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Spinal Tap (stylized as Spın̈al Tap, with a dotless letter i and a metal umlaut over the n) are a fictional English heavy metal band created by the American comedians and musicians of The T.V. Show, who wrote and performed original songs as the band: Michael McKean, as the lead singer and guitarist David St. Hubbins; Christopher Guest, as the guitarist Nigel Tufnel; and Harry Shearer, as the ...
In April 2009, Guest, McKean and Shearer embarked upon the Unwigged & Unplugged tour to mark the 25th anniversary of the release of the film This is Spinal Tap. [5] This time, they appeared as themselves, performing songs associated with Spinal Tap, the Folksmen and various other film and comedy projects from their long careers.
Harry Shearer as "Derek Smalls" (2019) Derek Albion Smalls is a fictional character played by Harry Shearer in the spoof rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.He is the bassist for mock British heavy metal group Spinal Tap, playing alongside guitarists Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), as well as with a plethora of drummers and keyboardists.
Derek Smalls, the legendary bassist with the ultimate heavy metal band, Spinal Tap, has returned with a brutally contemporary new single: “Must Crush Barbie,” which is described as “an ...
Everything to know about 'Spinal Tap II.' Country icon Garth Brooks will appear in Spinal Tap II, according to Reiner.. Related: The Best Country Love Songs of All Time What is Spinal Tap II about ...
The members of Spinal Tap, the fictional heavy metal band in the 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” featuring comedy legends Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Christoper Guest, have drawn ...
In anticipation of the show, Rob Reiner directed a short film entitled Spinal Tap. [33] In 2009, the band released Back from the Dead to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of the film. [34] The album features re-recorded versions of songs featured in This Is Spinal Tap and its soundtrack, and five new songs.
The songs include a range of genres, from the glam metal anthem "Bitch School" down to the skiffle satire of "All the Way Home". The title, and the album's title track, is a double entendre that combines and confuses the idiom "make like the wind" (also possibly a reference to the Christopher Cross song " Ride Like the Wind ", famously covered ...