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Spinal Tap - Back From The Dead
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| Ew |
| These mock-rockers spent spring on tour, revisiting Spinal Tap's pair of real-world albums and other material. The nostalgia continues on Back From the Dead with reworked versions of tunes from the Rob Reiner flick that started it all; six so-so new tracks reveal why the throwback vibe was probably a good idea. More amusing is the commentary on a bonus DVD, where David St. Hubbins unpacks the concept of animal husbandry vis-à-vis ''Sex Farm.''...full text |
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| Allmusic |
| In 2009, when Back from the Dead was released, it was impossible for any listener to not be in on Spinal Tap's joke, so it's fitting that this is their first release to play as pure comedy, an album that doesn't even attempt to pass itself off as a rock record. The concept is this: a reunited Tap -- hence the name Back from the Dead -- celebrates the 25th Anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap by launching an unplugged (and "unwigged," meaning Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer do not don the hairdos of Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls) tour, releasing the movie on BluRay and revisiting their old songs in the studio, adding five new songs, and recording "Jazz Oddyssey" for the first time, splitting it into thirds and scattering it throughout the album. "Sex Farm" is given a funky revamp, and "(Listen to The) Flower People" now sounds like Ziggy Marley, but those are the exceptions to the rule: the rest are straightforward remakes of the original recordings, right down to how "Gimme Some Money" has a Liverpool swing and how "Big Bottom" is driven by a farting synth bass riff. The only difference is, the production is clean and pristine, the band is precise and punchy, laying bare the joke, for better or worse. Some listeners may find this approach riotous, since the humor is pushed right toward the front, while many may miss how their original recordings blurred the lines between real rock and fantasy. This hurts Back from the Dead most on the remakes, all of which pale next to the originals, but the surprising things about the album is that all the new songs are top-notch, eclipsing the often forced Break Like the Wind, and striking the right balance between parody and real rock & roll. They're the reason to hear Back from the Dead, which otherwise is just a tad too satisfied with its own humor for its own good....full text |
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| Thestreetdate |
| 25 years after This Is Spinal Tap; the band is back from the dead with their new album BACK FROM THE DEAD. The album features studio re-recordings of the songs featured in the original film as well as five new tracks; Warmer Than Hell, Short and Sweet, Celtic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare, Back From The Dead. The two-disc collector’s package includes DVD commentary on every song as well as a semi-easily constructable diorama of the band on-stage. Spinal Tap will be playing a One Night Only World Tour June 30th at Wembley Arena to celebrate the anniversary and release of the album. You can stream the entirety of Back from the Dead at SPINNER.COM...full text |
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