Instrumental guitar albums
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Topic: Instrumental guitar albums
Posted By: Jzrk
Subject: Instrumental guitar albums
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 15:49
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I did a search in the site for Joe Satriani and didn't come up with reviews for his works.Soo I wonder if music like his an guitar instrumental albums in general fall into any prog catagory?
Also don't know if there is any thread if it pertains to prog in relation to favorites. |
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Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 15:58
I did the same thing with Buckethead. Don't think they fall into any specific category really 
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Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 16:05
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Some artist I know who play music that guitar is maybe the most important part of. May not be what you're looking for. http://www.progarchives.com/google-search-results.asp?cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=intervals&cx=partner-pub-0447992028883143%3Aj1syec-2iv1&sa=submit&siteurl=www.progarchives.com%2Fartist.asp%3Fid%3D4658&ref=www.google.com%2Fcse%3Fcof%3DFORID%253A10%26ie%3DISO-8859-1%26q%3Danimals%2Bas%2Bleaders%26cx%3Dpartner-pub-0447992028883143%253Aj1syec-2iv1%26sa%3Dsubmit%26siteurl%3Dwww.progarchives.com%252F%26ref%3D%26ss%3D2740j516390j18%26ad%3Dn9%26num%3D10%26rurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.progarchives.com%252Fgoogle-search-results.asp%253Fcof%253DFORID%25253A10%2526ie%253DISO-8859-1%2526q%253Danimals%252Bas%252Bleaders%2526cx%253Dpartner-pub-0447992028883143%25253Aj1syec-2iv1%2526sa%253Dsubmit%2526siteurl%253Dwww.progarchives.com%25252F%2526ref%253D%2526ss%253D2740j516390j18&ss=1372j250060j9" rel="nofollow - Intervals http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7970" rel="nofollow - Pomegranate Tiger (actually didn't know they were in the archives yet.) http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4384" rel="nofollow - An Endless Sporadic And most Satriani-esque stuff would probably fall under progressive metal (such as An Endless Sporadic and Pomegranate Tiger) or Tech/Extreme Prog Metal as Animals as Leaders or Intervals. Guitar-central instrumental albums can be found in many genres though, including post-rock and fusion.
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Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 17:13
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An Endless Sporadic has some good music. I think they originally wrote music for video games, but it's still a bit proggy considering that intent. I also haven't heard anything beyond their eponymous album, so can't say much for their more recent music. Beyond that, I don't have much knowledge on guitar-oriented albums, except for Eric Johnson. His album "Ah Via Musicom" I would recommend. ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 20:12
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Some great all-instrumental guitar rock/prog(gy) albums:
Ronnie Montrose, Open Fire Marty Friedman, Scenes (produced by Kitaro) Vinnie Moore, Time Odyssey (Jordan Rudess plays keyboards on this, circa 1988) Buckethead, Giant Robot; Population Override ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 20:34
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How dare thee mention prog outside PA ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 21:20
| I would recommend the obscure, but brilliant album by Eddy Marron callled Por Marco. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 22 2014 at 23:30
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One of my favorites in this category is "Instict," by the late Peter Banks, ex-Yes and Flash! He picked up a Steve Vai signature "Jem" Ibanez, playing through some more modern electronic processing, and recorded a very fine CD, playing nearly all instrumental parts on his own. Interestingly, I find that he shreds in a Steve Vai fashion on the Ibanez! Pete was an amazing guitarist...RIP! |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 12:39
AshRa Tempel 6
Guitar on guitar on guitar on guitar ... and very well done and pretty, though today we might think this is not as good! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Jzrk wrote:Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 13:14
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My favorite insturmental guitarists fall into the progressive shredding department mostly Marty Friedman Jason Becker Bumblefoot Matthias IA Eklundh Steve Vai but there plenty of other great prog guitarists as well. Steve Howe has had some amazing instrumental stuff. John McClaughlin has some great instrumental guitar with Shakti and on solo stuff as well as with Mahavishnu Orch. If you go into the classical world there are phenomal guitarists like Segovia, The list goes one |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 15:41
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Shawn Lane - "Powers of Ten" Frank Gambale - "Thunder from Down Under" Tony Macalpine - "Tony Macalpine" |
Posted By: alienshore
Date Posted: March 23 2014 at 16:17
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Modern Day Babylon - Travelers http://moderndaybabylon.bandcamp.com/album/travelers" rel="nofollow - http://moderndaybabylon.bandcamp.com/album/travelers |
Posted By: AlexDOM
Date Posted: March 24 2014 at 10:37
| Gru- Cosmogenesis |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: March 24 2014 at 12:43
| Dave Bainbridge Veil of Gossamer |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: March 24 2014 at 16:14
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Three more:
Steve Adams, Camera Obscura Marc Bonilla, EE Ticket Chris Poland, Metalopolis ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: skinnywebb
Date Posted: March 21 2016 at 10:26
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Guitar is such an integral part of most prog rock albums but I think to be considered a little more prog the players have to be willing to not play as much pyrotechnic guitar work and compose better melodies and consider a wide array of instrumental variety in an album. Not just Heavy distorted guitar. Here is an example an album I recorded that visits many genres. Heavy, rock, country, bluegrass. https://soundcloud.com/kirk-skinny-webb/sets/skinny-webb-alchemy-album |
Posted By: Vikingrat9966
Date Posted: March 26 2016 at 11:48
| Terje Rypal -Chaser. Bill Frisell -Ghost Town. Can't think of anymore off the top of my ancient head. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: March 26 2016 at 12:24
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Pat Metheny Group -------------  
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: March 26 2016 at 14:50
