List of rock instrumentals – Wikipedia
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The following is a list of rock instrumentals. Only instrumentals that are notable are included.
Instrumentals which have charted[edit]
Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing. An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics, or singing, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.[1][2][3]
1950s and 1960s chartings[edit]
1970s and 1980s chartings[edit]
10cc[edit]
A Flock of Seagulls[edit]
ABBA[edit]
AC/DC[edit]
Aerosmith[edit]
The Alan Parsons Project[edit]
- “Dream Within a Dream” (Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1976)
- “The Fall of the Usher House” (Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1976)
- “I Robot” (I Robot, 1977)
- “Nucleus” (I Robot, 1977)
- “Total Eclipse” (I Robot, 1977)
- “Genesis Ch.1 V32” (I Robot, 1977)
- “Voyager” (Pyramid, 1978)
- “In the Lap of the Gods” (Pyramid, 1978)
- “Hyper Gamma Spaces” (Pyramid, 1978)
- “Lucifer” (Eve, 1979)
- “Secret Garden” (Eve, 1979)
- “The Gold Bug” (The Turn of a Friendly Card, 1980)
- “The Ace of Swords” (The Turn of a Friendly Card, 1980)
- “Sirius” (Eye in the Sky, 1982)
- “Mammagamma” (Eye in the Sky, 1982)
- “Pipeline” (Ammonia Avenue, 1984)
- “Hawkeye” (Vulture Culture, 1985)
- “Beaujolais” (Stereotomy, 1986)
- “Where’s the Walrus?” (Stereotomy, 1986)
- “Chinese Whispers” (Stereotomy, 1986)
- “Paseo De Gracia” (Gaudi, 1987)
The Allman Brothers Band[edit]
An Endless Sporadic[edit]
- “Ameliorate” (EP, 2008)
- “An Endless Sporadic” (Album, 2009)
- “Spaceship Factory” (Single, 2014)
- “Derpulous” (Single, 2014)
- “The Adventures of Jabubu II” (Single, 2015)
- “Magic Machine” (Album, 2016)
And So I Watch You from Afar[edit]
Animals as Leaders[edit]
Anthrax[edit]
Apocalyptica[edit]
- Plays Metallica by Four Cellos (1996)
- Inquisition Symphony (1998)
- Cult (2000) The Standard Version it’s all instrumental and the Special Edition Disk 2 include: “Path Vol. 2” feat. Sandra Nasić and “Hope Vol. 2” feat. Matthias Sayer on vocals.
- Reflections (2003) On The Revised, Russian Edition & 2005 US Reissue it’s include: “Seemann (Rammstein Cover)” feat. Nina Hagen on vocals.
- Apocalyptica (2005) Vocals: “Life Burns!” & “Bittersweet” feat. Lauri Ylönen; “En Vie” feat. Manu; On Special Edition Bonus Tracks: “How Far” & “Wie Weit” Marta Jandová.
- Amplified // A Decade of Reinventing the Cello It consists the band’s most notable covers and original songs on 2 CDs, one for the instrumentals tunes and the other for the tunes with vocals.
- Worlds Collide (2003) Vocals: “I Don’t Care” Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace; “I’m Not Jesus” Corey Taylor of Slipknot, Stone Sour; “S.O.S (Anything but Love)” Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, additionals backing vocals: Mats Levén of Therion, Krux; “Helden” Till Lindemann of Rammstein.
- 7th Symphony (2003) Vocals: “End of Me” Gavin Rossdale of Bush; “Not Strong Enough (Album Version)” Brent Smith of Shinedown; “Not Strong Enough (US Single Version)” Doug Robb of Hoobastank; “Broken Pieces” Lacey Mosley of Flyleaf; “Bring Them to Light” Joe Duplantier of Gojira.
- Wagner Reloaded-Live in Leipzig (2013)
Asia[edit]
August Burns Red[edit]
Avenged Sevenfold[edit]
Average White Band[edit]
The Bar-Kays[edit]
The Beach Boys[edit]
Beastie Boys[edit]
The Beatles[edit]
Bee Gees[edit]
Bill Black’s Combo[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the Bill Black Combo’s recordings are instrumentals.
