"Although we didn't know Freddie Mercury personally, everyone in the band loves his music very much, So in his honor we have decided to cut our set short by about 35 songs!!! 🤣

@katehaynes5735

Жыл бұрын

Tap, Tap, Tap!

@giaitchison

Жыл бұрын

"We believe Freddie would have wanted it this way!"

@anl5275

Ай бұрын

​@@katehaynes5735pl

If Freddie ever did see This Is Spinal Tap, I'm sure he absolutely loved it. The man had quite a healthy sense of humor.

And the drummer survived, that's a plus too!

@IThinkYouLookLarvely

7 жыл бұрын

I believe it's Ric Shrimpton, who sadly died in 1999. He had another 7 years after this, good going in the scheme of things :)

@theaterdreamer

5 жыл бұрын

IThinkYouLookLarvely good going as far as Spinal Tal drummers go. 7 years is fucking miraculous, actually.

@nesossin

4 жыл бұрын

@@theaterdreamer One of them DID leave a stain,that's something at least.

@RolfHartmann

4 жыл бұрын

@@IThinkYouLookLarvely That's only because he didn't play for them that whole time. If it had been one continuous concert he would have died after only a few days.

@Nightdare

4 жыл бұрын

They're not quite sure yet, they are still looking for his body

Nigel's guitar with the 8 humbuckers, exhaust pipes, and compass gets me every time

@Mysterywhiteboy78

4 жыл бұрын

It's hilarious, i remember watching the whole show at the time. Freddie Mercury would've found it amusing i am sure...

@genwt3916

3 жыл бұрын

Upon further research I have concluded that it is indeed a tachometer. Only goes up to 8 though.

@Heavypeete666

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and his amps volume calibrated to 11.... Genius

@diego2112gaming

2 жыл бұрын

4 Humbuckers, and tachometer, not a compass--that actually responds to being played. Guitar is named Mr. Horsepower. Each humbucker has it's own pickup selector switch. It's made by Ernie Ball, and they actually did a charity auction in 2001 for 25 of 'em to the public. Currently, if you want one you can buy it for around $9,500.

@katehaynes5735

Жыл бұрын

​@@genwt3916 Only 8?!? But... this one goes to 11.

"The more it stays the same the less it changes."

We believe Freddie would've wanted it this way

I'm so pleased they chose to play this profound song - after cruelly being limited to just 5 minutes. It has so much to say about the concepts of monarchy, football, and the textile industry. It was a message we all needed to hear - and it's delivered beautifully, if somewhat ironically ["the scoring of the goal"] at Wembley Stadium. David and Nigel are visionary poets who shaped the world we live in today. And here's my "Top Ten Tap" songs to prove it - I rate these by how influential these songs have become to civilisation generally - not just their musical merit: 1. Rock and Roll Creation 2. The Majesty of Rock 3. Stonehenge 4. Sex Farm 5. Break Like the Wind 6. Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight 7. Listen! (to what the flower people say) 8. Hell Hole 9. Gimme Some Money 10. Back From the Dead It was very difficult - 14 albums of difficult. But these, I believe, are the most important songs in the Tap anthology.

@glennpeterson1357

2 жыл бұрын

Disappointed Christmas with the Devil or Bitch School didn’t make the cut, but as you say, very difficult!

@katehaynes5735

Жыл бұрын

And tonight I am going to fall asleep to not Queen songs in my head, but Spinal Tap songs....

@jazzx251

Жыл бұрын

I could have chosen to do a "top 12" chart and included those ... but this chart goes up to 10

@andycrowe905

Жыл бұрын

You should have done a top 11 in honour of Nigel’s Marshall. Can I suggest “Lick my Love Pump” as the final track?

@jazzx251

Жыл бұрын

@@andycrowe905 It was not an official release - so I can't include it. All he had to do was record it in Dobly and put it on a single, and it would have got 4th place, just below Stonehenge, but above Sex Farm

It's great to see Harry so into playing in an 80s rock group. He totally looks the part.

I watched this live when i was 14, and It is only now, almost 30 years later, that i have discovered that the lead singer is Michael Mckean, who was Chuck Mcgill, the brother of Saul Goodman. And i've just finished watching 'Better call Saul' a few months ago! God bless the internet.

@magicker8052

2 жыл бұрын

wait .. what!! n f way!!!!!!

@stoonybridge

2 жыл бұрын

@@magicker8052 yup

@magicker8052

2 жыл бұрын

@@stoonybridge how can someone be so fucking talented.. i feel small

@stoonybridge

2 жыл бұрын

@@magicker8052 We are all made of stars

@jondunmore4268

Жыл бұрын

You younguns! So much to learn. So little time. Pffh!

