Instrumental Rock timeline
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Eric Johnson Releases "Seven Worlds"
Seven Worlds is Eric Johnson's 1978 solo record after disbanding with his first band, The Electromagnets. The album was recorded in 1976 and 1977.... Read more
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Steve Vai Releases "Flex-Able"
Flex-Able is an album by Steve Vai. This was his first as a solo artist, and was created in Stucco Blue, a shed converted into a studio in Vai's... Read more
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Steve Vai Releases "Flex-Able Leftovers"
Flex-Able Leftovers was a limited edition 10" vinyl EP by American composer and guitarist, Steve Vai. It was recorded from 1982 to 1984, and... Read more
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Yngwie Malmsteen Releases "Marching Out"
Marching Out is an album by Yngwie J. Malmsteen which was released in 1985. In an interview with Sweden Rock Magazine, singer Jeff Scott Soto... Read more
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Eric Johnson Releases "Tones"
Tones was Eric Johnson's second solo album. It was released in 1986 by Reprise Records. Two of the tracks are re-recordings of songs from the (at... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "Not of This Earth"
Not of This Earth is the first full album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani. Numerous tracks off this album are still played live by... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "Surfing with the Alien"
Surfing with the Alien is the second album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani, released in 1987. Surfing with the Alien contributed... Read more
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Yngwie Malmsteen Releases "Odyssey"
Odyssey is an album by guitarist Yngwie J. Malmsteen released in March 1988, With Joe Lynn Turner on lead vocals, with the three instrumentals... Read more
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Joe Satriani Records "Dreaming No. 11"
Dreaming #11 is an EP by Joe Satriani released in 1988 with three live tracks and one new studio track, The Crush of Love. Live tracks, taken from... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "Flying in a Blue Dream"
Flying in a Blue Dream is a 1989 album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani. It is his third studio album (Dreaming #11 is a mostly live... Read more
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Steve Vai Releases "Passion and Warfare"
Passion and Warfare is a 1990 instrumental album from guitarist Steve Vai. It has been certified 2 times Platinum. It was written based on a series... Read more
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Shawn Lane Releases "Powers of Ten"
Powers of Ten is the debut studio album by guitarist Shawn Lane, released in 1992 on Warner Bros. Records; a second edition was released in 1993,... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "The Extremist"
The Extremist is an instrumental rock album released by Joe Satriani in 1992 and re-released in 1997 with his entire Epic Records catalog. The... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "The Beautiful Guitar"
The Beautiful Guitar is a compilation album released by instrumental rock artist Joe Satriani in 1993. It was only released in Europe, and... Read more
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Steve Vai Releases "Sex & Religion"
Sex and Religion is a Steve Vai album presented under the name of simply "Vai" and before then "Light Without Heat" but had to be changed due to... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "Time Machine"
Time Machine is a double instrumental rock album released by Joe Satriani in 1993. The first CD comprises new, unreleased, and rare studio (such as... Read more
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Steve Vai Releases "Alien Love Secrets"
Alien Love Secrets is an EP made by Steve Vai in 1995. It was written as a stripped-down guitar, bass and drums record with minimal keyboards.... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "Joe Satriani"
Joe Satriani is a 1995 album by instrumental rock solo artist Joe Satriani. Produced by Glyn Johns, it showcases a more laid-back, bluesier sound... Read more
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Michael Angelo Batio Releases "Holiday Strings"
Holiday Strings is a cover album by American shred guitarist Michael Angelo Batio. The album features classical Christmas songs on acoustic guitar,... Read more
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Eric Johnson Releases "Venus Isle"
Venus Isle is Eric Johnson's fourth solo album, released in 1996. The song "S.R.V." is a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan. It features his brother,... Read more
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Steve Vai Releases "Fire Garden"
Fire Garden is a 1996 album from guitarist Steve Vai. This is his fourth solo album, as Alien Love Secrets is an EP. Fire Garden is divided into... Read more
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Michael Angelo Batio Releases "Planet Gemini"
Planet Gemini is the second studio album by American shred guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, credited simply as Angelo. After No Boundaries, Batio... Read more
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Ron Thal Releases "Hermit"
Hermit is a 1997 album by Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal that has since been discontinued by manufacturers. Read more
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Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Eric Johnson Release "G3: Live in Concert"
G3: Live in Concert is a live album and DVD by the G3 project, led by Joe Satriani. It was released in 1997 by Epic Records. This lineup of G3... Read more
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Joe Satriani Releases "Crystal Planet"
Crystal Planet is a 1998 instrumental rock album from guitarist Joe Satriani. It is likened to his classic 1989 release Flying in a Blue Dream in... Read more