Guitar Instrumental Albums - Foreign and Local

[Van*]

List your favorite guitar instrumental albums here  Any genre will do, I just need new listening materials and I know there's a lot of GOOD albums out there that im not aware of. Don't forget to put a short description or review.


Ill start:

1.Steve Vai's Passion and Warfare(Rock): His best work up to date (imho). Its artistic, groovy, heavy and technical at the same time. Some memorable melodies too! Yeah,this album is influencial to a lot of major artist.
2. Jason Becker's Perpetual Burn(Metal): Description-check out the album title!!!
3.Vinnie Moore's To the core(rock) :This album is packed with Melodic phrazing and improvisation( I rarely hear him repeat the same licks, or maybe im just deaf)Some jazzy licks here and there,artistic( you would think he can only play neo-classical shred but...just listen to this album!)he wasnt afraid to put or add some "disco" vibe on some of his songs which is i think is cool.



P.S. I still trying to find some LOCAL guitar instrumental albums, can you guys suggest me some?

[bryanarzaga]

van i think there was a thread like this but im not sure, santana,G.G,etc is probably in everybody's mp3/ipod player

Issei Noro - Guitarist for casiopea

Andy Timmons - *alot to mention (need to mention?)

Dimitar Nalbantov - Mother Earth (melodic phrasing)

(Tosi Abasi)Animals as Leaders - (low end chug, some jazzy stuff)

Keith Merrow - (more heavier than tosi)

Marco Sfogli - (tasty note choices)

Nick Colionne - (smooth jazz, give it a try)

Peter White - (acoustic smooth jazz, makes me want to travel the world, bad days be gone)

Greg Howe -

Scott Stine - was then a 7string monster now plays in a preach band doing mostly fusion type stuff

M.A.B - dont mind much of his harry potter haircut and niddle2x solos, the song 'rainforest' still is my favorite

Jean-Do & Art Rodiguez - check out 7-4-2 in youtube

Claudio Cordero - his music has a different aura to it,

Javier Bassino -

Gabriel Hidalgo -

Benjamin Lechuga -

Local - full instrumenal album? there's some guys in shredmanila who did a few..fidel comes to mind..

[aya13allen]

I'll be the 2nd one, here's mine

Andy Timmons Resolution CD - I like his tone very much and his melodic phrase

John Petrucci Suspended Animation - Technically organized, (heavy! )

[calculon]

greg howe (introspection)-1st fusion album ni howe.,a must have

guthrie govan (erotic cakes)-super

marty friedman (tokyo jukebox)-mainstreme japanese pop shred

john 5 (the devil knows my name)-country metal shred at maraming guest artist

john scofield (uber jam)-trippy!

oz noy (fuzzy)-parang scott h.on steroids

jimmy herring (lifeboat)-masakit sa ulo

rule of the guitar-filipino instrumental rock album

[tapslore]

I can't believe you guys.  no love for Satch?  Surfing With The Alien and Flying In A Blue Dream should be in every discussion!

[renz13]

I can't believe you guys.  no love for Satch?  Surfing With The Alien and Flying In A Blue Dream should be in every discussion!

EDIT ay album pala.....surfing with the alien satch passion ang warefare at kung pwede kanta lang voodoo chile ata yun o child...yung intrumental version

[lenpopz]

1. Paul Gilbert's two instrumental album (Get out of my yard and Silence followed by a deafening roar)
2. Guthrie Govan's Erotic Cakes
3. Steve Vai's Passion and Warfare
4. Joe satriani's Surfing With The Alien and Flying In A Blue Dream
5. YJM's Perpetual flame- isang song lang ang nagustuhan ko dito which is Caprici ci diablo

[neiloid]

Some jazz and fusion albums and artists:

Brave New Guitar - Frank Gambale
A Present To The Future - Frank Gambale
Thunder From Down Under - Frank Gambale
The Great Explorers - Frank Gambale
Best of Frank Gambale - Frank Gambale
Show Me What You Can Do - F.Gambale,S.Hamm,S.Smith
Last Day in Paradise - Alex Skolnic Trio
Transformation - Alex Skolnic Trio
I.O.U - Allan holdsworth
Light as a Feather - Chick Corea and Return to Forever
Chick Corea Elektric Band - Chick Corea Elektric Band
Earl Klugh
One Quiet Night - Pat Metheny
Larry Carlton - Larry Carlton
Spears - Tribal Tech
Ground Zero - WDOUJI
Zen & the Art of Dressmaking - WDOUJI
Angel Song - Aya Yuson

there are still a lot of artists out there.. hope i was able to contribute in this thread. happy listening!

