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Artist: Spinal Tap

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CD Title: This Is Spinal Tap

 

Category: Hard Rock

Year: 1984

Label: Polydor Records

Catalog Number: 817 846-2

Personnel

Christopher Guest guitar, mandolin, vocals
Michael McKean guitar, vocals
Harry Shearer bass, vocals
David Kaff keyboards
R.J. Parnell drums, percussion
Harlan Collins synthesizers

Tracks

1.	Hell Hole
2.	Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
3.	Heavy Duty
4.	Rock and Roll Creation
5.	America
6.	Cups and Cakes
7.	Big Bottom
8.	Sex Farm
9.	Stonehenge
10.	Gimme Some Money
11.	(Listen to the) Flower People

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Existing comments about this CD

From: Fat Freddy	Date: December 29, 2003 at 19:13
Bloody hell, how is it that NOBODY has left any comments about the mighty TAP? Shame on you all!

From: Bizkit82

Date: December 30, 2003 at 1:47

HELL HOLE and BIG BOTTOM are my favs. The film was top notch, top notch... "Yeah.....but these ones go to eleven !!??!!?" "See this shirt I'm wearing? This is an exact replica of my inner structure." "Don't touch it...Don't point at it... Don't even look at it!" "Look at this one... Can't you almost hear the resonance? Ahhhhhhh..." "That's beautiful, what do you call that one? -- Lick My Love Pump." "Hello Cleveland!!!"

From: Bizkit82	Date: December 30, 2003 at 1:47
THIS FILM AND ALBUM ARE THE BEST OF ALL TIME. THEY CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF EARLY HAIR BAND NONSENSE TO A TEE. IT ACTUALLY GIVES US A FAIRLY FACTUAL GLIMPSE INTO INNER BAND POLITICS, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT. THERE ARE SO MANY ONE LINERS THAT ARE FANTASTIC, WE COULD BE HERE FOR WEEKS.

From: Christine	Date: December 30, 2003 at 5:03
An absolute classic! Such a shame about all their drummers, though...

From: PABAB	Date: June 1, 2004 at 12:33
"We're Spinal Tap from the UK and you must be the USA!!!" - Just hilarious. Crank it up guys, up to eleven!!!!!!

From: Blue Tequila	Date: June 1, 2004 at 16:38
If you've seen the movie all you have to do is look at the album cover and start laughing. I remember the band opening the new shipment of records and trying to reason amongst themselves the deep meanings hidden behind the all black cover. "Stonehenge" is a great song..."Oh how they danced, the little people of Stonehenge!"

From: Big Papa K	Date: June 15, 2004 at 3:51
This album is hilarious. Spinal Tap mimmick the metal sound of the time and pull it off better than most. From cheesy fantasy metal ("Stonehenge"), to bad cock rockers ("Sex Farm"), to a song played with three bass guitars ("Big Bottom"). 10/10

From: Bass God	Date: July 27, 2004 at 10:23
Nigel Tuffnel was my guitar teacher!!! I've been too good to join any band since then. Nobody plays like Tuffnel - nobody even tries!

From: Casey Smith	Date: November 10, 2004 at 20:07
I mean no one can be louder than Spinal Tap can they. I think thats because 11 is one louder. "innit"

From: SamboraRocks86	Date: June 18, 2007 at 20:42
My dad was a touring musician in the 80s (He was the drummer for The Drifters from '84 to '91) and he can confirm that being on the road is actually alot closer to what this film portrays than you might think...

From: edwithmj	Date: September 4, 2009 at 18:44
Not a bad album. The songs' music and lyrics are intentionally bad and are funny because of it (Heavy Duty's guitar solo and the end bit to Stonehenge being examples) but Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight, Hell Hole and Big Bottom are great songs. 85/100

From: Mace	Date: January 31, 2013 at 22:17
I would kill to get the "Smell the Glove" album with the banned cover, lol! All great metal bands should have at least one album cover banned by feminists.

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