Spinal Tap - 'Back from the Dead' Full 2009 Interview

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  • @thatboybear
    @thatboybear 2 роки тому +267

    I can’t decide if it’s more impressive or terrifying how effortless this is. This is the absolute pinnacle of improv. It’s the kind of genius you don’t even aspire to; you just imbibe and enjoy.

    • @TraustiLaufdal
      @TraustiLaufdal Рік тому +1

      So true

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 Рік тому +7

      I know that it didn't make my ears bleed. And I had it turned up to eleven. 😎👍

    • @drunkdadchronicles
      @drunkdadchronicles Рік тому +3

      the comedic timing is next level

    • @thatboybear
      @thatboybear Рік тому +2

      @@drunkdadchronicles *from the movie* “Yeah, but ours go to 11.”
      Absolute gold.

    • @romankrhounek5974
      @romankrhounek5974 Рік тому +4

      I didn't know the whole movie wasn't scripted now it all makes sense

  • @stumbling
    @stumbling 2 роки тому +208

    I saw these fellas play Utrecht in 1978 and it changed my life.
    I mean, I wasn't born for another 9 years and I've never been to Utrecht but I think that just proves my point.

    • @smelltheglove2038
      @smelltheglove2038 Рік тому +16

      Shit, you’re lucky. I went to see them in Cleveland, but they had to cancel the show. Apparently there was some technical difficulties.

    • @Alex-si5te
      @Alex-si5te Рік тому +7

      @@smelltheglove2038 HELLO CLEVELAND

    • @mickthemerciless9694
      @mickthemerciless9694 Рік тому +3

      😆

    • @chasleask8533
      @chasleask8533 Рік тому

      A mystical experience indeed.

    • @SofaKingShit
      @SofaKingShit Рік тому +7

      If you can remember their gigs then you weren't really there and so it stands to reason that the converse would also be true and that you would have had to be absent or even preferably unborn to really savor the ST experience (ST stands for "Spinal Tap") 👍

  • @zsht
    @zsht 9 років тому +840

    they set up jokes for each other to finish.
    the comedic chemistry is incredible

    • @gor0356
      @gor0356 7 років тому +2

      No, they set [sit] back on the sofa so as not to expose there middle age spread.

    • @gor0356
      @gor0356 7 років тому +9

      And by the way, where's the fucking hell is drummer Pumpkin Guts?

    • @smartbart80
      @smartbart80 7 років тому +2

      hahahaaa good one Ken

    • @Pwwh0711
      @Pwwh0711 7 років тому +1

      Nathan - Hahaha job done...I bet he feels sad now!
      Oh & anyone else thinking of making a light-hearted comment? FUCK YOU TOO!

    • @markryland1988
      @markryland1988 7 років тому +7

      St. Hubbins (point guard); Tufnel (scorer); Smalls (rebounder)

  • @GodInTheMachine
    @GodInTheMachine 5 років тому +361

    Nigel's research has led him to the conclusion that jazz is based on fear

    • @Zippy994
      @Zippy994 3 роки тому +10

      LOL!!!

    • @CaptainG23
      @CaptainG23 3 роки тому +6

      Duh!

    • @ourcorrectopinions6824
      @ourcorrectopinions6824 3 роки тому +17

      I'm a jazz musician but their ripping on jazz had me dying. It was hilarious. "Jazz is a mistake" "they teach it in schools!" "Miles... Davis? what's he doing?"

    • @larrysnipes7113
      @larrysnipes7113 2 місяці тому +1

      Man up jaz musiciams your playing it bloody wrong!

  • @donw9483
    @donw9483 9 років тому +617

    "Rock and Roll should change your life - and not necessarily for the better"

    • @ricarleite
      @ricarleite 7 років тому +7

      I use that quote often...

    • @fidziek
      @fidziek 5 років тому

      Yeah, OK - if you knew what IS 'for the better', why wouldn't you do it yourself, dude ???

    • @ectoplasma5
      @ectoplasma5 4 роки тому

      That was so funny,been a while while since i laughed so hard

    • @erikolsen1333
      @erikolsen1333 4 роки тому +1

      But you keep going back to it

    • @SanitysVoid
      @SanitysVoid 4 роки тому

      Oh ya it did mine.

