Good instrumental tracks by bands/artists not known for instrumentals

Superchunk has a great song called Abstract Flows that was a 7" add-on to their last record. Kind of feedbacky ambient goodness.

 

Treefingers-Radiohead
Hawaii-Max Webster
Intermezzo No. 1-ABBA
Homo Safari Series-XTC
Green Eyed Monster Girl-Sly Stone

 

I always dug Europe's "Aphasia," for those into the 80's metal thing:

 

Jethro Tull's "The Pine Marten Jig": a hit in my book!

 

First one that came to mind for me. Along with "Bron-yr-aur" by Led Zeppelin.

 

Wring That Neck - Deep Purple
Steppin' Out - Cream
Woodchopper's Ball - Ten Years After
Glad - Traffic
Sugar For Mr. Morrison - Free
Rear Wheel Skid - Faces

 

Poppy - Frank Marino
Pali Gap - Jimi Hendrix

 

Ha! I just thought of Wring That Neck- not 10 minutes ago.

Another by Purple, 'Owed To G' (CTTB.) I've got the album playing now- so that might have something to do with my inspiration for DP tunes...

Steppin' Out's a great one too. There's Toad as well, of course.

 

The Sweet - Air On 'A' Tape Loop (OK, it has some 'words' - Alpha/Beta/Gamma/Delta - but these aren't really lyrics. I mean there are even 'words' in Elton John's Song For Guy)
Electric Light Orchestra - Believe Me Now, Another Heart Breaks (see above)
Journey - Majestic
Iron Maiden - The Ides of March, Genghis Khan
Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (well, it doesn't really fit in this tread, because the band is mostly known for THAT instrumental, but they weren't an instrumental act so I mention them)
Dr. Feelgood - Keeka Smeeka

 

"Recurring Dreams." The mind melting final track from Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade.

 

Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan
F.U.B.B. & Outward Bound - Wishbone Ash

 

A few of the Dylan songs from "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid."

Also, "Long, Hard Ride" by Marshall Tucker



And an all-time favorite of mine: "India" by Roxy Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDXkGLRBn1g

 

Bouree - Jethro Tull

 

"L.A. Blues" by The Stooges
"Theme One" by Van der Graaf Generator
"Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family" by David Bowie
(Plus Side 2 of "Low" & "Heroes")

 

four pages and no one mentioned

The Beatles Flying

love that fluttering bass line

check out this cool you tube collage

 

See post number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine...

 

CHICAGO

The following tracks are all from 1974 double LP "Chicago VII"

"Mongonucleosis" - Chicago
"Prelude to Aire / Aire" - Chicago
"Devil's Sweet" - Chicago
"Italian From New York" - Chicago

The next one occupies the whole side 4 of the 1971 double LP "Chicago III"

"Elegy" - Chicago

This one is from 1969 debut LP "Chicago Transit Authority"

"Liberation" - Chicago Transit Authority

The BEACH BOYS

"Summer Means New Love" - The Beach Boys (from 1965 album "Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
"Let's Go Away For Awhile" - The Beach Boys (from 1966 album "Pet Sounds")
"Pet Sounds" - The Berach Boys (from 1966 album of the same name)

 

"Whistlestar" - Cat Stevens (from 1975 album "Numbers")

Also some mini -instrumentral tracks from the 1970 double LP "Chicago" aka "Chicago II" and 1971 double LP "Chicago III".

 

Gold And Silver - Quicksilver Messenger Service

 

"Buck's Boogie" and any of the "5 Guitars" segments by Blue Oyster Cult.

 

turn me on dead man, turn me on dead man, turn me on dead man, my mistake

bears a repeat and a little viddy for me gulliver

 

I agree with "Cry For A Shadow", it's a nice tune. Too bad they didn't dust that one off and do something with it later on.

 

You beat me to it! ...Plus it WAS a hit in some parts of the world!

 

Cat Stevens: Crab Dance

 

Texas Radio & the big beat by the Doors from the album LA Woman was originally an instrumental. Jim added lyrics late on. The original instrumental was included on the 40th anniversary cd