List of rock instrumentals
The following is a list of rock instrumentals . Only instrumentals that are notable are included.
Instrumentals which have charted
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
1970s and 1980s chartings
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The Allman Brothers Band with special guest Eric Clapton .
"Rise ", (1979), No. 1 US, No. 13 UK, No. 4 R&B
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)
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu and various artists
August Burns Red
Average White Band
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The Bar-Kays
Michael Angelo Batio
The Beach Boys in 1964. From left: Al Jardine , Carl Wilson , Brian Wilson and Mike Love (drummer Dennis Wilson not shown).
Beastie Boys
Most of Beck's recordings following the dissolution of The Jeff Beck Group are instrumentals.
Bee Gees
Bill Black's Combo
Most, if not all, of the Bill Black Combo's recordings are instrumentals.
Black Flag
Black Sabbath in 1970.
"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
Booker T. and the M.G.'s
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
David Bowie in 1978.
B. T. Express
"Express ", (1974), No. 2 US,#34 UK, No. 1 R&B,
Roy Buchanan
Buckethead
Buckethead performing in Seattle in 2008.
Most, if not all, of Buckethead's recordings are instrumentals.
B. Bumble and the Stingers
Most, if not all, of B. Bumble and the Stingers' recordings are instrumentals.
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Cake
Camel
Camel in 2003.
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
Gustavo Cerati
The Champs
Most, if not all, of the Champs recordings are instrumentals.
The Chemical Brothers
Chicago
"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 )
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse
The Dave Clark Five
Instrumental Album (1966)
Bruce Cockburn
Dennis Coffey
"Scorpio ", (1971), No. 6 US, No. 7 UK, No. 9 R&B
The Commodores
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Floyd Cramer
Most, if not all, of the Floyd Cramer's recordings are instrumentals.
King Curtis
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The Dakotas
Dick Dale
Most of Dale's recordings are instrumentals.
Deep Purple in 1975.
Deodato
Derek and the Dominos
Destroyalldreamers
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Dixie Dregs
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Bill Doggett
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 , 1993)
"Bombay Vindaloo" (Live at the Marquee , 1993)
"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 Eternity" (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)
"Distance over Time Instrumental Mixes " (2019)
"A View from the Top of the World Instrumental Mixes " (2021)
The Durutti Column
Most of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Bob Dylan
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Earthless
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Duane Eddy
Most, if not all, of the Duane Eddy's recordings are instrumentals.
Electric Light Orchestra
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
An Endless Sporadic
"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)
Preston Epps
Explosions in the Sky
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds
(Note: Bandstand , from 1972, is the only Family album that does not feature an instrumental track.)
Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens
A Flock of Seagulls
Focus
Most, if not all, of Focus' recordings are instrumentals.
Marty Friedman
The Bobby Fuller Four
Peter Frampton
FromUz
Funkadelic
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Peter Gabriel
Paul Gilbert.
Gary Glitter
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
God Is an Astronaut
Godsmack
Gorillaz
Gov't Mule
The original lineup of Gov't Mule (shown here performing an acoustic set) regularly performed and recorded instrumentals.
Grails
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
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Hammock
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan
George Harrison
Hellecasters
Jimi Hendrix
Gary Hoey
Most of Hoey's recordings are instrumentals.
Hot Butter
"Popcorn ", (1972), No. 9 US, No. 5 UK
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If These Trees Could Talk
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
"Transylvania"
"The Ides of March"
"Genghis Khan"
"Losfer Words"
J
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
"Dharma for One" (This Was , 1968)
"Bouree" (Stand Up , 1969)
"Warm Sporran" (Stormwatch , 1979)
"Elegy" (Stormwatch )
"The Pine Marten's Jig" (A , 1980)
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Elton John
"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)
Billy Joel
Bradley Joseph
Bill Justis
"Raunchy " (1957), No. 2 US, No. 24 UK, No. 1 R&B
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Kinks
"Revenge", from the (Kinks album, 1964)
King Crimson
Kiss performing in Paris on March 21, 1999
Kokomo
L
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Tony Levin
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 follow-up, Stick Man (2007).
Liquid Trio Experiment
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals in the surf music genre.
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"Memphis ", (1963), No. 5 US, No. 4 R&B
Madness
Tak Matsumoto
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen.
