35th anniversary of "This is Spinal Tap" - March 2nd

35th anniversary of "This is Spinal Tap" - March 2nd Mar 3, 2019 19:50:12 GMT

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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 3, 2019 19:50:12 GMT

Mar 3, 2019 16:30:12 GMT alpha128 said:

Mar 3, 2019 4:07:04 GMT TheGoodMan19 said:

One of the all time greats. I love the fates of Spinal Tap's drummers.

I think that part was inspired by Judas Priest. According to the Metal Archives, their past members include the following drummers:

John Ellis Drums (1970-1971)
Alan "Skip" Moore Drums (1971-1972, 1975-1977)
Chris "Congo" Campbell Drums (1972-1973)
John Hinch Drums (1973-1975)
Les Binks Drums (1977-1979)
Dave Holland Drums (1979-1989)

always thought it mirrored The Grateful Dead's keyboardists. Not the lengthy list of JP's drummers, but...

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (died)

Tom Constanten (quit, was a Scientologist and didn't indulge in LSD)

Keith Godchaux (quit, then died)

Brett Mydland (died) fit the pattern, but he died after Spinal Tap came out. Compare the revolving door of keyboards to the stability of the rest of the band. The Dead were truly remarkable for staying together despite all the time they spent together.

Just love the way they died.

"Stumpy" Pepys - Bizarre gardening accident

"Stumpy Joe" Childs - choked on vomit, not his own

Peter "James" Bond - spontaneous combustion

Mick Shrimpton - exploded onstage

Can't remember the name of the one who died trying to jump his tricycle over a shark tank and the one who was eaten my his pet snake. I think there was nearly 20 Tap drummers.