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TWO NEW VIDEOS UP ON MY PAGE, AND A NEW PAGE DESIGN

By DICARLO PRODUCTIONS, 2008-09-12

HI EVERYONE, JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I´VE JUST UPLOADED TWO SHORT 30 SECOND VIDEOS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, WITH DIFFERENT MUSIC ON MY PAGE, AND THAT I´VE ALSO COMPLETELY RE-DESIGNED MY PAGE BACK TO SOMEWHAT WHAT IT USE TO LOOK LIKE, BEFORE ALL THE CHANGES WERE MADE ON THE SITE.   SOME OF YOU WILL REMEMBER MY ORIGINAL PAGE HERE, IT WAS A BEAUTY!!! LATELY I´VE BEEN BUSY PROMOTING ON YOU TUBE, AS I´VE RECENTLY JOINED UP THERE 2 DAYS AGO, AND MY ONLINE MIXING AND MASTERING IS ALREADY IN THE #1  SPOT FOR MIXING AND MASTERING OVER THERE.   JUST SEARCH FOR ONLINE MIXING AND MASTERING AND YOU´LL FIND BOTH VIDEOS OVER THERE. ANYWAY, CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS ON MY PAGE HERE, AND TELL ME WHICH ONE YOU LIKE THE BEST. BOTH VIDEOS ARE ONLY 30 SECONDS, SO IT WILL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE TO VIEW BOTH. HOPE YOU´RE ALL HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND. ALL THE BEST, DICARLO

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The Definition of Progressive Rock

