Spinal Tap performing "The Majesty of Rock" live at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert which took place on April 20th, 1992 at Wembley Stadium in London, UK. Not available on any official releases.
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@thefog70673 жыл бұрын
"Although we didn't know Freddie Mercury personally, everyone in the band loves his music very much, So in his honor we have decided to cut our set short by about 35 songs!!! 🤣
@katehaynes5735 Жыл бұрын
Tap, Tap, Tap!
@giaitchison Жыл бұрын
"We believe Freddie would have wanted it this way!"
@anl52752 ай бұрын
@@katehaynes5735pl
@loqutor Жыл бұрын
If Freddie ever did see This Is Spinal Tap, I'm sure he absolutely loved it. The man had quite a healthy sense of humor.
@cejannuzi11 күн бұрын
He didn't like Sid Vicious's remark about bringing ballet to the masses. LOL.
@thexalon7 жыл бұрын
And the drummer survived, that's a plus too!
@IThinkYouLookLarvely7 жыл бұрын
I believe it's Ric Shrimpton, who sadly died in 1999. He had another 7 years after this, good going in the scheme of things :)
@theaterdreamer5 жыл бұрын
IThinkYouLookLarvely good going as far as Spinal Tal drummers go. 7 years is fucking miraculous, actually.
@nesossin5 жыл бұрын
@@theaterdreamer One of them DID leave a stain,that's something at least.
@RolfHartmann4 жыл бұрын
@@IThinkYouLookLarvely That's only because he didn't play for them that whole time. If it had been one continuous concert he would have died after only a few days.
@Nightdare4 жыл бұрын
They're not quite sure yet, they are still looking for his body
@brianventura1104 жыл бұрын
Nigel's guitar with the 8 humbuckers, exhaust pipes, and compass gets me every time
@Mysterywhiteboy784 жыл бұрын
It's hilarious, i remember watching the whole show at the time. Freddie Mercury would've found it amusing i am sure...
@genwt39163 жыл бұрын
Upon further research I have concluded that it is indeed a tachometer. Only goes up to 8 though.
@Heavypeete6662 жыл бұрын
Yeah and his amps volume calibrated to 11.... Genius
@diego2112gaming2 жыл бұрын
4 Humbuckers, and tachometer, not a compass--that actually responds to being played. Guitar is named Mr. Horsepower. Each humbucker has it's own pickup selector switch. It's made by Ernie Ball, and they actually did a charity auction in 2001 for 25 of 'em to the public. Currently, if you want one you can buy it for around $9,500.
@katehaynes5735 Жыл бұрын
@@genwt3916 Only 8?!? But... this one goes to 11.
@molengat16 жыл бұрын
We believe Freddie would've wanted it this way
@TheMarkWilson7 жыл бұрын
"The more it stays the same the less it changes."
@stoonybridge3 жыл бұрын
I watched this live when i was 14, and It is only now, almost 30 years later, that i have discovered that the lead singer is Michael Mckean, who was Chuck Mcgill, the brother of Saul Goodman. And i've just finished watching 'Better call Saul' a few months ago! God bless the internet.
@magicker80522 жыл бұрын
wait .. what!! n f way!!!!!!
@stoonybridge2 жыл бұрын
@@magicker8052 yup
@magicker80522 жыл бұрын
@@stoonybridge how can someone be so fucking talented.. i feel small
@stoonybridge2 жыл бұрын
@@magicker8052 We are all made of stars
@jondunmore4268 Жыл бұрын
You younguns! So much to learn. So little time. Pffh!
@vrhsb5 ай бұрын
Just the fact that this even happened to spinal tap just adds to their lore. You can't make this shit up
@JewandGreek Жыл бұрын
It's great to see Harry so into playing in an 80s rock group. He totally looks the part.
@jazzx2516 жыл бұрын
I'm so pleased they chose to play this profound song - after cruelly being limited to just 5 minutes. It has so much to say about the concepts of monarchy, football, and the textile industry. It was a message we all needed to hear - and it's delivered beautifully, if somewhat ironically ["the scoring of the goal"] at Wembley Stadium. David and Nigel are visionary poets who shaped the world we live in today. And here's my "Top Ten Tap" songs to prove it - I rate these by how influential these songs have become to civilisation generally - not just their musical merit: 1. Rock and Roll Creation 2. The Majesty of Rock 3. Stonehenge 4. Sex Farm 5. Break Like the Wind 6. Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight 7. Listen! (to what the flower people say) 8. Hell Hole 9. Gimme Some Money 10. Back From the Dead It was very difficult - 14 albums of difficult. But these, I believe, are the most important songs in the Tap anthology.
