Which band is most like Spinal Tap?

[mac56]

The thread about "This Is Spinal Tap" quotes reminded me that I've always meant to ask this question. Clearly, lots of bands have experiences similar to those depicted in the movie (falling-outs and so forth). But is there a single band that is more Tap-like than the rest? More of a model for the movie?

Any ideas?

[Warren Stupidity]

1. I'm almost certain that the band

"Spinal Tap" is most like "Spinal Tap". I could be wrong.

But do be sure to turn the volume up to 11 when listening to them.

[bbernardini]

2. Well, I believe the whole thing began with a studio tape of The Troggs...

So, The Troggs.

[XNASA]

3. I was listening to some early Sabbath today.

And I had the thought that some of it was rather Tap-esque.

[Beware the Beast Man]

21. The year Spinal Tap came out, Black Sabbath had a Stonehenge stage prop

Unlike the film though, Sabbath's Stonehenge was too big for the stage.

[elperromagico]

4. What impressed me about Spinal Tap was they were an actual band.

Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer all played their own instruments... in addition to writing the songs.

This does not answer your question. I just think it's cool.

[bif]

5. Yes

Although I think it's a parody of several bands as they go through ther various phases. Clearly, they'rre immitaing Yes when they do the Stonehedge bit. I saw Yes a bunch of times and I can say first hand, that's what Spinal Tap was going after.

[BeatleBoot]

6. The Rutles

Just kidding, but did you know that Eric Idle is coming out with another Rutles movie?

It's called, "Can't Buy Me Lunch"

[elperromagico]

8. It's already out. I saw it at Barnes & Noble a few weeks ago.

[BeatleBoot]

12. From the interview I read....

Eric said it was neither a Sequel nor a Prequel, but rather a Requel.

Same movie with different footage (I guess).

[elperromagico]

13. Gotta make money somehow.

[BeatleBoot]

14. Dig It

:hippie:

[name not needed]

7. Metallica

If you watch Spinal Tap and Some Kind of Monster, it's quite clear.

[NWHarkness]

19. Well, it was awfully prescient then.

Since the first Metallica album came out in 1983 and Spinal Tap came out in '84.

[HughBeaumont]

9. Uriah Heep

Although I liked "Gypsy", this band was the ultimate in self-parody. Two dead members (not, I presume, from a gardening accident), nearly 30 different members in their history, over-the-top bombast in all musical parts, lyrical ham-fistedness . . . I swear, a few of the members even looked like they'd be Derek Smalls' and Nigel Tufnel's twin brothers.

[Tom Kitten]

17. I thought of them!

I actually used to really like them...back in their Demons and Wizards days...
But yeah they were constantly slagged by all the "rock critics" back then...

[Tom Kitten]

10. I was going to say the Status Quo

who had a minor psychedelic hit with "Pictures of Matchstick Men" but then evolved into a boogie band with, it seems, 18 albums in 17 years there...But in all my life I never ever met somebody who was a fan of them...

But the Troggs seem much more apropo!

[BeatleBoot]

18. Camper Van Beethoven

Was that a remake that Camper Van Beethoven did?

Must of been.

[Tom Kitten]

23. yes

as a matter of fact they did redo it, as I recall it was on Key Lime Pie?
Sorry to say, that album was past CVB's prime...check out their first 3 albums, just been rereleased on cd...

also the Status Quo original is the best version IMO...one thing the revivalists never got right in recreating was the phase-shift!

[peekaloo]

11. Van Halen

[Twillig]

22. It's true.

and I love Eddie's stuff pre-1984.

I read where he said that when he saw Spinal Tap, he said he didn't think it was funny at all. Later on, in a moment of sobriety, he got that it hit too close to home.

:-)

[MnFats]

15. Deep Purple! C'mon!

gotta be. in fact i believe the band cited 'smoke on the water' as one of their influences.

Spinal Tap by the way toured live several years ago.
I caught them in Mpls. It was a fuggin' riot!

The Stone Henge bit? They got it the right size, but it only lowered half way. roadies were trying to pull it down...they were swinging back and forth....it wouldn't come down....and then it fell and crushed a stagehand....the band kept playing...

[Asirac]

16. The dead milkmen

[Bob3]

20. Uriah Heep has been mentioned

Awful 70's metal band - unlistenable really and utterly full of themselves to boot.

[biscodawg]

24. Oasis n/t