By BTprog, 2008-09-12

In case you're interested (and some folks have asked me about this), here is the detailed definition according to The Prog Archives ~Blake Progressive rock ("prog&quot is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s principally in England, reaching the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, but continuing as a musical form to this day. Progressive rock was largely a European movement, and drew most of its influences from classical music and jazz fusion, in contrast to American rock, which was influenced by rhythm & blues and country, although there are notable exceptions in the New World such as Kansas and Rush — considered by many to be the finest examples of the form. Over the years various sub-genres of progressive rock have emerged, such as symphonic rock, art rock and progressive metal. Progressive rock artists sought to move away from the limitations of radio formatted rock and pop, and "progress" rock to the point that it could achieve the sophistication of jazz or classical music. It is admired by its fans for its complexity, requiring a high level of musical virtuosity to perform. Critics have often derided the genre as pompous and self-indulgent. This is because, unlike such stylistically consistent genres as country or hip hop, progressive rock is difficult to define in a single conclusive way. Outspoken King Crimson leader Robert Fripp has voiced his disdain for the term. The major acts that defined the genre in the 1970s (Yes, Genesis, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Rush and King Crimson) do not sound alike. There is also debate on whether bands such as The Beatles, Phish, and Radiohead belong to the genre. Some common, though not universal, elements of progressive rock include:
<ul class="listProgRock">
<li>Long compositions, sometimes running over 20 minutes, with intricate melodies and harmonies that require repeated listening to grasp. These are often described as epics and are the genre's clearest nod to classical music. An early example is the 23-minute "Echoes" by Pink Floyd. Other famous examples include Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick" (43 minutes), Yes' "Close to the Edge" (18 minutes) and Genesis' "Supper's Ready" (23 minutes). More recent extreme examples are the 60-minute "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" by Green Carnation and "Garden of Dreams" by The Flower Kings. </li>
<li>Lyrics that convey intricate and sometimes impenetrable narratives, covering such themes as science fiction, fantasy, history, religion, war, love, and madness. Many early 1970s progressive rock bands (especially German ones) featured lyrics concerned with left-wing politics and social issues. </li>
<li>Concept albums, in which a theme or storyline is explored throughout an entire album in a manner similar to a film or a play. In the days of vinyl, these were usually two-record sets with strikingly designed gatefold sleeves. Famous examples include The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis, Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes, 2112 by Rush, Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall by Pink Floyd, and the more recent Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater and Snow by Spock's Beard. Aqualung, perhaps the best-known record by Jethro Tull, is often regarded as a concept album due to its recurring themes, but songwriter Ian Anderson has always claimed that the album is just "a bunch of songs". </li>
<li>Unusual vocal styles and use of multi-part vocal harmonies. See Magma, Robert Wyatt, and Gentle Giant. </li>
<li>Prominent use of electronic instrumentation — particularly keyboard instruments such as the organ, piano, Mellotron, and Moog synthesizer, in addition to the usual rock combination of electric guitar, bass and drums. </li>
<li>Use of unusual time signatures, scales, or tunings. Many pieces use multiple time signatures and/or tempi, sometimes concurrently. Solo passages for virtually every instrument, designed to showcase the virtuosity of the player. This is the sort of thing that contributed to the fame of such performers as keyboardist Rick Wakeman and drummer Neil Peart. </li>
<li>Inclusion of classical pieces on albums. For example, Yes start their concerts with a taped extract of Stravinsky's Firebird suite, and Emerson Lake and Palmer have performed arrangements of pieces by Copland, Bartók, Moussorgsky, Prokofiev, Janacek, Alberto Ginastera, and often feature quotes from J. S. Bach in lead breaks. Jethro Tull recorded a famous cover of J. S. Bach's "Bouree", in which they turned the classical piece into a "sleazy jazzy night-club song", according to Ian Anderson. Marillion started concerts with Rossini's La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie). Symphony X has included parts by, or inspired by, Beethoven, Holst and Mozart. </li>
<li>An aesthetic linking the music with visual art, a trend started by The Beatles with Sgt. Pepper's and enthusiastically embraced during the prog heyday. Some bands became as well-known for the art direction of their albums as for their sound, with the "look" integrated into the band's overall musical identity. This led to fame for particular artists and design studios, most notably Roger Dean, whose paintings and logo design for Yes are so essential to the band's identity they could be said to serve the same function as corporate branding. Hipgnosis became equally famous for their unusual sleeves for Pink Floyd, often featuring experimental photography quite innovative for the time (two men shaking hands, one of whom is in flames, on the cover of Wish You Were Here). H.R. Giger's painting for Emerson Lake and Palmer's Brain Salad Surgery is one of the most famous album sleeves ever produced. </li>
</ul>
 Progressive rock compositions sometimes take the following forms:
<ul class="listProgRock">
<li>A piece that is subdivided into movements in the manner of a classical suite. Examples are the four-part "Close to the Edge" by Yes, six-part "Hemispheres" by Rush, and the seven-part "A Change of Seasons" by Dream Theater. All of TransAtlantic's epics are multipart. </li>
<li>A piece that is composed of a patchwork of musical themes that could conceivably stand as individual songs, but together serve to relate a complete narrative through music. Examples are "Supper's Ready" on Genesis' Foxtrot (the "Willow Farm" section of which was played as a single), "A Day in the Life" on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, Jethro Tull's Aqualung from the album of the same name, and "The Gates of Delirium" on Yes's album Relayer (from which the single "Soon" was taken). </li>
<li>A piece that allows the development of musical ideas via progressions or variations in the manner of a bolero or a canon. "King Kong" on Frank Zappa's Uncle Meat is an example. </li>
</ul>
Progressive rock's popularity peaked in the mid-1970s, when prog artists regularly topped readers' votes in mainstream popular music magazines. With the advent of punk rock in the late 1970s, and its earlier precursor pub rock, popular and critical opinion moved toward a simpler and more aggressive style of rock, with progressive rock increasingly dismissed as pretentious and overblown. This attitude has remained in place to the present day. The early 1980s saw something of a revival of the genre, led by artists such as Marillion, Saga, and Kate Bush. Groups that arose during this time are sometimes termed neo-progressive. Around the same time, some progressive rock stalwarts changed musical direction, simplifying their music and including more obviously electronic elements. In 1983, Genesis achieved international success with the song "Mama", with its heavy emphasis on a drum machine riff. In 1984, Yes had a surprise number one hit with the song "Owner of a Lonely Heart", which contained modern (for the time) electronic effects and was accessible enough to be played at discos. The genre enjoyed another revival in the 1990s with the so-called "Third Wave", spearheaded by such bands as Sweden's The Flower Kings, the UK's Porcupine Tree, and Spock's Beard from the United States. One of the most important bands of the alternative rock movement, The Smashing Pumpkins, incorporated progressive rock into their unique, eclectic style, going so far as to release two albums dealing with the same concept. In recent years, the most commercially viable category of prog has been progressive metal. These bands are usually happy to be known as progressive, and produce very long pieces and concept albums. Several of the leading bands in the prog-metal genre (particularly Dream Theater) cite pioneer progressive hard-rockers Rush as a prime influence. Meanwhile, other heavy metal bands not generally considered prog-metal, such as System of a Down, have nevertheless incorporated prog-influenced elements like bizarre shifts in time signatures and tempo in their music. The work of contemporary artists such as Ween and post-rock bands like Sigur Rós and Godspeed You! Black Emperor could be said to incorporate some of the experimental elements of progressive rock, sometimes combined with the aesthetic sensibilities of punk rock to produce music which many find challenging, innovative and imaginative. The Mars Volta is notable for intentionally fusing punk with progressive rock, two elements once polar opposites. Among more experimental and avant garde musicians, the Japanese composer Takashi Yoshimatsu publicly cites progressive rock bands as a prime influence on his work.