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For a purely electric guitar album, and a little bit abstract, I like Tore Elgaroy's The Sound of the Sun on Rune Grammofon: A well-named record, it's like a sonic representation of solar flares and sunspot activity. |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: March 26 2016 at 15:38
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Steve Stevens.........Flamenco a go go Greg howe.....Parallax Andy Timmons.......Resolution Serdar Oztop......Sukut Dave Martone......Shut Up and Listen Jose de Castro.....Un Poco de li mio Oleg Isotov......Vector Mr. Fastfinger......The Way of the Exploding Guitar Static.......Patterns
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Posted By: Replayer
Date Posted: March 26 2016 at 16:05
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Mike Oldfield's creatively-named album Guitars from 1999 was recorded using only guitars, although he kind of cheated by also using a MIDI guitar. It's not very progressive, but I enjoy it. |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: March 26 2016 at 17:33
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I would recommend a few instrumental albums that probably fall into Post Rock/Math Rock... Wide Eyes Plini Sithu Aye Chon (Newborn Sun)
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Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: March 26 2016 at 17:37
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Posted By: AEProgman
Date Posted: March 26 2016 at 19:39
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It was not mentioned if it was just guitar only and no other instruments, but anything pretty much by the California Guitar Trio (all guitar). Guitarists mentored by Robert Fripp. ------------- 
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Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: March 27 2016 at 04:05
Martin Barre's best album Stage Left is brilliant.  Lots of different styles of guitar playing. Martin uses a different guitar for each track. The last track does have vocals though, which is a pity, as it does spoil this great album. |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: March 27 2016 at 05:05
Pat Metheny Group has some great recordings, but to get his guitar playing in its purest form it's worth hearing some of his solo albums. I like New Chautauqua and One Quiet Night in particular, some beautiful contemplative playing.
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: March 27 2016 at 05:13
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Staying on an ECM tip, here's something from Ralph Towner's Solstice: Sublime record. And what a band! Ralph Towner, Eberhard Weber, Jan Garbarek, Jon Christensen. |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: March 27 2016 at 06:12
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Richard Bishop, from Fingering The Devil: |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 27 2016 at 06:29
When it comes to 'completely' guitar oriented albums, my winner is Manuel Goettsching's 'Inventions For Electric Guitar'. |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: March 27 2016 at 20:19
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 27 2016 at 20:23
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never been much on this stuff man... but one album certainly does jump to mind ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 03:06
Wow, that's one of the first jazz albums I ever bought on vinyl. I would have been about sixteen, and they played a track - I think Eleanor Rigby - on a breakfast radio show that didn't normally feature any music, someone must have been impressed by his prodigious technique. I couldn't believe what he was doing, ran out and bought it the next Saturday. Still got it but I must not have listened to it in a decade. I'm going to dig it out for a spin. |
Posted By: alienshore
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 06:40
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Posted By: alienshore
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 06:42
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Benny Jansson |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 12:52
| "Self-Contained" by Peter Banks is sublime. He picked up the "Jem" guitar model from Ibanez and sounds a great deal like Steve Vai. Highly recommended. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 13:25
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A little mainstream, but I feel the late, great Ronnie Montrose's Open Fire fits the bill here (produced by Edgar Winter). ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 13:41
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned Jeff Beck....Blow by Blow and Wired are both excellent. I also think Sargasso Sea by Abercrombie is nice as well as some of his others and of course Towner has some great ones too. I like Liquid Tension Experiment also. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 18:32
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One of my favorite instrumental guitar albums is from this maestro BERND STEIDL - psycho acoustic overture I've been contemplating suggesting this for symphonic prog. Does anyone else think it could be on PA? |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 19:46
yep same here. As I said.. most of the time that kind of stuff bores the hell of out me but this album connected and connected HARD. I was visiting my father in Tucson where he was living with his.. oh I don't know.. 4th or 5th wife and he whipped that album out one day played the Eleanor Rigby song and as soon as I got home I immediately got it. Wish I still had it.. likely lost in the great album purges for beer money of the mid 90's when young Mick discovered some things were more importantly than music. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 21:50
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: March 29 2016 at 17:55
Posted By: EddieRUKiddingVarese
Date Posted: March 29 2016 at 18:34
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar by the Master ------------- "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits! |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: March 30 2016 at 04:16
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Though not technically on PA as a solo artist, Richard Thompson is here as prog-related; being with Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1971. His 1981 album Strict Tempo! is by far and away my favourite instrumental guitar album. Thompson is a genius of both acoustic and electric guitar. Here from Strict Tempo! is a guitar interpretation of the largely original piano driven composition Rockin' In Rhythm by Duke Ellington. This is mind-boggling guitar playing...when it should be a piano! The entire album is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmZA-jNGaHs&list=PLyC9-EpySTOSnn2vZ_fOyb-QOtMJFIGFm" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmZA-jNGaHs&list=PLyC9-EpySTOSnn2vZ_fOyb-QOtMJFIGFm Just love it. |