VA - Great Rock Instrumentals CD1 + CD2 + CD3

INSTRUMENTAL ROCK

VA - Great Rock Instrumentals CD1 + CD2 + CD3

Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing. Examples of instrumental rock can be found in practically every subgenre of rock, often from musicians who specialize in the style. Instrumental rock was most popular from the mid-1950s to mid-1960s, with artists such as Bill Doggett Combo, The Shadows, The Ventures, etc. Surf music had many instrumental songs. Many instrumental hits came from the R&B world. Funk and disco produced several instrumental hit singles during the 1970s. The Allman Brothers Band feature several instrumentals. Jeff Beck also recorded two instrumental albums in the 1970s. Progressive rock and art rock performers of the 1960s and 1970s did many virtuosic instrumental performances. During the 1980s and 1990s, the instrumental rock genre was dominated by several guitar soloists, including Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai.... (Wikipedia)</i>

Instrumentals are some of the hardest, more technical pieces of rock music to write. Rather than using vocal and timing cues, the lack of a singers on these songs increases the workload many fold by forcing the musicians to be in perfect sync with each other while still knowing exactly where they are in the song. Instrumentals can also be difficult to write. The only things on the track to keep the listener engaged and entertained are the instruments themselves, meaning that any flaw is magnified. The best rock instrumentals manage to be powerful and moving. Rock with a fiery guitar attack, surf rock songs and trippy, psychedelic-era rock fusion tunes are my favourites.

I don’t want to suggest which song is the best instrumental rock song (which is tough to do with so many great songs to choose from). So, I have just included songs that I consider are great Instrumentals. Many of the greatest rock instrumentals were recorded decades ago, 50's, 60's, 70's, but some more modern instrumentals are also included here. I have to confess that there a a couple of tracks here that may have the occasional voice or chant, but there are no significant lyrics. I originally planned for a 2 track list set but changed this to a 3 track list set, the 3rd list being the ones that I couldn’t let go and felt had to be included.  I hope I have presented some of your favourites here. Enjoy!


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VA - Great Rock Instrumentals CD1 (A Butterboy Compilation)
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VA - Great Rock Instrumentals CD2 (A Butterboy Compilation)
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VA - Great Rock Instrumentals CD3 (A Butterboy Compilation)
https://www64.zippyshare.com/v/hCiLO413/file.html

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Tracklist 1

01    Frank "Floorshow" Culley - Cole Slaw    :03:05    1949
02    Big Jay McNeely - The Deacon's Hop    :02:53    1949
03    Earl Bostic - Flamingo    :02:42    1951
04    Young John Watson (Johnny 'guitar' Watson)    Space Guitar    :02:40    1954
05    Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Part 1)    :03:08    1956
06    Bill Justis - Raunchy    :02:25    1957
07    Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser    :02:25    1958
08    Link Wray     - Rumble    :02:27    1958
09    Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne    :02:24    1959
10    Johnny & the Hurricanes - Red River Rock    :02:12    1959
11    Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk    :02:21    1959
12    Wailers - Tall Cool One    :02:35    1959
13    Shadows - Apache    :02:57    1960
14    Freddie King - Hide Away    :02:41    1960
15    Bo Diddley - Mumblin' Guitar    :02:51    1960
16    Ventures - Walk Don't Run    :02:06    1960
17    Ramrods - Ghost Riders in the Sky    :02:37    1961
18    Mar-Keys - Last Night    :02:40    1961
19    Booker T. & the Mg's - Green Onions    :02:55    1962
20    Dick Dale & the Del-Tones - Misirlou    :02:13    1962
21    Tornadoes 74 - Telstar    :03:16    1962
22    Chantays - Pipeline    :02:20    1963
23    Jack Nitzsche - The Lonely Surfer    :02:34    1963
24    Rockin' Rebels - Wild Weekend    :02:19    1963
25    Surfaris - Wipe Out    :02:17    1963

Tracklist 2

26    Willie Mitchell - 20-75    :02:14    1964
27    Lonnie Mack - Memphis    :02:29    1964
28    King Curtis - Soul Twist    :02:44    1964
29    Alvin Cash & the Crawlers - Twine Time    :02:21    1964
30    Jeff Beck - Beck's Bolero    :02:51    1966
31    Ramsey Lewis - Wade in the Water    :03:26    1966
32    Fleetwood Mac - Albatross    :03:13    1968
33    Cliff Nobles & Co. - The Horse    :02:45    1968
34    Meters - Cissy Strut    :03:02    1969
35    Who - Sparks    :03:47    1969
36    James Brown - The Popcorn    :03:02    1969
37    Santana - Samba Pa Ti    :04:50    1970
38    Billy Preston - Outa-Space    :04:10    1971
39    Dennis Coffey - Scorpio    :04:07    1971
40    Edgar Winter Group     - Frankenstein    :03:28    1972
41    Roy Buchanan - The Messiah Will Come Again    :05:55    1972
42    Focus - Hocus Pocus    :03:19    1973
43    Allman Brothers Band - Jessica    :07:29    1973
44    Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes - Free Flight    :04:07    1974
45    Commodores - Machine Gun    :02:42    1974
46    Average White Band - Pick Up the Pieces    :04:00    1974
47    Van Halen - Eruption    :01:42    1978
48    Herbie Hancock - Rockit    :05:26    1983
49    Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Little Wing    :06:48    1984
50    Joe Satriani - Surfing With the Alien    :04:25    1987

Tracklist 3       These Ones Nearly Got Away

01    Traffic - Glad    :06:57    1970
02    J. Geils Band - Whammer Jammer    :02:37    1971
03    Creedence Clearwater Revival - Susie Q (Part 2)    :04:02    1968
04    Babe Ruth - A Fistful of Dollars    :02:39    1975
05    Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive    :09:40    1967
06    Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia    :03:39    1969
07    Allman Brothers Band - Mountain Jam    :33:50    1972
08    Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well    :09:03    1969
09    Camel - The Snow Goose    :03:02    1975
10    Little Feat - Day at the Dog Races    :06:35    1977
11    Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover    :05:39    1990
12    Neu! - Hallo Gallo    :10:04    1972
13    Blues Project - Flute Thing    :01:25    1966
14    Jethro Tull - Bouree    :03:45    1969
15    Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good    :09:08    1978
16    Bachman Turner Overdrive - Free Wheelin'    :03:43    1974
17    Apocalyptica - Enter Sandman    :03:41    1996
18    Neil Young - The Emperor of Wyoming    :02:21    1969
19    Peter Frampton - Penny for Your Thoughts    :01:33    1975
20    Herbie Mann - Push Push    :10:05    1971
21    Blood, Sweat & Tears - Refugee From Yuhupitz    :03:42    1968
22    Frank Zappa - Apostrophe'    :05:50    1974
23    God is an Astronaut - The End of the Beginning    :04:17    2002
24    Freddie King - Hideaway    :02:31    1963
25    Beatles - Flying    :02:19    1967

26    Link Wray     - Batman Theme (Bonus)    :02:01    1963
27    Marketts - Out of Limits (Bonus)    :02:07    1963
28    George Benson - Breezin' (Bonus)    :05:41    1976
29    Joe Meek & the Blue Men - The Bublight (Bonus)    :02:43    1960
30    Velvet Underground     - Ride Into the Sun (Bonus)    :03:22    1970
31    Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare for the Common Man (Bonus)    :03:00    1977

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