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La Vuelta

By Gabriel, 2008-09-12

Well the last piece for the LISTEN project is finally done. This willbe the last song on the CD and is more of an outro than an actual song. The listen Project was a joy to do and a journey I will never forget and forever cherish. Working with KED was simply an amazing experience for me. A professional to the truest sense. Well now it's time to fine tweek the mixes, get them through the master process and then off into the marketing world. Many thanks for those of you that have followed us through this incredible journey of the mind and for all your kind comments !!! Gabriel

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MIXPOSURE...A GOLDMINE of PROGRESSIVE ROCK MUSIC

By BTprog, 2008-09-11

Well, as I've said numerous times.......I love to listen as much as I love to play, and I now I get to have fun promoting again, as in the days of working in the record stores. I LOVE finding new artists and new music and I have found MIXPOSURE to be a GOLDMINE for PROGRESSIVE ROCK MUSIC. I hope this Prog Rock Genre Thing catches on and we can do things to make it interactive. How? I don't know, but suggestions.....volunteers.....ideas.....anything willbe GREATLY appreciated. In the meantime, my half-brain will be working away to come up with things to do or ways to promote our GREAT ARTISTS. PEACE and PROG ON, Brothers......hehehehehe Rob Here's a young Rob pic......hehehehehehehe

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FRIDAY CHICKEN POX PII!!!

By Main Pie, 2008-09-11

Pii's doing another show!!!!! Two days in a row! He was rockin' for 7hrs. yesterday and everyone in the chat room was having a GREAT time!!!! He wants to do the same today!!! I won't puke on ya I swear!!!! Pii's gonna start at 2:30 pm EST 7:30 pm GMT Come join me....I'm fukking bored!!!! www.nexusradio.co.uk

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GOT NEWS??? Pass it on......We'll Post it here...

By BTprog, 2008-09-11

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Brazos de libertad ...

By Admin, 2008-09-11

Please go to the new track from Los Bomberos de Monte Cruz: "<a href="http://www.mixposure.com/Los_Bomberos_de_Monte_Cruz/music.php" target="_blank" title="Brazos de libertad">Brazos de libertad</a>" Thank you, Neda

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Genre Spotlights

By Admin, 2008-09-11

I have added in 2 of the Genre Spotlights and the link can be found up top under Genre Spotlights. This is still under construction but we are getting closer. TJ Gardner and Rob Grant have stepped up for two Genres and we will be adding more along the way. I am not sure who did these on the original Mix but if it was you, send me a message! Thanks, Dazed

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My perception of PROG ROCK is VERY Broad......and yours?

By BTprog, 2008-09-11

I was thinking......and I'm sure, as I add to the FAVORITES, I will be bringing in songs, which are not tagged as "Progressive Rock". Would I be wrong or right to bring in keyboard oriented ambient and electronic type music into the PROGRESSIVE SPOTLIGHT??? Looking for opinions and open for discussion <img src="images/smilies/face-smile.png" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" />
Rob