Bill Doggett[edit]
Bill Justis[edit]
- “Raunchy” (1957), No. 2 US, No. 24 UK, No. 1 R&B
Billy Joel[edit]
Billy Preston[edit]
Black Flag[edit]
Black Sabbath[edit]
- “Rat Salad” (Paranoid, 1971)
- “Embryo” (Master of Reality, 1971)
- “Orchid” (Master of Reality, 1971)
- “FX” (Vol. 4, 1972)
- “Laguna Sunrise” (Vol. 4, 1972)
- “Fluff” (Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973)
- “Don’t Start (Too Late)” (Sabotage, 1975)
- “Supertzar” (Sabotage, 1975)
- “Breakout” (Never Say Die!, 1978)
- “E5150” (Mob Rules, 1981)
- “Stonehenge” (Born Again, 1983)
- “The Dark” (Born Again, 1983)
- “Sphinx (The Guardian)” (Seventh Star, 1986)
- “Scarlet Pimpernel” (The Eternal Idol, 1987)
- “The Gates Of Hell” (Headless Cross, 1989)
- “The Battle Of Tyr” (Tyr, 1990)
Blaqk Audio[edit]
The Bobby Fuller Four[edit]
Booker T. and the M.G.’s[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Boston[edit]
B. T. Express[edit]
- “Express”, (1974), No. 2 US,#34 UK, No. 1 R&B,
Bradley Joseph[edit]
Brian May[edit]
- Furia (2000) except “Dream of Thee”.
Brian Wilson[edit]
Bruce Cockburn[edit]
B. Bumble and the Stingers[edit]
Buckethead[edit]
Buckethead performing in Seattle in 2008.
- Most, if not all, of Buckethead’s recordings are instrumentals.
The Byrds[edit]
Café Tacuba[edit]
Cake[edit]
Calexico[edit]
Camel[edit]
- Supertwister (Mirage, 1974)
- Earthrise (Mirage)
- The Snow Goose (1975)
- Aristillus (Moonmadness, 1976)
- Chord Change (Moonmadness)
- Lunar Sea (Moonmadness)
- First Light (Rain Dances, 1977)
- One of These Days I’ll Get an Early Night (Rain Dances)
- Elke (Rain Dances)
- Skylines (Rain Dances)
- Rain Dances (Rain Dances)
- The Sleeper (Breathless, 1978)
- Eye of the Storm (I Can See Your House from Here, 1979)
- Survival (I Can See Your House from Here)
- Ice (I Can See Your House from Here)
- Pressure Points (Stationary Traveller, 1984)
- Missing(Stationary Traveller)
- After Words(Stationary Traveller)
- Dust Bowl (Dust and Dreams, 1991)
- Dusted Out (Dust and Dreams)
- Needles (Dust and Dreams)
- Milk and Honey (Dust and Dreams)
- Storm Clouds (Dust and Dreams)
- Cotton Camp (Dust and Dreams)
- Broken Banks (Dust and Dreams)
- Sheet Rain (Dust and Dreams)
- Whispers (Dust and Dreams)
- Little Rivers and Little Rose (Dust and Dreams)
- Hopeless Anger (Dust and Dreams)
- Whispers in the Rain (Dust and Dreams)
- Irish Air (Instrumental Reprise) (Harbour of Tears, 1996)
- Cóbh (Harbour of Tears)
- Under the Moon (Harbour of Tears)
- Generations (Harbour of Tears)
- Running from Paradise (Harbour of Tears)
- Coming of Age (Harbour of Tears)
- The Hour Candle (A Song for my Father) (Harbour of Tears)
- Three Wishes (Rajaz, 1999)
- Sahara (Rajaz)
Camper Van Beethoven[edit]
Carlos Santana[edit]
The Champs[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the Champs recordings are instrumentals.
