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Spinal Tap (stylized as (unicode:Spın̈al Tap), with a dotless letter ''i'' and a metal umlaut over the ''n'') is a parody British heavy metal band that first appeared on a 1979 ABC TV sketch comedy pilot called ''The T.V. Show'', starring Rob Reiner. The sketch, actually a mock promotional video for the song "Rock and Roll Nightmare", was written by Reiner and the band, and included songwriter/performer Loudon Wainwright III on keyboards. Later the band became the fictional subject of the 1984 rockumentary/mockumentary film ''This Is Spinal Tap''. The band members are portrayed by Michael McKean (as David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (as Nigel Tufnel) and Harry Shearer (as Derek Smalls). ''This Is Spinal Tap'' was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name. In the years following the film's release, the actors have portrayed the band members at concerts and released music under the Spinal Tap name. Guest, McKean, and Shearer toured in the United States in and performed as Spinal Tap in a "One Night Only World Tour" on June 30, 2009 at Wembley Arena in London, three days after playing the Glastonbury Festival. Support at Wembley Arena came from the same trio's fictitious folk music band The Folksmen. ==Background== Although the 1984 film portrays the band hailing from the United Kingdom, all three actors who play the principal band members were actually born in the United States (although Christopher Guest was raised in both countries and currently has dual citizenship and a title of nobility: Baron Haden-Guest). Fans of Spinal Tap have assembled details about the band based on fictional film, albums, concerts, and related promotional material, including a discography and a list of the band's former members.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Ultimate SPINAL TAP Discography: Index )〕 Spinal Tap's fictional history includes a succession of drummers, all of whom are said to have died in strange circumstances, one in a "bizarre gardening accident," another who "choked on vomit" (a reference to John Bonham and Bon Scott's deaths) but not his own vomit, and two from "spontaneous human combustion" onstage. Additionally, it is claimed that police described one of the deaths as a mystery "best left unsolved." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spinal Tap (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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