As many readers will know, Spinal Tap started as The Originals (later they changed the name to the New Originals, as there was another Originals) and went through several other names before settling on Spinal Tap. They then had a period of some success, and although they have had many drummers (at least 19), the core of David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls has remained constant through the years.
For this blog, we settled on "Hellhole," from their 1982 LP, Smell the Glove. We know that some fans will regret that we didn't consider something off Intravenus de Milo or The Sun Never Sweats, but we wanted to stay on the 1980s theme.
In any event, "Hellhole" does a great job of showcasing the band's strengths -- you can almost smell them.
As a special treat, we am also including "Rock and Roll Nightmare," a great early video from ABC's The TV Show. This is rare and really interesting.
We also wanted to take a moment to thank anyone reading this. This post is our 100th on ERV, and we have really enjoyed it. Please feel free to check out the other 99 videos on the site -- we think we have a bunch of good stuff here.
For folks who are so inclined, there are a few ways to offer support to ERV. You can: like us on Facebook (link is on the right), subscribe to the blog, tell your friends about us, leave comments and / or click on our sponsors. And do not worry -- this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end (but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning, as Churchill said). As of this writing, we have 118 videos in the bullpen, ready to be added (and more are put on the list nearly every week). It turns out that there were lots of good songs and videos done in the 1980s (even rare ones).
So rock on and thanks again for reading.
And by the way, we do know that Spinal Tap is a parody (before someone posts a snarky comment). ;)
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