  • @sealion311
    @sealion311 7 років тому +248

    This is one of the best straight comedy acts I have ever seen in my life... hats off to this kind of improvisation.

    • @heathercollins4432
      @heathercollins4432 3 роки тому +5

      Agree! What I'd like to see is the B roll of outtakes, where they break character laughing at each other....

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +2

      @@heathercollins4432 🙋‍♀️Haha Yes Great idea!

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +1

      💁‍♀️If I can’t go back to the 80s, give me more Spinal Tap like this!🤩

    • @lw1zfog
      @lw1zfog 2 роки тому +1

      @@heathercollins4432 watch Viv & Mick closely during the Duke Fame hotel lobby scene in the movie, they both start to lose it & turn away from the camera

    • @scottreal7787
      @scottreal7787 2 роки тому +1

      Actually, this reminds me of my older cousins at family reunions. They could talk like this all day about anything. Funniest people I knew.
      Unfortunately, they are no longer alive.

  • @AkyovNorthWest
    @AkyovNorthWest 6 років тому +234

    "it was an unsual time signature,what was it?"
    "4/4"

    • @wchurchill419
      @wchurchill419 4 роки тому +19

      "Im writing this piece in Dm. It's the saddest of all the minor chords, really makes people weep ya know."
      What did you name it?
      "Lick my love pump."

    • @shnpio
      @shnpio 4 роки тому +1

      Winston C is it not Em or am I wrong

    • @noahhess4955
      @noahhess4955 3 роки тому

      @@shnpio no no I believe it’s Am, lick my love pump

    • @samuelmarlow1969
      @samuelmarlow1969 3 роки тому +1

      But surely 5/4 and 6/8 times are more common..? Lol

    • @lamecasuelas2
      @lamecasuelas2 3 роки тому +1

      They are the best

  • @bannork
    @bannork 7 років тому +323

    'The thing about a one chord song is it forces the audience to imagine what other chords there could be in the song....' lol

  • @dudeok5978
    @dudeok5978 8 років тому +218

    I could watch a 20 hour long Spinal Tap clip and never get enough.

    • @coreyfellows9420
      @coreyfellows9420 5 років тому +6

      I literally just said basically the same thing on another video

    • @deletebilderberg
      @deletebilderberg 3 роки тому +5

      100 hours.
      Slacker.

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +2

      🎸🙋‍♀️🎶Me too!

    • @phreak761
      @phreak761 6 місяців тому

      ​@@marlahart2060Only if you have a big bottom.

    • @craiga2002
      @craiga2002 5 місяців тому +1

      The original cut is four and a half hours, I hear tell.

  • @TheKevinthec
    @TheKevinthec 4 роки тому +103

    The fact that they can pull all this off without breaking is a talent of its own

  • @JColeComedian
    @JColeComedian 9 років тому +510

    "Jazz is just mistakes"

    • @juswuzz8929
      @juswuzz8929 6 років тому +19

      i know. how they keep a straight face is beyond me.

    • @jonstern7511
      @jonstern7511 6 років тому +4

      😅😅😅

    • @johnnymcauley6216
      @johnnymcauley6216 5 років тому +25

      "He'll improvise, but it's all intentional."

    • @holvy8862
      @holvy8862 5 років тому +5

      waiting to happen

    • @mebeasensei
      @mebeasensei 5 років тому +7

      1:34 What are you playing so softly for? You know, it's very "dubada du du da du"

  • @brianstjohn
    @brianstjohn 6 років тому +307

    How are these guys NOT in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

    • @jimrockfish1875
      @jimrockfish1875 4 роки тому +6

      I think the operative there is these guys NOT in the Rock and Roll of Fame

    • @ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113
      @ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 4 роки тому +37

      Their Acceptance Speech would be Eleven Minutes, in duration and the Hall of Fame only goes to 10, Minutes, in duration, in regards to Acceptance Speeches.

    • @stumbling
      @stumbling 2 роки тому +33

      That hatchet job of a "rockumentary" done on them in the 80's did a lot of damage to their image.

