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Tapfret 
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 Topic: Top 5 Guitar Instrumentals In ProgPosted: September 25 2014 at 12:55 |
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The entire Canvas Solaris and Exivious discographies.
Many by Zappa, but Watermelon In Easter Hay is the first that comes to mind. Frakcture(d)...Both pieces. MIchael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries, Because it's There. |
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chopper
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Posted: September 25 2014 at 10:39 |
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To quote the OP "this is just about pure instrumental guitar pieces."
That certainly discounts the first and third ones in your list, possibly the second (if you don't count yodelling) and I can't speak for the last two.
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Intruder
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Posted: September 25 2014 at 09:40 |
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The first four Ash Ra Albums and Manuel Göttsching's solo stuff contains enough groovy shredding to last a prog fan a lifetime.
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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Prog_Traveller
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Posted: September 10 2014 at 17:01 |
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Hmmmmmm. I suppose there are a lot.
Dancing with the moonlit knight Hocus Pocus Gates of Delirium Freefall Peel the Paint Edited by Prog_Traveller - September 10 2014 at 17:09 |
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Rednight
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Posted: September 10 2014 at 12:16 |
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1. Mood For a Day-Yes
2. Horizons-Genesis 3. The Clap-Yes 4. Pick it. 5. Pick it. |
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irrelevant
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Posted: September 10 2014 at 03:12 |
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^ Heard it before but don't remember it. I'll listen to it again soon.
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dr wu23
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Posted: September 07 2014 at 09:59 |
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give a listen
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
Haquin |
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Svetonio
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Posted: September 07 2014 at 03:48 |
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Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar by Frank Zappa (1979)
Soul Sacrifice by Carlos Santana (1969) Ether Ships by Steve Hillage (1978) Maht Pustinja (engl. "Maht desert") by R.M. Točak (1981) Dinamit (engl. "Dynamite") by Josip Boček (1975) |
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irrelevant
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Good one indeed. I'd guess both?
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richardh
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Posted: September 07 2014 at 02:17 |
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Hocus Pocus - Focus
Sylvia- Focus La Villa Strangiata -Rush Spectral Mornings- Steve Hackett Heartsong - Gordon Gilltrap
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irrelevant
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Posted: September 06 2014 at 00:40 |
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Not always.
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Mirror Image
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Posted: September 05 2014 at 21:43 |
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My Top 5 Guitar Instrumentals (in no particular order):
1. Rush: YYZ 2. Camel: Ice 3. King Crimson: Red 4. Ozric Tentacles: Astro Cortex (they have so many of them) 5. Pink Floyd: Marooned
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“Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov
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La nouvelle terre
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Posted: September 05 2014 at 18:11 |
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Camel-Chord Change
Genesis-Horizons Yes-Mood For A Day Genesis-After The Ordeal Frank Zappa-Orange Couty Lumber Truck |
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dwill123
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Posted: September 05 2014 at 18:08 |
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Focus - "Sylvia"
Frank Zappa - "Black Napkins" Shawn Lane - "Gray Pianos Flying" Tony Macalpine - "Tears of Sahara" Al di Meola - "The Wizard" |
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Roj
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Posted: September 05 2014 at 04:52 |
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It's not classed as prog but has there ever been a better guitar instrumental than Flying In A Blue Dream by Joe Satriani? I would say not.
Come to think of it there are quite a few of his to choose from.....
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 05 2014 at 04:35 |
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One of the rare tracks that perfectly mixes flamenco and psych rock  |
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams |
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King Crimson776
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Posted: September 05 2014 at 03:46 |
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Aside from many great ones already mentioned:
The Man Who Walked With Kings - The Flower Kings (any instrumental featuring Roine Stolt becomes a guitar instrumental) Serenity - Arena
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Billy Pilgrim
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Posted: September 05 2014 at 03:13 |
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An exercise in self indulgence
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Progosopher
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Posted: September 05 2014 at 01:18 |
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Jazz/Rock Fusion Version:
Blue Wind by Jeff Beck Egyptian Danza by Al Di Meola Thieves and Poets by John McLaughlin Last Train Home by Pat Metheny Winter Always Turns to Spring by Bill Frisell |
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Progosopher
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Posted: September 05 2014 at 01:07 |
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I am going to limit my selections to rock and the electric guitar. There are plenty of great performances in fusion and on acoustic guitars. Since I can't keep it at just five, here are my favorite six, in no particular order:
Death of Ra by Jade Warrior (Tony Duhig on guitar). If you like Ice, check this one out too, it is from Way of the Sun. Ice by Camel. One of the world's great guitar ballads (as is Death of Ra). Suddenly by Steve Howe. Ironically the longest song by far from his Quantum Guitar album. Sartori in Tangier by King Crimson (Fripp). The phrasing of this is just out of this world. Fire Garden Suite by Steve Vai. Trained professional, do not try this at home. Pink Dolphin by Phil Manzanera, found on Mato Grosso, which he did with Sergio Dias. Like many tracks on this album, it is divided into several sections. |
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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