This Is Spinal Tap Essay

This Is Spinal Tap Film Review The film This Is Spinal Tap was Directed by Rob Reiner and starred Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer who were in the band Spinal Tap. This is Spinal Tap was released in 1984. The storyline of this film follows the rock and roll band Spinal Tap across their North America tour. This film depicted the glam rock and roll style of music that was popular during the 1980’s. Some of the bands that were in this genre of music included; Poison, Motley Crue, and Whitesnake. There are several reasons why this film was a representation of the rock and roll scene of the 1980’s. First off, the members of Spinal Tap had really long bad looking hair, which was a staple of any rock and roll band of the 1980’s. Another reason why this film was such a good representation of the 1980’s rock music scene was that Spinal Tap’s music was not very serious and their lyrics did not have any profound deep meaning. Furthermore, This Is Spinal Tap was a good representation of the glam rock music scene because as hard as the band tried to be taken serious, they were never able to be taken as a legitimate rock and roll band because of their appearance as well as their musical sound.
Thus, it is very apparent that This Is Spinal Tap did an excellent job of being a true representation of what it was like to be in a rock and roll band in the 1980’s. This Is Spinal Tap was a very realistic view of the rock and roll scene in the 1980’s because the band members in Spinal Tap looked just like the rock bands that they were making fun of. Additionally, in the 1980’s, lyrics to rock and roll songs were very shallow and were usually about girls. In This Is Spinal Tap, the band had songs that were also very shallow in its meaning and were talking about