    • @donvitocorleone3603
      @donvitocorleone3603 2 роки тому +6

      @@stumbling it sounded nice , recorded in Doubly (tm) I believe.

    • @aylanicole777
      @aylanicole777 2 роки тому +4

      @@donvitocorleone3603 indubitably

  • @rjkral
    @rjkral 3 роки тому +59

    "It's such a great history lesson for people to..."
    "Ignore"
    I just lost it. The interjecting improv brilliance is absolute genius!

  • @kevinkuenn5733
    @kevinkuenn5733 7 років тому +232

    "I remember in 1966-'67, there was this great influx of songs about the flower power movement..."
    "Mmm-hmm, there was an influx, and then a reflux."
    "A reflux, yes. Well that was because of the acid."
    "That's right."
    That's suspiciously genius. I absolutely cannot believe that wasn't written beforehand. Either way it's brilliant.

    • @Kris.G
      @Kris.G 6 років тому +15

      I almost pissed myself when David said that.

    • @juswuzz8929
      @juswuzz8929 6 років тому +11

      @@Kris.G so beautiful isn't it. i was on a train just pissing myself with all these people staring at me. i could watch hours of these three. how many drummers spontaneously combusted???

    • @jndaley
      @jndaley 5 років тому

      jus wuzz all of them. Lol

    • @LiamGong
      @LiamGong 5 років тому +2

      15:10 or thereabouts

    • @kidlitfanful
      @kidlitfanful 3 роки тому +7

      A lot of improv is keeping jokes in your pocket for later. It's also possible that that he was hoping someone else would pick up on "acid reflux." It's not as funny if you do the rejoinder yourself, but you can.

  • @jackmacmusic
    @jackmacmusic Рік тому +61

    Anyone who truly understands and "gets" the humour of Spinal Tap is someone that I very quickly become friends with. Its almost like a litmus test when meeting new people.

    • @brachashighhopeshomestead226
      @brachashighhopeshomestead226 Рік тому +2

      this is emes!

    • @Wildrover82
      @Wildrover82 Рік тому +3

      I don't understand anyone who doesn't get it either. Just genius.

    • @chaosh7040
      @chaosh7040 6 місяців тому

      This comment made me vomit...
      But I think it was someone else's vomit...
      Hard to tell as you can't dust for vomit.

    • @deletebilderberg
      @deletebilderberg 2 місяці тому +1

      @@chaosh7040 Are you still alive?

    • @annaroberts9277
      @annaroberts9277 11 днів тому

      Exactly!

  • @rt3455rr2
    @rt3455rr2 8 років тому +190

    I'm so jealous of how talented they are. good improv is such an art.

  • @rockhead69
    @rockhead69 Рік тому +36

    40 freaking years and their tone is still ironic and sharp...Spinal Tap is timeless !

  • @Elcapitaan5
    @Elcapitaan5 5 років тому +93

    "Sex Farm obviously started as kind of an extended metaphor for farming and sexual activity."

  • @mantra3000
    @mantra3000 5 років тому +84

    "It's a distinction without a difference". Long silence.

  • @GrayWoIf
    @GrayWoIf 8 років тому +797

    I know it's blasphemy to say this but I'd love to see a Spinal Tap 2 with all of them old and washed up and they plan a reunion tour.

    • @malcolmboyd3467
      @malcolmboyd3467 8 років тому +120

      thats basically the plot of the first one. Just Young and washed up haha

    • @dirtyduppen4644
      @dirtyduppen4644 8 років тому +43

      There "kind of" is a film based on that idea. "A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out" from -92 is mostly a Concert (an actual one) mixed with shorter interviews, and some references to the original "This is Spinal Tap".

    • @mebeasensei
      @mebeasensei 8 років тому +14

      Agree...perhaps they shouldn't call it Spinal Tap so there is no diluting of the legacy and these old guys could be trying to pass themselves off as a new band, even a cover band on a cruise ship, after getting a few claps on the ship decide to start a band and tour. Hard to think of how much lower point than a puppet show however. Maybe if trailer parks had concerts

    • @Moledmc
      @Moledmc 8 років тому +4

      We can only hope!

