Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema
Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema
Grumpy Nostalgia
517. This is Spinal Tap (1984): Even Pretend Metal is Better Than Music Now
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Send us Fan Mail We don't go to 11 here, but we come close. This week were looking back at the glorious mockumentary Spinal Tap from 1984. One of the greatest rock movies ever made was never really appreciated in its time (just like us). We all reveled in the pure, unadulterated hedonism of metal in the 80s and barely lived to tell the tale. That's why our music was so good, it could potentially kill us. But hey, we're sure Fallout Boy is dangerous nowadays too. Drunk ...