Spinal Tap - This Is Spinal Tap
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Free Music Review: Not a real band, but better than a lot of them
Hit: 4 Stars
I have been a devoted fan of Spinal Tap, both the film and the phenomenon, for years upon years. I was fortunate enough to see Tap play live, and even though they are "just" actors in character, they put on a fun and rocking show... Nigel's guitar solos were so long that the rest of the band went out for sandwiches and a massage (seen on the video screens) and he finished off by propping one guitar up on a stand and shooting it with darts from across the stage, and as for "Stonehenge", well, Derek said it all when he stopped the song mid-way and shouted "it's not too big, your building is too f**king small!". Musically, they are just above competent, but this music is so much fun to listen to. They really skewered the cliches of 60's 70's and 80's rock. Final note: When I saw them at the Universal Amphitheater in L.A. in the early 90's, a mosh pit formed. A MOSH PIT! Kids... they don't get it.
Free Music Review: Comedians perform seriously enjoyable hard rock
Hit: 4 Stars
This Is Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner's classic 1984 "mockumentary" starring Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer as a bumble-headed, Deep Purple-ish rock band may have been a hilarious parody of the somewhat bloated hard rock outfits of the day but, no matter how absolutely dead-on its caricatures, it always seemed as if This Is Spinal Tap had been created with a touch of love and admiration for its targets. Likewise, the movie's soundtrack, written and performed largely by the film's stars and director themselves, actually features some quality rock and roll. When one is in the mood for beer-rock guilty pleasure, libido-fused infernos such as "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You," "Sex Farm" and "Big Bottom" certainly deliver. Plus, the recent digital remastering enhances the album rather well. Still, it would have been if the remastering had been done in Dublin.Free Music Review: Lots of Fun
Hit: 4 Stars
If you've seen the movie This is Spinal Tap, and you are a rock fan, you owe it to yourself to buy this soundtrack. It's good to hear the songs in their full versions, especially the wonderful "Stonehenge," which speaks of a place where "a man is a man, and the children dance to the pipes of Pan." I am disappointed, however, that Nigel's Mozart- and Bach-influenced "Moch" piece in D-minor, "Lick My Love Pump," was not included. However, it does feature a song, "America," that's not featured in the movie. And perhaps the compilers should have put the songs in chronological order, so we hear "Give Me Some Money" and "Listen to the Flower People" before we get to "Stonehenge." "Christmas with the Devil" is a bonus track not included in the film. Perhaps for the better. The best thing about it is the title.Free Music Review: A must have for Tap enthusiasts
Hit: 4 Stars
It is all the music from This is Spinal Tap plus two versions of Christmas with the Devil which was not in the actual movie. Too bad they decided to leave off "All the way home". Could have used that better than a second version of Christmas. But, all in all , if you loved Spinal Tap (and I did) then this is a CD you must have to make your collection complete.Enjoy it. I certainly did....over and over again.Free Music Review: tonight i'm gonna rock it!
Hit: 4 Stars
the movie is fantastic. and any fantastic movie needs an equally fantastic soundtrack. this one.....ok. not musical genius. not grammy worthy. but, on a bad day, it's like chocolate.