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Topic: Best instrumental of all time - the gloves are off
Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Subject: Best instrumental of all time - the gloves are off
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 03:44
A lot more instrumentals to add yet, but Camel dominating so far! 

http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill" rel="nofollow - http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill


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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 11:45
Rush~YYZ
Rush~La Villa Strangiato
Funkadelic~Maggot Brain (minus the few spoken words)
Earth Wind & Fire~Runnin'
Earth Wind & Fire/Ramsey Lewis~Sun Goddess
Scorpions~Coast to Coast
....I could probably go on for pages Big smile



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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 11:52
A "best instrumentals" list without Jan Hammer, Goblin, Tangerine Dream, Rush, Return To Forever...?
 
Say it ain't so!


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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 12:29
1.- Jordrock - Anglagard



2.- Judas Iscariot - Rick Wakeman



3.- In the Lap of the Gods - Alan Parsons Project



4.- Hamburger Concerto - Focus




That's for today


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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 13:49
I think some one started a similar thread here recently . Finch and a few other prog bands were mentioned but 
my favorites in that area have been Return To Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra......but I couldn't pick just one track.



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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 13:56
One of my favorites.....everyone in the band is on fire here.....




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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 14:01
Another link to that horrid site. Just make poll or something..

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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 15:09
How many instrumentals will a poll host on here? 

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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 15:11
George Benson: Breezin. Cool


Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 15:19


Posted By: Raccoon
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 16:07
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

1.- Jordrock - Anglagard



2.- Judas Iscariot - Rick Wakeman



3.- In the Lap of the Gods - Alan Parsons Project



4.- Hamburger Concerto - Focus




That's for today
Happy to see Parsons on there Thumbs Up Alan Parsons seems to be mentioned so little on this site, and I Robot, Tales, and Pyramid are top-notch, fun albums.

I won't compile a mega-list, but  

1. Articolazioni - Arti


1. La Princesse Perdue - Camel (the perfect summation of themes)


1. Beyond the Bizarre - Finch (timeless piece)



Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 18:47
Maneige - Les Aventures De Saxinette et Clarophone is pretty amazing. Also, I'm not huge on Zappa but The Grand Wazoo is mindblowing. Larks' Tongues in Aspic pt. 1 is fantastic. I think generally the jazz stuff stomps the rock instrumentals into the ground.


Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 21:38
Riding the Scree

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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 22:13
I don't really like that list so much. My very favourite instrumental would have to be either something from Mike Oldfield (who was totally absent on the list as far as I saw)... I guess Ommadawn (part 1) would be my first choice (if one counts that one as instrumental, since it does has some vocals on it), but Tubular Bells is also wonderful and should definitley have been on the list (for it's fame). Another great instrumental that is absolutley gorgeous is "Histoires Sans Paroles" from Harmonium... that some really beautiful music.


Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 04 2015 at 22:17
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

1.- Jordrock - Anglagard



2.- Judas Iscariot - Rick Wakeman



3.- In the Lap of the Gods - Alan Parsons Project



4.- Hamburger Concerto - Focus




That's for today


Great choices all, of course. Judas Iscariot is really wonderful, as well as the others, of course. Hamburger Concerto might be my first choice for best instrumental from your choices, though... I might just as well have mentioned it without your reminding me of it. However, strictly speaking it's not an instrumental, since it does have a short vocal section... though it's short enough within such a long song that we might just as well omit that detail, I guess.


Posted By: fudgenuts64
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 01:51
The Enid - In The Region of the Summer Stars

Am I not allowed to pick albums? In that case, the title track.


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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 07:31
Dzyan-Magika
Passport-Infinity Machine
Passport-Tarantula
Passport-Cross-Collateral
Colosseum-Valentyne Suite
Colosseum-Bring Out Your Dead
Triumvirat-E MInor 5/9Minor


Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 07:43
 


Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 07:54

Dorothy Ashby - The Moving Finger



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q3kZLHx3yk



Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 09:32
Well, I always have those two categories Big smile
 
By Yugoslav bands:
 
 
 
 
By foreigner bands:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Stann
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 12:09
Surprizingly little response to this thread.


Without a second thought, I would give it to Van der Graaf Generator: George Martin's regal, uplifting   "Theme One"


Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 16:42
Some instrumental masterpieces (prog and non-prog) that haven't been posted here yet:



Allman Brothers Band - Mountain Jam



Camel - Chord Change



Steve Vai - Hand On Heart



Strunz And Farah - Quetzal




Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 16:49
To this day, I would say there is no instrumental more exhilarating and foot stomping than this:
 


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Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 17:06


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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 17:57
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:


3.- In the Lap of the Gods - Alan Parsons Project



Agreed and many more... one of my favourites below




Posted By: infocat
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 18:05
Fracture...

