Part 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite instrumentals. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as").
Show notes:
- We're feeling goooood.
- What makes a good instrumental?
- Jay: I like the musicians in Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Not as many instrumentals made now as there used to be
- No jazz instrumentals included in our lists
- Phil's bubbling under picks: Booker T and the MGs, Bar-Kays, Meters, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, U2, Rush, Dick Dale, Beatles, Boston, TSOP, Bowie, Pink Floyd
- Jay's non-top 10 picks: Rush, Van Halen, Focus, ELO, Pink Floyd, the Who, Iron Maiden, Commodores, Fugazi, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
- Alex VH's new book ignores Sammy Hagar
- Some great instrumentals are TV themes like Barney Miller
- Jay's #10: The Police with a mysterious guitar exercise
- Phil's #9: Majestic song from the Who's first rock opera
- Fans in the '60s didn't know what to expect when bands were melting their faces
- Jay's #9: Beastie Boys break out the funk
- To be continued
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