Instrumental songs by rock bands

[bassboysam]

you do know that there are a ton of rock bands that are instrumental right?

The Bakerton Group
Earthless
Karma to Burn
Grails
God Speed You Black Emperor
Pelican
Mogwai
Russian Circles
Bongripper
35007
Electric Moon
Ufomammut
Tia Carrera

etc. etc. etc.

 

[catcauphonic]

Boy, do i love when a good band puts an instrumental track on an album ... it's usually something that rocks or jams harder and has less structur than V C V C solo V C

 

[SunnBass]

you do know that there are a ton of rock bands that are instrumental right?

The Bakerton Group
Earthless
Karma to Burn
Grails
God Speed You Black Emperor
Pelican
Mogwai
Russian Circles
Bongripper
35007
Electric Moon
Ufomammut
Tia Carrera

etc. etc. etc.

He's looking for bands that traditionally have vocals doing instrumentals.

 

[bassboysam]

He's looking for bands that traditionally have vocals doing instrumentals.

ahhh ok. just making sure

 

[PlanetNewJersey]

(Not an official track, but it's become a staple of their live shows)
Also, my band is instrumental, and we're rock, but we don't usually do vocals...

 

[Spidey2112]

RUSH - YYZ, Malignant Narcissism, Leave That Thing Alone, and La Villa Strangiato...

 

[bassboysam]

"vocals are for songs that need them".

f. zappa

 

[pkevinb]

Rush - La Villa Strangiato

 

[okcrum]

 

[cableguy]

 

[jasmangan]

WEEN
A tear for Eddie

 

[two fingers]

Santana - "Moonflower"
Santana - "Incident at Neshaebur"
Edgar Winter - "Frankenstein"

I have always wanted to be in a band that could pull off Frankenstein . ......or at least do a version that did it justice

 

[pudgychef]

Fugazi Sweet n Low

 

[joebar]

pat travers has more than a few great ones.

 

[FunkHead]

"Hokus Pokus" by Focus (Unless Yodi odi opi dodi op up ah are considered lyrics.)

 

[cazclocker]

Conundrum, and Quatrain... both by Jethro Tull.

 

[winterburn69]

Cool thread. Sub'd!

Metallica - The Call of Ktulu
Metallica - To Live is to Die
Metallica - Suicide and Redemption
David Bowie - Subterraneans
David Bowie - Warsawza
David Bowie - Speed of Life
Duran Duran - Tricked Out
Duran Duran - Tiger Tiger
The Police - Behind my Camel
The Police - Reggatta de Blanc
Van Halen - Intruder

Nine Inch Nails has lots

The Cure also has many instrumental demos of their songs available as well as a few other intrumentals.

 

[slugger]

Mystic krewe of clearlight -Veiled

 

[covermego]

A bit on the light side, but---
Pablo Cruise - zero to sixty in five

 

[alack]

Moby Dick!!!!!

Black Mountain Side