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?"
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.
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.
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") 👍
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.
Did you not know that the spinal tap movie was 100% impro for their dialogues ? They only had a basic plotline and stayed in character most of the tour
@@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
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.
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.
"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 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???
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.
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 😅
@@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.”
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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!
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.
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".
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
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.
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.
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.
"-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"
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...
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!
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
"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.
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!
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."
Nigel's research has led him to the conclusion that jazz is based on fear
LOL!!!
Duh!
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?"
"Rock and Roll should change your life - and not necessarily for the better"
I use that quote often...
Yeah, OK - if you knew what IS 'for the better', why wouldn't you do it yourself, dude ???
That was so funny,been a while while since i laughed so hard
But you keep going back to it
Oh ya it did mine.
they set up jokes for each other to finish.
the comedic chemistry is incredible
No, they set [sit] back on the sofa so as not to expose there middle age spread.
And by the way, where's the fucking hell is drummer Pumpkin Guts?
hahahaaa good one Ken
Nathan - Hahaha job done...I bet he feels sad now!
Oh & anyone else thinking of making a light-hearted comment? FUCK YOU TOO!
St. Hubbins (point guard); Tufnel (scorer); Smalls (rebounder)
"Jazz is just mistakes"
i know. how they keep a straight face is beyond me.
😅😅😅
"He'll improvise, but it's all intentional."
waiting to happen
1:34 What are you playing so softly for? You know, it's very "dubada du du da du"
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.
So true
I know that it didn't make my ears bleed. And I had it turned up to eleven. 😎👍
the comedic timing is next level
@@drunkdadchronicles *from the movie* “Yeah, but ours go to 11.”
Absolute gold.
I didn't know the whole movie wasn't scripted now it all makes sense
"it was an unsual time signature,what was it?"
"4/4"
"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."
Winston C is it not Em or am I wrong
@@shnpio no no I believe it’s Am, lick my love pump
But surely 5/4 and 6/8 times are more common..? Lol
They are the best
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.
Shit, you’re lucky. I went to see them in Cleveland, but they had to cancel the show. Apparently there was some technical difficulties.
@@smelltheglove2038 HELLO CLEVELAND
😆
A mystical experience indeed.
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") 👍
"It's a distinction without a difference". Long silence.
The fact that they can pull all this off without breaking is a talent of its own
incredulously!
McKean is such an underrated talent in Hollywood.
'The thing about a one chord song is it forces the audience to imagine what other chords there could be in the song....' lol
bannork it was an A part w/o a B part.
LOL!
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 The intellectual ability of these guys is well... awesome
“And other places they could be”
@@samuelmarlow1969 🙋♀️Yes they’re all so clever!
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.
this is emes!
I don't understand anyone who doesn't get it either. Just genius.
it's hilarious that they never break, they do it all with a straight face
+freddiepoos I don't like it when comedians laugh. It rips you out of the act and kinda ruins it. Good comedy should always be pulled off like this.
Still. Maybe they don't break not only because good actors but I guess they wrote the scripts for the movies. They know their material.
Did you not know that the spinal tap movie was 100% impro for their dialogues ? They only had a basic plotline and stayed in character most of the tour
Just like when they came in on flying wires in one of their England gigs :)
AND ....with english affect ..incredible
This is one of the best straight comedy acts I have ever seen in my life... hats off to this kind of improvisation.
Agree! What I'd like to see is the B roll of outtakes, where they break character laughing at each other....
@@heathercollins4432 🙋♀️Haha Yes Great idea!
💁♀️If I can’t go back to the 80s, give me more Spinal Tap like this!🤩
@@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
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.
I'm so jealous of how talented they are. good improv is such an art.
Janice?
@@jimrockfish1875I get it
I could watch a 20 hour long Spinal Tap clip and never get enough.
I literally just said basically the same thing on another video
100 hours.
Slacker.
🎸🙋♀️🎶Me too!
