5 Fav Instrumental Albums

Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life
Marcus Miller - Tales
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A# Infinity
Gordian Knot - Emergent
Miles Davis - E.S.P.

And Jaco's debut would be there, except for Come On, Come Over.
 
Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn
Marc Rizzo - Collasal Myopia
Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin - Friday Night In San Francisco
One of the Burzum ambient albums
 
Karcius - Both discs
7 for 4 - Both discs
Michael Harris - Sketches disc

Avant Garden
LTE
Gordian Knot
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
 
This Ragnarok you guys are talking about isnt the black metal band Ragnarok is it? Im keen to check them out but i dont think im on the right track.
 
In general, I don't much care for straight up instrumental.

A few I like well enough...

Liquid Tension Experiment
The Ocean - Fogdiver

Yeah....thats about all. Bring on the vocals.
 
When Day Descends - Transend
Jaga Jazzist - What We Must
Bohren und Der Club of Gore - Sunset Mission
Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Viaticum
Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw
 
Mahavishnu Orchestra--Inner Mounting Flame, John Coltrane--Love Supreme, Miles Davis--Kind of Blue, Herbie Hancock--Headhunters and Weather Report-- Heavy Weather.
 
LTE 1
Kong - Phlegm (check out Kong! good instrumental metal)
Gordian Knot - s/t
Jason Becker - Perspectives
Pelican - Australasia