    • @hsatin20
      @hsatin20 8 років тому +35

      I just rewatched the "This is Spinal Tap" again for the millionth time the other day and , as always, it holds up amazingly and probably always will. It is as close to a perfect comedy as you can humanly get. A true classic. Please don't tarnish it with a sequel.

  • @cuteface4891
    @cuteface4891 4 роки тому +88

    “The ‘Stones are playing graveyards?”
    “Brian Jones is.”
    🤭 lol brutal

    • @tonywooten596
      @tonywooten596 3 роки тому

      it's ok, they say brian was a brutal jerk

    • @kidlitfanful
      @kidlitfanful 3 роки тому

      Watching this the day after Charlie Watts died hits differently.

  • @tomthebomb557
    @tomthebomb557 3 роки тому +15

    St. Hubbins :"I remember in 1966 here was great influx of song about flower power."
    Smalls : "Then there was a reflux later on."
    St. Hubbins : "That was because of the acid."
    ...high end comedy right there.

  • @criticalstress
    @criticalstress 5 років тому +41

    The most amazing thing about these three actors is that all of it is improvised. They bounce off each other and go with what ever each of the others are saying. Very good actors (and comedians) to do this.

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +1

      🙋‍♀️Absolutely!

    • @jand563
      @jand563 2 роки тому +4

      I think the most amazing thing is that before they even started filming Spinal Tap, they created a whole biography for all the band members and the band. This is why it all seems so natural: the discography may be fictional, but they know it so well it might just as well be real.

    • @whatilearnttoday5295
      @whatilearnttoday5295 2 дні тому

      What do you mean by actors?

  • @nev7711
    @nev7711 4 роки тому +48

    These guys have got the 70/80s British rock personalities accurately portrayed, accents and mannerisms. Talented Yanks.
    Well done.

    • @karljanus8308
      @karljanus8308 2 роки тому +10

      Thanks for your comment. I have always 100% assumed they were British, coming from the UK myself.. pretty extraordinary - I have double checked- yes they're Americans. Wtf 😅

    • @gdutfulkbhh7537
      @gdutfulkbhh7537 Рік тому +11

      Yanks? David St Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel were born in Squatney!

    • @brachashighhopeshomestead226
      @brachashighhopeshomestead226 Рік тому

      @@gdutfulkbhh7537 ehhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahha oh i'm on the floor.....

    • @walterlowe7252
      @walterlowe7252 Рік тому +1

      Isn’t Christopher guest British? Or British adjacent?

    • @green4black
      @green4black Рік тому +2

      @@walterlowe7252yes - he’s British-American and spent a lot of time in England over the years because his dad is from there. In a twist straight out of Spinal Tap, his family is from nobility and his noble title is “5th Baron Haden-Guest.”

  • @matthewcasey4795
    @matthewcasey4795 4 роки тому +13

    I'm amazed how they nail that non descript southern England suburban accent with a hint of mid Atlantic lilt. Jagger, Keef, Bowie, Beck, Page... they've all got it.

  • @jamesbrousseau2159
    @jamesbrousseau2159 2 роки тому +26

    "Jazz is a series of mistakes made to happen" 😄 way too funny way too true

  • @djay6651
    @djay6651 8 років тому +86

    "Great rockn roll should hurt. It should change your life, not necessarily for the better."

  • @jhamler1
    @jhamler1 4 роки тому +24

    The bestest part is where he says the best part of the song is where you, the listener, can imagine yourself listening to a better song. Genius.

  • @marklovell8430
    @marklovell8430 3 роки тому +51

    "And without a good movement it's hard to get your day started." - The way they pull lines out of nowhere is incredible.

    • @smelltheglove2038
      @smelltheglove2038 Рік тому +4

      You know what they say, “fine line between clever and stupid”

  • @SeanP7195
    @SeanP7195 6 років тому +61

    All aspiring comedians and comedic writers should watch this to know what they are up against.

  • @Android-Zen
    @Android-Zen Рік тому +5

    I wish theyd make another spinal tap. Every once in a while i come back to this interview and giggle like a child. 😅

  • @stultusmagnus
    @stultusmagnus 8 років тому +61

    Planned on watching a few minutes, stayed for it all. These guys don't miss a beat!