40 freaking years and their tone is still ironic and sharp...Spinal Tap is timeless !
"Great rockn roll should hurt. It should change your life, not necessarily for the better."
"It's such a great history lesson for people to..."
"Ignore"
I just lost it. The interjecting improv brilliance is absolute genius!
it's like watching what goes on in the Writers Room but on camera.
Lmfao 🤣
All aspiring comedians and comedic writers should watch this to know what they are up against.
How are these guys NOT in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
I think the operative there is these guys NOT in the Rock and Roll of Fame
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.
That hatchet job of a "rockumentary" done on them in the 80's did a lot of damage to their image.
@@stumbling it sounded nice , recorded in Doubly (tm) I believe.
@@donvitocorleone3603 indubitably
" The front row had it's own back row"
I thought the front row was all young boys.
"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.
I almost pissed myself when David said that.
@@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???
jus wuzz all of them. Lol
15:10 or thereabouts
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.
These guys have got the 70/80s British rock personalities accurately portrayed, accents and mannerisms. Talented Yanks.
Well done.
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 😅
Yanks? David St Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel were born in Squatney!
@@gdutfulkbhh7537 ehhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahha oh i'm on the floor.....
Isn’t Christopher guest British? Or British adjacent?
@@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.”
"And without a good movement it's hard to get your day started." - The way they pull lines out of nowhere is incredible.
You know what they say, “fine line between clever and stupid”
"Sex Farm obviously started as kind of an extended metaphor for farming and sexual activity."
Michael McKean is a genius of a comedian.
Yes animal husbandry 😂😂😂
family owned farms...
How did you learn to speak duck?
“The ‘Stones are playing graveyards?”
“Brian Jones is.”
🤭 lol brutal
it's ok, they say brian was a brutal jerk
Watching this the day after Charlie Watts died hits differently.
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.
🙋♀️Lol missed that!
"Jazz is a series of mistakes made to happen" 😄 way too funny way too true
Oh my gosh they make more sense than half the interviews from vintage bands.
This is crazy smooth improv. Such chemistry and clever set ups for each other. So stupid funny at times,it's genius.
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.
Planned on watching a few minutes, stayed for it all. These guys don't miss a beat!
🎸💁♀️🎶Haha I know. I’m so busy but had to watch! Everything they say is brilliant!
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.
pure class!!!!!! Unusual time signature...pause.....4/4!!!
A time signature typically only seen in experimental Indonesian music.
Spinal Tap for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame !!!
You cannot overwhelm the bass spectrum.
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
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.
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.
🙋♀️Absolutely!
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.
"A lot of our fans were sitting on a great deal.">.
"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.
That tangent with the druids was brilliant. Took me a moment until I figured out what they meant, and then I lost it. 😂
Gawd, these guys never broke character once. I love Spinal tap
“It invokes it then it revokes it.” Lol. So many great quotes in here.
Love it. The hair and outfits are the same, but they are obviously older. Rock and Roll to the end.
🙋♀️Awesome!
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!
How does this only have 35 thousand views? This is genius.
🤷♀️People are brainwashed by mundane nonsense & don’t understand the Spinal Tap genius!
People are stupid, mate.
Now it’s got 2.4 with 5.8k thumbs up go figure, then again this is spinal tap 🚰
"It scarred me internally...but it was worth it."
Never get tired of Spinal Tap
🙋♀️I know! It’s the best!
Nigel: "They've tossed us away many times.... We've tossed ourselves away many times".
"Well the reflux is from the acid"
This could easily be a weekly podcast
💁♀️That’d be great!
I'm crying laughing right now. This is easily the funniest skit I've ever seen.
***** I've watched it several times (the film) and I LOVE it!
i'm wet everywhere...
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...
💁♀️Right! ..everything they say is very clever!
Like change your life, not necessarily for the better 😂
This is Spinal Tap is up there with the best Mel Brooks films. These three are among the funniest improv comedians in the game.
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.
