10 MORE of the Best Post-Punk / Alternative Rock Instrumentals - Part II

Part 2 is here! 10 more of my favorite instrumentals that come from artists generally not known to make instrumental music. I'm talking post-punk, alternative rock, goth, art rock and synthpop bands. These are fully-developed, non-segue tracks that just happen to not feature vocals / words. Be sure to let me know some of your favorites using the above parameters!

Artists featured: Shelleyan Orphan, Blind Mr. Jones, David Bowie, Cocteau Twins, The Smiths, New Order, Pieter Nooten & Michael Brook, The Associates, Pixies and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Make sure to check out Part 1 - in case you missed it.

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10 of the Best Post-Punk / Alternative Rock Instrumentals

Here's a video that I've been pondering for some time - 10 of my favorite instrumentals that come from artists not known to make instrumental music - with maybe one exception. I'm talking post-punk, alternative rock, goth and synthpop bands. These are fully-developed, non-segue songs that just happen to not feature vocals / words. Be sure to let me know some of your favorites using the above parameters!

Artists featured: Simple Minds, Love and Rockets, The Church, U2, The Cure, The Durutti Column, Deconstruction, Bauhaus, Gary Numan and Dead Can Dance.

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Instrumental Of The Day: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pretty Little Ditty

In the next couple of weeks, I'll be compiling a list of some of the best 'rock' instrumentals. As always, 'best' doesn't necessarily mean that they are the most technical guitar pieces - while some will inevitably be - rather they will be a group of instrumental pieces that are gems on the albums for which they appear. Leading up to the 'Best Of List,' I will be peppering my blog with 'Instrumentals of the Day,' so please stand by. If you'd like to follow my daily posts, please click on that Facebook icon over to the right. :)

In - or around - 1987, I remember going into my local library and checking out the Red Hot Chili Peppers first album - on vinyl! Those were the days. :) A few years later, the Chili Peppers put out my favorite record in their catalog, Mother's Milk. Immediately following their take on Jimi Hendrix's 'Fire,' comes a beautiful instrumental called 'Pretty Little Ditty' - one of my favorite tracks by the Peppers. Originally clocking in at just over 1:30, an expanded version appeared on the 2003 remaster - you can hear the full version at the Spotify player below. Those of you with a good ear may also recognize that the main melody line was 'sampled' by a certain band in the early 00s.

Instrumental Of The Day: Neu! - Seeland

In the next couple of weeks, I'll be compiling a list of some of the best 'rock' instrumentals. As always, 'best' doesn't necessarily mean that they are the most technical guitar pieces - while some will inevitably be - rather they will be a group of instrumental pieces that are gems on the albums for which they appear. Leading up to the 'Best Of List,' I will be peppering my blog with 'Instrumentals of the Day,' so please stand by. If you'd like to follow my daily posts, please click on that Facebook icon over to the right. :)

Perhaps many of you haven't heard today's artist before. Neu! was a German group that existed for a short time in the early 70s, whose musical influence has impacted artists like David Bowie, Joy Division, Gary Numan, and a whole slew of others. Today's track - 'Seeland' - appeared on the Neu! 75 LP, and it is not only a great instrumental, but my favorite track by the band. Check it out below.

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