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Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 18:37



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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 22:13
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

To this day, I would say there is no instrumental more exhilarating and foot stomping than this:
 

Awesome choice! And gutsy! (Yodeling doesn't count as "vocals"??)

Shakti's "Mind Ecology" is one that immediately comes to mind for me. 

Lenny White's "Mating Drive" is incredible. Bassist Doug Rauch, organist Larry Young, Lenny and guitarist Ray Gomez all burning at top speed over the space keyboards of Onaje Allan Gumbs.

A lot of Percy Jones or Jaco Pastorius collaborations would satisfy me, as well, like some Brand X, Weather Report, and RTF, too. 


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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 22:47
Well, I would consider any song that has wordless vocals as an instrumental too. Perhaps even songs with short naration but not singing.


Posted By: David64T
Date Posted: September 05 2015 at 23:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRpMVJrANdE" rel="nofollow - Procol Harum - Repent Walpurgis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whr5W3kvkzw" rel="nofollow - Sky - Carillon (a rather stately tune which I've found somehow appeals to some people not interested in prog or even rock music in general)

Jethro Tull - Bouree

Many other candidates of course, setting aside Apollo 100 and "Joy" (not particularly prog but a great tune and probably should be on the linked list).

Of course a look around the several previous threads about instrumentals here on PA would uncover more candidates, including http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=92425" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=92425 ...

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Posted By: GKR
Date Posted: September 06 2015 at 09:59
Jethro Tull have so few instrumental songs, but there are those to praise: the "Forest Dance" segment of A Passion Play are incredibly good. Indeed I saw on youtube someone who put the http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHjrcJWajI" rel="nofollow - two parts together .


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Posted By: Rando
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 13:22
Originally posted by Matthew _Gill Matthew _Gill wrote:

A lot more instrumentals to add yet, but Camel dominating so far! 

http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill" rel="nofollow - http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill


Best instrumentals (past and present) one in particular comes to mind. Telstar by The Tornadoes -



The Cinema Show - Genesis / Tony Banks - One of Tony's best and best of all time instrumentals! I listen to this track almost on a daily basis!



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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 13:43
The integration of world music into rock, courtesy of Dick Dale, 1963:
 


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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 13:44
Angry

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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 13:50
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Angry
 
Geeze, I wasn't aware you were anti-Dick Dale, Mick. Confused


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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 13:53
That is his Camel reaction I believe



Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 13:54
LOL

f**king Camel.....


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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 13:55
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

LOL

f**king Camel.....
Well, damn. We actually agree on something.

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Posted By: starless2112
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 20:38
Just a few that come to mind...
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 21:28
Originally posted by Rando Rando wrote:

Originally posted by Matthew _Gill Matthew _Gill wrote:

A lot more instrumentals to add yet, but Camel dominating so far! 

http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill" rel="nofollow - http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill


Best instrumentals (past and present) one in particular comes to mind. Telstar by The Tornadoes -



The Cinema Show - Genesis / Tony Banks - One of Tony's best and best of all time instrumentals! I listen to this track almost on a daily basis!



Smile



Cinema Show isn't an instrumental at all. Not even close.


Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: September 07 2015 at 23:26
Originally posted by infocat infocat wrote:

Fracture...

Thank you, I was just looking for that!  I concur.


Posted By: aliano
Date Posted: September 08 2015 at 05:27
Maybe the best prog instrumental ever:



How about the best piece of electronic music ever written?




Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 08 2015 at 07:22
CHARIOTS OF FIRE - ENNIO MORRICONE ???????Confused
Why did they give an Oscar to Vangelis, instead?

I'm a Camel fan, but I disagree about Ice. It's a patchwork of three different things with an excellent middle part and a too long coda. They have done many better things.


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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 08 2015 at 08:01
As an instrumental music fan (in spite of all they say about women only liking songs with vocalsWink), I'd have to mention whole albums instead of single tracks. The original list does not set my world on fire at all, though I appreciate the inclusion of the great Morricone (a huge influence on many prog bands). Anyway, while I think of other tracks to suggest in this thread, here's a personal favourite of mine:




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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: September 08 2015 at 08:11
^ That's probably true for most women, but not all Tongue It reminds me when I show my mother the songs I record and she says: "you should add vocals to it" ConfusedLOL 
Really cool track Cool


Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: September 08 2015 at 18:09


Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 11:27
Still no On The Run, Boys In The Band, Peaches En Regalia, Maggot Brain, Or Why-Why-Zed. Hmmm. My favourites only really consist of post rock, like Storm, Djed, Mogwai Fear Satan, or The Only Moment We Were Alone. I'll go with Santana's Europa today.