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Instrumental Rock News

By Gods of Guitar, 2008-09-10

9/26/2008: For the first time in Mixposure history, the charts for the instrumental rock genre have not moved. So all of the artist of specialize in this genre need to come together and promote just alittle harder. Although not even I know how to go about doing that. Also for your listening pleasure the net based historic collaberation group M 3 is back. If you have any news that you would like to have placed on the Instrumental rock spotlight, send me an e-mail with details. Until next week Rock on!!! 9/14/2008: Last night was a great night for Mixposures instrumental rock artist on the Satuarday night rock show hosted by Mike-K. There was a wide varity of music that was played, getting great remarks in the chat room, so keep it up guys; and keep them rolling. 9/12/2008: Well everyone I am proud to announce that the Instrumental Rock spotlight is back, and I'm honored to be your host once again. There is a lot that I plan to bring you, to make this one of the most enjoyable experiances when finding out about your favorite artist, and enjoying their music. Also don't forget to stop by and listen to the God's of Guitar radio station, only on your #1 source for independent music; Mixposure.com
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The History of Instrumental Rock Instrumental rock is a type of rock music which emphasizes musical instruments, and which features no or very little singing.
Examples of instrumental rock can be found in practically every subgenre of rock, often from musicians who specialize in the style, like Buckethead, Chuck Berry, Dick Dale, The Ventures, The Shadows, Paul Gilbert, Jean Pierre Danel, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Booker T and the MGs and The Champs.
While many rock bands perform occasional instrumental pieces, those whose music predominantly features vocals are not typically classified as instrumental rock. However, many successful mainstream bands like Metallica, Rush, Jethro Tull, Fleetwood Mac and The Allman Brothers Band are noted for instrumentals.
Partly as a result of the post-rock movement in the 1990's, and partly because of the scarcity of instrumentals in mainstream rock, there is much crossover between instrumental rock and experimental rock. Early history
Instrumental rock was most popular during rock and roll's first decade (mid-1950s to mid-1960s), before the British Invasion.
One notable early instrumental was "Honky Tonk" by the Bill Doggett Combo, with its slinky beat and sinuous saxophone-organ lead. And bluesman Jimmy Reed charted with "Boogie in the Dark" and "Roll and Rhumba".
Jazz saxophonist Earl Bostic revived his career with instrumentals like "Harlem Nocturne" and "Earl's Rhumboogie". (Other jazz musicians who scored pop hits include Tab Smith and Arnett Cobb). Several rhythm and blues sax players had hit instrumental songs, including Big Jay MacNeeley, Red Prysock, and Lee Allen, whose "Walking with Mr. Lee" was quite popular.
There were several notable blues instrumental songs during the 1950s; Little Walter's rollicking "Juke" was a major hit.
Instrumental hit songs could emphasize electronic organ (The Tornados' "Telstar", Dave "Baby" Cortez's "The Happy Organ&quot or the saxophone (The Champs' "Tequila"), but the guitar was most prominent.Duane Eddy scored several hits (his best known probably being "Rebel 'Rouser"). Eddy was the first rock & roll artist to release an album in stereo. Link Wray's ominous "Rumble" might be only instrumental rock hit ever banned from some radio stations.
The Fireballs, featuring the distinctive guitar work of George Tomsco, began their career in the late 50's with instrumental hits such as "Torquay" and "Bulldog." The band pioneered the guitar/guitar/bass/drums configuration, paving the way for The Ventures, The Shadows, and the surf music scene. The Fireballs were one of a few instrumental bands that successfully transitioned into vocal music, going as far as having the biggest hit record of 1963 ("Sugar Shack").
The Ventures' precise guitar work was a major influence on many later rock guitarists; they also helped shape surf music, which at this stage consisted almost entirely of heavily reverbed guitar instrumentals.
Surf music was quite popular in the early 1960s, and was generally rather simple and melodic--one exception being Dick Dale, who gained fame for his quick playing, often influenced by the music of the Middle East, and frequently using exotic scales.
Following the British Invasion, rock changed appreciably, and instrumental hits came mostly from the R&B world. Notable artists include Booker T. & the MG's and saxophonist Junior Walker.
The early incarnation of Fleetwood Mac with band leader Peter Green achieved number one chart positions with guitar-based instrumental Albatross (composition) in February 1969.
The last important development in instrumental rock before the British Invasion was Lonnie Mack's version of Chuck Berry's "Memphis", which soared to #5 on the Billboard Pop chart in June, 1963. A full-length virtuoso guitar showpiece employing both the blues scale and distortion, Mack's "Memphis" ushered in the era of blues-rock guitar, a genre which reached its zenith in the later recordings of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Previously, only two other rock guitar instrumentals had cracked Billboard's top 5, both in 1960: Duane Eddy's "Because They're Young" and The Ventures' "Walk, Don't Run".
In August 1964, Checker Records released the album Two Great Guitars recorded by rock and roll pioneers Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley which is one of rock music's first recorded guitar jam sessions.
 
