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Track Listings
| 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. Listen To Me (The Flower People) |
| 11. Christmas With The Devil (Bonus Track) |
| 12. Christmas With The Devil (Scratch Mix) (Bonus Track) |
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
One of the greatest ironies surrounding This Is Spinal Tap is that it's actually better than many of the recordings it parodies. Songs like "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight," "Hell Hole," "Heavy Duty," and even "Stonehenge" are fun, 1980s-style rockers that any closet hair-band fan will enjoy, and "Sex Farm" and "Big Bottom" are simply hilarious by any standard. There's also the hippie-drippy "Listen to Me (the Flower People)" (even funnier if you've seen Rob Reiner's film of the same title), although Michael McKean and Christopher Guest singing "Cry, Cry, Cry All the Way Home" is sadly absent. The CD does lose some of its entertainment value if you haven't seen the film, but its mix of comedy and unabashed pop metal makes it the perfect party album. --Genevieve Williams
Product Description
You know what made the movie so good? That it was so close to the real thing. And thus This Is Spinal Tap , their debut, is not a bad metal record as well as being @#$%! hilarious! This reissue includes, for the first time, the single version of Christmas with the Devil .
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81 of 82 people found the following review helpful
By Jon Harlson
Format:Audio CD
Finally, here is a collection of sone of the greatest hits of one of Englands Loudest Bands, Spinal Tap. This is overall a great collection. It has 2 pre-tap songs, when David and Nigel were in the Thamesmen, and Spinal Tap's first, and only, international number one hit, Listen to (the flower people). It also has some of the fan favorites like "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You" from the classic Intrevenous De Milo album, and "Rock N Roll Creation" from my personal favorite tap album A Rock and Roll Creation (known to others as The Gospel According to Spinal Tap). Although many may disagree with me, they may be right, because I am a sucker for concept albums. Some of the other fan favoites are on here, like "Big Bottom" from their phenominal Brainhammer album, and "Sex Farm" from their rather disappointing Shark Sandwich album. ALthough the music is good, it seems that Tap was trying to recreated the magic they had during the Intrevenous De Milo period, and they didn't succeed. Despite some great songs on this album, there are some disappointments. There are no songs from their famous Blood to Let album. It may be because a young taphead was found dead while listening to this albums, and initial accusations were that they album made him commit suicide. However, authorities did and autopsy and found out the cause of death was boredom. It would also be nice to see the 19 minute live version of "Short N Easy" from their Silent but Deadly live album. There are also some old classics missing like "We Are All Flower People" "To Fly" "I Am Flight" "Get Me Away From the Ground" "The Incredible Flight of Icarus P. Anybody" and "All the Way Home". As well as the recent composition by Nigel entitled "Lick My Lovepump". Although this collection is missing some great songs which will never see the light of day since Megaphone has refused to release any of their albums due to "Lack of Talent", there are some great gems here, and this is a great introduction to Spinal Tap to any new Taphead.
44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It saddens me to see that so many reviewers at Amazon.com have so badly misunderstood what is perhaps England's most literate and intelligent band. Few popular musicians of the 20th century have had the intellectual firepower to so consistently subvert commonly received opinions on such a wide variation of academic topics.
Ladies and gentlemen, the evidence:
1) 'Sex Farm' is often misunderstood as some sort of sexist song drawing puerile analogies between barn animals and women. Tosh! As anyone familiar with the settlement of the North American continent can attest, the Tap are offering an insightful perspective on the objectification of women during the settlement of the American Prairie.
2) 'Big Bottom' is often misunderstood as an even more sexist song based on juvenile delight at sexualised female buttocks. Never. What people fail to understand is that the Tap are issuing a satirical howl of rage at the reification of pseudo-anorexic 'Cosmo Woman', and are instead urging us to consider the beauty of the fuller-figured woman in line with their understanding of the role of the Goddess Image in proto-historical Europe
3) 'Stonehenge' shows the Tap's awareness of broader archaeological issues by serving as an academic historiography of outdated interpretations of the function of British prehistoric sites - play it backwards, and you can hear the academic citations.
4) And 'Rock and Roll Creation' - here the subtlely of Tufnell, Smalls and St. Hubbins is truely revealed through their attempt to offer a syncretisation of Christian sources pre-dating St. Polycarp's letter to the Phillipians with non-Mediterranean creation myths. Ultimately, the Tap's magnificent ambition perhaps exceeds their grasp, and it cannot be claimed that they succeed - but surely they should be applauded for trying?
Perhaps it is because the Tap's genius is so wide-ranging that so many people have misunderstood the true meaning of the songs. But their legacy will live on, hewn into the living plastic of my CD collection.
Ladies and gentlemen, the evidence:
1) 'Sex Farm' is often misunderstood as some sort of sexist song drawing puerile analogies between barn animals and women. Tosh! As anyone familiar with the settlement of the North American continent can attest, the Tap are offering an insightful perspective on the objectification of women during the settlement of the American Prairie.