@glennpeterson13572 жыл бұрын
Disappointed Christmas with the Devil or Bitch School didn’t make the cut, but as you say, very difficult!
@katehaynes5735 Жыл бұрын
And tonight I am going to fall asleep to not Queen songs in my head, but Spinal Tap songs....
@jazzx251 Жыл бұрын
I could have chosen to do a "top 12" chart and included those ... but this chart goes up to 10
@andycrowe905 Жыл бұрын
You should have done a top 11 in honour of Nigel’s Marshall. Can I suggest “Lick my Love Pump” as the final track?
@jazzx251 Жыл бұрын
@@andycrowe905 It was not an official release - so I can't include it. All he had to do was record it in Dobly and put it on a single, and it would have got 4th place, just below Stonehenge, but above Sex Farm
@lhart997 жыл бұрын
This definitely needs to be included in an official release.
@benjaminmorgan425 Жыл бұрын
I've just know stumbled upon this video in the year of our lord, 2023. I had no idea Spinal Tap were at the show. I'm sitting here combing over every inch of the official release and they're not on it. I can't believe it. Why is this not on the DVD/BluRay
@StargliderGaming2 ай бұрын
Get their album "Break Like The Wind", released in 1992.
@don-music Жыл бұрын
The best part is that they were actually really damn good LoL... you can be a funny as hell in a spoof band, but if you suck at the actual music then it falls flat. Gotta love these geniuses.... and I bet this was many people's first time hearing/seeing the Tap
@dragonnaciente82824 жыл бұрын
i was a kid when they aired this tribute, at the time i didn't knew nothing about Spinal Tap, after watching the whole show it was Spinal Tap that really impressed me more than any other performer.
@jonathanlocke64045 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered if the delay while the stage crew tried to put power to Nigel's amp was really due to actual technical difficulties, or if they just did that because it seemed like something that would happen to Spinal Tap...
@CarlosTourinho5 жыл бұрын
Christopher Guest said in an interview that a member of Guns 'N' Roses sabotaged his amp, as a prank. Till this day, no one knows who It was
@potluckfishing4 жыл бұрын
All for show, he was playing through Brian mays rig.
@ivorharden3 жыл бұрын
@@CarlosTourinho it was Slash
@Kalentros3 жыл бұрын
They played it off beautifully. Turned it into a ST moment.
@MENFUSSMIKE3 жыл бұрын
I just read a Harry Shearer interview today and he said it was not done intentionally so that's why I am here. Funny still
@KTraska822 жыл бұрын
Ric Parnell is the drummer - RIP. He was an awesome musician, especially here.
@FelicityRando4 ай бұрын
Well, of course he died.
@ImZiraTheFirst13 сағат бұрын
I saw Spinal Tap in concert when they toured “Break Like The Wind.” They were incredible! What really topped it off was the puppet show that opened for them! (True!)
@trctheraulchannel2023isback10 ай бұрын
Finally a fictional band playing at Wembley
@glytzhkof5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Wimbledon!
@Simon-kt2lx2 жыл бұрын
Its not a surprise that Nigel is such a good guitarist! He got six fingers! 🙂👍
@Kasino80 Жыл бұрын
Don't you mean...11
@Scottie_S Жыл бұрын
@@Kasino80 even better! "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my Father. Prepare to die!"
@jasperdevries1726 Жыл бұрын
@@Kasino80 it's one more, innit?
@theoldman47013 жыл бұрын
And now, Freddie Mercury can feel the feeling...
@jasminnemcdonald94A3 жыл бұрын
Freddie would approve this!
@georgecoventry86536 жыл бұрын
Utterly majestic!!! Spinal Tap is simply THE greatest rock band ever. I love Nigel's costume!
@darkjudge87863 жыл бұрын
The tragedy is that Harry Shearer is better than 95% of any post 2010 base players.
@misterfunnybones Жыл бұрын
Here's one of the 5% - Mohini Dey - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohini_Dey
@jiffcat Жыл бұрын
I'm now drumming for a band because their last drummer had a heart attack on stage! Rock and roll!
@Scottie_S Жыл бұрын
I will mourn your passing pre-emptively.
@dirkremmington11 ай бұрын
@@Scottie_S Ditto
@andynystrom1519 Жыл бұрын
At the four minute mark, as the song begins, it appears that Michael McKean breaks character, his face showing his actual exasperation over the mechanical issue.