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +3

      🎸💁‍♀️🎶Haha I know. I’m so busy but had to watch! Everything they say is brilliant!

  • @cjthrill
    @cjthrill Рік тому +4

    The way these gentlemen riff off each other is amazing. Spinal Tap. So much more than just the music.

  • @dmblum1
    @dmblum1 8 років тому +61

    I missed this one the first time:
    "Without a good movement, it's hard to get your day started."
    So true.

  • @lifeinlimbo2186
    @lifeinlimbo2186 Рік тому +22

    This is crazy smooth improv. Such chemistry and clever set ups for each other. So stupid funny at times,it's genius.

  • @pisksix8523
    @pisksix8523 7 років тому +52

    Some of the jokes are just incredibly subtle for stuff being made on the spot. They managed to bring a smile to my face. Thanks just for that...

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +3

      💁‍♀️Right! ..everything they say is very clever!

    • @777jones
      @777jones 2 роки тому +1

      Like change your life, not necessarily for the better 😂

  • @skipstalforce
    @skipstalforce 5 років тому +74

    " The front row had it's own back row"

  • @JackRainfield
    @JackRainfield 4 роки тому +54

    Christopher Guest always gets that vacant look in his eyes! So funny!

    • @Paulafan5
      @Paulafan5 4 роки тому +11

      He looks legit. There are old rockers that look exactly like that, which makes it even funnier.

    • @donjosephus
      @donjosephus 4 роки тому +3

      And they fall right back into the roll perfectly.

    • @ryanjacobson2508
      @ryanjacobson2508 4 роки тому +5

      Well, he based much of the character on a really dumb (or stoned) bass player who he saw, in the mid 70's, argue with his manager over his missing bass guitar.

  • @tgruber5150
    @tgruber5150 7 років тому +79

    Oh my gosh they make more sense than half the interviews from vintage bands.

  • @upperleftcoastchelseafan7718
    @upperleftcoastchelseafan7718 4 роки тому +22

    We played 'Short And Sweet' for two hours, it's all about how long you can do it, without being..... dead. And it's also just one chord, good ol' E chord, good enough for your granddad, good enough for you! That was 59 minutes of my time well spent. Thanks David, Nigel & Derek.

  • @NickHarman
    @NickHarman 4 роки тому +12

    Nigel's unshakeable belief in his own higher intelligence is wonderful 'I've done some research,..'
    offset by the 'no one's at home 'face when he's not actually talking

  • @bassface8580
    @bassface8580 Рік тому +2

    They're all geniuses. The acting and musicianship is just a lovely thing

  • @martindammable
    @martindammable 9 років тому +136

    Nigel: "The more you hear it, the less you hear it."
    Derek: "That's right."
    David: "Well the more you hear it, the less you need to hear it."
    Brilliant!

  • @slowneutron6163
    @slowneutron6163 Рік тому +5

    Spinal Tap was a rite of passage. So grateful for the laughs. Plus, they were a living love-letter to metal. \m/

  • @CarlSolovox
    @CarlSolovox 9 років тому +43

    How does this only have 35 thousand views? This is genius.

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +1

      🤷‍♀️People are brainwashed by mundane nonsense & don’t understand the Spinal Tap genius!

    • @ourcorrectopinions6824
      @ourcorrectopinions6824 3 роки тому +2

      People are stupid, mate.

    • @aishalotter9995
      @aishalotter9995 Рік тому

      Now it’s got 2.4 with 5.8k thumbs up go figure, then again this is spinal tap 🚰

  • @adammwalch
    @adammwalch 4 роки тому +16

    Gawd, these guys never broke character once. I love Spinal tap

  • @DayTrooperGW
    @DayTrooperGW 8 років тому +60

    Nigel: "It's a philosophical conundrum really." David: "It's important to wear a conundrum in this day and age." Derek: "They'll pass them out at school."
    LOL!

  • @martinrevell1143
    @martinrevell1143 8 років тому +40

    pure class!!!!!! Unusual time signature...pause.....4/4!!!

    • @NebMunb
      @NebMunb 4 роки тому +3

      A time signature typically only seen in experimental Indonesian music.

  • @SotR59
    @SotR59 8 років тому +30

    Never get tired of Spinal Tap

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +3

      🙋‍♀️I know! It’s the best!

