Favorite instrumentals

[wondergirl9847]

What are some of your favorite non-lyrical compositions?

Wings of the Wind - Michael W. Smith (on his debut album, it's just a fun, interesting, early 80's instrumental)

Ashton - Michael W. Smith (My fave Smitty instrumental...it's spectacular!)

Sunny Side of Heaven (Couldn't leave FM out of this..hehe. Danny rules! )

Albatross (Beautiful.)

Wish Lindsey would do more instrumentals...and a friggin soundtrack!!!!

[amber]

I love the soundtrack to "The last of the Mohicans" LOVE IT!!!! that's all i can think of now, although i do like Lindsey's NGBA instrumental on the reissue, and it's amazingly...something...when heard through headphones.

[tuigirl]

perhaps my all time fav has got to be "Green onions" by Booker T and the MG's..anyone remember that one?
FM related..there's one on the Tusk re-release, thats cool, actually any of them really (I know most of them are just backing tracks before lyrics added, right?..not instrumentals as such)

[madformac]

This Nearly Was Mine by Lindsey Buckingham.. Very emotive version of the Rodgers/Hammerstein song.

Barbers Adagio For Strings... Again very powerful yet understated piece..

Intermezzo sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana.. Brilliant and moving, nothing can compare to it IMHO..

[GypsySorcerer]

Albatross -- FM
Stephanie -- BN
Mermaid -- Sade
Autumn Leaves
Canon in D
The Wedding Song -- Kenny G

[Sugar]

Book of Miracles

[estranged4life]

"Eruption"-Van Halen
"Cathedral"-Van Halen
"Erotomania"-Dream Theater
"Orion"-Metallica
"The Launch"-Boston
"Over The Rainbow"-Impellitteri

[GateandGarden]

The two that come into my mind are "Sunny Side of Heaven" and the instrumental versions of "Never Going Back Again" on the Rumours re-issue.

Hillary

[face of glass]

"Albatross"
"Caught In The Rain" (yes, I like it a lot)
"Stephanie"
The little snippet at the end of "Slow Dancing"

Then the non-FM ones:

The Beach Boys: "Let's Go Away For A While", "Pet Sounds"
Frank Zappa: "Aybe Sea"
King Crimson: "Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Parts 1&2), "Talking Drum", "Red", "The Sheltering Sky"... (they have a plenty)
Genesis: "After The Ordeal"
Nick Drake: "Horn"
The Pixies: "Cecilia Ann" (haven't heard the Surftones' original)
Link Wray: "Rumble" (of course)
Dick Dale: "Misirlou" (immortalized in Pulp Fiction)
Joy Division: "Incubation"
New Order: "Let's Go" (before they added vocals to it)

Uh, memory loss has struck now, it seems.

[DrummerDeanna]

Not a huge fan of instrumentals really - because I like to sing along to things.....so none really come to mind...

Though I did like Paul McCartney's Working Classical and Standing Stones...two great instrumental albums that I love....very relaxing...

[Hawkeye]

LOVE instrumentals. My favorites are Searchign for Madge, My Dream, and Underway all from Then Play On.

[DeadliestPoison]

Kittie - Immortal
My Ruin - Stage Fright
The White Stripes - Aluminum (weird, but neat)
Albatross, etc.

[estranged4life]

"For The Love Of God"-Steve Vai

"Fire Garden Suite: Bull Whip, Pusa Road, Angel Food, Taurus Bulba"-Steve Vai

"Christmas Time Is Here"-Steve Vai (Damn you Mr.Vai...Yer instrumentals are just too damn catchy!!!)

"Woodpecker From Mars"-Faith No More

"Strawberrie Oceans Ships Forest"-The Fireman

"Rushes"-The Fireman (Btw, the Fireman is one cool dude for some 60 yr.old, who has probably hundred of millions of $$$$, Is British, From Liverpool and was rumored to have played in a certain band from Liverpool!!! His name escapes at this moment)

Brian j.

[Johnny Stew]

One of my favorites is the instrumental version of Paul McCartney's "Junk."

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

One of my favorites is the instrumental version of Paul McCartney's "Junk."

Macca has a few instrumental versions of songs that sound quite interesting (ie-"No More Lonely Nights (Instrumental Version)" )

Btw, Macca does looks nearly identical to the Fireman...I wonder why????

Brian j.