This definitely needs to be included in an official release.

@benjaminmorgan425

Жыл бұрын

I've just know stumbled upon this video in the year of our lord, 2023. I had no idea Spinal Tap were at the show. I'm sitting here combing over every inch of the official release and they're not on it. I can't believe it. Why is this not on the DVD/BluRay

@StargliderGaming

Ай бұрын

Get their album "Break Like The Wind", released in 1992.

I've always wondered if the delay while the stage crew tried to put power to Nigel's amp was really due to actual technical difficulties, or if they just did that because it seemed like something that would happen to Spinal Tap...

@CarlosTourinho

5 жыл бұрын

Christopher Guest said in an interview that a member of Guns 'N' Roses sabotaged his amp, as a prank. Till this day, no one knows who It was

@potluckfishing

4 жыл бұрын

All for show, he was playing through Brian mays rig.

@ivorharden

3 жыл бұрын

@@CarlosTourinho it was Slash

@Kalentros

3 жыл бұрын

They played it off beautifully. Turned it into a ST moment.

@MENFUSSMIKE

3 жыл бұрын

I just read a Harry Shearer interview today and he said it was not done intentionally so that's why I am here. Funny still

The best part is that they were actually really damn good LoL... you can be a funny as hell in a spoof band, but if you suck at the actual music then it falls flat. Gotta love these geniuses.... and I bet this was many people's first time hearing/seeing the Tap

i was a kid when they aired this tribute, at the time i didn't knew nothing about Spinal Tap, after watching the whole show it was Spinal Tap that really impressed me more than any other performer.

Utterly majestic!!! Spinal Tap is simply THE greatest rock band ever. I love Nigel's costume!

Thank you Wimbledon!

My favourite - & most enduring - memory of the FMT concert back in '92 (as we used to call it then ... & sometimes still do ... NOW) : I love the opening riff. And the lyrics are 'national anthem-sized' material - there's eternal truths and 'everyman-type-themes' locked deep inside them, Boys-&-Girls-&-Whatever, so take heed - '... The shepherd with his flock, the miner with his coal - We're in this TO-GETHER ...'. And why not ?

When will we see Spinal Tap in The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame?

@Nightdare

4 жыл бұрын

They already are, never been to Stone Henge?

@Scottie_S

Жыл бұрын

They're in the hall of Georgie Fame...

Freddie would approve this!

I only listen to Spinal Tap on 11. I always amazed the talent on these men. Love live Sounal Tap!

And now, Freddie Mercury can feel the feeling...

Ric Parnell is the drummer - RIP. He was an awesome musician, especially here.

@FelicityRando

3 ай бұрын

Well, of course he died.

Damn... Chuck McGill is really on fire :-O !

3:50 "you plugged in?" Boom comes to life! Ha ha

The tragedy is that Harry Shearer is better than 95% of any post 2010 base players.

@misterfunnybones

Жыл бұрын

Here's one of the 5% - Mohini Dey - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohini_Dey

I think it's absolutely great that they actually became a beloved institution...

They finally got to play the Enormo-Dome!

Just the fact that this even happened to spinal tap just adds to their lore. You can't make this shit up

we're in this together

I would have loved if they played Big Bottom with John Deacon joining in 🤘

@Kasino80

Жыл бұрын

Especially since that seems like a direct Queen reference.

@drimmie

Жыл бұрын

@@Kasino80 it absolutely is. Paying homage to Fat Bottomed Girls

@Scottie_S

Жыл бұрын

@@Kasino80 Fat-Bottomed Girls....Big Bottom.....it would have been another level of wonderful!

Honestly, IMO, one of the better performances of the entire show!

So great to see Spinal Tap together, and ever.

The lyrics are so sublime !

All kidding aside, Christopher Guest is actually a pretty badass guitarist...

@Proggydan

5 жыл бұрын

Word.

@Njbear7453

Жыл бұрын

Lucky sonofabitch is married to jamie lee Curtis

Very good job by the drummer! RESPECT!

@lsipahelut

2 жыл бұрын

Who's the drummer?

@Kris.G

11 ай бұрын

@@lsipahelut Ric Parnell. Sadly, recently deceased.

@mc76

10 ай бұрын

@@Kris.G He lasted a lot longer than most of their drummers.

At the four minute mark, as the song begins, it appears that Michael McKean breaks character, his face showing his actual exasperation over the mechanical issue.

Its not a surprise that Nigel is such a good guitarist! He got six fingers! 🙂👍

@Kasino80

Жыл бұрын

Don't you mean...11

@Scottie_S

Жыл бұрын

@@Kasino80 even better! "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my Father. Prepare to die!"