@MikhailKrasnikov2 жыл бұрын
Damn... Chuck McGill is really on fire :-O !
@faithspacechurch4895 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, IMO, one of the better performances of the entire show!
@gotham615 жыл бұрын
The real irony is that Christopher Guest/Nigel Tufnel, is actually a British Baron and Lord in real life.
@j_freed4 жыл бұрын
So is Borat Sagdiyev!
@operator17175 күн бұрын
How is that ironic?
@gotham614 күн бұрын
@@operator1717 That’s kind of the definition of irony
@drimmie4 жыл бұрын
I would have loved if they played Big Bottom with John Deacon joining in 🤘
@Kasino80 Жыл бұрын
Especially since that seems like a direct Queen reference.
@drimmie Жыл бұрын
@@Kasino80 it absolutely is. Paying homage to Fat Bottomed Girls
@Scottie_S Жыл бұрын
@@Kasino80 Fat-Bottomed Girls....Big Bottom.....it would have been another level of wonderful!
@@Kris.G He lasted a lot longer than most of their drummers.
@jonathanlocke64045 жыл бұрын
I think it's absolutely great that they actually became a beloved institution...
@markoutram75895 жыл бұрын
My favourite - & most enduring - memory of the FMT concert back in '92 (as we used to call it then ... & sometimes still do ... NOW) : I love the opening riff. And the lyrics are 'national anthem-sized' material - there's eternal truths and 'everyman-type-themes' locked deep inside them, Boys-&-Girls-&-Whatever, so take heed - '... The shepherd with his flock, the miner with his coal - We're in this TO-GETHER ...'. And why not ?
@jonathanlocke64045 жыл бұрын
All kidding aside, Christopher Guest is actually a pretty badass guitarist...
@Proggydan5 жыл бұрын
Word.
@Njbear7453 Жыл бұрын
Lucky sonofabitch is married to jamie lee Curtis
@djetm7 жыл бұрын
we're in this together
@thomasconnors75112 жыл бұрын
I only listen to Spinal Tap on 11. I always amazed the talent on these men. Love live Sounal Tap!
@themilksnatcher4 жыл бұрын
3:50 "you plugged in?" Boom comes to life! Ha ha
@NmpK246 жыл бұрын
'I know for I told me so'.
@DmitriOrtsiev4 ай бұрын
I'm sure Saul was very proud about his brother, Charles, performance!
@johnny5805 Жыл бұрын
The lyrics are so sublime !
@LerockJohnАй бұрын
Harry Shearer is really into it! Fan since 1984!!!!!!!
@Laserdreamz Жыл бұрын
A great day for music but this was one of the standouts, stuck with me since, Nigel's proper shredding.
@luiseduardo_ear6 жыл бұрын
The keyboard volume on 11!
@Jorge-MX6 жыл бұрын
Right now i'm listening on 12.. xD
@cypher5156 жыл бұрын
I CAN'T like this. It would put it past 11. :P
@tomoflaherty36383 ай бұрын
My memory of this having taped off broadcast and watched it a few times was not being able to hear the keyboard at all and the guitar being loud during the bridge D-A part. But it’s been 32 years and I could be misremembering. I know there is a version of this gig with a different mix out there.
@funkenstien11552 ай бұрын
They really hit this out of the park. Freddie would have loved it.
@j_freed4 жыл бұрын
So great to see Spinal Tap together, and ever.
@jondunmore4268 Жыл бұрын
Super drummer! At least he can say he played Wembley before his untimely death by spontaneous combustion.
@mc76 Жыл бұрын
I had never seen this before. TIST is in my top five movies of all time. I knew Harry, Michael, and Christopher could play, but goddayum.
@Tonegates2 ай бұрын
Such a very good song amd very queen style.
@oldboydanplays69404 жыл бұрын
When will we see Spinal Tap in The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame?
@Nightdare4 жыл бұрын
They already are, never been to Stone Henge?
@Scottie_S Жыл бұрын
They're in the hall of Georgie Fame...
@IThinkYouLookLarvely7 жыл бұрын
I can't help thinking Nigel and Bruce Dickinson might be related.
@russellj.s.2576 жыл бұрын
IThinkYouLookLarvely or maybe Jeff Beck
@jonathanday66926 жыл бұрын
He's his younger evil twin.
