Spinal Tap
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Official Site
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Christopher Guest
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Christopher Haden-Guest
aka: Feb 1948 Mister Christopher Haden-Guest May 1987 The Honourable Christopher Haden-Guest April 1996 The Right Honourable The Lord Haden-Guest | |
Feb 05 1948 -
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Official Site
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Michael McKean
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Michael John McKean
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Oct 17 1947 -
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Harry Shearer
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Harry Julius Shearer
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Dec 23 1943 -
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Has there
ever been a rock band more unjustly maligned than Spinal Tap? Accused of
everything from heralding the demise of heavy metal to being the very
raison d'ĂȘtre for alternative rock, they suffered their greatest
indignity at the hands of director Rob Reiner (cowardly hiding behind
the moniker Marty DiBergi), whose 1984 "rockumentary," This Is Spinal
Tap, muckraked its way through the band's courageous, tragedy-strewn
history in service of a few mocking laughs. Reiner/DiBergi even stooped
so low as to employ a heartless, mercenary band of Hollywood
writer/comedians to burlesque the band's core members--David St. Hubbins
(played by mendacious Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (callow Christopher
Guest), and Derek Smalls (haughty Harry Shearer). But the great ones
just won't be denied; Spinal Tap reached deep down in 1992 and let loose
with Break Like the Wind, another potent blast of the very stuff that
made their legend. Featuring an all-star supporting cast (the title
track alone boasts Slash, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani, and Tufnel
look-alike Jeff Beck), the Tap gallantly tried to stem the tide of
flannel and tattoos with thundering odes to gender enlightenment ("Bitch
School"), mystic quests ("Clam Caravan"), and its own glorious
rock-fest legacy ("Stinkin' Up the Great Outdoors"). Pop diva Cher and
St. Hubbins share a vocal tryst on the uplifting ballad "Just Begin
Again," while even Steely Dan's reclusive Walter Becker pens technical
notes, praising the album's pioneering use of the Crosley Phase Linear
Ionic Induction Voice Processor System. Sadly, they just don't make
albums like this anymore. ~J.D. Swift
01 Bitch School 2:50
02 The Majesty Of Rock 3:55
03 Diva Fever 3:06
04 Just Begin Again 4:53
05 Cash On Delivery 3:03
06 The Sun Never Sweats 4:23
07 Rainy Day Sun 3:42
08 Break Like The Wind 4:35
09 Stinkin' Up The Great Outdoors 2:50
10 Springtime 4:02
11 Clam Caravan 3:37
12 Christmas With The Devil 4:33
13 Now Leaving On Track 13 2:08
14 All The Way Home 2:08
02 The Majesty Of Rock 3:55
03 Diva Fever 3:06
04 Just Begin Again 4:53
05 Cash On Delivery 3:03
06 The Sun Never Sweats 4:23
07 Rainy Day Sun 3:42
08 Break Like The Wind 4:35
09 Stinkin' Up The Great Outdoors 2:50
10 Springtime 4:02
11 Clam Caravan 3:37
12 Christmas With The Devil 4:33
13 Now Leaving On Track 13 2:08
14 All The Way Home 2:08
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