@jasperdevries1726

Жыл бұрын

@@Kasino80 it's one more, innit?

I'm now drumming for a band because their last drummer had a heart attack on stage! Rock and roll!

@Scottie_S

Жыл бұрын

I will mourn your passing pre-emptively.

@dirkremmington

10 ай бұрын

@@Scottie_S Ditto

Not only is Spinal Tap a spoof on rock/metal, they're obviously outfitted as doubles of 70s/80s stars. Or maybe it's the other way around. They've done a good job of it. I'd like to dedicate this thread to any suggestions. My guess is Tony Iommi, David Lee Roth and Bruce Dickenson, with John Bonham on drums when not exploding.

'I know for I told me so'.

I can't help thinking Nigel and Bruce Dickinson might be related.

@russellj.s.257

6 жыл бұрын

IThinkYouLookLarvely or maybe Jeff Beck

@jonathanday6692

5 жыл бұрын

He's his younger evil twin.

The real irony is that Christopher Guest/Nigel Tufnel, is actually a British Baron and Lord in real life.

@j_freed

4 жыл бұрын

So is Borat Sagdiyev!

Finally a fictional band playing at Wembley

They really hit this out of the park. Freddie would have loved it.

The keyboard volume on 11!

@Jorge-MX

6 жыл бұрын

Right now i'm listening on 12.. xD

@cypher515

5 жыл бұрын

I CAN'T like this. It would put it past 11. :P

@tomoflaherty3638

Ай бұрын

My memory of this having taped off broadcast and watched it a few times was not being able to hear the keyboard at all and the guitar being loud during the bridge D-A part. But it’s been 32 years and I could be misremembering. I know there is a version of this gig with a different mix out there.

Brilliant, the darning of the sock

I had never seen this before. TIST is in my top five movies of all time. I knew Harry, Michael, and Christopher could play, but goddayum.

Harry Shearer is really into it! Fan since 1984!!!!!!!

These guys go to eleven!

Fantastic!!

Best Drummer I Ever Seen , 👑

Truly epic!

I dunno, guys. This is dangerously close to being good...

@Kalentros

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say for this performance they went past being close.

@jasonrichards2371

2 жыл бұрын

It is good

This is so epic!

Such a very good song amd very queen style.

I smelt the glove and it was GOOD!

@russellj.s.257

6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Adams well I broke like the wind

A great day for music but this was one of the standouts, stuck with me since, Nigel's proper shredding.

better than most real bands

JIMMY! HE DEFECATED ON THE FREDDIE'S MERCURY TRIBUTE CONCERT

I was today years old when i realised that the singer is Chuck McGill, and the bassist is many Simpsons characters 🤯

It’s a bummer they couldn’t sort out that line problem , sounded like Nigel’s amp or wireless They were still one of the best bands on the bill 🤘🤘

Brilliant!

Perfect!

When asked what is their [self named] moment, this has to be it.

They are better than 75% of the so called real bands! Btw isn't that Ric Parnell on drums?

@barrybedkey543

6 жыл бұрын

And funnier too! Who cares who the drummer is - he's a goner...

@RicardoUitermark

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is Ric Parnell

@j_freed

4 жыл бұрын

Ricardo Uitermark * was

@haroldvonschwartzenstien3581

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that's Monty Burns on Bass 😉

@RicardoUitermark

2 жыл бұрын

@@j_freed 🤣🤣🤣

That little guitar lick at the end sounded like a nod to Rush

@JackRice007

23 күн бұрын

It sounds like a couple songs to me. Some Xanadu, maybe The Trees

Gotta love Tap

Followed these cats , after their show in San Diego to the Howard Johnson they were staying at. If you make out with your girl in a H. Johnson Hallway, no one will harass you to leave. Met Nigel and Derrick in the hotel on the way to their tourbus, back to LA. Got all their autographs, But forgot to get their real name autographs. Come-on Tap, America awaits your next tour.

I'm sure Saul was very proud about his brother, Charles, performance!

Christopher Gu- sorry, Nigel Tufnel, is honestly top 5 guitarists for me.

Super drummer! At least he can say he played Wembley before his untimely death by spontaneous combustion.

They send me everytime

Great song 🎸

Nigel could use a few more pickups, LMFAO!

Moment of glory, short but golden

"I know, for I told me so..."

Hysterical and could pass for a rock band 😆😃

spoiler on the Spiderman Homecoming costume

That drummer was tight

@Scottie_S

Жыл бұрын

Ric Parnell was a one of a kind drummer. Session work or live...it didn't matter to him. He was one of these drummers with a distinct flare for what instinctive drumming was all about and would have and should have been seen as one of the great prog-rock drummers in our time. Just had to add to this comment. Steve Perry wanted him to join 'Journey' but he turned it down because he was working on another project.

