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Spın̈al Tap is the name of a fictional hard rock / 80s heavy metal band, created for the 1984 rockumentary film This Is Spın̈al Tap. However, due to the success of the film, the band went on to record and release three albums.
The band is a strong satire of the 80s heavy metal genre and scene, and their music reflects that, with blaring guitars, high vocals, and ridiculous lyrical themes, all of which take the stereotypes of the genre and exaggerate them to comedic extremes.
The first album of the band was a collection of songs made for the film, many of which were featured in the film itself. Their second album (Break Like the Wind) followed many years later, but was greeted with less enthusiasm, partially because people simply weren’t interested in the band beyond their characters in the film, and partially because the heavy metal scene had already been killed by grunge by the time of the album’s release. A third album, Back From The Dead, was released in 2009.
All three members of the band have continued to pursue their separate careers in film and television.
The first album (This Is Spinal Tap) has a pure black cover, in reference to the movie, in which their latest album is forced to have a pure black cover (“none more black”). However, in the movie, the album is called “Smell the Glove,” not “This is Spinal Tap.”
The band is a strong satire of the 80s heavy metal genre and scene, and their music reflects that, with blaring guitars, high vocals, and ridiculous lyrical themes, all of which take the stereotypes of the genre and exaggerate them to comedic extremes.
The first album of the band was a collection of songs made for the film, many of which were featured in the film itself. Their second album (Break Like the Wind) followed many years later, but was greeted with less enthusiasm, partially because people simply weren’t interested in the band beyond their characters in the film, and partially because the heavy metal scene had already been killed by grunge by the time of the album’s release. A third album, Back From The Dead, was released in 2009.
All three members of the band have continued to pursue their separate careers in film and television.
The first album (This Is Spinal Tap) has a pure black cover, in reference to the movie, in which their latest album is forced to have a pure black cover (“none more black”). However, in the movie, the album is called “Smell the Glove,” not “This is Spinal Tap.”
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This Is Spinal Tap
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Break Like the Wind
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Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
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Big Bottom
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Gimme Some Money
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Hell Hole
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Sex Farm
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Cups And Cakes
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America
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Heavy Duty
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(Listen To The) Flower People
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Back From the Dead
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Rock And Roll Creation
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Christmas With The Devil
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Bitch School
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(Funky) Sex Farm
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Killed-By-Death wrote:
up to eleven!
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hurricane_mario wrote:
Turned my speakers up to 12 for Stonehenge
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MetalFranker wrote:
These go to eleven
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topluk09 wrote:
as long as theres, you know, sex and drugs i can do without the rock & roll.
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opethdude wrote:
"This amp goes up to eleven..."
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mbacalzo wrote:
"Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation. "
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chantalbernard wrote:
How can I leave this behind........
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Trixilver wrote:
hahaha awesome SPINAL TAP 4 EVA
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I_Love_Oldies wrote:
Fuck yes.. this is music.. "America" kicks total ass.
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gmwdim wrote:
NONE MORE BLACK
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settlehead wrote:
Here lies David St. Hubbins... and why not?
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IrishN00B wrote:
I just don't get how they can make such awesome music!
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47AtlasTakesAim wrote:
"how much more black can you get? and the answer is... none."
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ROMANdNT wrote:
awesomeness!
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BrideAdorned wrote:
Excellent band.
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IrishN00B wrote:
best band (n)ever! [2]
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Touchmetallic wrote:
great story of how the band was formed...great songs....
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SPINmagazine wrote:
Spinal Tap: Is the Joke Finally Over? On its 25th anniversary, the greatest gag in rock history Spinal Tap is starting to show signs of fatigue.
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the-young-ones wrote:
i prefer bad news, but these guys are pretty awsome. i love it all
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spacefaceinfurs wrote:
best band (n)ever!
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