The Chantays[edit]
The Chemical Brothers[edit]
Chicago[edit]
- “Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: Anxiety’s Moment” (Chicago, 1970)
- “Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: West Virginia Fantasies” (Chicago)
- “Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon: To Be Free” (Chicago)
Chris Poland[edit]
Cliff Nobles and Co.[edit]
- “The Horse”, (1968), No. 2 US, No. 2 UK, No. 2 R&B
The Commodores[edit]
Cream[edit]
Creedence Clearwater Revival[edit]
Dave “Baby” Cortez[edit]
Dave Clark Five[edit]
- Instrumental Album (1966)
David Bowie[edit]
David Gilmour[edit]
The Dakotas[edit]
Dave Matthews Band[edit]
Deep Purple[edit]
Dennis Coffey[edit]
- “Scorpio”, (1971), No. 6 US, No. 7 UK, No. 9 R&B
Deodato[edit]
Derek and the Dominos[edit]
The Derek Trucks Band[edit]
- Most of the band’s early recordings, prior to their introduction of vocalist Mike Mattison, are instrumentals. Many of these recordings also veer strongly towards jazz fusion with rock elements.
Derek Sherinian[edit]
Destroyalldreamers[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Dick Dale[edit]
- Most of Dale’s recordings are instrumentals.
Dixie Dregs[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Down[edit]
Dream Theater[edit]
Dream Theater performing in Brazil in 2008. Vocalist James LaBrie roams the stage while his bandmates perform an instrumental passage.
- “Another Hand” (Live at the Marquee)
- “Bombay Vindaloo” (Live at the Marquee)
- “A Mind Beside Itself I: Erotomania” (Awake, 1994)
- “Eve” (The Silent Man single, 1994)
- “A Change of Seasons I: The Crimson Sunrise” (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- “A Change of Seasons IV: The Darkest of Winters” (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- “A Change of Seasons VI: The Inevitable Summer” (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- “Cruise Control” (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- “Funeral For a Friend” (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- “The Rover” (A Change of Seasons, 1995)
- “Hell’s Kitchen” (Falling Into Infinity, 1997)
- “Trial of Tears II: Deep In Heaven” (Falling Into Infinity, 1997)
- “Puppies on Acid” (Once in a LIVEtime, 1998)
- “Scene Two: Overture 1928” (Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory, 1999)
- “Scene Seven: The Dance Of Eternety” (Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory, 1999)
- “Acid Rain” (Live Scenes From New York, 2001)
- “Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence: I. Overture” (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, 2002)
- “Stream of Consciousness” (Train of Thought, 2003)
- “Instrumedley” (Live at Budokan, 2004)
- “In the Presence of Enemies I: Prelude” (Systematic Chaos, 2007)
- “In the Presence of Enemies V: The Reckoning” (Systematic Chaos, 2007)
- “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic – Part II” (Special Edition of Black Clouds & Silver Linings, 2009)
- “Odyssey” (Special Edition of Black Clouds & Silver Linings, 2009)
- “Raw Dog” (God of War III Soundtrack, 2010)
- “False Awakening Suite” (Dream Theater, 2013)
- “Enigma Machine” (Dream Theater, 2013)
- “Illumination Theory I: Paradoxe de la Lumière Noire” (Dream Theater, 2013)
- “Illumination Theory III: The Embracing Circle” (Dream Theater, 2013)
- “Dystopian Overture” (The Astonishing, 2016)
- “2285 Entr’acte” (The Astonishing, 2016)
Duane Eddy[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the Duane Eddy’s recordings are instrumentals.
The Durutti Column[edit]
- Most of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Earthless[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
The Edgar Winter Group[edit]
Electric Light Orchestra[edit]
Elton John[edit]
Emerson, Lake and Palmer[edit]
Eric Clapton[edit]
Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse[edit]
Eric Johnson[edit]
- “Tones” (1986)
- “Ah Via Musicom” (1990)
- “Venus Isle” (1996)
- “Seven Worlds” (1998)
- “Souvenir” (2002)
- “Bloom” (2005)
- “Up Close” (2010)
- “Mrs. Robinson” (EJ, 2016)
- “Once Upon A Time In Texas” (EJ, 2016)
- “Serinidad” (EJ, 2016)
- “Fatherly Downs” (EJ, 2016)
- “The World is Waiting For The Sunrise” (EJ, 2016)
- “Song For Irene” (EJ, 2016)
- “Collage”, 2017)
- “Charldron’s Boat” (EJ Vol II, 2020)
- “Lake Travis” (EJ Vol II, 2020)
- “Black Waterside” (EJ Vol II, 2020)
- “For The Stars” (EJ Vol II, 2020)
Explosions in the Sky[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds[edit]
Fleetwood Mac[edit]
Floyd Cramer[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the Floyd Cramer’s recordings are instrumentals.
