Welcome back to The B List — we’re glad you made it to Thursday. Last week we posted a Top 10 list. But this week, like a Frito-Lay product in a bigger bag, we are giving you “30% MORE” for free, just because we like the cut of your jib. Don’t take it for granted, for who knows what next week will bring.
- Feels So Good – Chuck Mangione
- Frankenstein – Edgar Winter Group
- Little Martha – Allman Brothers Band
- Training Montage – Vince DiNicola
- Flying – The Beatles
- Star Wars Theme Song – John Williams
- Glad – Traffic
- Miss Tinkles Overture – Umphrey’s McGee
- YYZ – Rush
- Peaches En Regalia – Frank Zappa
- Eruption – Van Halen
- Maggot Brain – Funkadelic
- Sparks – The Who
So watch all the YouTube videos we’ve provided, and as is customary, feel free to weigh in with your own list or make snide, ironic comments about this one…
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Here are a few of my own personal faves (in no particular order):
1. So What – Miles Davis
2. Quadrophenia – The Who
3. Green Onions – Booker T & MGs
4. Little Martha – ABB
5. Garden II or Franz Hanzerbeak – TLG
6. Samba Pa Ti – Santana
7. Rock n Roll Part II – Gary Glitter
8. Slipknot – GDead
9. Sanford n Son Theme Song – Quincy Jones
10. Divided Sky (sort of) – The Phish
I’ve always said (in fact, I just said it two hours ago before seeing this) that my Holy Trinity of instrumentals is – in no order:
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – ABB
All Blues – Miles Davis
YEM – Phish
Some of my faves (that have not been mentioned):
At the Gazebo – Trey Anastasio
Machine Gun – The Commodores
Theme from the Endless Summer – The Sandals
Bolero – Maurice Ravel via Bo Derek
I am Hydrogen – Phish
Groove Holmes – Beastie Boys
Also Sprach Zarathustra – Deodato
Groove Holmes just missed the final cut!
I’ve never heard The Commodores’ Machine Gun, I gotta check that out.
Nice lists everybody
Machine Gun is top-shelf. Ace put it on a mix for a me while back and it’s Funky.
Let me also add Theme from The Last Waltz to my list.
Also Sprach! Damn, I totally forgot about that one. Incidentally, if anyone has Deodato: Live at the Felt Forum, the ASZ from that show is one of the greatest pieces of live music I’ve ever heard. UNREAL. Give it a listen.
Talisman – Air
Power – Earth Wind and Fire
jonathan richman: egyptian reggae
and there is talking on maggot brain … but I guess not enough to disqualify it.
mother earth is pregnant for the third time.
jessica- abb
the overture- disco biscuits
drums->space ;D
hot dog – greyboy allstars
1st Tube- Trey
happy coffee song -trey (it really is like happy coffee)
nothing too fancy – umphreys
top gun theme (not that theres anything wrong with that)
METALLICA – Orion
RUSH – La Villa Stragiato
HENDRIX – Little Wing
JOE SATRIANI – Summer Song
THE WHO – Sparks
I tried to limit it to one a band, but holy fucking christ the Allman Brothers have about 10 great instrumentals themselves
True Gravity
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
Little Martha
Les Brers
Mountain Jam
Jessica
Don’t Want You No More
Hotlanta
Top 300 Rock Instrumentals list: http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_rockinst.html
Frankenstein – Edgar Winter
Small Axe – TAB Version
The Cantina Song from Star Wars
Landlady – Phish
All Thing Rconsidered – Phish
Heaven Help The Fool – Kingfish
Theme from the X Files, Simpsons, Magnum P.I., Barney Miller, Sanford and Son
and last but not least those kickin tunes on the weather channel.
ELO- Fire on High