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
The Mar-Keys
The Marketts
Hank Marvin
Hugh Masekela
Dave Matthews Band
Mastodon
Brian May
Furia (2000) except "Dream of Thee"
Paul McCartney (and Wings)
The Family Way (1967)
"Singalong Junk " (McCartney , 1970)
"Valentine Day " (McCartney , 1970)
"Hot As Sun / Glasses" (McCartney , 1970)
"Momma Miss America " (McCartney , 1970)
"Kreen-Akrore " (McCartney , 1970)
"Bip Bop Link" (Wild Life , 1971)
"Mumbo Link" (Wild Life , 1971)
"Sunshine Sometime " (Bonus track on "Ram ", 1971)
"Great Cock and Seagull Race " (Bonus track on "Ram ", 1971)
"Loup (1st Indian on the Moon) " (Red Rose Speedway , 1973)
"Jazz Street " (Bonus track on Red Rose Speedway , 1973)
"Night Out" (Bonus track on Red Rose Speedway , 1973)
"Zoo Gang " (UK B-side of "Band on the Run ", 1974)
"Lunch Box / Odd Sox" (Bonus track on Venus And Mars , 1975)
Thrillington (1977)
"Cuff Link " (London Town , 1978)
"Rockestra Theme " (Back to the Egg , 1979)
"Front Parlour " (McCartney II , 1980)
"Frozen Jap " (McCartney II , 1980)
"Bogey Wobble " (Bonus track on McCartney II , 1980)
"Hey Hey" (Pipes of Peace , 1983)
"Robbie's Bit (Thanks Chet)" (Paul Is Live , 1993)
Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest (As "The Fireman ", 1993)
Standing Stone (1997)
Rushes (As [The Fireman (band)|The Fireman], 1998)
Working Classical (1999)
Ecce Cor Meum (2006)
Ocean's Kingdom (2011)
Van McCoy
"The Hustle ", (1975), No. 1 US, No. 3 UK, No. 1 R&B
Meshuggah
The Meters
MFSB
Midnight Oil
Moby Grape
Mogwai
Most, if not all, of Mogwai's recordings are instrumentals.
Mogwai.
Mono
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Vinnie Moore
Most, if not all, of Moore's recordings are instrumentals.
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Walter Murphy
Muse
Muse.
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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
New Order
Jack Nietzsche
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails.
Cliff Nobles and Co.
"The Horse ", (1968), No. 2 US, No. 2 UK, No. 2 R&B
Ted Nugent
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The Offspring
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozric Tentacles
Most of if not all of their albums consist of instrumentals.
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"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)
Particle
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Pell Mell
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
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
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Chris Poland
The Police
Porcupine Tree
Billy Preston
The Pyramids
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Queen
Queen in 1984.
Quiet Sun
R
Rainbow in 1977.
Ramones
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Red Sparowes
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
Rhythm Heritage
Rockin' Rebels, aka The Rebels
"Wild Weekend", (1963), No. 8 US, No. 3 UK, No. 28 R&B
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Gabriela Quintero y Rodrigo Sánchez in Washington State on 30 May 2011
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones in Milwaukee in 2015
Rush
Rush.
Neil Peart drumming.
"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 )
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Carlos Santana in 1973.
Carlos Santana
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
Joe Satriani.
Albums:
"Inquisition Symphony" (Schizophrenia , 1987)
"The Abyss" (Schizophrenia , 1987)
"Kaiowas" (Chaos A.D. , 1993)
"Jasco" (Roots , 1996)
"Itsári" (Roots , 1996)
"Canyon Jam" (Roots , 1996)
"Tribus" (Against , 1998)
"F.O.E." (Against , 1998)
"T3rcermillenium" (Against , 1998)
"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)
"A-Lex I" (A-Lex , 2009)
"A-Lex II" (A-Lex , 2009)
"A-Lex III" (A-Lex , (2009)
"Ludwig Van" (A-Lex , 2009)
"A-Lex IV" (A-Lex , 2009)
"Iceberg Dances" (Machine Messiah , 2017)
"The Pentagram" (Quadra , 2020)
"Quadra" (Quadra , 2020)
The Shadows in 2009.
A significant number of the band's recordings are instrumentals. See The Shadows discography for more details.
"Wheels ", (1961), No. 3 US, No. 8 UK, No. 19 R&B
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Tangerine Dream
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
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
The T-Bones
Therapy?
Timo Tolkki
The Tornados
Most of the band's recordings are instrumentals.
"Telstar " (1962) No. 1 US, No. 1 UK, No. 5 R&B
Tortoise
Tortoise.
Most, if not all, Tortoise recordings are instrumentals.
Traffic
Trans Am
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
The Derek Trucks Band
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.
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V
Steve Vai
Van Halen in 1976
"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
The Ventures
Most, if not all, of the band's recordings are instrumentals. See The Ventures discography for more details.
The Virtues
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The Wailers aka The Fabulous Wailers
"Tall Cool One", (1959), No. 36 US, No. 24 R&B
Rick Wakeman
Mike Watt
The Who
Mason Williams
The Edgar Winter Group
"Rumble " (1958), No. 16 US, No. 11 R&B
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The Yardbirds
Yes
Yes.
Neil Young
Yowie
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Frank Zappa
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.
See also
References
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