Best rock instrumentals?

[architect]

Incident at Neshabur- Santana
A Saucerful of Secrets- Pink Floyd
Embryonic Journey- Jefferson Airplane
Bron-Yr-Aur- Led Zeppelin
The Call of Ktulu- Metallica
SRV- Eric Johnson
Always With Me Always With You- Joe Satriani
The Emperor of Wyoming- Neil Young
YYZ- Rush

 

[Jake T]

Five old favorites:

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[Mr. Shadow]

The Doobie Brothers 1996 #4-Slack Key Soquel Rag
"The Rock" is an instrumental piece written by Pete Townshend of The Who, the second to last track on their double album Quadrophenia (1973
JUNIOR BROWN Apache & Bulldog surf medley
FLEETWOOD MAC - Albatross (1970 UK TV Performance)
This is a version of "Going Home" - Dire Straights
Yngwie Malmsteen - Black star
Amazing Street drummer

 

[Hardnecker]

La Villa Strangiato impressed me more than any in retrospect.

 

[Cannons Ahoy]

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover (particularly this live version where he has that heavenly improvisation by himself)


Metallica - Orion


Metallica - To Live Is To Die

 

[Chevelle]

I have always liked the guitar and before the Beatles, Stones and everyone else I used to listen to instrumental albums by Dwayne Eddy or The Ventures. But one 45 that I played many times was a guitar instrumental called "Scratchy" by Travis Wamack. Back then I had no idea how he got his guitar to make that sound.
I still have the single in my music room.

 

[stepcousin]

one of my favorite instrumentals of all time and maybe my favorite Rush track as well.

Rush-La Villa Strangiato....live in the studio 1978

 

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

Not really a "rock" instrumental, but a memorable one. I thought it'd be a nice tribute to Marvin Hamlisch, who passed away today. RIP.

 

[Tangerine]

Great songs!!! I'd say also Insterstellar Overdrive...
Does any of you know the progressive italian band Area???
240 Chilometri Da Smirne (Area) - YouTube

 

[Lynch]

This is SO easy. The single greatest rock instrumental ever put to record would be Stevie Ray Vaughan's recrafting and remastering of Jimi Hendrix' Little Wing. He took the song, he made it his own (IMHO) and I have to believe that if Jimi ever had the opportunity to hear it, he would have been pleased.


Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing
(original by Jimi Hendrix)