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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 15:41
Were any passages off Tubular Bells album released as a single?

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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 15:55
Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by Rando Rando wrote:

Originally posted by Matthew _Gill Matthew _Gill wrote:

A lot more instrumentals to add yet, but Camel dominating so far! 

http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill" rel="nofollow - http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill


Best instrumentals (past and present) one in particular comes to mind. Telstar by The Tornadoes -



The Cinema Show - Genesis / Tony Banks - One of Tony's best and best of all time instrumentals! I listen to this track almost on a daily basis!



Smile



Cinema Show isn't an instrumental at all. Not even close.

This is why only I can can compose the list. 


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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 15:57
^^ There's the version of The Exorcist Tongue


Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 15:59
Originally posted by sublime220 sublime220 wrote:

Still no On The Run, Boys In The Band, Peaches En Regalia, Maggot Brain, Or Why-Why-Zed. Hmmm. My favourites only really consist of post rock, like Storm, Djed, Mogwai Fear Satan, or The Only Moment We Were Alone. I'll go with Santana's Europa today.

If On the Run popped up on a Radiohead album you'd hate it. Like the intro to spinning plates etc. 


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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 16:01
Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

^^ There's the version of The Exorcist Tongue

The short excerpt? That's an instrumental standalone song?

What's that famous track that is a little bit similar to Popcorn but more passionate and flowing? 


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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 16:08
Any Colour You Like?

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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 16:18
Originally posted by Matthew _Gill Matthew _Gill wrote:

The short excerpt? That's an instrumental standalone song?

What's that famous track that is a little bit similar to Popcorn but more passionate and flowing? 
There's an edited version on the movie soundtrack. I don't know if it's considered a standalone song.

Don't know which one it is, but I can't imagine it being passionate LOL


Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 16:21
Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Originally posted by Matthew _Gill Matthew _Gill wrote:

The short excerpt? That's an instrumental standalone song?

What's that famous track that is a little bit similar to Popcorn but more passionate and flowing? 
There's an edited version on the movie soundtrack. I don't know if it's considered a standalone song.

Don't know which one it is, but I can't imagine it being passionate LOL
The Tubular Bells reprint in 2000 (if I remember correctly) had the various parts separated as tracks, each with a title.


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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 16:24
^ You mean this re-recording? http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4914" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4914


Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 22:21
Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Originally posted by Matthew _Gill Matthew _Gill wrote:

The short excerpt? That's an instrumental standalone song?

What's that famous track that is a little bit similar to Popcorn but more passionate and flowing? 

There's an edited version on the movie soundtrack. I don't know if it's considered a standalone song.

Don't know which one it is, but I can't imagine it being passionate LOL
The Tubular Bells reprint in 2000 (if I remember correctly) had the various parts separated as tracks, each with a title.


I have seen the "Exorcist" (or introduction for the album, as is called on the 2003 re-recording) edit from the album on some New Age compilation albums, as well as on Oldfield's compilation albums too. There's also the song "Sentinel", from the Tubular Bells 2 album, which is mostly the same song, but with some added vocalisations and other variations.


Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 09 2015 at 23:29
Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

^ You mean this re-recording? http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4914" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4914

Yes, this.

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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 03:55
Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Originally posted by Matthew _Gill Matthew _Gill wrote:


What's that famous track that is a little bit similar to Popcorn but more passionate and flowing? 


Don't know which one it is, but I can't imagine it being passionate LOL

A very famous 80's synth track, sounds a little bit like popcorn in the main melody line, I always thought it was by Jean Michel Jarre but I can't find it on youtube.


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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 03:57
Originally posted by Matthew _Gill Matthew _Gill wrote:

Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

^ You mean this re-recording? http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4914" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4914

Yes, this.

I'll probably get away with calling it Introduction after that link!

Any colour you like is a good shout btw Octopus.


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Posted By: Big Ears
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 04:12
Rit Mikely - Refugee.


Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 04:14
Magma - Köhntarkösz
Camel - The Snow Goose (entire album), Lunar Sea
Genesis - Horizons, Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers... / In That Quiet Earth
Yes - Mood for a Day
Gentle Giant - Talybont
Pink Floyd - Careful with that Axe Eugene, Atom Heart Mother
Alquin - Soft Eyed Woman, Mr Barnum Jr's Magnificent and Fabulous City
Focus - Hamburger Concerto, Eruption, Hocus Pocus

Just to mention a few...


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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 04:20
Found it,  Oxygene Part 4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DDEl7JnWvo" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DDEl7JnWvo


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Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 04:20
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

As an instrumental music fan (in spite of all they say about women only liking songs with vocalsWink), I'd have to mention whole albums instead of single tracks. The original list does not set my world on fire at all, though I appreciate the inclusion of the great Morricone (a huge influence on many prog bands). Anyway, while I think of other tracks to suggest in this thread, here's a personal favourite of mine:




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Thumbs Up top album. love it.


Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 05:10
Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

Magma - Köhntarkösz
Camel - The Snow Goose (entire album), Lunar Sea
Genesis - Horizons, Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers... / In That Quiet Earth
Yes - Mood for a Day
Gentle Giant - Talybont
Pink Floyd - Careful with that Axe Eugene, Atom Heart Mother
Alquin - Soft Eyed Woman, Mr Barnum Jr's Magnificent and Fabulous City
Focus - Hamburger Concerto, Eruption, Hocus Pocus

Just to mention a few...

Hocus Pocus? That's one miserable sorry track.


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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 05:56
Just listed YYZ by Rush, it sounds like one of those ghastly Hackett instrumentals from his nightmare 80's period. I really don't want to list repetitive crap like The Air Conditioned Nightmare, Hackett to pieces, Racing in A (78), Slogans or Jacuzzi :(





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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 10:23
Originally posted by dwill123 dwill123 wrote:

 

WOW! 3 killer tracks ClapClapClap


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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 11:24
Originally posted by Matthew _Gill Matthew _Gill wrote:

Originally posted by sublime220 sublime220 wrote:

Still no On The Run, Boys In The Band, Peaches En Regalia, Maggot Brain, Or Why-Why-Zed. Hmmm. My favourites only really consist of post rock, like Storm, Djed, Mogwai Fear Satan, or The Only Moment We Were Alone. I'll go with Santana's Europa today.

If On the Run popped up on a Radiohead album you'd hate it. Like the intro to spinning plates etc. 
Beg to differ. On The Run is my favourite song of off Dark Side and one of my top ten PF songs of all time. I think it would fit very well into a Radiohead album, maybe replacing Treefingers. Plus Like Spinning Plates is an amazing song.

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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 12:31
I love Spinning plates, especially live. I still think if on the run made it's first appearance on an 80's acid house track we'd all hate it. It just sounds kinda cool being on an early 70's rock album. Before it's time so to speak.

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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 12:55

(sorry ... dupe)



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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 12:56

Hi,

The only concern I have is that classical music can have "pastoral pieces" (as an example), to supposedly describe and further the idea and story of the piece of music, and its concept, and in rock music, jazz and more modern music, this is no longer allowed and in many cases, specially an audience here, it is considered meandering and jamming and wasting space.

Here is a short list of albums that have a lot of "instrumental" passages, though some parts of it might have lyrics. Mind you, I have all these, but not many others!

Moody Blues -- Days of Future Passed

Chicago 1, 2, and 3 -- Lots of instrumental passages that are excellent

Amon Duul 2 -- Dance of the Lemmings (some spread out lyrics, but in general, side 3 (MM Sdtk) is phenomenal.

Le Orme -- Felona e Serona (some lyrics)

Mike Oldfield -- Too many pieces to mention

Tangerine Dream -- Alpha Centauri, Atem, Phaedra and any albums with full side suites

Nektar -- Recycled (some lyrics), even though it is a concept album meant to go nonstop. The transitions are excellent and side one (specially) flows beautifuuly.

Yes -- Tales from Topographic Oceans, probably one of the toughest to define as most folks think the lyrics are meaningless.

PF -- Atom Heart Mother Suite

PF -- Echoes -- Some lyrics, but I find them intentionally evasive

Kraan -- the Live album has 2 full sides of instrumentals

Focus -- Eruption from III and a couple of other pieces like Hamburger Concerto

Camel -- Snow Goose

Allman Brothers -- Eat a Peach

ELP -- Karn Evil #9 (The whole piece)

Magma -- Khontarkhoz ... and many other pieces

Jean Michel Jarre -- Oxygene, and a couple of other albums as well

Vangelis -- More than one album with full sides and then some

Djam Karet -- The Trip ... and No commercial Potential

Grateful Dead -- although not in regular albums but found in many bootlegs ... side long pieces for the band that probably invented the free form jams! Most had no lyrics.

