, but I have no idea who they are. Is it rock, metal, or what?

    Oh by the way, ISIS is really really good. Most of their music is instrumental.
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  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Its already been said but to get the point across.......Explosions in the Sky are FUCKING AMAZING. I have yet to hear a bad song by them. I recommend checking out the Friday Night Lights soundtrack to begin with......they did the soundtrack for the movie.
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  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    DOSW wrote:
    What kind of music is Explosions in the Sky? I hear a lot about them, but I have no idea who they are. Is it rock, metal, or what?

    Oh by the way, ISIS is really really good. Most of their music is instrumental.


    Its like rock/classical...........just check it out, Ill even give you a couple links

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=36U4ez7AzKA
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gd49aT8ypbs
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Its already been said but to get the point across.......Explosions in the Sky are FUCKING AMAZING. I have yet to hear a bad song by them. I recommend checking out the Friday Night Lights soundtrack to begin with......they did the soundtrack for the movie.

    Is their music progressive at all, or more like PJ's instrumentals? When it comes to instrumental music, I prefer it to have a kind of progressive feel to it, kind of like November Hotel from Mad Season or most of Isis's music, like I said above.

    [EDIT] Ah, OK, I just saw your second post now. I'll check it out.
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  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    DOSW wrote:
    Is their music progressive at all, or more like PJ's instrumentals? When it comes to instrumental music, I prefer it to have a kind of progressive feel to it, kind of like November Hotel from Mad Season or most of Isis's music, like I said above.

    [EDIT] Ah, OK, I just saw your second post now. I'll check it out.

    If you dont like the songs in the links.........there really isnt any reason to check out anything else by them. I think you will like them though, havent met anybody yet that hasnt.
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  • transplanttransplant Posts: 1,088
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow is fantastic
    that is my favorite guitar record. Beck is just a monster.

    However today?

    Pelican. I also love Explosions however I like my instrumentals with a metal kick.

    Now, if I could grab anybody and sit them down to listen to my CD of choice, right now, it would be (it is my favorite CD of 2007) is

    Alcest - Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde

    If ANYBODY out there has a thing for Loveless and Jesu's Silver EP, you would be making a big mistake not checking this out.
  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    If you dont like the songs in the links.........there really isnt any reason to check out anything else by them. I think you will like them though, havent met anybody yet that hasnt.

    I just checked out the first one. Seems to be pretty good mood music... I'll try and remember to check it out someday when I feel in the mood for it.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,207
    Anything by JOE SATRIANI

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=F4fPv450OYM

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=jGNgcRwKW4Q&mode=related&search=

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=hAY3WeZovGk&mode=related&search=

    Love some Jeff Beck....Guitar Shop

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  • nocode23nocode23 Posts: 411
    Mogwai has some great instrumentals. Explosions In The Sky are great too.
  • westsidepiewestsidepie Posts: 627
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow is fantastic


    So is his earlier album, Truth. I saw Jeff Beck live at Winterland in SF, just after Blow by Blow was released. I'll never forget that show.
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  • mxaaronmxaaron Posts: 92
    "Divided Sky" or "You Enjoy Myself" by Phish. Probably my favorite instrumentals...
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    65 days of static (99% instrumental) are nice as well
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    I don't think anyone has mentioned my favorite:

    Godspeed You! Black Emporer
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  • stu geestu gee Posts: 1,174
    Mogwai and Sigur Ros

    Mogwai are in my top 5 bands of all time after only really getting into them at the end of last year. Bought 7 of their albums in space of a couple months and they are all great. I recommend Happy Songs For Happy People and Young Team. They are from Glasgow as well which maybe makes me a nit biased when praising them lol, amazing band all the same.

    Take the time out to watch this video of them playing Helicon 1 in Japan last year if you can, gives me goosebumps everytime i watch it. When it really kicks in and the lights start going it looks absolutely phenomenal. One of my favourite youtube clips.

