Spinal Tap 2 ...

[Mokl]

Based on the trailer, I'm not holding out much hope. The celeb cameos feel like a portent of doom to me. I'm not sure that ever works, does it?

 

I really do hope it turns out to be decent.

[jonno1981]

I laughed at Nige working in a cheesemongers with the guitars hanging up behind him. Elton on keys and vox was a bit odd, will reserve judgement until release. 

[MacDaddy]

1 hour ago, jonno1981 said:

Elton on keys and vox was a bit odd, will reserve judgement until release. 

 

Not really, he's got form. He once played keys with Saxon.

[MacDaddy]

Just now, MacDaddy said:

 

Not really, he's got form. He once played keys with Saxon.

 

And Queens of the Stone Age, after Elton told Josh they should have a real Queen in the band 😆

[MacDaddy]

4 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

 

Not really, he's got form. He once played keys with Saxon.

 

1 minute ago, MacDaddy said:

 

And Queens of the Stone Age, after Elton told Josh they should have a real Queen in the band 😆

 

And he's worked with Ozzy, Metallica, and Alice in Chains.

[jonno1981]

Remarkable! I had no idea! He’s one of the least metal people I can think of. 

[Burns-bass]

It’ll be dreadful but I’ll go to watch it. £4.99 a film at my local cinema

[Piers_Williamson]

Personally, I am really looking forward to it.  We've already decided to make it a band social.  Our singer has got a DVD to educate her daughter and her band about ST 1.  The Italian Job II was nothing like the Italian Job (my favourite movie), but I still enjoyed it!

 

[Steve Browning]

I'm bound to have recounted this before. 

 

In the early 90's Spinal Tap were promoting their album Break Like The Wind. As part of the promotion, they came into the studio where I was recording at the time. 

 

From the moment of their arrival to their departure, 3 hours later, they remained in character and were simply hilarious. 

[dave_bass5]

New clip

 

[tinyd]

Always a bit of a worry when celebs are brought in on the joke. Zoolander 2 was terrible because of this, but hopefully they'll avoid that here.

I'm probably massively over-analysing it, but I think what bugs me from the trailers is that it's set in a world where Spinal Tap (the movie) is a comedy classic (i.e. our world). Whereas in the world of the movie, they would definitely be residing in the "Where Are They Now?" file. But complaining about a film before I've seen it is probably unfair.....

[ricksterphil]

Will the amps go up to 11.2 I wonder

 

ST 1 was one of the reasons I bought an EBS head - they too go up to 11

Edited August 1 by ricksterphil

[Acebassmusic]

55 minutes ago, ricksterphil said:

Will the amps go up to 11.2 I wonder

 

ST 1 was one of the reasons I bought an EBS head - they too go up to 11

 

11.2....pah! 11.2 is soooo last year! 🤣 One of our guitarists has just bought himself a Fender Deluxe and realised.....😮🤣

 

[MacDaddy]

4 minutes ago, Acebassmusic said:

 

11.2....pah! 11.2 is soooo last year! 🤣 One of our guitarists has just bought himself a Fender Deluxe and realised.....😮🤣

 

 

But that's 2 louder 😯

[dave_bass5]

21 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

 

But that's 2 louder 😯

.......................it goes to 12..

[Jack]

Thundercat, Tal Wilkenfeld, etc

 

 

[HeadlessBassist]

6 minutes ago, Jack said:

Thundercat, Tal Wilkenfeld, etc

 

 

 

Now that's a proper band. Not enough bass players, though.

 

Nice to see Tal, too.

[visog]

2 hours ago, Jack said:

Thundercat, Tal Wilkenfeld, etc

 

 

Do you reckon Ibanez made Thundercat a double-neck just for these film promo appearances?

Struggling to get too excited by the film. - 20 years ago, it poked fun at the excesses of the (rock) music industry. Now there isn't one so the humour is less relevant and more self-referential to the original film.

 

That said, I've not seen it so may have to eat my words if and when I see it (and laugh) in the future.

[thodrik]

I was hoping for Lars Ulrich to appear on a version of Big Bottom and for him to insist on all bass guitars being lowered/removed from the mix in order to make space for more hi hat, kick and snare drum. 

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[Rayman]

I loved the first one, we all did, because we’ve all been in situations that are relatable…… but the trailer alone has put me off this one….. I don’t hold out much hope either. 
 

I do know that the actors didn’t do well financially from the first one, so maybe this is the payback?

[toneknob]

2 hours ago, visog said:

Do you reckon Ibanez made Thundercat a double-neck just for these film promo appearances?
 

He's had the Ibanez double a while - there are twitter posts from 2015 for example