@jonathanday66926 жыл бұрын
Not only is Spinal Tap a spoof on rock/metal, they're obviously outfitted as doubles of 70s/80s stars. Or maybe it's the other way around. They've done a good job of it. I'd like to dedicate this thread to any suggestions. My guess is Tony Iommi, David Lee Roth and Bruce Dickenson, with John Bonham on drums when not exploding.
@mattmareck45785 жыл бұрын
These guys go to eleven!
@albionboy727 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, the darning of the sock
@Gian04Ай бұрын
JIMMY! HE DEFECATED ON THE FREDDIE'S MERCURY TRIBUTE CONCERT
@mikecaldwell84176 жыл бұрын
better than most real bands
@BobberDC6 жыл бұрын
That little guitar lick at the end sounded like a nod to Rush
@JackRice007Ай бұрын
It sounds like a couple songs to me. Some Xanadu, maybe The Trees
@Mike-ki6rg9 ай бұрын
Followed these cats , after their show in San Diego to the Howard Johnson they were staying at. If you make out with your girl in a H. Johnson Hallway, no one will harass you to leave. Met Nigel and Derrick in the hotel on the way to their tourbus, back to LA. Got all their autographs, But forgot to get their real name autographs. Come-on Tap, America awaits your next tour.
@mattadams53457 жыл бұрын
I smelt the glove and it was GOOD!
@russellj.s.2576 жыл бұрын
Matthew Adams well I broke like the wind
@brettjones4733 Жыл бұрын
It’s a bummer they couldn’t sort out that line problem , sounded like Nigel’s amp or wireless They were still one of the best bands on the bill 🤘🤘
@Frankincensedjb1234 жыл бұрын
There's a pulse in the new-born sun; A beat in the heat of noon; There's a song as the day grows long, And a tempo in the tides of the moon. It's all around us and it's everywhere, And it's deeper than royal blue. And it feels so real you can feel the feeling! And that's the majesty of rock! The fantasy of roll! The ticking of the clock, The wailing of the soul! The prisoner in the dock, The digger in the hole, We're in this together, and ever In the shade of a jungle glade, Or the rush of the crushing street, On the plain, on the foamy main, You can never escape from the beat. It's in the mud and it's in your blood And it's conquest is complete. And all that you can to is just surrender To the majesty of rock! The pageantry of roll! The crowing of the cock, The running of the foal! The shepherd with his flock, The miner with his coal, We're in this together, and ever When we die, do we haunt the sky? Do we lurk in the murk of the seas? What then? are we born again? Just to sit asking questions like these? I know, for I told me so, And I'm sure each of you quite agrees: The more it stays the same, the less it changes! And that's the majesty of rock! The mystery of roll! The darning of the sock, The scoring of the goal! The farmer takes a wife, The barber takes a pole, We're in this together, and ever
@benjaminpensiero85198 ай бұрын
Great lyrics. Possibly their best. This song holds up more than 30 years later. The boys really groove on this one.
@Zippypeepee3 жыл бұрын
Christopher Gu- sorry, Nigel Tufnel, is honestly top 5 guitarists for me.
@evankeal6 жыл бұрын
When asked what is their [self named] moment, this has to be it.
@DarylGerardMorrissey11 ай бұрын
Truly epic!
@davidechiesa9984 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!
@pdbordelon Жыл бұрын
"I know, for I told me so..."
@kell_checks_in6 жыл бұрын
I dunno, guys. This is dangerously close to being good...
@Kalentros3 жыл бұрын
I'd say for this performance they went past being close.
@jasonrichards23712 жыл бұрын
It is good
@MrPalomo912 ай бұрын
Best Drummer I Ever Seen , 👑
@diegoalejandroize3 жыл бұрын
That drummer was tight
@Scottie_S Жыл бұрын
Ric Parnell was a one of a kind drummer. Session work or live...it didn't matter to him. He was one of these drummers with a distinct flare for what instinctive drumming was all about and would have and should have been seen as one of the great prog-rock drummers in our time. Just had to add to this comment. Steve Perry wanted him to join 'Journey' but he turned it down because he was working on another project.
@joeyjack372 жыл бұрын
This is so epic!
@m.st.66579 ай бұрын
They send me everytime
@frankstecker56755 ай бұрын
Great song 🎸
@MTBdude Жыл бұрын
“Do you have any requests? … Get off the what?”
@benjaminpensiero85198 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@angelinetan6194 жыл бұрын
I did'nt know lemmy play bass for Spinal Tap
@j_freed4 жыл бұрын
It looks like Michael Levine from the band Triumph.
