Best instrumental parts to songs?

[el mapache]

The middle part of 'My Sharona' by The Knack, and the guitar solo at the end of 'Dani California' by RHCP.

[wdogg40]

Ginger Baker Drum Solo

Blind Faith

"Do What You Like"

[steggy]

piano solo in scenes from an italian restaurant.

seconded on jungleland.

[SpaceMonkey13]

Intro (piano, then guitar) to Springsteen's New York City Serenade

[daveT]

The intro to "Time" by Pink Floyd has always been my favorite.
Many of the intros to Ozzy Ozbourne.
80s music is like the king decade for music intros. So many good ones at from that time.

[revots33]

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and the guitar solo at the end of 'Dani California' by RHCP

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Frusciante also has an awesome guitar solo near the end of "Otherside".

Also, if we're talking purely instrumental tracks, I vote for "Going Home" (Local Hero theme) by Mark Knopfler, and "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams.

[Borodog]

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The middle part of 'My Sharona' by The Knack . . .

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This was my submission to a thread I started in EDF about "Immaculate Solos", and I got railed for it, but yeah, that guitar solo is awesome. Jamming, cruising, amazing.

The guitar solo from "Time", by Pink Floyd. Just one of my favorite guitar solos of all time. It evokes the mood of the song perfectly. Also "immaculate" imo (meaning that you could not change a note without lessening the solo).

Gene Krupa's drums from "Sing, Sing, Sing", Benny Goodman and His Band, written by Louis Prima. Wow. Still blows me away. This song pretty much marked the end of the take off ramp and the point of launch of the Swing Era, in 1937. For a really good modern recording, check out the arrangement on the "Swing Kids" soundtrack.

There are so many more.

[suppasonic]

The horn part to What Is Hip? by Tower of Power

[cwsiggy]

The jam at the end of the Verve's Stormy Clouds - technically another song but amazing anyway.

[renodoc]

doesn't this thread quickly turn into the "best guitar solos" thread?

Slipknot! (grateful dead for the uninitiated) ftw