I did'nt know lemmy play bass for Spinal Tap

@j_freed

4 жыл бұрын

It looks like Michael Levine from the band Triumph.

Could anyone ever pull this off? A fake band that became a real band? Who does this? In many ways, it might be one of the worlds most amazing accomplishments.

@Kasino80

Жыл бұрын

The commitments and the Blues Brothers are the only ones coming to mind.

@irresistablejewel

10 ай бұрын

Michael McKean... and he keeps doing it. Lenny and the Squigtones presents Lenny and the Squigtones; Spinal Tap; The Folksmen. Talented bunch; but no luck with drummers... I guess The Monkees were a fake band that became real too.

‘I know for I told me so….’ 😁

Geldoff said "too much perspective"....lol.

@Hamer4114

5 жыл бұрын

I thought that was Pink

The constant professionals, rock on Tap…

No fucking smartphone.. Fantastic!

Funny considering Nigel is actually a nobleman ...

Spinal pap or tap are our rightful lords and masters

Unbelievable!

Still waiting... 👌

“Do you have any requests? … Get off the what?”

@benjaminpensiero8519

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

The Drummer , No. 1 🥇 Fck’n 🤴

05:07 A litle bit of keep your self alive

It should be available on official releases. Unless they felt the same way about their performance that Robert Plant did about his???

@cypher515

7 жыл бұрын

Though the fact that they legitimately had a Spinal Tap Moment in there might be the issue, too. The amps not being warmed up at a for-real tribute concert? That might be too much silly for them...

@Ceribrial4VerKa

7 жыл бұрын

John Desmond

@tombstoneharrystudios584

6 жыл бұрын

Accorsing to some rumours, it was Slash - who had worked with them on "Break Like The Wind" - who decided to prank them by fiddling with their equipment. However, it was not funny, as Michael McKean's growing discomfort makes apparent. Obviously they're accomplished comedians and had material in case anything like this ever happened, but strong words were had with Slash afterwards along the lines of "We prefer to make our own jokes...could have got nasty!"

@rocketcon

6 жыл бұрын

Tombstone Harry Studios It did help add some more realism to the performance though, as it wouldn't feel like a genuine Spinal Tap appearance without something going wrong!

What do you guys think Jimmy McGill would think of his brother?

@kell_checks_in

5 жыл бұрын

Ah! So Chuck wasn't really stuck in the house all that time!

@theaterdreamer

5 жыл бұрын

Methinks Slippin’ Jimmy would approve!

@reneemclane1845

4 жыл бұрын

Love Better Call Saul...

@jondunmore4268

Жыл бұрын

Jimmy McGill used this footage in court to prove that Chuck was surrounded by electricty and welcomed it.

OMG NEVER REALIZED THAT THE GUITARRIST IS SAUL'S BROTHER!!!!

The barber takes a pole!

Did they actually have a second song ready, or did they have a series of "accidents" planned to fill in the time they decided not to run?

How did I make it until now without finding this?!

Load these albums: ​Intravenus de Milo, ​Shark Sandwich and Smell The Glove. Lol

@drimmie

4 жыл бұрын

Two words: Shit Sandwich

👍👍👍

There's a pulse in the new-born sun; A beat in the heat of noon; There's a song as the day grows long, And a tempo in the tides of the moon. It's all around us and it's everywhere, And it's deeper than royal blue. And it feels so real you can feel the feeling! And that's the majesty of rock! The fantasy of roll! The ticking of the clock, The wailing of the soul! The prisoner in the dock, The digger in the hole, We're in this together, and ever In the shade of a jungle glade, Or the rush of the crushing street, On the plain, on the foamy main, You can never escape from the beat. It's in the mud and it's in your blood And it's conquest is complete. And all that you can to is just surrender To the majesty of rock! The pageantry of roll! The crowing of the cock, The running of the foal! The shepherd with his flock, The miner with his coal, We're in this together, and ever When we die, do we haunt the sky? Do we lurk in the murk of the seas? What then? are we born again? Just to sit asking questions like these? I know, for I told me so, And I'm sure each of you quite agrees: The more it stays the same, the less it changes! And that's the majesty of rock! The mystery of roll! The darning of the sock, The scoring of the goal! The farmer takes a wife, The barber takes a pole, We're in this together, and ever

@benjaminpensiero8519

7 ай бұрын

Great lyrics. Possibly their best. This song holds up more than 30 years later. The boys really groove on this one.