La Femme D'argent by Air

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Surfing with the Alien - Joe Satriani

Sweet, I actually have an album by Do Make Say Think ("Goodbye Enemy Landlord")...bought it back in 2000 when I was first digging through Constellation's roster. Oddly enough, I was just spinning it the other day after not having listened to it in at least five years. Where should I go next?

Anything by Buckethead.

NIN - Just Like You Imagined

Circle - Argyle Park


Hall Of The Mountain King, Hyperventilation - Apocalyptica

I like Buckethead's instrumental version of Wrathchild:

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Surprised it took this long for Buckethead to be mentioned. I'll also add anything off Colma any number of songs from Electric Tears, Welcome to Buckethead Land, Giant Robot as well his work in Praxis with Bootsy Collins/Bill Laswell etc, etc...

If anyone is unfamiliar with him, he's one of the most prolific and diverse musicians to ever grace the planet. A complete monster on the guitar.

His discography is as impressive as any modern artist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckethead

Cozy Powell - Killer, from his 1978 album "Over the Top":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6SH901lbMc

There are many many rock instrumentals (check out Surf Noir or Guitar Noir) but it is hard to beat "Beck's Bolero", especially since it includes Jeff Beck and Keith Moon (drums, of course). Moon's scream at the end is awesome.

How the fuck could I have forgotten "One Mint Julep"? That might even pass Agharta... except it has one sung phrase.

Peaches In Regalia - Frank Zappa
Black Napkins - Frank Zappa
or any number of other Zappa compositions.

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I don't know about "best" but I like these…

Interstellar Overdrive - Pink Floyd
Larks Tongues' in Aspic, Part One - King Crimson
Red - King Crimson
Speed of Life - David Bowie
Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia) - The Flaming Lips
A Tear for Eddie - Ween
The Fucked Jam - Ween

Damn I was going to post another song but I see the thread was ended.

"Sts'ikel" - Hope of the States (a haunting epic of a tune - that propels you into the stratosphere of instrumental rock music - stunning)

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mentioned in post #18 but here's my favourite Explosions In the Sky song - "Your Hand in Mine"

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(god I miss 'Friday Night Lights')