Keith Jarrett -- probably too classical for this story here, but use the Koln concert as an example ...

Jan Garbarek -- The piece written by Keith for Jan

Terje Rypdal -- Several classical compositions, but "Odyssey" (the album) has at least several long pieces.

Ange -- Ego et Deus (with some lyrics) in the album Emile Jacotey

Alan Stivell -- Symphonie Celtique
 
Aphrodite's Child -- 666 (some lyrics)

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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 15:03
gotta be this one.  utter perfection, an electronic group performing space rock better than 
most space rockers

and youtube in its wisdom, led me to this brilliant live rendition OMG








Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 15:34
My favourite track from a masterpiece of an album:




Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 15:40
Toccata man.. wipes the floor with anything from f**king Camel or Gen-hatch


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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 16:09
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

My favourite track from a masterpiece of an album:




Interesting - I always have a hard time picking one over another from Third.  Probably my vote right now would go to Slightly All the Time


Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 16:22
Trying to add all your tunes when I get time but for now....

...Duel of the fates



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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 16:49
Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

The only concern I have is that classical music can have "pastoral pieces" (as an example), to supposedly describe and further the idea and story of the piece of music, and its concept, and in rock music, jazz and more modern music, this is no longer allowed and in many cases, specially an audience here, it is considered meandering and jamming and wasting space.

Here is a short list of albums that have a lot of "instrumental" passages, though some parts of it might have lyrics. Mind you, I have all these, but not many others!

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Alan Stivell -- Symphonie Celtique

 
Aphrodite's Child -- 666 (some lyrics)

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(I'll edit and add as time permits)


nice list!  Interesting that you chose Stivell's Symphonie Celtique over "renaissance de la harpe celtique".  I guess I will have to look for that one!


Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 10 2015 at 16:52
I'm assuming someone has already suggested.. demanded that In Memory of Elizabeth Reed not only be included but assume its rightful place in the top 5 of greatest/best instrumentals of alltime. SO I'll just add a +1 to that



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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: September 16 2015 at 09:00
Right I've added a quite a few mentioned on here and edit the list so everyone can add songs now.

Camel still leading with ICE!!


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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: September 16 2015 at 09:20

Andre Fertier's Clivage - Mixtus Orbis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJpPJHOmMOg



Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: September 16 2015 at 09:22

Serge Gainsbourg - "Breakdown Suite" (Si j'Etais un Espion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GngC48G65hQ



Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 17 2015 at 07:18
Originally posted by Big Ears Big Ears wrote:

Rit Mikely - Refugee.
 
hell of a track (and album)
 
I'd probably go for some ELP but its difficult to pick one from this lot
The Barbarian
Hoedown
Aquatarkus
Toccata
Fanfare For The Common Man
 
so....
 
Rick Wakeman - Ann Of Cleves
as much for Alan White as ole Ricky
 
none of those are in the link though and having no ELP is a bit of an oversight which suggests not a lot of knowledge in the selections
 
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: September 17 2015 at 09:41
^Yep, as usual a shortage of ELP love. I would add to your list: Three Fates, Abaddon's Bolero, Tank (Works Volume 1 version).

Ritt Mickley - named after Patrick Moraz tried to tell Lee Jackson and Brian Davision that the piece should be played "rhythmically". Speaking of Refugee, Papillon is another good one, and also:
Pilgrim's Progress/Catalan/Chalkhill - Greenslade
Forever and Ever - Dave Greenslade
Bring Out Your Dead/Valentyne Suite - Colosseum
The Pilgrim/Alone/Lullabye/Handy - Wishbone Ash
Sylvia/Focus II/Birth/La Cathedrale de Strasbourg/House of the King - Focus
King Henry's Madrigal/Bouree - Jethro Tull
Fibonacci's Number - If

Probably plenty of others I've forgotten. All those Camel ones on the list and no mention of my favourite Rhayader. From the ones that are on the list I'd go for Trio - Ennio Morricone, Spectral Mornings - Steve Hackett, One of These days/Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd.