[scofield]

greg howe (introspection)-1st fusion album ni howe.,a must have

guthrie govan (erotic cakes)-super

marty friedman (tokyo jukebox)-mainstreme japanese pop shred

john 5 (the devil knows my name)-country metal shred at maraming guest artist

john scofield (uber jam)-trippy!

oz noy (fuzzy)-parang scott h.on steroids

jimmy herring (lifeboat)-masakit sa ulo

rule of the guitar-filipino instrumental rock album

I agree with Oz noy and Jimmy herring albums ang galing.

Try Project Z  - lincoln memorial, masakit din sa ulo at trippy din hehe

[perfect_chemistry02]

may pinakikinggan ako Abrahan Laboriel Live in Switzerland, bigay sakin ng katropa ko ung mp3 copies..aus siya

[bryanarzaga]

I can't believe you guys.  no love for Satch?  Surfing With The Alien and Flying In A Blue Dream should be in every discussion!

lol, its not that but guys like (vai,gilbert,satch,frank gambale,malmsteen,lynch,petrucci,allan h.,) is already a given..

[d20rtu]

Almost Alone - Chet Atkins
Reckless Precision - Tuck Andress
California Guitar Trio Live
Best of John Williams
Windham Hill Guitar Sampler Vol 1 & 2
Day By Day - Najee

[Van*]

I can't believe you guys.  no love for Satch?  Surfing With The Alien and Flying In A Blue Dream should be in every discussion!

lol. yeah i love those albums. I like The Extremist album a lot.


I would like to add:

Rob Balducci's The color of the light album (rock)- Interesting melodies there,hes not "that" technical compared to most players but i just can't stop playing this album. Check it out! R U Divine and Empress are just a few of my favorite track. Hes very humble person as well.

Norman Brown's After the storm album (smooth jazz)- His playing and melodies may sound "easy" but its not. One of the few jazz artist that i liked.



Thanks guys,keep them coming

[Van*]

van i think there was a thread like this but im not sure, santana,G.G,etc is probably in everybody's mp3/ipod player

Local - full instrumenal album? there's some guys in shredmanila who did a few..fidel comes to mind..

great choices dude,never played a santana album before,i think i should start listening to some of his work.

i think i should visit shredmanila more often

[spadettie]

mga sir, ot saglit san kaya ako makakauha ng copy nung rule of the guitar...
gagaling ng mga pilipino guitarist dito eh..

i like surfing with the alien.

[globalwarmthings]

walang love para kay john mclaughlin? 

[bryanarzaga]

lee ritenour - so many albums to mention..

[samuelfianza]

wala akong masyadong alam na instrumental albums pero ito lang alam ko:

Jason Truby - String Theory
Joe Satriani - Time Machine
Jeff Loomis - Zero Order Phase
Paul Gilbert - Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar
Andy Mckee - Art of Motion

[Van*]

Kiko Loureireo- No Gravity 

[fish_shtick]

how about Guitar Shop- Jerome Rico?

[nhojie]

guthrie govan-erotic cakes
frank gambale-passages,imagery suite
John5-vertigo, Songs for sanity
Oz Noy-Live
John Scofield-Groove Elation
Michael Hedges-Aerial Boundaries
Mike Stern-4 Generations

[jinggoy]

John Mclaughlin, lahat ng albums nya from Extrapolation hanggang Floating point hanggang 5 peace band nila ni CHick.
nasawa ako pakinggan dati, pero ngayon binabalikan ko, parang bago na naman sila lahat hehe.

and lahat ng Mahavishnu Orchestra albums, especially yung 1st and 2nd batch, at yung mga nagkalat na bootlegs nila sa net.

Emergency!- TOny williams lifetime

Kind of blue, In a silent way, Live evil, Bitches brew, Jack Johnson sessions - Miles Davis

[fourth_cycle]

Vinnie Moore:Time Odyssey
Paul Gilbert:GEt out of My YArd
Eric Jhonson: Ah via Musicom
Joe Sat:lahat ng albums heheh
Steve Vai: ALien LOve secrets,Fire Garden
Andy Timmons: lahat ng albums
Yngwie Malmsteen:Fire and Ice, Magnum Opus, COncerto Eb, Seventh SIgn,
Frank Gambale: The Great Explorer I hope spelled that right heheh
Tom Hess: just heard him
Chris Impelleteri: the album where an angel stabs the devil yung may EYE OF THE HURRICANE
VAN HALEN: YUNG MAY JUMP AT ERUPTION
SANTANA: halos lahat maganda ehheh
EARL KLUGH:lahat ng albums heheh
FOURPLAY band:lhat ng album
HAREM SCAREM: acoustic lines lng hehe don't know kung meron silang instrumental album
TRIBAL TECH:
Weather REPORT:
dami pa heheh.....
STANLEY JORDAN: papala ehheh

[samuelfianza]

I'm waiting for Stephan Forte of Adagio to have a new solo album.

[wxprn06]

Joe satch - crystal planet

Steve Vai - sex and religion