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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 3, 2020 17:51:38 GMT
Most of the time, "Ghost Riders In The Sky" has vocals, but here is a great instrumental version by two of the best:
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Post by jk on Jul 3, 2020 19:42:23 GMT
Most of the time, "Ghost Riders In The Sky" has vocals, but here is a great instrumental version by two of the best:
Interesting you should say that, Sheriff... The first version I ever heard was a tongue-in-cheek instrumental by the Ramrods: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ramrods_(instrumental_group)
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Post by jk on Jul 9, 2020 9:22:43 GMT
Lots of good instrumental stuff to be found on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack album, not least "K-Jee" by MFSB: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-Jee
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Post by bellbottoms on Jul 9, 2020 12:59:24 GMT
I was listening to Songs in the Key of Life recently and was reminded of what a good song Contusion is. I know there are some vocalizations in it briefly, but in my mind it qualifies. So good.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 9, 2020 13:03:24 GMT
Brief OT post to note that Stevie Wonder is a genius whom I somehow manage to overlook repeatedly when thinking about the all-timers. I was able to see him perform Songs in the Key of Life in its entirety a few years ago and it was unbelievable. He is such a remarkable musician: his keyboard skills and even still his voice (!) are fabulous. An old band of mine rehearsed "Sir Duke" but sadly never played or recorded it. But that song--especially the instrumental soli break (to bring it back to a semi-relevant post)--is a joyous experience.
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Post by bellbottoms on Jul 9, 2020 13:07:26 GMT
I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Stevie Wonder a couple years ago on his Song Party tour, and I agree with your every word, Kap. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen. The man can still play and sing the roof off, and he has such great charisma and energy on stage. Song Party was basically an interactive greatest hits show, and he was so charming, and just so ON. Every moment was a joy.
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Post by jk on Jul 11, 2020 21:52:16 GMT
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Post by jk on Jul 12, 2020 21:31:46 GMT
If I remember correctly, "I Will Return" by Springwater (multi-instrumentalist Phil Cordell) was originally intended to be a song, but the instrumental track sounded so good that it was released as it was--and became a big hit across Western Europe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Cordell
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 12, 2020 21:50:12 GMT
Two things.
1. I think this is the only Zappa tune included in every aspiring jazz musician's handbook, "The Real Book."
2. I always thought it felt like an Uncle Meat song.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 12, 2020 21:52:33 GMT
And my own contribution to the thread, the happiest, goofiest song ever; a song really destined for some nature documentary that somehow found itself on a guitar god's self-funded solo debut.
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Post by bellbottoms on Jul 14, 2020 12:52:15 GMT
Been listening to this one a lot lately. The more I listen to it, the more I think it's a masterpiece.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 14, 2020 13:48:01 GMT
This morning I was thinking about this great instrumental from the late 90s classic In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, by Neutral Milk Hotel. A kind of Eastern European-inflected slow-motion sea shanty meets funeral dirge as played by a junior high band (which is to say, folk music), it's a great moment in the album.
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Post by jk on Jul 14, 2020 22:20:56 GMT
Been listening to this one a lot lately. The more I listen to it, the more I think it's a masterpiece. Great choice, bb--I love that album! Air also recorded a gem of an EP called Premiers Symptômes. It's not entirely instrumental but as close as makes a difference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiers_Symptômes
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Post by bellbottoms on Jul 15, 2020 13:34:19 GMT
Been listening to this one a lot lately. The more I listen to it, the more I think it's a masterpiece. Great choice, bb--I love that album! Air also recorded a gem of an EP called Premiers Symptômes. It's not entirely instrumental but as close as makes a difference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiers_Symptômes Wow, that’s lovely stuff. I’m really only familiar with Moon Safari and the Virgin Suicides soundtrack. Now with this I can still honestly say I’ve liked everything I’ve heard by them.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 18, 2020 15:56:58 GMT
Here's a live performance (Montreux Jazz Festival 1988) of one of the greatest rock guitarists of the past 40 years, Joe Satriani, doing his beautiful ballad "Always With Me, Always With You." It's one of the few instrumentals in the guitar-god genre that really hold up well as a song for anyone, not just guitarists. Gorgeous melody.
Aside from Satriani's impeccable technique, smooth legato, and of-the-times outfit ( ), please take note of bassist Stu Hamm. A brilliant musician, he's playing the bass part with his left hand and the rhythm guitar part with his right hand. (Hamm has also played with jazz fusion gods like Frank Gambale and Steve Smith, with Steve Vai, and others.)
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