<h2>1970s</h2>
Funk and disco produced several instrumental hit singles during the 1970s.
The jazz fusion of the 1970s often had considerable stylistic cross-over with rock, and groups like Return to Forever, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Weather Report had sizable followings among rock fans.
The Allman Brothers Band is often not considered an instrumental rock band but they have many instrumentals and make longer versions of their songs. A good example is the 22-minute version of Whipping Post in At Fillmore East LP. Their instrumentals, "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" and "Jessica" are popular, with "Jessica" being featured as theme for both formats of Top Gear.
Jeff Beck also recorded two entirely instrumental albums in the '70s: Blow by Blow and Wired. Successful among mainstream audiences, both have strong jazz influences, the latter featuring a cover of Charles Mingus' jazz standard "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat".
Progressive rock and art rock performers of the 1960s and 1970s deserve some mention. Many of these musicians featured virtuosic instrumental performances (and occasional instrumental songs), but many of their compositions also featured vocals. King Crimson gained a massive cult following in the late-1960's and 1970's with their explosive instrumental output that merged rock, jazz, classical and heavy metal styles. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield, a progressive rock album, was all-instrumental (save for some brief spoken words) released in 1973 and is one of the best-selling instrumental albums ever with 16 millions copies sold. The Dutch band Finch recorded three all-instrumental albums of progressive rock of continuing interest.
Surf music's "2nd Wave" began in 1979 with the release of the first Jon & the Nightriders record.
 
<h2>1980s</h2>
During the 1980s, the instrumental rock genre was dominated by several guitar soloists.
Swedish virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen made a name for himself in 1984 by playing in the popular band Alcatrazz, and then by releasing his debut solo album Rising Force later that year, which made it to #60 on the Billboard Charts. Joe Satriani's 1987 album Surfing With The Alien was a surprise hit, containing the ever-popular instrumental ballad "Always With Me, Always With You", and the blues boogie infected "Satch Boogie"—both staples for guitarists learning their craft. Two years later came Satriani's follow-up album Flying in a Blue Dream.
After Malmsteen left Alcatrazz, he was replaced by the extravagant Steve Vai, who had previously been playing with the Frank Zappa band. Continuing the tradition (and following a brief stint in David Lee Roth's band from 1986 to 1988), Vai went on to release a number of highly acclaimed solo albums. Arguably the best-known of these was his 1990 release, Passion and Warfare.
Jason Becker was also considered by many to be a great player, who released two albums with Cacophony. Cacophony were a primarily instrumental group featuring Becker and Marty Friedman (the latter of whom went on to play with the legendary thrash metal band Megadeth). After the release of Cacophony's second album Go Off! in 1988, Becker released two solo albums before being diagnosed with ALS. He is now confined to a wheelchair and is completely unable to play.
 
<h2>1990s</h2>
In 1990, Steve Vai released Passion and Warfare. A fusion of rock, jazz, classical and Eastern tonalities, Passion and Warfare was a technical break-through in regards to what could be achieved in the field of guitar composition and technical performance. This was followed up by the 1995 trio album Alien Love Secrets, and what some regard as Vai's most epic and complex album to date, Fire Garden, released a year after.
In 1995, Michael Angelo Batio of Nitro fame released his CD, No Boundaries which began his solo career. His albums predominantly feature instrumental rock, but have occasionally featured vocals by himself and other vocalists. So far Batio has released eight solo albums.
During the 1990s, instrumental music flourished among indie-rock groups and with the popularity of so-called "post rock" groups like Tortoise, Mogwai and Cul de Sac.
Don Caballero gained notice for their music as did neo-surf-rockers The Mermen and Man or Astro-man?.
Quentin Tarantino's smash hit film Pulp Fiction made heavy use of rock instrumentals on its soundtrack, spurring some interest in classic instrumentals, and revitalizing Dick Dale's career.
With the rise of grunge music, guitar-orientated instrumental rock of the type popular in the 1980s became less popular, and there were few artists who continued to thrive in that style.
 