2) 'Big Bottom' is often misunderstood as an even more sexist song based on juvenile delight at sexualised female buttocks. Never. What people fail to understand is that the Tap are issuing a satirical howl of rage at the reification of pseudo-anorexic 'Cosmo Woman', and are instead urging us to consider the beauty of the fuller-figured woman in line with their understanding of the role of the Goddess Image in proto-historical Europe
3) 'Stonehenge' shows the Tap's awareness of broader archaeological issues by serving as an academic historiography of outdated interpretations of the function of British prehistoric sites - play it backwards, and you can hear the academic citations.
4) And 'Rock and Roll Creation' - here the subtlely of Tufnell, Smalls and St. Hubbins is truely revealed through their attempt to offer a syncretisation of Christian sources pre-dating St. Polycarp's letter to the Phillipians with non-Mediterranean creation myths. Ultimately, the Tap's magnificent ambition perhaps exceeds their grasp, and it cannot be claimed that they succeed - but surely they should be applauded for trying?
Perhaps it is because the Tap's genius is so wide-ranging that so many people have misunderstood the true meaning of the songs. But their legacy will live on, hewn into the living plastic of my CD collection.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
They transcended their hippie-ish song origins to become the loudest, strangest metal band in Britain: Spinal Tap, the slightly insane band of Rob Reiner's mockumentary/rockumentary "This is Spinal Tap." And not mentioning their songs is like neglecting to say that the beach has water. Included are the goopy hippie anthem "(Listen To the) Flower People," the hilarious buttock anthem "Big Bottom" (so much for "Bootylicious"), the abortive semi-mystical "Stonehenge," the delicious "Gimme Some Money," and a bunch of others from the movie.
Technically, you don't have to have seen "This is Spinal Tap" to be amused by the songs, but knowing their context makes them about five times funnier. (Try to listen to "Stonehenge" without seeing that tiny replica being lowered to the stage, or hear "Rock 'N' Roll Creation" without seeing Derek trapped in his pod) If I didn't know better, I would actually think that Spinal Tap was a real band. (For your information, that is not a black cover -- it's a close-up of the black glove. Okay?)
This album brims over with the good-natured "retarded sexuality and bad poetry" that people love. The lyrics range from almost normal to insanely bad. They rhyme "Monday" with "Bun-day" (from "Big Bottom"), to give one example. The good songs are pretty good, and the bad songs are so terrible they're brilliant. They includes such Shakespearean gems as "Getting out my pitch fork/And poking your hay" ("Sex Farm"), "Where the dew drops cry and the cats meow" ("Stonehenge"), and "You know what I want/You know what I need/Or maybe you don't" ("Gimme Some Money"). What's really amazing: They rate above the bands they parody, both in singing and musical quality.
Highly recommended, and not just for fans of the modern classic mockumentary. So crank your amps up to eleven and listen to Britain's loudest band. And ignore those dwarfs dancing around the tiny Stonehenge, okay?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yes.
I spent a long time looking for this LP, and this was by far the cheapest and best quality one I found. Definitely worth it.
Published 5 months ago by Beans
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spinal Tap's is pure dope for your head bangin' pleasure.
This album, and Marty's rock-umentary explains to me why I've loved this band so long. Music from their early carreer when I was a kid, as well as their album "Smell the glove". Read more
Published 8 months ago by BigAL1960
5.0 out of 5 stars
Listen To What The Has-Been Flower People Say...
no two ways about it: THIS IS SPINAL TAP is just about as good as a film can get. in The Pantheon Of Rock-&-Roll Cinema it runs second only to A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (and/or HELP! Read more
Published 8 months ago by jude pepper
5.0 out of 5 stars
How much more black could this be?
... And the answer is... none... none more black. This cd or lp or whatever format you collect of this album is a must-have.
Published on August 14, 2010 by WilltheThrill
5.0 out of 5 stars
How often do you come away listening to Heavy-Metal with a smile on...
I have been posting Bulletins on my MySpace site of Comedy/Novelty music recently and knew that I would eventually end up getting this CD that I picked up today. Read more
Published on November 8, 2009 by Patrick M. Kadas
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Answer Is None More Black...
The fact that these blokes are up on stage, and they're wearing tight trousers, and they have aramadillos in their trousers. Well... England's Loudest Band. Spinal Tap. Read more
Published on October 7, 2009 by Mr. Sinister
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gimme Some Money ring a bell.
"THIS IS SPINAL TAP" aka THE BLACK ALBUM Is the soundtrack from the rockumentary of the same name and a must have if you've seen it. Read more
Published on August 1, 2009 by Bruce F. Bedell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Spinal Tap album.
This is where it all starts, everyone needs to be Tapped. Spinal Tap is one of the greatest bands, amazing songs, fun rock lyrics and just total metal, loud, fun music.
Published on July 16, 2009 by Deimos
4.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for Tap enthusiasts
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". Read more
Published on March 17, 2009 by Roy A. Rusch Sr.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nigel Forever
This cd showcases the talent these men have! They made the movie sort of as an experiment, and found out they have a chemistry: so much so, that they STILL play together. Read more
Published on January 7, 2009 by Shari Doty
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