[dbeechum]

Just looked at my ipod and the top 25 played recently and was surprised to see the number of non-lyric laden music that I had in there.

The top 2 tracks included this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRLdhFVzqt4 (a Santa Monica duo that make nothing but music for music and trailers - see this song in a trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2O-0-fQOOs kicks in at about 23 seconds)

This one..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dt4Vqg7Qcc - small Aussie duo - awesome, creepy

and finally rounding out the top 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOoNFFKwNts - a song so long that it requires two parts on youtube and it's own drink!

What's in your arsenal of non-vocal music. What gets you?

[jaybeerman]

Drew, I always go for instrumentals rather than lyrics (with just a few exceptions).  If you like film scores you might like modern classical music which I suppose is the ultimate instrumental.  I like the last two clips; these are similar to what I listen to when I'm not listening to classical or jazz.  Here are some of my recent favorite bands -

Barky
Terminal 4
El Michels Affair
The New Mastersounds
DoMakeSayThink
Nels Cline (albums - Coward, Initiate, Destroy All, Instrumentals)
Tin Hat Trio
Muddy World
Russian Circles

Cheers, j

[bluesman]

I am a jazz lover...so the choices are numerous.

Here's a cool little trio MMW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCXJlfeq7I

or some Pat Metheny Group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApI-zA6suXE

some awesome classical guitar by the three masters. Paco, Al and John.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp-vo8AVw2Q&feature=fvst

The Meters...Cissy Strut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FBnQvd_xzs

SRV...Lenny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YIHvK5WN7I

and quite possibly one of the most studied pieces of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kotK9FNEYU

Alright I'm done now. 

[MrNate]

Outside of the requisite 20 minutes of pure insturmentals per album in my Pink Floyd collection, not much. Santana, and a few random banjo pieces here and there, that's about it.

[1vertical]

Frank Marino ....Somewhere over the rainbow...

Not the video in this...but the AUDIO!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-vcJVa4-DI&playnext=1&list=PL5A80EE61E2CDEF4C

And bluesman this one is for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TuYyFArhwA

[weazletoe]

This was me and Holly's wedding song.......after we were married, and walked back the aisle together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4fPv450OYM


This is our other fav.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqM0NRUW7yI

[euge]

One thing I like is chillout rythmic ambient music, electronic or otherwise. Bleeps and clicks not so much... 

I think this particular cd got plum wore out: Banco De Gaia's Maya. Or how about the the Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds.

[jamminbrew]

For a guy who loves punk, metal, rock and blues,it's strange to think that two of my absolute favorite pieces of music are Mozart's rondo allegro in D minor, and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

[MrNate]

Also I remember back in the late '90s, the local alt station would play this 4-minute long techno version of the Knight Rider theme. That was awesome driving music. 

[BrewingRover]

I'm with Bluesman, I've got piles of jazz on my mp3 player. Miles Davis, Red Garland, Bill Evans are some favorites.

Miles is the king, though. No one will ever be this cool again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEvqGVV3qsA

Also pretty much anything by Beethoven.

[jaybeerman]

Here's a cool little trio MMW.

Speaking of musical emotions; how about this "Hey Joe" cover by MMW and Marc Ribot
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RUrnzgR7Kg&feature=related