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Posted: September 05 2014 at 01:18

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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Posted: September 05 2014 at 03:13

An exercise in self indulgence

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Posted: September 05 2014 at 03:46

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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Posted: September 05 2014 at 04:35

Sabicas - Zambra

One of the rare tracks that perfectly mixes flamenco and psych rock Big smile

Oh and I moved this to lists.

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Posted: September 05 2014 at 04:52

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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Posted: September 05 2014 at 18:08

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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Posted: September 05 2014 at 18:11

Camel-Chord Change

Genesis-Horizons

Yes-Mood For A Day

Genesis-After The Ordeal

Frank Zappa-Orange Couty Lumber Truck

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Posted: September 05 2014 at 21:43

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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Posted: September 06 2014 at 00:40

Billy Pilgrim wrote:

An exercise in self indulgence

Not always.

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Posted: September 07 2014 at 02:17

Hocus Pocus - Focus

Sylvia- Focus

La Villa Strangiata -Rush

Spectral Mornings- Steve Hackett

Heartsong - Gordon Gilltrap

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Posted: September 07 2014 at 02:37

KingCrInuYasha wrote:

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'sRed.

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

Good one indeed. I'd guess both?

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Posted: September 07 2014 at 03:48

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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Posted: September 07 2014 at 09:59

irrelevant wrote:

KingCrInuYasha wrote:

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'sRed.

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

Good one indeed. I'd guess both?

This is better imho......

give a listen

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Posted: September 10 2014 at 03:12

^ Heard it before but don't remember it. I'll listen to it again soon.

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Posted: September 10 2014 at 12:16

1. Mood For a Day-Yes
2. Horizons-Genesis
3. The Clap-Yes
4. Pick it.
5. Pick it.

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Posted: September 10 2014 at 17:01

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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Posted: September 25 2014 at 09:40

The first four Ash Ra Albums and Manuel Göttsching's solo stuff contains enough groovy shredding to last a prog fan a lifetime.

I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....

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Posted: September 25 2014 at 10:39

Prog_Traveller wrote:

Hmmmmmm. I suppose there are a lot.

Dancing with the moonlit knight
Hocus Pocus
Gates of Delirium
Freefall
Peel the Paint

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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Posted: September 25 2014 at 12:55

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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