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Points: 7951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2014 at 22:58
Originally posted by progfan915 progfan915 wrote:


Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

5. Steve Hackett - Sierra Quemada

Ooh excellent choice!!
I haven't heard Guitar Noir in awhile. Will have to remedy that tomorrow!
Oh yes. From a great album that sometimes gets overlooked, but not tomorrow. Regards.
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Almost anything from the first 2 Mahavishnu do it for me and of course Dimeola's work on Romantic Warrior and this whole album has stellar guitar work....
 
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Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:

Prog Polls?

Anyway, many cool guitar-centric instrumentals mentioned already. I'll throw in Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - "One Red Rose That I Mean"
What about Alice In Blunderland...?
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Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

5. Steve Hackett - Sierra Quemada

Ooh excellent choice!!

I haven't heard Guitar Noir in awhile. Will have to remedy that tomorrow!
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1. Steve Hackett - Howl
2. Frank Zappa - Shut Up N Play Yer Guitar
3. Steve Hackett - She Said Maybe
4. Frank Zappa - Soup and Old Clothes
5. Steve Hackett - Sierra Quemada
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Anything by Buckethead
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Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:

Prog Polls?

Anyway, many cool guitar-centric instrumentals mentioned already. I'll throw in Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - "One Red Rose That I Mean"


Speaking of Beefheart, "Dali's Car" is another good one. Melodically, it sounds like something out of King Crimson's Red.

BTW, does Bill Harkleroad or Jeff Cotton play on that one?


Edited by KingCrInuYasha - September 04 2014 at 15:51
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Originally posted by irrelevant irrelevant wrote:

Prog Polls?

Anyway, many cool guitar-centric instrumentals mentioned already. I'll throw in Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - "One Red Rose That I Mean"


Oh sorry!I made a mistake.Could anyone from mods move this topic to Top 10s and lists?
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Horizons, Mood for a Day, Clap; that's all i got for now i guess. sorry it wasn't enough.
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Prog Polls?

Anyway, many cool guitar-centric instrumentals mentioned already. I'll throw in Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - "One Red Rose That I Mean"
New album!
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For Camel I have to mention the title track of The Snow Goose. Not only is the guitar brilliant but listen to the bass and drums.
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Anything Manuel Göttsching related from the 70s really. Ashra - Blackouts, E2 - E4 (chessboard album), Inventions for Electric Guitar, Early Water and the list goes on. 


Gottsching is an underrated guitarist indeed.There are some really good guitar pieces in his Private Tapes albums too.
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Yes - Mood For A Day
Camel - Chord Change
Frank Zappa - Watermelon on Easter Hay
Camel - Lunar Sea
King Crimson - Fracture
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Yes - Mood For A Day
King Crimson - Fracture
Frank Zappa - Watermelon In Easter Hay
Pink Floyd - The Narrow Way, Pt. 1
Jimi Hendrix - Third Stone From The Sun
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Genesis - Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers ... In That Quiet Earth
Genesis - Horizons
Alquin - Soft Eyed Woman
Yes - Mood for a Day
Abel Ganz - Spring

Just to mention a few...
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2 great ones that come to mind:

Spectral Mornings (Sir Hackett)
The Man Who Walked With Kings (Flower Kings)
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Anything Manuel Göttsching related from the 70s really. Ashra - Blackouts, E2 - E4 (chessboard album), Inventions for Electric Guitar, Early Water and the list goes on. 
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1 Lunar Sea
2 Ice
3 Stationary Traveller
4 Sylvia
5 Tommy

Basically, neither Camel nor Focus had great vocals but by God, their guitarist could play.
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There are many beautiful and dramatic guitar solos in prog but this is just about pure instrumental guitar pieces.

My faves:

1-PFM - Cyber Alpha
2-Camel - Ice
3-Pink Floyd - Marooned
4-David Gilmour - Raise My Rent
5-Focus - Tommy

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