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Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 31 2014, 11:40 AM

Ok, you've got 8 tracks to fill up with your personal choices for the best instrumental guitar album of all time !

Any genre, no restrictions. Solo artists or bands. It just has to be guitar based ! There's no order of favourite tracks, just 8 tracks. Here's my 8. If I thought about it for longer I might make other choices but these are what first springs to mind.

1. Ice #9 - Joe Satriani
2. The Crying Machine - Steve Vai
3. Go Off - Cacophony
4. Black Star - Yngwie Malmsteen
5. Krakatau - Yngwie Malmsteen
6. Mr. Scary - George Lynch
7. Crystal Planet - Joe Satriani
8. Evil Eye - Yngwie Malmsteen

P.S. When we've got a few different lists from people maybe we can flip the thread on its head and suggest 8 songs but covered by other people ?

Posted by: PosterBoy Aug 31 2014, 12:32 PM

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
Andy Timmons - Electric Gypsy
Andy Wood - Shredneck
Pete Thorn - Monster Movie
Neil Zaza - I'm Alright
Steve Stevens - Memory Crash
Charlie Parra del Riego - Speed f*cks
Rick Graham - It Never Rains

Bonus Hidden Track
Ted Greene - A Certain Smile


I tried to include some lesser known but worthy inclusions

Posted by: bleez Aug 31 2014, 01:04 PM

cool topic

1 - Soothsayer - buckethead
2 - la villa strangiato - rush
3 - yyz - rush
4 - whitewash - buckethead
5 - marooned - pink floyd
6 - ry cooder - feelin' Bad Blues
7 - sonic prayer - earthless
8 - inner demons - chris 'wah wah' watson*

* Ex Black Rose guitarist, Its from his own independent album. The https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_lcUeRZyLc if you want to check it out, its really good..... I wish I could play it

Posted by: DeGroot Aug 31 2014, 02:35 PM

Jason Becker- Altitudes
Michael Schenker- Into the Arena
Camel- Rhayader Goes to Town
Joe Stump- Eastern Beast
Marty Friedman- Horrors (featuring Jason Becker)
Joe Satriani- Crushing Day
George Bellas- Journey to the Stars
Yngwie- Far Beyond the Sun

A lot songs listed that I've yet to hear. I'll have to check some of them out.

Posted by: Qenzoz Aug 31 2014, 03:01 PM

1. Fresh Ducks by Martin Miller
2. The Reaction by Marco Sfogli
3. Sevens by Guthrie Govan
4. Shock Absorber by Paul Gilbert
5. Mr. Badass by Ben Higgins
6. 11th Hour by Andy Wood
7. Easy Days by Justin Derrico
8. Ghost of You by Andy Timmons Band

Bonus: Greg Howe cover of La Villa Strangiato (Rush)

Posted by: Renan Aug 31 2014, 03:04 PM

Great topic I wanna listen all

1. Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures
2. Richie Kotzen - The answer
3. Ry Cooder - Theme from southern comfort
4. Jason Becker & Marty Friedman - Black Stallion Jam
5. Erkan Oğur & Yavuz Çetin - Dünya
6. Django Reinhardt - Django's Tiger
7. Chon - Fluffy
8. Megadeth - Absolution

Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 31 2014, 03:32 PM

Some excellent choices here.. and lots of tracks I need to check out !

I've heard that track and it is definitely good

Posted by: klasaine Aug 31 2014, 04:31 PM

Tough one! but cool idea. Here goes ...

Goodbye Porkpie Hat - Jeff Beck
Impressions - Pat Martino
Affirmation - George Benson
Love Stuck Baby - SRV
Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny
Fred - Alan Holdsworth (Tony Williams 'Lifetime' band)
Dance of Maya - John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu orch)
Fire - Jimi Hendrix

*I could easily and quickly pick at least 100 (seriously - no problem) but these 8 are fundamental for me wanting to play the guitar well.

Posted by: tonymiro Aug 31 2014, 04:51 PM

No particular order:

Pat Metheny - Phase dance
Jeff Beck - Because we finished as lovers
Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride
Joe Pass - Autumn Leaves
Allan Holdsworth - Home
Paco de Lucia - Entre Dos Aguas
John Mclaughlin - Birds of Fire
Mike Stern - Time in Place

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 1 2014, 11:14 AM

Great and varied answers here, guys !

Shall we mix it up and perhaps suggest who could cover each other's songs on our lists ? It doesn't have to be all of them, but I'll go first..

Evil Eye - Joe Satriani (that would be very interesting !)
Black Star - Steve Vai or Marty Friedman

I'd love to hear Satch and Vai perform each other's songs.. and MAB and Vinnie Moore playing some Yngwie.

Posted by: Qenzoz Sep 2 2014, 02:31 AM

From my list I'd love to hear this so called guitarist named Ben Higgins cover Guthrie Govan's 'Sevens'. & likewise Guthrie covering Mr. Badass, that'd be interesting.

But it would be pretty cool to hear Paul Gilbert cover Andy Timmons' 'Ghost of You'. Or Paul Gilbert give it a go at Sevens.

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 2 2014, 10:16 AM

Errr, I think he's busy or something.............

Posted by: Sensible Jones Sep 2 2014, 12:17 PM

My list would be (in no particular order):-
Danny Gatton ~ Nit Pickin'
Shawn Lane ~ Gray Pianos Flying
Stevie Ray Vaughan ~ Scuttle Buttin'
Andres Segovia ~ Capricho Diabolico, Op.85
Ry Cooder ~ Feeling Bad Blues
Steve Vai ~ For the Love of God
Joe Satriani ~ The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing
Django Reinhardt ~ Honeysuckle Rose

Like everyone I could have made a list of at least 100!! I chose these as a good cross section of styles that you could play to someone who you were trying to introduce to Instrumental Guitar Music!

As for a cover??
Segovia playing Satriani!!

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 3 2014, 08:48 AM

I remember the first time I heard 'that' lick. I'm sure I was like everyone else in wondering 'How the HELL is he doing that ?'

Posted by: Sensible Jones Sep 3 2014, 03:15 PM

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