So if I liked the music of Spinal Tap, but was looking for music by bands that were serious about...

JVS

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Tue May-05-09 03:16 PM
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So if I liked the music of Spinal Tap, but was looking for music by bands that were serious about...

it, what should I listen to?

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Iggo

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Tue May-05-09 03:22 PM
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1. Saxon?

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JVS

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Tue May-05-09 03:32 PM
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3. Thanks! Got any more?

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Deep13

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Tue May-05-09 03:23 PM
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2. Iron Maiden

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Initech

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Tue May-05-09 05:24 PM
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15. Definitely Maiden

I'm sure their album "Piece Of Mind" was the inspiration for "Shark Sandwich":

Coincidence?

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Deep13

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Tue May-05-09 08:02 PM
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17. My favorites are the LPs Powerslave and Number of the Beast nt

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Common Sense Party

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Wed May-06-09 12:26 AM
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24. Those two and Piece of Mind. nt

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AllenVanAllen

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Wed May-06-09 01:16 AM
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27. A great place to dig into metal!

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no name no slogan

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Tue May-05-09 03:34 PM
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4. Hawkwind. Uriah Heep. Deep Purple.

:thumbsup:

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Common Sense Party

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Tue May-05-09 03:45 PM
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5. Scorpions. Judas Priest. Queensryche. Iron Maiden.

All good bands.

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Deep13

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Tue May-05-09 08:02 PM
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18. Queensryche, an all too easily forgotten classic. nt

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southpaw

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Tue May-05-09 03:47 PM
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6. Black Sabbath

The riff from 'Rock-n-Roll Creation' is pure Tony Iommi.

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Dr. Strange

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Tue May-05-09 04:05 PM
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7. Are you suggesting that Spinal Tap isn't serious about their music?

Welcome to Ignore.

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Tue May-05-09 04:10 PM
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8. Hehe ...yeah if they weren't serious

Would they be featured in "Guitar Hero"?!:)

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Tue May-05-09 05:50 PM
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16. +11

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mikeytherat

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Tue May-05-09 04:15 PM
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9. Venom. Without a doubt, Venom:

Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7suDE2TxhU

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JVS

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Tue May-05-09 04:25 PM
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10. YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

:headbang:

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mikeytherat

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Tue May-05-09 04:32 PM
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11. Check out "Live from 1985"

Pure Tap. And in pure Tappian form, they have songs titled "Welcome to Hell," Burn in Hell," and "7th Date of Hell." It's like another Nigel Tufnel trilogy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W261mFAskk

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Wed May-06-09 08:00 AM
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31. Venom - awesome! I have their At War With Satan album

I had no idea they lasted beyond that.

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Tue May-05-09 04:56 PM
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12. I'd dare say that Spinal Tap are far more serious about their music than the other bands mentioned.

I'm going to see Misters Shearer, Guest and McKean next week.

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Tue May-05-09 05:00 PM
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13. and I expect a full report on your show

Since I will be out of town when they play here..x(

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Tue May-05-09 05:19 PM
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14. I've already got a recording of the show they did this past Saturday night.

I'll be listening to it in about 15 minutes.

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Tue May-05-09 08:11 PM
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19. I caught them on the "Break Like The Wind" tour, back in '91.

You will not be disappointed :thumbsup:

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FKA MNChimpH8R

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Wed May-06-09 01:28 PM
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35. So did I

I was most impressed by that (fully functional) 16x12 speaker cabinet Marshall custom built for Nigel/Chris. Pity the poor buggers who had to move it though.

Saw them in Mpls with a friend, and our guess was that at least 20% of the audience got little to none of the joke. :rofl:

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TX Screwball

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Tue May-05-09 08:26 PM
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20. The show in Grand Prairie(Dallas)?

I was there and it was Great!

Those cats can really play.

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bbernardini

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Wed May-06-09 07:15 AM
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29. That's the one. nt

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rucky

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Tue May-05-09 08:30 PM
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21. Anvil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iOFiKdakN0

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MrSlayer

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Tue May-05-09 08:52 PM
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22. Manowar.

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Common Sense Party

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Wed May-06-09 12:15 AM
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23. Also: Triumph.

Great musicians, fantastic melodies, and more uplifting than your average metal band.

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Alexander

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Wed May-06-09 12:42 AM
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25. Kiss

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AllenVanAllen

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Wed May-06-09 01:14 AM
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26. When you think about it

Spinal Tap's music does kinda' have a Kiss flavor to it!

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Wed May-06-09 03:20 AM
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28. black oak arkansas......

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Orsino

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Wed May-06-09 07:37 AM
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30. Tenacious D.

For people who lampoon RAWK so mercilessly, they rock pretty damned hard.

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Wed May-06-09 09:10 AM
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32. Trivium - the crusade

Edited on Wed May-06-09 09:15 AM by backtoblue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2NoZ2dzHaw

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tigereye

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Wed May-06-09 12:15 PM
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33. serious about what?

Edited on Wed May-06-09 12:16 PM by tigereye

hard rock? astrology? spontaneous combustion?

I think there are piles of hair band albums awaiting your perusal! :D

on edit, the film often makes me think about the excesses of Led Zeppelin and Yes.

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FKA MNChimpH8R

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Wed May-06-09 01:25 PM
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34. Unquestionably Status Quo

on whom Tap are not so loosely based. Started back in the 1960s as psychedelic pop (remember "Pictures of Matchstick Men"?) and by the seventies were the quintessential mindless metal/boogie band - think Foghat on Bonds-level steroids. Still around, boogieing away if memory serves.

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