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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 24 2015 at 08:17
^nice!
 
 a few more:
Frankenstein - The Edgar Winter Group
Cloudburst Flight - Tangerine Dream
Pulstar - Vangelis
Dark Side Of The Moog - Colosseum II
Variations - Andrew Lloyd Webber ( The theme to the South Bank show)
World In Action Jam - (another TV theme but can't remember the name of the artist but Y-T it , its utterly brilliant)
Jig a Jig - East Of Eden
Mars The Bringer Of War- ELPowell
Heartsong - Gordon Giltrap
 


Posted By: King Only
Date Posted: September 24 2015 at 11:35
Magnetic Fields Part 1 by Jean Michel Jarre for me. 17 minutes long. Really changed my life when I heard that track as a kid. I was obsessed with it and would listen to it over and over and over...




Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 24 2015 at 11:39
Tangerine Dream - Rubycon (today)
Klaus Schulze - Totem (today)
Herbert F Bairy - Lady Ollala
The Taj Mahal Travellers - The Taj Mahal Travellers between 6:20-6:46 p.m.
Popol Vuh - In den Gärten Pharaos
The Enid - Reverberations
Heldon - Bolero
Embryo - Dirge
Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
Dungen - Högdalstoppen
The Soft Machine - The Tale of Taliesin
Brand X - Nuclear Burn
Gryphon - Lament
Zombi - Shrunken Heads
Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden - Structure IV
King Crimson - Fracture
Punk Flute - Any Colour You Like
Electric Orange - Fleischwerk
Faust - Krautrock
Bennie Maupin - The Jewel in the Lotus
Björn J:Son Lindh - Musik från en Storstad
Manuel Göttsching - E2 E4
The Future Kings Of England - The Fate Of Old Mother Orvis
Älgarnas Trädgård - Saturnus Ringar




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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 24 2015 at 12:14
No Atom heart mother?

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Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: September 24 2015 at 13:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgpw75x3QhU




Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: October 28 2015 at 10:07
Originally posted by Otto9999 Otto9999 wrote:

Tangerine Dream - Church Theme

Keith Emerson - The Church Revisited (La Chiesa)
Keith Emerson - Lotte (La Chiesa)
Keith Emerson - Prelude 24 (from well tempered clavier) (La Chiesa)
The Keith Emerson Band - The Mourning Sun (Three Fates Project)
The Keith Emerson Band - The Endless Enigma Suite Pt 1 (Three Fates Project)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The Barbarian
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - The Hut Of Baba Yaga
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Promenade
Rick Wakeman - Catherine Of Aragon
Rick Wakeman - Jane Seymour

Steve Hillage - UFO Over Paris
Triumvirat - The Burning Sword of Capua
Triumvirat - The Hazy Shades Of Dawn
Triumvirat - Dance on the Volcano
Nascita Della Sfera - Sono Qui
Goblin - Il Risveglio Del Serpente
Goblin - Roller
 
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Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: October 30 2015 at 11:13
Nothing by the Dixie Dregs--until now: What If
Or:
Traffic: Glad
Jeff Beck: Space Boogie
Deep Purple: Wring That Neck
 
And depending on whether vocalization w/out lyrics doesn't disqualify it:
The Police: Regatta de Blanc


Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: October 30 2015 at 11:46


Posted By: TheLionOfPrague
Date Posted: October 30 2015 at 12:38
-Careful with that Axe, Eugene-Pink Floyd
-Prelude: Song of the Gulls-King Crimson
-After the Ordeal-Genesis
-The Great Gig in the Sky-Pink Floyd
-Hereafter-Dixie Dregs
-Watermelon in Easter Hay-Frank Zappa
-Hoedown-ELP
-Birds of Fire-Mahavishnu Orchestra
-Mood for a Day-Yes
-Lunar Sea-Camel
-YYZ-Rush
-Lament-Gryphon
-The Brazilian-Genesis


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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: October 30 2015 at 13:34
^Does Waters' squeal not count?

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Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: January 10 2016 at 08:21
After 344 votes Camel are still dominating the top 10

http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill" rel="nofollow - http://www.ranker.com/list/best-instrumental-of-all-time-/matthewgill

Not many of the songs you've all mentioned have been added to the list :(




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Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: January 10 2016 at 08:35
El Cortejo de un Día Amarillo by Bubu


Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: January 10 2016 at 09:17
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ Meeting Of The Spirits


Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: January 10 2016 at 09:38
Repent Warpurgies

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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: January 10 2016 at 09:50

Miles Davis - Robot 415
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm-GT0SH4gU



Posted By: Matthew _Gill
Date Posted: January 10 2016 at 09:50
All added! 

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Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: January 10 2016 at 09:54

Serge Gainsbourg - Travelling
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