@slevmeister80264 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Tap
@stuartlester69415 ай бұрын
I was today years old when i realised that the singer is Chuck McGill, and the bassist is many Simpsons characters 🤯
@michaela2757 Жыл бұрын
The constant professionals, rock on Tap…
@TheCountofToulouse3 жыл бұрын
Could anyone ever pull this off? A fake band that became a real band? Who does this? In many ways, it might be one of the worlds most amazing accomplishments.
@Kasino80 Жыл бұрын
The commitments and the Blues Brothers are the only ones coming to mind.
@irresistablejewel11 ай бұрын
Michael McKean... and he keeps doing it. Lenny and the Squigtones presents Lenny and the Squigtones; Spinal Tap; The Folksmen. Talented bunch; but no luck with drummers... I guess The Monkees were a fake band that became real too.
@cygil119 күн бұрын
The Ruttles had a top charting album and toured for a while. Their Beatles pastiches would be dangerously close to copyright infringment these days, thoguh
@lindyloo71775 жыл бұрын
Hysterical and could pass for a rock band 😆😃
@boulder899846 жыл бұрын
They are better than 75% of the so called real bands! Btw isn't that Ric Parnell on drums?
@barrybedkey5436 жыл бұрын
And funnier too! Who cares who the drummer is - he's a goner...
@RicardoUitermark5 жыл бұрын
Yes it is Ric Parnell
@j_freed4 жыл бұрын
Ricardo Uitermark * was
@haroldvonschwartzenstien35812 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that's Monty Burns on Bass 😉
@RicardoUitermark2 жыл бұрын
@@j_freed 🤣🤣🤣
@aleksandarvujicic62203 жыл бұрын
Moment of glory, short but golden
@roywalletjr99857 жыл бұрын
spoiler on the Spiderman Homecoming costume
@deletebilderberg2 жыл бұрын
‘I know for I told me so….’ 😁
@irresistablejewel11 ай бұрын
Perfect!
@geraldschulenburg85074 ай бұрын
Spinal pap or tap are our rightful lords and masters
@theaterdreamer5 жыл бұрын
Nigel could use a few more pickups, LMFAO!
@ix-Xafra11 ай бұрын
Funny considering Nigel is actually a nobleman ...
@gusleo78874 жыл бұрын
05:07 A litle bit of keep your self alive
@porpore4 жыл бұрын
No fucking smartphone.. Fantastic!
@dean16183 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@motorsawadams78866 жыл бұрын
Geldoff said "too much perspective"....lol.
@Hamer41145 жыл бұрын
I thought that was Pink
@someoneelse1018 жыл бұрын
It should be available on official releases. Unless they felt the same way about their performance that Robert Plant did about his???
@cypher5157 жыл бұрын
Though the fact that they legitimately had a Spinal Tap Moment in there might be the issue, too. The amps not being warmed up at a for-real tribute concert? That might be too much silly for them...
@Ceribrial4VerKa7 жыл бұрын
John Desmond
@tombstoneharrystudios5846 жыл бұрын
Accorsing to some rumours, it was Slash - who had worked with them on "Break Like The Wind" - who decided to prank them by fiddling with their equipment. However, it was not funny, as Michael McKean's growing discomfort makes apparent. Obviously they're accomplished comedians and had material in case anything like this ever happened, but strong words were had with Slash afterwards along the lines of "We prefer to make our own jokes...could have got nasty!"
@rocketcon6 жыл бұрын
Tombstone Harry Studios It did help add some more realism to the performance though, as it wouldn't feel like a genuine Spinal Tap appearance without something going wrong!
@frederikwerkbrouck17692 жыл бұрын
Still waiting... 👌
@MrPalomo913 жыл бұрын
The Drummer , No. 1 🥇 Fck’n 🤴
@Gian04Ай бұрын
OMG NEVER REALIZED THAT THE GUITARRIST IS SAUL'S BROTHER!!!!
@sandraloscocco18482 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable!
@richardsmith28253 жыл бұрын
The barber takes a pole!
@PPCarreto6 жыл бұрын
Load these albums: Intravenus de Milo, Shark Sandwich and Smell The Glove. Lol
@drimmie4 жыл бұрын
Two words: Shit Sandwich
@johnnywalker57454 жыл бұрын
Chuck McGill paying tribute to Freddie Mercury with his band before becoming a lawyer.
@DonaldHolben11 ай бұрын
Kinda sound like Nigel cant hear his monitors.
@thorro32 жыл бұрын
Chuck McGill caught his electricity allergy after this show, fun fact. Just too much power...