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Spın̈al Tap is the name of a fictional English 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 70s and 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 70s and 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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academyofrock wrote:
You might enjoy this blog on the Tap http://humandynamics.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/spinal-tap-john-otway-and-the-not-so-gentle-art-of-project-mis-management/
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CodexManesse wrote:
"Spın̈al Tap" Remove the dot over the "i" and use the useless umlaut over the "n" please!
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KISSastrophe wrote:
It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.
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krumbknob wrote:
Lick My Love Pump
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kosusan wrote:
\m/
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kick_yr_crutch wrote:
'I met her on monday, twas my lucky bun day, you know what I mean?' :D Genius!
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the_betterman wrote:
funny thing about spinal tap is that they are as good and if not better than a lot of real and serious bands
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SamLStowe wrote:
Spin̈al Tap... Get it sorted and USE THE UMLAUT!!!
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Bejn23 wrote:
The sun never sweats :P
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kosusan wrote:
\m/
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Ritual_Suicide wrote:
Happy Nigel Tufnel Day!
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RachyRach wrote:
Happy 11/11/11! “These go to eleven.”
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dandyboy73 wrote:
Come on folks, it's only Nigel Tuffnell day once every 100 years, make this the profile pic now! http://www.last.fm/music/Spinal+Tap/+images/70827832
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v_deschain wrote:
real rockstars!
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v_deschain wrote:
Spinal Pap!
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academyofrock wrote:
Enjoy this post on Spinal Tap, John Otway and project management cock ups http://humandynamics.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/spinal-tap-john-otway-and-the-not-so-gentle-art-of-project-mis-management/
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CaptainWeen wrote:
Spın̈al Tap
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dudewaitwat wrote:
Spinal Tarp?
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SabbathHippy wrote:
Nigel Tufnel ftw!
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BigA2 wrote:
Honestly, the music from Spinal Tap themselve is so good, if Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight was released as an actual single from an actual band in the late 70s/early 80s, it could've been a big hit.
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