![]() RAINBOW “Snowman” - While they were known for catchy, bombastic hard rock, Rainbow often through in a curveball to keep things interesting. It’s a oblique, unique sonic sweet and one of the tastiest in their extensive repertoire. On this cut from 1989’s Pungent Effulgent, the Ozrics let rip with a hard rock track propelled by an extremely contagious Ed Wynne riff and a funky rhythm section. OZRIC TENTACLES “Kick Muck” - This psychedelic instrumental jam band have always been an imaginative lot, with influences ranging from trippy dub to space rock to Middle Eastern music. Of course, it literally is that in the context of the story being told on this brilliant album. Free from Trent Reznor’s tortured vocals, agitated electronics and pummeling percussion, this spacey piece feels like floating on a sea of uneasy tranquility after being submerged by waves of dark, overpowering emotions. NINE INCH NAILS “A Warm Place” - This moody ambient track offers respite from the emotional and musical maelstrom that is The Downward Spiral. It is stunningly gorgeous in its darkness, notably the wailing guitar work in the middle. ![]() He managed to create a big sound with only a four-track recorder, especially on this powerful, angst-ridden instrumental from A Day In The Stark Corner. This song was recorded when the group was simply Mike VanPortfleet on whispers, guitars, keyboards and drum machine. LYCIA “Pygmalion” - One of the premier Goth outfits of the Nineties, Lycia have gone through different rosters. Mainstream rock could use more eclectic tunes like this. (There are no lyrics, and the vocals fit right in.) “Hocus Pocus” is at varying times hard-hitting, majestic and quirky and from a time period ripe with unusual instrumentals (including Edgar Winter’s “Frankenstein” and Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain”). Scary” instrumental for 1987’s Back For The Attack.įOCUS “Hocus Pocus” - Found on the Moving Waves album, this groove-laden Seventies rocker does feature some wordless yodeling and singing, but I won’t keep that from putting it on this list. Dokken would go on to record the more bombastic “Mr. It’s an evocative, dark prelude for the metal madness that ensues on this classic 1984 release. He later went on to release the instrumental Classical album, which hopefully one day he will perform with an orchestra.ĭOKKEN “Without Warning” - The understated intro to the Tooth and Nail album (and title track) is an ominous composition, featuring George Lynch’s moody soloing underpinned by atmospheric synth drones and cymbal washes. This instrumental piece, however, comes from Objection Overruled, their 1993 reunion album with original singer Udo Dirkschneider and showcases the stellar guitar playing of Wolf Hoffmann, who is one of the most underrated six-string slingers in the business. They are each visceral and rewarding in their own way.ĪCCEPT “Just By My Own” - These German metal legends returned triumphantly this year with a new singer and a new album. (There are some exceptions to that, but that is a discussion for another post.) In picking the following eight instrumentals, I chose pieces of music that evoked a powerful response in me, whether it was to contemplate something in my life or get up and groove. You could be a brilliant lyricist, but if your music is bland, the message will get lost. I’ve been a heavy rock fan and music aficionado my whole life, and while I always like it when people write emotional, meaningful lyrics, I feel that music comes first.
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