Spinal Tap (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "This Is Spinal Tap" An Embassy Pictures Release)
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Spinal Tap (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "This Is Spinal Tap" An Embassy Pictures Release) by Spın̈al Tap
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Year: 1984
Overall rank: 9,394th   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 51 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1984 (144th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,358th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,394th)

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Overall rank: 9,394th | 1980s rank: 1,358th | 1984 rank: 144th

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73/100 (from 51 votes)
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75/100
From 07/25/2024 21:42 | #304551
One of the most amusing movies ever made. Can't help but conjure up images of it while listening to this. "Stonehenge' brings a smile to my face every time. A great musically & lyrically condescending piss take on band life. Good variety of music as well varying from 60's rock 'n roll to paisley to 70's hard rock to metal.
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From 03/19/2024 01:43 | #302592
If this was just a regular album I wouldn't give it a particularly good rating, but as a parody of all the tired cliches in 70s and 80s rock music it works brilliantly (especially with how hilariously stupid some of the lyrics are)

You'd need to watch the film first though before listening to this as that helps so much with the context of this soundtrack
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80/100
From 06/06/2018 16:21 | #216226
This is a rarity as I don't buy soundtracks to movies, and the enjoyment level of this album is probably due to the association with the movie which is fantastic! With that said, Big Bottom, Sex Farm are great but the songs that put a smile on my face are those songs which are supposed to be from their early career - I often wonder which band they are parodying - Uriah Heep, Status Quo...hmmm. One word "Entertaining".
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From 12/17/2014 14:16 | #129520
This is a lot of fun. Granted, I think my fondness for it is largely due to associations with the movie, but songs like "Tonight I'm Going To Rock You", "Big Bottom" and "Sex Farm really bring a smile to my face.
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From 05/05/2013 16:43 | #75289
Much better than Shark Sandwich which disappointed me a lot at the time !
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From 02/10/2011 18:43 | #18274
While nothing musicially spectactular goes on here, this "spoof" album is a good, fun listen and fans of classic hard rock will get a kick out of this.
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