<h2>2000s</h2>
Steve Vai performs Ichiro Nodaira's contemporary symphony "Fire Strings", written for one electric guitar and a 100-piece orchestra. Previously thought impossible to play, Steve Vai was contacted and asked if he could perform. Steve completed the task bestowed upon him and gave excellent performances, even receiving a standing ovation from the classical orchestra.
A few years later, Steve Vai composes a two-hour contemporary classical concert entitled The Aching Hunger, composed for a rock band (three guitars, drums, bass, etc.), a synthesizer and a 50-piece orchestra. The concert consisted of half guitar instrumental with classical instrumentation, and half consisted of mostly classical instrumentation pieces without guitar.
Over the past few years there have been many new releases of instrumental rock albums. The majority of the popular guitar heroes from the 1980s have made rejuvenated and generally well-received comebacks, thanks largely to the revitalized sound apparent on their recent releases. Artists such as Steve Morse, Marty Friedman, Paul Gilbert, Ron Jarzombek, Joe Satriani and Malmsteen have continued releasing instrumental rock music and touring with great success. However, it is still extremely rare to hear an instrumental rock tune on the radio, or see one on the music charts. Les Fradkin has popularized The Beatles music catalog as guitar based Instrumental rock on the Apple iTunes music download service.
The 2000s gave way for a new style of performer. John Lowery (aka John 5), released a solo instrumental album after leaving Marilyn Manson in 2003. Vertigo comprised of a twisted fusion of metal, rockabilly, rock and roll, and bluegrass musical styles. No one really expected this from his stage persona (make-up, goth boots, and bleach blonde hair) and his work before this (Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth, Rob Halford). The album was a success, and the album after that, Songs For Sanity, which features guest appearances by Steve Vai and Albert Lee, was even bigger (one of the top selling records on the record label Shrapnel). He followed this in 2007 with The Devil Knows My Name, which features Joe Satriani, Jim Root, and Eric Johnson. After this, he followed with a DVD of the same title. The DVD is revolutionary in it being the first R-Rated instructional DVD. In 2008, he followed with Requiem.
The 2000s have seen a rise in the popularity of bands that have been labeled post-rock; many of these bands have created instrumental rock songs. Constellation Records has released some of the best-known examples of instrumental post-rock, such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Do Make Say Think. Mogwai, God Is An Astronaut, Russian Circles and Explosions in the Sky are other examples of instrumental post-rock.
In Europe, French award-winning guitarist Jean-Pierre Danel has a string of smash hits, starting with the #1 album "Guitar Connection" (double gold disc) et the Top 10 and Top 20 albums, "Guitar Connection 2 " and "Guitar Connection 3". Danel scores 8 instrumental hit singles, including 3 top 10. He duets with British legend Hank Marvin.
It should be noted that children's television programs often feature instrumental rock theme songs. This fact has been capitalized upon by Black Moth Super Rainbow, an instrumental drums/bass/synth trio, who take a great deal of inspiration from the Moog synthesizer-heavy sound of 1970's PBS programming. Here is a list of Instrumental rock and roll guitarists who paved a path for the rest of us.
<ul>
<li>Adrian Belew </li>
<li>Al Di Meola </li>
<li>Allan Holdsworth </li>
<li>Blues Saraceno </li>
<li>Bruce Bouillet </li>
<li>Buckethead </li>
<li>Bumblefoot </li>
<li>Bruce Welch </li>
<li>Carlos Santana </li>
<li>Chuck Berry </li>
<li>Dave Weiner </li>
<li>Davie Allan </li>
<li>Dick Dale </li>
<li>Duane Eddy </li>
<li>Les Fradkin </li>
<li>Eric Johnson </li>
<li>Frank Gambale </li>
<li>Gonçalo Pereira </li>
<li>Graeme Nicholls </li>
<li>Greg Ginn </li>
<li>Greg Howe </li>
<li>Hank Marvin </li>
<li>Ian Williams </li>
<li>Jaco Pastorius </li>
<li>Jason Becker </li>
<li>Jeff Beck </li>
<li>Jean-Pierre Danel </li>
<li>Jeff Buckley </li>
<li>Jennifer Batten </li>
<li>Jim Thomas </li>
<li>Joe Satriani </li>
<li>John Farrar </li>
<li>John Kline </li>
<li>John Lowery </li>
<li>John Mclaughlin </li>
<li>John Petrucci </li>
<li>Jon Finn </li>
<li>Kaki King </li>
<li>Kazumi Watanabe </li>
<li>Larry Carlton </li>
<li>Les Fradkin </li>
<li>Link Wray </li>
<li>Lonnie Mack </li>
<li>Marc Bonilla </li>
<li>Mario Parga </li>
<li>Marty Friedman </li>
<li>Mason Williams </li>
<li>Mattias Eklundh </li>
<li>Michael Angelo Batio </li>
<li>Mike Keneally </li>
<li>Mike Oldfield </li>
<li>Neil Zaza </li>
<li>Nokie Edwards </li>
<li>Patrick Rondat </li>
<li>Paul Gilbert </li>
<li>Pepeu Gomes </li>
<li>Robert Fripp </li>
<li>Ronnie Montrose </li>
<li>Scott Henderson </li>
<li>Shawn Lane </li>
<li>Steve Morse </li>
<li>Steve Vai </li>
<li>Steve Winwood </li>
<li>Stuart Hamm </li>
<li>Tak Matsumoto </li>
<li>Tony Macalpine </li>
<li>Tsuyoshi Sekito </li>
<li>Vernon Reid </li>
<li>Vinnie Moore </li>
<li>Yngwie Malmsteen </li>
<li>Frank Zappa </li>
</ul>

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