So … name your favourite instrumental track from the following decades:

60's.
70's.
80's.
90's.

Yep, that's right, no singing/wailing/rapping. The odd "yeah baby" may be permitted 😉

Can only think of one from the 80,s
Oscillate Wildly – The Smiths

The In Sound from Way Out! – Beastie Boys circa mid 90s – a whole album of instrumental goodness

70s: The Crunch by the Rah Band

60's Green Onions ( Booker T and the MG's
70's toss up between Frankenstein by Edgar Winter and Hocus Pocus by Focus.. I think Focus wins.
80's..when was Chariots of fire ?
90's..

Loaded; Primal Scream.A sample from a film ok? OR…Focus; Hocus Pocus

Money Mark – Marks Keyboard Repair

70s – Tubular Bells.

70s Tubular Bells or Oxygene 4
80s An Ending (Ascent), Brian Eno
90s Leave Home, Chemical Brothers
00s Take California, Propellerheads

Focus? Blimey, that takes me back, seen them a few times!

c_G, I thought that was you.. row 3?.. you had the popcorn?

Not really an easy question for someone who wasn't alive for two of the aforementioned decades, but ill chip in with..

90's – Joey Beltram, Energy Flash, or Flat Beat, Mr Oizo.

grynch – was it Lahndon Town? Hip flask more likely and possibly a joint

*LOL*, for me it was probably a flask of Southern Comfort and most definitely a joint ( back then ) but that would have been in Boston ( the one in the states )

Karma to Burn, singer left after 1st album and didn't bother replacing him (i think). Cracking stuff from this decade.

p.s. Green onions = winner

I saw them once warming up for Joe Cocker.. gawd that must have been 1973-74

Chromatic death by SOD, almost an instrumental.

anyone remember a group from the 70's called "popcorn" ?
their one hit was "hot butter" and the flipside "at the movies"

classic.

Knoxville Blues by John Fahey 1971 on the album America. sweeeeeeeeet

60s – Soulful Strut by Young Holt Unlimited
70s – Reggatta de Blanc by The Police
80s – Orion by Metallica
90s – Combination Lock by Fugazi
00s – Suicide by Zan Lyons

I think Soulful Strut is worthy of a few 'Ooo! Baby!'s. 🙂

1969 Fleetwood Mac Albatross
1976 A Fifth of Beethoven: The Big Apple band
1986 Top Gun Anthem (of course): Steve Stevens
1995 Rob Dougan Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino variation)

60s – Fleetwood mac – Albatross
70s – Rickwakeman's Six wives of Henry VIII
80s – Iron Maiden – Transylvainia
90s – Jean Micheal Jarre – Chronology IV
00s – Nightwish – Last of the Wilds

So far I only have.

60's S/American getaway, butch cassidy and the sundance kid Soundtrack
(or any thelonious monk, Lightnin Hopkins, Miles Davis etcetera).
70 Jimi Hendrix
80
90 Time is Tight The Soulswinners (northern soul band not the religious
people) (booker T cover)
00

Only remembered Focus because I was downloading some stuff the other day,a bit before my time mind! (sound of running and a door slamming and being locked)

First ones that come to mind:

60s: Sabre Dance by Love Sculpture (Dave Edmunds on guitar)
70s: dunno!
80s: New Order – Murder
90s: Dunno
00s: Millions! Probably Raffertie – Wobble Horror at the mo.
10s: Alex Smoke – Lux+ !!

Hmmm, I'm really struggling with this 😳

Certainly one of the contenders is "Little Wing" … but by whom?

A wee rummage through the vinyl is needed so will report back later.

Dez – you forgot Floyd 😉

Little Wing = hendrix

I'm pretty sure he did both version.. lyrics and instumental ( altho I'd be hard pressed to tell you when )

80s: No God by Band Of Susans

Not too familiar with all the eras you've listed, but I reckon Rush must be in with a shout with some of there songs, for all the eras (except 60s obviously)

Dont know about the 00's, far too many to list. Battles do some interesting stuff though

Well.

I'll contribute my favourites for the 90's and 00's

90's- Endtroducing by DJ shadow as it was such an influential album.

00's – Lemuriun by Lone as it is quite simply my favourite album ever.

90s – Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – Smashing Pumpkins

cinnamon_girl – Member
Dez – you forgot Floyd

Floyd who? 🙂

90s: Yeah DJ Shad! Long Stem or Organ Donor

60's Time is Tight is better than Green Onions IMHO – Booker T & The MG's.
70's Hallogallo – NEU!
80's Return of the Los Palmas 7 – Madness
90's Voodoo Ray – A guy called Gerald
00's Flat Beat – Mr Oizo?

Little Wing – love the version by Stevie Ray Vaughan too 8)

Another contender, from 1970, "Samba Pa Ti" from the classic Santana album "Abraxas".

Haven't even rummaged through the vinyl yet!

+1 for 'chromatic death' 🙂

Another contender, from 1970, "Samba Pa Ti"

Oh dear. My Mum's favourite track !!

Dont want you no more,Jessica, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Mountain Jam,High Falls, Les Bres in A minor

Oh dear. My Mum's favourite track !!

I was of course in nappies then!! Trailhound enjoying the snow is she?

Trailhound enjoying the snow is she?

I believe so. Hopefully a big drift will get her 😈