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Lets have some discussion of purely instrumental banRAB. My band mention for today:

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#1. Pelican

Are a quartet of musicians who come from Chicago. Three of the musicians originally came from the band Tusk, Larry Herweg (drums), Trevor De Brauw (guitar) and Laurent Lebec (guitar). Pelican are a modern day instrumental band, their first EP hit the shops in 2003. Pelican are a rather original band as they have musical roots planted in several genres, avantgarde, sludge, post rock and some songs contain a very eerie or atmospheric arabiance. March Into the Sea is a blistering 20 minutes long so they are no strangers to prog eather.

Band Merabers: Larry Herweg (drums), Trevor De Brauw (guitar), Laurent Lebec (guitar), Bryan Herweg (bass).

Songs to look for:
Drought
Forecast For Today
Last Day Of Winter
March Into The Sea

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Review them, download them, then set up some more banRAB for us to get stuck into!
 
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#2. Alien Cowboys

Are another quartert of musicians hailing from San Francisco, they have been active since 1997 with 5 albums under their belt. Alien Cowboys are a feel good rock outfit as their music sort of lifts you. Lead Guitarist Ralph Perucci has been compared to Vai so thats also something to have a listen for. They're opening ST album is a good place to start and includes covers of Hey, Bulldog (Beatles), Spanish Castle Magic (Hendrix) and a couple others.

Band merabers:
Ralph Perucci - Lead Guitar
Ian Thomson - Drums
Greg Jones - Bass
Bruce Stevenson - Rhythm Guitar

Listen:
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#3. Freewill

A Japanese Heavy progressive band formed in 2002. Influences coming from Rush, Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Pain Of Salvations and some spacy sounRAB that we hear from the likes of Pink Floyd and Hawkwind. Their sound is very avantgarde with a shot of spacey and flows effortlessly between the divisions of Prog Rock and Prog Metal. These guys are amazing should you ever get to see them or hear one of their albums. Never Act is their second and latest effort.

Band Merabers:
Masahiro Lee - Guitars,Synthesizers
Shunsuke Yagi - Synthesizers+Electronics
Hisashi"syo"Nakao - Bass
Shingo"sin"Uchida - Drums

Listen:
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- The tracks are on the left hand side of the screen. Very very good.
 
Steve Vai. Not only is he an amazing guitarist, but his music is very soulful and spiritual. He's an amazing composer.

A lot of people don't like instrumental songs, though, and I think it's because it takes a more musically understanding person to appreciate the melodies alone. Personally, I prefer instrumental over vocalized songs. Vocals are over-rated.
 
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