100 Greatest Rock Instrumentals
Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs2. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett3. Walk Don't Run - The Ventures4. Pipeline - The Chantays5. Night Train - Jimmy Forest6. Wipe Out - The Surfaris7.
Rumble - Link Wray8. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy9. Frankenstein - Edgar Winter10. Misirlou - Dick Dale11.
Sleepwalk - Santo and Johnny12. Jessica - Allman Brothers Band13. TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB14.
Tequila - Champs15. Time Is Tight - Booker T & The MGs16. The Deacon's Hop - Big Jay McNeely17. Eruption - Van Halen18. Cissy Strut - The Meters19. Memphis - Lonnie Mack20. Apache - The Shadows21.
Raunchy - Bill Justis22. Soul Twist - King Curtis23. Space Guitar - Johnny 'Guitar' Watson24. Last Night - The Mar-Keys25. Wild Weekend - The Rockin' Rebels26. Maggot Brain - Funkadelic27. Rockit - Herbie Hancock28.
The Popcorn - James Brown29. Hip Hug-Her - Booker T.
& The MG's30. Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale31. Telstar - The Tornadoes32. Soul Finger - Bar Kays33. Out Of Limits - The Marketts34. Funky Drummer - James Brown35. Rock And Roll Part 2 - Garry Glitter36.
Soul Serenade - King Curtis/Willie Mitchell37. Machine Gun - The Commodores38. Outa Space - Billy Preston39. The Lonely Surfer - Jack Nitzsche40. Scorpio - Dennis Coffey41.
Hide Away - Freddie King42. Hang 'Em High - Booker T.
& The MG's43. Beck's Bolero - Jeff Beck44. Sophisticated Cissy - The Meters45. Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band46.
Twine Time - Alvin Cash & The Crawlers47. Flamingo - Earl Bostic48.
Because They're Young - Duane Eddy49. Groovin' - Booker T.
& The MG's50. Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin. Harlem Nocturne - Johnny Otis/The Viscounts52. La Villa Strangiato - Rush53.
Ain't It Funky Now - James Brown54. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield55. Lonnie Mack56. Ghost Riders In The Sky - The Ramrods57. Forty Miles Of Bad Road - Duane Eddy58. Blue's Theme - Davie Allan & The Arrows59.
Soul Sacrifice - Santana60. The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co.61. Cleo's Mood - Jr.
Walker & The All-Stars62. Hawaii Five-O - The Ventures63. Orion - Metallica64. Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani65. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part Two) - Jessie Hill66. Lark's Tongue In Aspic - King Crimson67.
20-75 - Willie Mitchell68. Express - BT Express69. Viva Tirado - El Chicano70. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Brothers71. Peaches En Regalia - Frank Zappa72. Sparks - The Who73.
Summertime - Booker T. & The MG's74. Red River Rock - Johnny & the Hurricanes75. Hocus Pocus - Focus76.
YYZ - Rush77. Cole Slaw - Frank Culley78.
The Happy Organ - Dave 'Baby' Cortez79. Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix80. Robinson - Booker T.
& The MG's81. Journey To The Stars - The Ventures82.
Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd83. Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy/The Art Of Noise84. Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani85.
Gonzo - James Booker86. Smokie Part Two - Bill Black's Combo87.
Cliffs Of Dover - Eric Johnson88. Wade In The Water - Ramsay Lewis Trio89.
Teen Beat - Sandy Nelson90. Tall Cool One - The Wailers91. Swanee River Hop - Fats Domino92.
Penetration - The Pyramids93. Summer Madness - Kool & The Gang94.
Bongo Rock - Preston Epps/Incredible Bongo Band95. One Mint Julep - Ray Charles96. Nottingham Lace - Buckethead97. Samba Pa Ti - Santana98. Mumblin' Guitar - Bo Diddley99. Hold It - Bill Doggett100. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer.
Grazing in The Grass - Hugh Masekela102. Slaughter On 10th Avenue - The Ventures/Mick Ronson103. Cannonball - Duane Eddy104. Walking With Mr. Lee - Lee Allen105. Melting Pot - Booker T. & The MG's106.
Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Trio107. 30-60-90 - Willie Mitchell108. Rawhide - Link Wray109. Classical Gas - Mason Williams110. Spudnik (Surf Rider) - The Ventures/The Lively Ones111. Tuff - Ace Cannon112. Hand Clappin' - Red Prysock113.