  • @1050speed
    @1050speed Рік тому +8

    Good to see one of the best bands ever, still going strong!!! great talent never dies , and they are still so humble ( haven't let fame and fortune go to their heads ) Can't wait for their greatest hits volume VII to come out ?? I know I'll be first in line at the supermarket to get the cassette.

  • @haggisvideo
    @haggisvideo 5 років тому +27

    "Druids running show business."
    "Heterosectional"
    "Do you ever get any feedback?" "I could turn it up!"
    I had to stop crying before I could type this comment on this section. Pure genius.

    • @Kasino80
      @Kasino80 Рік тому

      That tangent with the druids was brilliant. Took me a moment until I figured out what they meant, and then I lost it. 😂

  • @eggshellalien
    @eggshellalien 5 років тому +38

    “It invokes it then it revokes it.” Lol. So many great quotes in here.

  • @d.s.2016
    @d.s.2016 Рік тому +10

    These guys are like your dearest old friends who always had something interesting or funny to say when they found their way or decided to show up.

  • @tking1245
    @tking1245 6 років тому +34

    Spinal Tap for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame !!!

  • @kalenamichele3114
    @kalenamichele3114 9 років тому +68

    I'm crying laughing right now. This is easily the funniest skit I've ever seen.

  • @cjj9950
    @cjj9950 Рік тому +6

    It’s amazing 25 years later they could just slip right back into these characters so brilliantly

  • @Polyfusia
    @Polyfusia 7 років тому +21

    This is Spinal Tap is up there with the best Mel Brooks films. These three are among the funniest improv comedians in the game.

    • @smelltheglove2038
      @smelltheglove2038 Рік тому

      Unfortunately, Fred Willard left us. He was fantastic as well. The whole troupe that are in the “mockumentary” films are all hilarious. I love all of them. A Mighty Wind just might be equal to Spinal Tap.

    • @chaosh7040
      @chaosh7040 6 місяців тому

      Tap is above & beyond brooks... he's not even worthy of being in the same sentence as them.

  • @holymackeral456
    @holymackeral456 7 років тому +26

    Love it. The hair and outfits are the same, but they are obviously older. Rock and Roll to the end.

  • @JimmyGuitarist
    @JimmyGuitarist 6 років тому +25

    "And two hours of that relentless Bo Diddley beat... it left a mark, it scarred me internally."

    • @StanKindly
      @StanKindly 4 роки тому +7

      ...it drove you Diddley : D

  • @woudyman2
    @woudyman2 3 роки тому +27

    This could easily be a weekly podcast

  • @amadeobuccinioni
    @amadeobuccinioni 5 років тому +14

    "-Nigel had this terrible nightmare where the devil was trying to make me eat a set of drums..."
    -"Yeah, it was very vivid, I remember waking up sweating, which I do anyway"

  • @dozer1642
    @dozer1642 5 років тому +15

    You cannot overwhelm the bass spectrum.

  • @komoleeray687
    @komoleeray687 7 місяців тому +5

    These guys making up stories and improvising/ adlibbing for an hour is 1000 times funnier than whatever modern tv or film comedy writers can come up with. Facts

  • @KingCasual1986
    @KingCasual1986 2 роки тому +12

    I’ve been on a Better Call Saul binge and I’m watching this so I can like Michael McKean again.

  • @soundshaper
    @soundshaper 3 роки тому +13

    Rumor has it that Nigel holds the world's record for longest sustained note on an electric guitar.

    • @JLajos
      @JLajos 2 роки тому +4

      And it is still sounding to this day. Can you hear it?

    • @johngarratt1764
      @johngarratt1764 2 роки тому +1

      @@JLajos Don't listen to it, don't look at it

    • @JLajos
      @JLajos 2 роки тому +1

      @@johngarratt1764 I guess pointing at it is out, too?

    • @johngarratt1764
      @johngarratt1764 2 роки тому +1

      Don't point, it can't be played. You've seen enough of that one.

  • @spsanders69
    @spsanders69 6 років тому +27

    Simply brilliant. Amazing how they can do all that without cracking the hint of a laugh or smirk.