Focus[edit]
Frank Zappa[edit]
Frank Zappa playing in Oslo in January 1977.
- A significant portion of Zappa’s discography consists of instrumental works, but many of these could be classified as modern classical or avant-garde music rather than rock.
FromUz[edit]
Funkadelic[edit]
Gary Hoey[edit]
- Most of Hoey’s recordings are instrumentals.
Gary Glitter[edit]
George Harrison[edit]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
God Is an Astronaut[edit]
Godsmack[edit]
Gorillaz[edit]
Gov’t Mule[edit]
The original lineup of Gov’t Mule (shown here performing an acoustic set) regularly performed and recorded instrumentals.
Grails[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Gustavo Cerati[edit]
Hank Marvin[edit]
Hammock[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens[edit]
Herb Alpert[edit]
- “Rise”, (1979), No. 1 US, No. 13 UK, No. 4 R&B
Hellecasters[edit]
Hot Butter[edit]
- “Popcorn”, (1972), No. 9 US, No. 5 UK
Hugh Masekela[edit]
If These Trees Could Talk[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Iron Maiden[edit]
- “Transylvania”
- “The Ides of March”
- “Genghis Khan”
- “Losfer Words”
Jack Nietzsche[edit]
Jade Warrior[edit]
Jan Hammer[edit]
Jason Becker[edit]
Jazz Is Dead[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Jeff Beck[edit]
- Most of Beck’s recordings following the dissolution of The Jeff Beck Group are instrumentals.
The Jeff Healey Band[edit]
Jefferson Airplane[edit]
Jet Harris[edit]
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan[edit]
Jimi Hendrix[edit]
Jimmy Page[edit]
Joe Perry[edit]
The Joe Perry Project[edit]
Joe Satriani[edit]
Albums:
Johnny and the Hurricanes[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
John Mayall (& the Bluesbreakers)[edit]
John Petrucci[edit]
Jordan Rudess[edit]
Journey[edit]
Kiko Loureiro[edit]
Kinks[edit]
- “Revenge”, from the (Kinks album, 1964)
King Crimson[edit]
King Curtis[edit]
Kiss[edit]
Kiss performing in Paris on March 21, 1999
Kokomo[edit]
Laika and the Cosmonauts[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Led Zeppelin[edit]
Link Wray[edit]
- “Rumble” (1958), No. 16 US, No. 11 R&B
Linkin Park[edit]
Liquid Tension Experiment[edit]
Liquid Trio Experiment[edit]
The Lively Ones[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals in the surf music genre.
Lonnie Mack[edit]
- “Memphis”, (1963), No. 5 US, No. 4 R&B
The Love Unlimited Orchestra[edit]
Madness[edit]
Manfred Mann[edit]
The Mar-Keys[edit]
The Marketts[edit]
Mark Knopfler[edit]
Marty Friedman[edit]
Mastodon[edit]
Mason Williams[edit]
Meshuggah[edit]
Metallica[edit]
The Meters[edit]
MFSB[edit]
Michael Angelo Batio[edit]
Mike Watt[edit]
Moby Grape[edit]
Mogwai[edit]
- Most, if not all, of Mogwai’s recordings are instrumentals.
Mono[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Muse[edit]
New Order[edit]
Neil Young[edit]
Nine Inch Nails[edit]
Ozzy Osbourne[edit]
Ozric Tentacles[edit]
Most of if not all of their albums consist of instrumentals.