Joy - Apollo 100114. Surf Beat - Dick Dale115.
The In-Crowd - Ramsey Lewis Trio116. Theme From S.W.A.T.
Rhythm Heritage117. Space Race - Billy Preston118. White Silver Sands - Bill Black Combo119. The Extremist - Joe Satriani120. Nutrocker - B. Bumble & The Stingers/ELP121. Baja - The Astronauts122.
Flights Of Fantasy - The Ventures123. In/Flux - DJ Shadow124. Iron Butterfly Theme - Iron Butterfly125.
Boss - The Rumblers126. The Messiah Will Come Again - Roy Buchanan127. Pass The Peas - The JB's128. When The Water Breaks - Liquid Tension Experiment129. Embryonic Journey - Jefferson Airplane130. Kometenmelodie - Kraftwerk131. Scuttle Buttin - Stevie Ray Vaughan132.
Moon Dawg - The Gamblers133. Perfidia - The Ventures134. A Night With Daddy G - The Church Street Five135.
O-H-I-O - The Ohio Players136. The Animal - Steve Vai137. Ramrod - Duane Eddy138. Poppin' - Willie Mitchell139. Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd140.
Stormy - The Meters141. Free Flight - Ted Nugent's Amboy Dukes142. Soft - Tiny Bradshaw143. You Can't Sit Down - Phil Upchurch Combo144. Buck's Boogie - Blue Oyster Cult145.
Jay's Frantic - Big Jay McNeely146. Instant Groove - King Curtis147.
Theme From The Wild Angels - Davie Allan & the Arrows148. Suds - James Brown149. Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan150. Rudy's Rock - Bill Haley & The Comets. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - The Virtues202.
Zoot Allures - Frank Zappa203. Kemuri - DJ Krush204. Liberty - Steve Vai205. Spreadin' Honey - Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band206. Taurus - Dennis Coffey207.
Bustin' Surfboards - The Tornadoes208. America - The Nice209. The Hunch - Paul Gayton210.
Europa - Santana211. Moto - The Belairs212. The Swag - Link Wray213. Diamond Head - The Ventures214.
Liberation - Chicago215. Zeke The Freak - Isaac Hayes216.
Lost And Found - DJ Shadow217. Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck218. Wheels - The String-A-Longs219. The Crush Of Love - Joe Satriani220. Jellybread - Booker T. & The MG's221.
Hot Lanta - Allman Brothers Band222. Underture (Tommy) - The Who223. Don't Be Cruel - Bill Black Combo224.
Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen225. Every Beat Of My Heart - James Brown. The Lonely One - Duane Eddy227. Nun Chuka Kata - Buckethead228. Percolatin' - Willie Mitchell229. Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire230.
The Wizard Turns On. The Flaming Lips231.
Tic Toc - Lee Allen232. The Victor - Dick Dale233. Perpetual Burn - Jason Becker234.
Gator's Groove - Willis Jackson235. Stoked - The Beach Boys236. Chinese Checkers - Booker T. & The MG's237. Six Days - DJ Shadow238.
100 Greatest Rock Instrumentals Cd
I'm Alright - Neil Zaza239. Albatross - Fleetwood Mac240.
O'Leary's Cow - Brian Wilson241. Cecilia Ann - Pixies242. Zap - Eric Johnson243.
The Toussaint Shuffle - Toussaint McCall244. My Sweet Ginny - Screamin' Jay Hawkins245.
Spunky - Johnny Jenkins246. Was Dog A Doughnut - Cat Stevens247.
Stomp - Little Feat248. Devil's Angels - Davie Allan & The Arrows249. Rockhouse - Ray Charles250. Epilogue For Lisa - Shawn LaneGREATEST ROCK INSTRUMENTAL ALBUMSGREATEST INSTRUMENTAL ROCK ARTISTS. Ventures In Space - The Ventures2.
Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck3. Melting Pot - Booker T. & The MG's4. Have 'Twangy' Guitar, Will Travel - Duane Eddy5. Surfer's Choice - Dick Dale6. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield7. Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani8. Plays & Directs The Popcorn - James Brown9. Passion And Warfare - Steve Vai10. Hot Rats - Frank Zappa11. The Meters - The Meters12.
Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's13. Endtroducing - DJ Shadow14. Live At Fillmore West - King Curtis15. Love Is The Message - MFSB16.
Population Override - Buckethead17. Ah Via Musicom - Eric Johnson18. Link Wray & The Wray Men - Link Wray19.
The Ventures20. Out Of Limits - The Marketts21. Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment22.
Strictly Turntablized - DJ Krush23. Rhapsody In White - Love Unlimited Orchestra24. King Size Soul - King Curtis25. What If - Dixie Dregs26. Wired - Jeff Beck27.
The Shadows - The Shadows28. Pop Symphony #1 - Jan & Dean29. The Most Exciting Organ Ever - Billy Preston30. The Velvet Touch Of - Los Straitjackets.
What makes classic rock instrumentals cool? For me, melody, baby, all the way.
So much melody that it evokes images and themes if not hints of lyrics. They also offer a chance for groups to show their collective stuff and individual members to display their instrumental chops. And hey – they’re simply enjoyable to listen to.15) “Emperor of Wyoming” by Neil YoungLet’s talk balls here. It took some serious stones for Neil Young to open his first solo album with this wordless tune that woos the ears to trot along to its strings meets twang and steel guitar melody atop a two-step beat. By now this loamy cinematic number is like the opening theme song for his entire career.
4) “Mountain Jam” by the Allman Brothers BandMost folks cite “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” or “Jessica” as the prime Allman Brothers instrumental. But this one fills the soul with wonder and delight when I hear all 33:41 of it. The guitar interplay between Duane Allman and Dickey Betts is wondrous, as are their individual solos, and the whole band performs with interwoven mastery. It’s taken from the Donovan #11 hit in 1967, “There is a Mountain,” but also draws from Jimi Hendrix’s “Third Stone from the Sun” and includes a quote from “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” Recorded during the shows that yielded the 1971 breakthrough album At Fillmore East, it was included on its 1972 follow-up, Eat A Peach. Bonus points: since the lyrics to Donovan’s original are all but incomprehensible, the melody works far better as an instrumental. 2) “Hideaway” by John Mayall’s BluesbreakersThere are those that feel – among them this writer – that this track is one of if not the finest recorded moments by Eric Clapton, released all the way back in 1966 on Mayall’s first studio album, Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton. Its blistering tone and the fluidity of Clapton’s delivery are as hot as blues-rock guitar has ever sounded, owing as they do to the song’s originator, Freddie King.
Bonus Points: When King released his original version in 1961, it became a #29 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, one of the highest pop chart showings by a blues tune. Rob Patterson began writing about music in 1976. Since his first published record review in Crawdaddy he has contributed to numerous national popular music magazines such as Creem, Musician, Circus, Spin, Request, Tower Pulse!, CD Review, Acoustic Guitar, Harp and many others along with major country music, consumer audio, musical instrument and studio recording magazines plus international publications New Musical Express and Country Music People in the U.K.
From 1977 to '84 he wrote a nationally syndicated music column as well as stories for Newspaper Enterprises Association/United Feature Syndicate that ran in more than 400 daily newspapers across the nation. His work has also appeared in many weekly newspapers, onlinepublications like Salon.com and The Huffington Post, such books as the Rolling Stone Record Guide & Revised Record Guide, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History and The Year In Rock, 1980-81, plus liner notes for 20 album releases. 22 January, 2017, 00:04Nearly the entire list could’ve been Allman Brothers Band songs.
Between earlier stuff like “Jessica” and more recent stuff like “Kind of Bird” there’s all kinds of great ABB instrumentals.Also, more Stevie Ray could’ve been added (where’s “Riviera Paradise”?). Buddy Guy’s “Rememberin’ Stevie” for that matter?No Booker T & The MGs? Not even “Green Onions”?Plenty of Santana to choose (I’d go with “Soul Sacrifice” or “Europa” myself),More Jeff Beck too (anything from Blow By Blow will do, paricularly “Freeway Jam”).Billy Joel’s “Root Beer Rag,” The Grateful Dead’s “King Solomon’s Marbles,” Billy Preston’s “Outta Space,” Duane Eddy, Link Wray, early Pink Floyd i could go on and on.