What's your favorite Rock & Roll Instrumental?

[Analog]

Mine is Hocus Pocus by Focus, but I would consider Funeral For a Friend by Elton John. The latter is part of the contiguous song "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", but I would only consider the first part. Interested in seeing other opinions.

 

[nan0bug]

The last track on Deftones' "Adrenaline". That CD is incredible, the way it flows, and that song is the perfect ending to it. (edit #2: now that I think of it this really isnt an 'instrumental' in the strictest sense. Chino sings, but not a whole lot and its at the end of the song. 80% of it is instrumental)

Edit: Theres a really short instrumental on Stone Temple Pilots "Core" album that's really good too. Too bad it only lasts like a minute or I'd have a really tough time deciding.

 

[ThePresence]

Probably Call of the Ktulu.

 

[Banana]

Anything played on Keytar.

Actually, I think the "surf rock" category is kinda cool. e.g. "Wipe Out" by the Surfaris, or stuff by the Ventures.

 

[Chaotic42]

Probably "Answers" by Steve Vai

 

[aircooled]

Orion - Metallica

 

[Loop2kill]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Orion - Metallica

Ditto

 

[Jzero]

King Crimson - RED
or
The Who - Quadrophenia
or
After Crying - Overture

 

[clamum]

CKY - Genesis 12a
CKY - Foreign Objects #9

 

[monk3y]

Alice in Chains - Whale & Wasp

 

[JetBlack69]

Pink Floyd - One Of These Days (Yes, I know there is one lyric in it, but it's still a good song )

 

[shiner]

Can't decide...

Either Fractured Mirror off of Ace Frehley's solo album

or

Mr. Scary off Dokken's Back for the Attack. George Lynch shreds on that track.

 

[guyver01]

"(Anestesia)-Pulling Teeth" - Metallica

 

[Feanor727]

Foreplay by Boston

 

[Krakerjak]

I have recently taken a liking to SRV - Rude Mood

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Krakerjak
I have recently taken a liking to SRV - Rude Mood

On one of his boxed sets he plays that piece on a 12-string. It's incredible.

Mine would have to be SRV's version of Little Wing.

 

[FuzzyBee]

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Pink Floyd - One Of These Days (Yes, I know there is one lyric in it, but it's still a good song )

Same here, or maybe "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson.

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: Feanor727
Foreplay by Boston

forgot about that one!!

 

[Aceshigh]

As much as I hate those poseurs now, I gotta go with Call of Ktulu by Metalica.

 

[BatmanNate]

Mogwai fear Satan is a pretty cool one.

 

[Rudee]

Joe Satriani (too many to list)

 

[hdeck]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Orion - Metallica

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Orion - Metallica

MASTER MAAAAASTEEEER! I have that CD in my car stereo right now

Ausm

 

[Thump553]

Roy Buchanan's version of Green Onions.

Jefferson Airplane (Jorma Kaukonen) Embryonic Journey

 

[LethalWolfe]

Rhythm Method-Rush (well, drum solo by Peart actually) or hell any Rush instrumental rocks.
Orion-Metallica
To Live is to Die-Metallica
Almost any track off of The Fragile (NIN)


Hmm... guess I just can't pick one.