1. "Bitch School" is a song about a disobedient dog. This one really rocks.
2. "The Majesty of Rock" is about the life affirming power of rock and roll. Yeah, baby!
3. "Diva Fever" is about how "high maintenance" women can make a man miserable. Ain't it the truth!
4. "Just Begin Again" is a duet by David St. Hubbins & Cher. It is a really inspirational ballad.
5. "Cash on Delivery" features a rare lead vocal by Derek Smalls. It uses money as a clever metaphor for sex.
6. "The Sun Never Sweats" is a rerecording of the title song from a classic Spinal Tap album. There is a good reason that they chose to rerecord this one!
7. "Rainy Day Sun" was originally the b-side of their hit "Flower People". It is a fun bit of hippie nonsense.
8. Nigel Tufnel is one of the most influential guitarists in rock. On "Break Like the Wind", some of his disciples (Slash, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani and Jeff Beck) provide guest solos in tribute to him.
9. "Stinking Up the Great Outdoors" is an autobiographical song about the band's appearance at the US Festival.
10. In "Springtime", Nigel sings about his favorite season. I won't spoil it by telling which one.
11. In "Clam Caravan", Nigel sings about traveling through the desert. The Saharah, I think.
12. "Christmas With the Devil" is a remake of their classic Xmas song. Ho ho ho!
13. "The 13th Song" is about a dying man. It's very different for Tap, and very strange.
14. "All The Way Home" was the first song David and Nigel every wrote together. This one is a real treat for longtime Tap fans.

In short (too late), this CD is a must get for all Tapheads.


The best thing Spinal Tap has ever produced.   July 5, 2001
Gary (Zwolle, LA United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

I got into Spinal Tap when I saw the hilarious "rockumentary" for the first time a couple of years ago. I soon bought the video and memorized almost every line. The comedic genius of Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest could be clearly seen in the movie and the original soundtrack... but their real talents come through every note on this album. They outdid themselves by showing that they can still poke fun at mainstream metal bands while, at the same time, rivaling them in songwriting. These songs, while at times intentionally off-key a bit, are extremely well made.

The songs are, in my opinion, funnier and catchier than the ones on the original soundtrack. "B**** School" starts off the album, wallowing in male-dominant lyrics. "The Majesty of Rock" comes in with a sweeping melody and beat, and lyrics such as "And it feels so real, you can feel the feeling!". "Diva Fever" is a faster song with amazing solos by Dweezil Zappa. And what would a good parody album be without a ballad? Nothing, exactly! "Just Begin Again" is a beautiful (chuckles) and uplifting (laughs hysterically) song. The appearance of Cher really adds a lot to this song. Just listen to David and Cher try to harmonize, you'll be rolling on the floor. "Cash On Delivery" is just an awesome song. Its classic hard rock, with great riffs and a great beat. "Rainy Day Sun" is the obligatory hippie song. Its pretty good, not the albums best, but pretty cool. Things build up to what could be the album's highlight, "Break Like the Wind". The title track really shows off what Spinal Tap can do. There are some awesome solos in this song by about 4 different people, including Slash and Jeff Beck. There are so many guitars going at the end, it starts to get really distorted. Amazing song. "Stinking Up the Great Outdoors" is a great Southern rock tune, complete with harmonicas and slide guitar. Along comes the albums strangest song, "Springtime". Nigel Tuffnel comes in with what sounds like a cross between Louis Armstrong and Johnny Rotten... its hilarious. He then commences with a guitar solo made with his voice, I guess through some kind of effects thingie. Thats also hilarious. The ending is very disjointed. "Clam Caravan" could also be the albums highlight, very soothing Eastern-sound, and a horrible sitar solo (this is intentional, of course). "Christmas With the Devil" is another great hard rock tune. Track 13, though not listed, is a great little filler track, and it actually has something to say! And the album ends with the classic "All the Way Home". All Spinal Tap fans should remember this song from the fast food scene in the movie.

Well, this is a long review, but all I want to say is that, if you think this can't possibly be as good as the film or the original soundrack, give it a good listen to. You'll grow to love it.


not as funny as the original   December 19, 2004
Christian Buckley (Washington State, United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

Look, like everyone else posting here, I saw the movie a billion times, and went right out and picked up this new album just before seeing them live in San Francisco. I even dressed up in fake rocker attire with "Viv Savage Lives!" penned across my thigh. The problem - nobody else seemed to understand it was satire. People took it so seriously. I figured people would be dressed up, but no...just two of us. This album seems to suffer from the same malady. Yes, the lyrics are funny, but it seems a little forced, and its just not as fun as the first farce. It's in the face of farce. Farce-faced, even. Ok, I'm just being silly now. But what made the first album - and the movie - so much fun was the variety and spontenaity that's just missing from this collection of songs.


Tap surpass that which they mock   July 2, 2004
I. Bland (London, UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Astonishingly, perhaps, Break Like The Wind was one of the best heavy rock albums of its year (92), despite being a "spoof". I think the reason is fairly obvious; they actually seem to enjoy being a heavy metal band, and put as much work into this as any real band would. These are well written songs; and where the parody "bad" element comes in, e.g the tuneless Clam Caravan sitar solo, they're deliberately, masterfully bad. It's a fine demonstration that comedy parody only works when the parodists have a regard for that which they parody, and do it seriously.

As I said, this is good music. It's not a comedy album you'll listen to once for a laugh, it's a fine rock album you'll listen to again and again, with excellent songs you'll find stuck in your head. Highlights for me: The Majesty Of Rock is a glorious rock anthem, and the title track is simply awesome, while Bitch School is a wonderfully mindless headbanger you won't be ashamed to listen to (because you can pretend you're just being ironic).

Don't get me wrong; you'll laugh too, but with, not at, Spinal Tap. The humourous lyrics are beautifully, intelligently crafted; 3 intelligent guys playing idiots trying to be deep "..we are the thumbs on a stranger's hands" croons St Hubbins on BLTW, while on Majesty wondering "When we die do we haunt the sky, do we lurk in the murk of the seas? What then, are we born again, just to sit asking questions like these?". And The Sun Never Sweats (another fabulously strong track) muses, "We may be Gods, or just big marionettes"... and so on... and so on...

Simply brilliant, and an essential part of every rock fan's collection.

One more thing; the production is superb too. A must buy.