  • @sherrylynne8836
    @sherrylynne8836 4 роки тому +19

    "How did you learn how to speak duck? There's not a trace of a human accent to it."
    lol these three were brilliant working off of one another's statements.

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +3

      🙋‍♀️Agree, they’re brilliant!

  • @jjsc4396
    @jjsc4396 10 місяців тому +2

    My God, these bLokes can free form improvise this stuff for an hour?! Hugely talented!

  • @calisongbird
    @calisongbird 6 років тому +18

    “What is rock ‘n roll about if not stains?”
    Laughed out loud. 😄

  • @kensellar
    @kensellar 3 роки тому +16

    These guys are amazing, and they have "tapped" into a brilliant concept in that it doesn't matter how old they get, they can still be Spinal Tap, washed up and living in the past, because that just makes it funnier! We have real rocknrollers who are in their 70's, so Tap can keep going forever!

  • @michaelconnelly1799
    @michaelconnelly1799 4 роки тому +16

    Absolutely phenomenal comedy acting... I've never heard Americans mimic the English accent and humour so well.... Hilarious ✌️😂😂😂😂😂

  • @storiesofintrigue1605
    @storiesofintrigue1605 8 років тому +27

    Nigel: "They've tossed us away many times.... We've tossed ourselves away many times".

  • @zephyr755
    @zephyr755 8 років тому +21

    Spinal Tap grappling with metaphysics: 32:17 "we know now that even if you're dead, you're not". "Especially when you're dead, you're not." "That's the point at which you are least dead." Classic.

  • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
    @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 6 років тому +39

    It may not be an anthem, but it is anthemic...

  • @NickHarman
    @NickHarman 6 років тому +30

    Nigel does 'research. I do love the way he captures the pomposity of the self taught person so neatly. He really does think he's an intellectual,

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird 6 років тому +5

      Nick Harman Yeah, we’ve all met (endured) guys like that. Really spot on.

  • @laydbakk1
    @laydbakk1 8 років тому +35

    This is satire at it's finest... They do this whole gig and, never break into a laugh at themselves... Wonderful acting job all through... I don't think I have ever laughed so hard as the first time I saw the video on "Break Like the Wind"... I still can't even say the name without a smile and, chuckle...

  • @thesmanbrowne4561
    @thesmanbrowne4561 5 років тому +7

    This is brilliant , can't believe how great they do a middle class London Accent , I remember first seeing the film as a 15 year old and laughed out loud, which is rare for me

  • @FocalDepth
    @FocalDepth 7 років тому +65

    Physically, you can not overload the bass spectrum.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 6 років тому +4

      Peter Walsh I'm the drummer and I agree. Especially if it shuts up the guitar player:)

    • @AuntAlnico4
      @AuntAlnico4 5 років тому +3

      @@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 I will pray for you and your drummer problems 😉

  • @elfman5150
    @elfman5150 Рік тому +3

    Listening to this interview with these legends is more incredible than back in '87 when I had the honor of hearing "big bottom" live at Madison Square Garden. Their sound is so distinct, albeit "a distinction without a difference."

  • @komoleeray687
    @komoleeray687 2 роки тому +5

    one of the greatest videos i've ever watched on UA-cam. Any fresh , new ( for me anyway) Spinal Tap material with the lads comic riffing and improvising brilliantly is heaven to me...have already watched the whole thing more than 20 times

    • @davidpage3893
      @davidpage3893 2 роки тому +1

      Hello Komo Lee Ray…
      There will be a “This is Spinal Tap 2” to commemorate the 40th anniversary release of the original in 1984. I hope the magic and comic genius will still be there. A few of the actors from the original are gone now and knowing Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer they will bring in good improve actors to keep the silliness to maximum levels. I hope it will be as good as the first one.

  • @zenpaganwarrior
    @zenpaganwarrior 5 років тому +16

    "It scarred me internally...but it was worth it."

  • @samirdhume2440
    @samirdhume2440 2 роки тому +9

    "Without a good movement, it's hard to get the day started" Pure genius.

