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[Pejo]

I like listening to instrumental music when I'm at work, and I just generally love good musicianship. Who are your favorites when it comes to instrumental? It can be current/classical/movie scores/etc.

I'll start off with probably the best live band I've ever seen, Polyphia:





Bonus

Spoiler: Best guitar line I've heard in a long ass time

 

[Kagey K]

it my favorite genre, but Tron Legacy soundtrack can give you the instrumental modern feel.

 

[Elektro Demon]

I liked that xenogen dude back in the day. He made copyright free music and I enjoyed his old tracks. Really good.

 

[slugbahr]

Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Hans Zimmer - The Rock ia probably my fave of his
The Last of the Mohicans

 

[Contica]

Of all the Polyphia videos you could have picked, and you didn'tpick this one?



That said, eveey Polyphia song sounds the same.

Leech is one of my favorite instrumental bands.

 

[Bernkastel]

 

[Birdo]

 

[lock2k]

I like listening to instrumental music when I'm at work, and I just generally love good musicianship. Who are your favorites when it comes to instrumental? It can be current/classical/movie scores/etc.

I'll start off with probably the best live band I've ever seen, Polyphia:





Bonus

Spoiler: Best guitar line I've heard in a long ass time

Saw instrumental music thread.

Came to post Polyphia (because they're the GOAT in instrumental music).

Saw your post. Left pleased!

 

[Barnabot]

not gonna use steve vai (solo) , satriani not even eddie van halen

let's use a low tier to kick your asses lightly:

orianthi i summon you

 

[Bigrx1]

Shit I thought this was devoid of lyrics but it isn't listening to it again - there are a few small stretches of some but 95% is instrumental bliss.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

 

[Mitsuda Maniac]

Tortoise and Air are my 2 favorites. Great study music.

 

[Barnabot]

is she doing a cover of the same jason becker who played with DLR's band long years ago?

 

[Slings and Arrows]

is she doing a cover of the same jason becker who played with DLR's band long years ago?

Yeah. Becker and Marty Friedman of Megadeth fame, originally played in Cacophony.

Becker went solo and did an album then succumbed to MDS.

Altitudes is a song he composed and played at 18. A song that many people struggle to play, apart from this 16 year old French lass, who nails loads of songs.

 

[Macapala]

Neil Zaza

 

[Fbh]

No Liquid Tension?



Dream Theater with no James LaBrie..... a.k.a Dream Theater but good

 

[donfonzie]

Satriani

 

[Dark Star]

 

[Dark Star]

 

[Dark Star]

 

[Dark Star]

 

[Dark Star]

 

[OnThePathToWisdom]

 

[Dark Star]

 

[SirKicksalot]

Bard level 100:

 

[MilkyJoe]

 

[MilkyJoe]

 

[Mitsuda Maniac]

Some more good stuff

 

[Dark Star]

 

[Master Of Illusion]

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

Intervals is an awesome band from Toronto
Sithu Aye

 

[Sidney Prescott]

The actual song is good but the lyrics are...well, yeah. I love the instrumental version because it is the favourite part of the song for me.

 

[T8SC]

 

[TheContact]

i used to listen to mf doom's (RIP) instrumentals for a long time




there's so many good ones

 

[Ballthyrm]

Let's go with 3 guitar masters.

 

[wondermega]

 

[Sidney Prescott]

 

[Mistershine.]

I'm assuming this counts.

 

[Halo is Back]

Not gonna lie, this brought me to tears a little bit. It really hits the soul.

 

[gunslikewhoa]

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Showed up to the thread to post Explosions in the Sky, but you beat me, so here's one of their lesser known tracks to contribute to the thread.



Also Com Truise. i see Dark Star posted them as well.

 

[GeekyDad]

 

[BbMajor7th]

I'm gonna go with Julian Lage for laid back and Bang Camaro for getting hyped.

 

[DrJohnGalt]

Brian Setzer has a pretty good Instru-Mental album that's more workplace appropriate. Worth checking out.