The Offspring[edit]
Particle[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Paul Gilbert[edit]
Paul McCartney (and Wings)[edit]
Pell Mell[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Peter Gabriel[edit]
Peter Frampton[edit]
Pink Floyd[edit]
Pink Floyd in 1973 (top) and 2005 (above).
- “Pow R. Toc H.” (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1967)
- “Interstellar Overdrive” (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
- “A Saucerful of Secrets” (A Saucerful of Secrets, 1968)
- “Up the Khyber” (Soundtrack from the Film More, 1969)
- “Party Sequence” (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- “Main Theme” (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- “More Blues” (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- “Quicksilver” (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- “A Spanish Piece” (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- “Dramatic Theme” (Soundtrack from the Film More)
- “Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict” (Ummagumma)
- “The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party (Parts I-III)” (Ummagumma)
- “Heart Beat, Pig Meat” (Zabriskie Point, 1970)
- “Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up” (Zabriskie Point)
- “Atom Heart Mother” (Atom Heart Mother, 1970)
- “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast” (Atom Heart Mother)
- “One of These Days” (Meddle, 1971)
- “Obscured by Clouds” (Obscured by Clouds, 1972)
- “When You’re In” (Obscured by Clouds)
- “Mudmen” (Obscured by Clouds)
- “Absolutely Curtains” (Obscured by Clouds)
- “Speak to Me” (The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973)
- “On the Run” (The Dark Side of the Moon)
- “Any Colour You Like” (The Dark Side of the Moon)
- “Shine on You Crazy Diamond pts. I, II, III, V, VI, VIII, IX” (Wish You Were Here, 1975)
- “Signs of Life” (A Momentary Lapse of Reason, 1987)
- “Round and Around” (A Momentary Lapse of Reason)
- “Terminal Frost” (A Momentary Lapse of Reason)
- “Cluster One” (The Division Bell, 1994)
- “Marooned” (The Division Bell)
- “Unknown Song” (bonus track on Zabriskie Point reissue, 1997)
- “The Last Few Bricks” (Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980–81, 2000)
- The Endless River (2014) except “Louder than Words”
- The Endless River (2014) (bonus tracks on Deluxe edition DVD/Blu-ray)
Pivot[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
The Police[edit]
Porcupine Tree[edit]
Preston Epps[edit]
The Pyramids[edit]
Queen[edit]
Quiet Sun[edit]
Rainbow[edit]
Ray Anthony[edit]
Ramones[edit]
Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu and various artists[edit]
Red Hot Chili Peppers[edit]
Red Sparowes[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Rhythm Heritage[edit]
Rick Wakeman[edit]
Rockin’ Rebels, aka The Rebels[edit]
- “Wild Weekend”, (1963), No. 8 US, No. 3 UK, No. 28 R&B
Rodrigo y Gabriela[edit]
Gabriela Quintero y Rodrigo Sánchez in Washington State on 30 May 2011
The Rolling Stones[edit]
The Rolling Stones in Milwaukee in 2015
Rod Stewart[edit]
Roy Buchanan[edit]
Rush[edit]
- “2112 – I: Overture” (2112, 1976)
- “Cygnus X-1, Book I: Prologue” (A Farewell To Kings, 1977)
- “La Villa Strangiato” (Hemispheres, 1978)
- “YYZ” (Moving Pictures, 1981)
- “Broon’s Bane” (Exit…Stage Left, 1981)
- “Leave That Thing Alone” (Counterparts, 1993)
- “Limbo” (Test for Echo, 1996)
- “Cygnus X-1” (Rush in Rio, 2003)
- “The Main Monkey Business” (Snakes & Arrows, 2007)
- “Hope” (Snakes & Arrows)
- “Malignant Narcissism” (Snakes & Arrows)
Sandy Nelson[edit]
- Most, if not all, of Sandy Nelson’s recordings are instrumentals.
- “Teen Beat” (1959), No. 4 US, No. 9 UK, No. 17 R&B, The piano on the recording is by Bruce Johnston.
- “Drums Are My Beat” (1962), No. 29 US, No. 30 UK
Santana[edit]
Santo and Johnny[edit]
- Most, if not all, of Santo & Johnny’s recordings are instrumentals.