  • @Rbl7132
    @Rbl7132 2 роки тому +8

    Best Bands of All Time
    #1-Spinal Tap
    #2-Beatles
    #3-Led Zeppelin
    #4-Rolling Stones

  • @jerryp7721
    @jerryp7721 4 роки тому +6

    Flower people one of the classics 60’s songs!!

  • @rwhirsch
    @rwhirsch 6 років тому +23

    "that's very well said...i wish i'd listened to it."

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +1

      💁‍♀️I caught that too!🤣

  • @eily_b
    @eily_b 9 років тому +46

    Nigel Tufnel: "I think it's [Stonehenge] such a history lesson for people to....
    David St. Hubbins: "... ignore."
    :D I could listen to them all the time. Comedy gold. America's Monty Python.
    "Brit-Pop Rap. " :D Love them. They are awesome.

  • @angeloiodice9304
    @angeloiodice9304 3 роки тому +8

    Incredible, the way they bounce and further the topic off of each other, none of them looking for the punch line but just playing with it and appreciating and having confidence in each others' input. True chemistry and unselfishness. Makes for such a spirit of light-hearted humor. Each one committed to appearing clueless, yet there is a wisdom underlying it all.
    I loved the bit about meditation and silence being a waste of time and that God needed rock and roll music as background music in order to create. Genius.

    • @brachashighhopeshomestead226
      @brachashighhopeshomestead226 Рік тому

      incredulously, irreverently beyond the funniest riff i ever witnessed...how anyone thinks meditation & silence impresses the Creator...unless it (silence)is better than saying something if ya have nothin' nice to say...

  • @ItsAGoodChannel
    @ItsAGoodChannel Рік тому +3

    I'm not promoting drug use, but watching "This Is Spinal Tap" while wasted is a truly wonderful experience.

  • @JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums
    @JohnDRobinsonelectronicdrums 8 років тому +60

    the volume on this video needs to be turned up to 11 to hear properly

  • @johnnymossville
    @johnnymossville 7 років тому +20

    They can go on for hours and it just keeps on being funny.

  • @laspector
    @laspector 2 роки тому +6

    "That was very well said. I wish I'd listened to it." Classic!

  • @bdn8161
    @bdn8161 Рік тому +4

    The genius of these guys. Christopher Guest is a freaking legend.

  • @robertgreen5123
    @robertgreen5123 8 років тому +9

    I could sit and listen to these three friends mess around and riff with each other all day!
    I had to come and find some tap, so I could love Michael McKean again after better call saul.

    • @KingCasual1986
      @KingCasual1986 2 роки тому +1

      You and me both buddy. I started Breaking Bad at the end of 2021, finished it last week and am now on season 3 of Better Call Saul and I too want to love Michael McKean again and so…

  • @ninajohnson8389
    @ninajohnson8389 4 роки тому +5

    This is seriously the greatest thing ever.. how do they not crack each other up?!!

  • @johnnydiamondsmusic1673
    @johnnydiamondsmusic1673 5 років тому +9

    Gets me how they manage to keep a straight face. And the fact it’s all improvised is pure Genius.

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +1

      🎸🙋‍♀️🎶Absolutely agree!

  • @rustyshackleford5549
    @rustyshackleford5549 8 років тому +35

    "It's a fine line between stupid and clever"

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +2

      🎸🙋‍♀️🎶Awe yes! One of my fav lines of all time!

  • @krazybubbler
    @krazybubbler 4 роки тому +2

    This is pure gold. Equally good to the original documentary. Thanks for upload

    • @marlahart2060
      @marlahart2060 3 роки тому +1

      🙋‍♀️Yes thx!

    • @lw1zfog
      @lw1zfog 2 роки тому +1

      original rockumentary

  • @FirstLast-Area52
    @FirstLast-Area52 3 роки тому +5

    I want a Second Tap; Spnial Tap II. A weekly sitcom. I can not get enuf of these guys.

  • @robkunkel8833
    @robkunkel8833 3 роки тому +8

    ... total improv that just keeps going ... I can watch for hours. 11:15 “If a deer could go like this” ... One of my favorites.

    • @broken927
      @broken927 3 роки тому

      I'll be using that line the next time I run over a cat.

  • @iquit4gud
    @iquit4gud 9 років тому +61

    "Well the reflux is from the acid"