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  • laudenumlaudenum Posts: 405
    Hovercraft
    Magnog
    C average
    Labradford
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  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Caspian - The Four Trees (http://www.myspace.com/caspiantheband

    May very well be the best instrumental release of the year!

    (ASA and Crawlspace are the only two from the new disc on their Myspace. the other two are from "You Are the Conductor"
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    intodeep wrote:
    I don't think anyone has mentioned my favorite:

    Godspeed You! Black Emporer
    the best band in the world ever :) I'm actually wearing my Lift Yr. Skinny Fists T-shirt now.

    approximately 90000000000 times better than Explosions in the Sky. I like EITS but Godspeed You! Black Emperor make them seem so dull. there's not enough fire in stuff like The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place, no matter how pretty it is.

    so yes, to the original poster, make sure you check out the following albums by GY!BE (as in, all of them) -

    Lift Yr Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven
    F#A# (Infinity)
    Yanqui U.X.O

    and also the Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada EP which is utterly brilliant.
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  • toddiet123toddiet123 Posts: 271
    Caspian
    Mono
    Explosions in the Sky
    Dianogah
    Boris
    Don Caballero
    godspeed you black emperor

    I listen to mostly instrumental stuff

    check out http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/ its a site pretty much dedicated to the instrumental rock scene.
  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    the best band in the world ever :) I'm actually wearing my Lift Yr. Skinny Fists T-shirt now.

    approximately 90000000000 times better than Explosions in the Sky. I like EITS but Godspeed You! Black Emperor make them seem so dull. there's not enough fire in stuff like The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place, no matter how pretty it is.

    so yes, to the original poster, make sure you check out the following albums by GY!BE (as in, all of them) -

    Lift Yr Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven
    F#A# (Infinity)
    Yanqui U.X.O

    and also the Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada EP which is utterly brilliant.

    You can feel free to call me crazy but I find Godspeed You! highly overated. However, i do reccomend everybody check them out also, as it is a prerequisite for anything newer and they are a really solid band.

    I'll take & Yet &Yet or Goodbye Enemy Airship by Do Make Say Think over them anyday
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  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    totally explosions in the sky. mogwai, jakob & maybe some sigur ros, but much of that has vocals. definitely explosions :)
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Try these albums:

    John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
    John Coltrane - Ascension
    John Coltrane - Interstellar Space
    Frank Zappa - Hot Rats (Captain Beefheart does sing on Willie the Pimp, though)

    Or this clip, to blast you into the furthest reaches:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJKnDtRf3Vs
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Gardenparty wrote:
    You can feel free to call me crazy but I find Godspeed You! highly overated. However, i do reccomend everybody check them out also, as it is a prerequisite for anything newer and they are a really solid band.

    I'll take & Yet &Yet or Goodbye Enemy Airship by Do Make Say Think over them anyday
    That's fair enough. I can see why some people might find them boring or formulaic with all the crescendos etc but I personally think they are incredible. Lift Yr Skinny Fists is probably my favourite album ever.

    I do, however, also like Do Make Say Think.
    Other great instrumental bands include Fly Pan Am, Set Fire to Flames, Mono, Esmerine, Bell Orchestre.
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  • stevieraveonstevieraveon Posts: 413
    Phish "You Enjoy Myself" , "The Inlaw Josie Wales"

    SRV "Lenny", "Rude Mood", "Little Wing"

    Eric Johnson "Song For George", "Cliffs of Dover"

    Joe Satriani "Starry Night"

    Led Zeppelin "Bron Y'Aur"
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  • ArctangentArctangent Posts: 614
    anyone who likes isis should check out cult of luna.
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    mxaaron wrote:
    "Divided Sky" or "You Enjoy Myself" by Phish. Probably my favorite instrumentals...



    Neither of which are true instrumentals, but close enough. 2 great picks.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Cheguevara6 wrote:
    whats the cream of the crop in terms of instrumental music?


    What are you looking for? Technical prowess? Ethereal spacey music? Solo acoustic guitar? Jam bands?
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