- “Sleep Walk” (Santo & Johnny, 1959), No. 1 US, No. 22 UK, No. 4 R&B
- “Tear Drop”, (1959), No. 23 US, No. 50 UK, No. 17 R&B
Savatage[edit]
Scorpions[edit]
Sepultura[edit]
- “Inquisition Symphony” (Schizophrenia, 1987)
- “The Abyss” (Schizophrenia)
- “Kaiowas” (Chaos A.D., 1993)
- “Jasco” (Roots, 1996)
- “Itsári” (Roots, 1996)
- “Canyon Jam” (Roots, 1996)
- “Valtio” (Nation, 2001)
- “Enter Sandman/Fight Fire with Fire Medley” (Revolusongs, 2002)
- “Lost” (Dante XXI, 2006)
- “Limbo” (Dante XXI, 2006)
- “Eunoé” (Dante XXI, 2006)
- “Primium Mobile” (Dante XXI (2006)
- “Ludwig Van” (A-Lex, 2009)
- “Iceberg Dances” (Machine Messiah, 2017)
- “The Pentagram” (Quadra, 2020)
- “Quadra” (Quadra)
The Shadows[edit]
- A significant number of the band’s recordings are instrumentals. See The Shadows discography for more details.
Silver Convention[edit]
Slade[edit]
Slayer[edit]
Slint[edit]
Sonic Youth[edit]
Soulfly[edit]
Steely Dan[edit]
Steve Morse Band[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Steve Stevens[edit]
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble[edit]
The String-A-Longs[edit]
- “Wheels”, (1961), No. 3 US, No. 8 UK, No. 19 R&B
Steve Vai[edit]
Styx[edit]
The Surfaris[edit]
Symphony X[edit]
Tak Matsumoto[edit]
The T-Bones[edit]
Tangerine Dream[edit]
- Only three albums in this band’s extensive discography contain any vocal tracks: Cyclone (1978), Tyger (1987) and Inferno (2002). Also, while the band’s music does contain rock elements, it is often categorized within new-age, electronic and other genres instead.
Tarentel[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
Ted Nugent[edit]
Timo Tolkki[edit]
The Tornados[edit]
- Most of the band’s recordings are instrumentals.
- “Telstar” (1962) No. 1 US, No. 1 UK, No. 5 R&B
Tony Levin[edit]
- Most of Levin’s solo recordings are instrumentals. Notable exceptions are “L’Abito della Sposa” from Double Espresso (2002), most of Resonator (2006) and some of its followup, Stick Man (2007).
Tortoise[edit]
- Most, if not all, Tortoise recordings are instrumentals.
Traffic[edit]
Trans Am[edit]
Trans-Siberian Orchestra[edit]
U2[edit]
Van Halen[edit]
- “Eruption” (Van Halen, 1978)
- “Spanish Fly” (Van Halen II, 1979)
- “Sunday Afternoon in the Park” (Fair Warning, 1981)
- “Cathedral” (Diver Down, 1982)
- “Little Guitars” (Diver Down, 1982)
- “1984” (1984, 1984)
- “316” (For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, 1991)
- “Strung Out” (Balance, 1995)
- “Doin’ Time” (Balance, 1995)
- “Baluchitherium” (Balance, 1995)
- “New World” (Van Halen III, 1998)
- “Primary” (Fair Warning, 1998)
Eddie and Alex Van Halen[edit]
Van McCoy[edit]
- “The Hustle”, (1975), No. 1 US, No. 3 UK, No. 1 R&B
Van Morrison[edit]
The Ventures[edit]
- Most, if not all, of the band’s recordings are instrumentals. See The Ventures discography for more details.
Vinnie Moore[edit]
- Most, if not all, of Moore’s recordings are instrumentals.
The Virtues[edit]
The Wailers aka The Fabulous Wailers[edit]
- “Tall Cool One”, (1959), No. 36 US, No. 24 R&B
Walter Murphy[edit]
The Who[edit]
The Yardbirds[edit]
Yes[edit]
Yngwie Malmsteen[edit]
Yowie[edit]
See also[edit]
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