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.
thats basically the plot of the first one. Just Young and washed up haha
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".
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
We can only hope!
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.
"And two hours of that relentless Bo Diddley beat... it left a mark, it scarred me internally."
...it drove you Diddley : D
It may not be an anthem, but it is anthemic...
🙋♀️Lol!
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.
Simply brilliant. Amazing how they can do all that without cracking the hint of a laugh or smirk.
"It's a fine line between stupid and clever"
🎸🙋♀️🎶Awe yes! One of my fav lines of all time!
Spinal Tap was a rite of passage. So grateful for the laughs. Plus, they were a living love-letter to metal. \m/
It’s amazing 25 years later they could just slip right back into these characters so brilliantly
I wish theyd make another spinal tap. Every once in a while i come back to this interview and giggle like a child. 😅
This is a hidden gem!
Christopher Guest always gets that vacant look in his eyes! So funny!
He looks legit. There are old rockers that look exactly like that, which makes it even funnier.
And they fall right back into the roll perfectly.
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.
"-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"
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.
"Without a good movement, it's hard to get the day started" Pure genius.
"that's very well said...i wish i'd listened to it."
💁♀️I caught that too!🤣
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...
"Most of our fans are sitting on a great deal."
Flower people one of the classics 60’s songs!!
I missed this one the first time:
"Without a good movement, it's hard to get your day started."
So true.
They can go on for hours and it just keeps on being funny.
The way these gentlemen riff off each other is amazing. Spinal Tap. So much more than just the music.
David and Nigel. Fire and ice.
And Derek, like lukewarm water in between.
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!
“What is rock ‘n roll about if not stains?”
Laughed out loud. 😄
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,
Nick Harman Yeah, we’ve all met (endured) guys like that. Really spot on.
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
Physically, you can not overload the bass spectrum.
Peter Walsh I'm the drummer and I agree. Especially if it shuts up the guitar player:)
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 I will pray for you and your drummer problems 😉
I’ve been on a Better Call Saul binge and I’m watching this so I can like Michael McKean again.
"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.
🙋♀️Agree, they’re brilliant!
"...and the reflux"
"That was from the acid"
How does ones brain work that fast? Such talent.
This is seriously the greatest thing ever.. how do they not crack each other up?!!
"Jazz is an accident waiting to have happened" haha
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!
🎸🙋♀️🎶Yes thank you!
this is no place for puns, it just is 2nd rate when you're in the company of masters...
Rumor has it that Nigel holds the world's record for longest sustained note on an electric guitar.
And it is still sounding to this day. Can you hear it?
@@JLajos Don't listen to it, don't look at it
@@johngarratt1764 I guess pointing at it is out, too?
Don't point, it can't be played. You've seen enough of that one.
"That was very well said. I wish I'd listened to it." Classic!
This is a master class in improv!
These guys are genius comic actors. Absolute legends..
🙋♀️YES!
Absolutely phenomenal comedy acting... I've never heard Americans mimic the English accent and humour so well.... Hilarious ✌️😂😂😂😂😂
I'm not promoting drug use, but watching "This Is Spinal Tap" while wasted is a truly wonderful experience.
They're all geniuses. The acting and musicianship is just a lovely thing
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."
"Don't think...just listen" "Always good advice".
Gets me how they manage to keep a straight face. And the fact it’s all improvised is pure Genius.
🎸🙋♀️🎶Absolutely agree!
These guys are absolutely amazing. This is talent.
?? It’s just some blokes sitting around talking. The real genius is in the music.
🙋♀️Yes incredible talent!
The genius of these guys. Christopher Guest is a freaking legend.
As Englishman we must congratulate these US actors for being totally convincing & hugely funny !
Christopher Guest was Sir Haden-Guest 5, of Great Saling, Essex!
@@dariaeliuk4377 he's British ? His normal accent is us
@@TimLondonGuitarist he’s half British. His father is British and his mother is American.
@@CaptainColdyron222 all 4 of them?