#168 - This is Spinal Tap (1984)

This week on The Tracklist, Daron and Chris are strapping in for the loudest, most ridiculous, and somehow most earnest rock soundtrack ever committed to film: This Is Spinal Tap (1984). Rob Reiner's mockumentary masterpiece didn't just parody '80s heavy metal — it became it. The music in this film is the joke AND the heart, and that's a genuinely hard thing to pull off. From Big Bottom to Hell Hole to the haunting, Stonehenge-adjacent opus Stonehenge, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer wrote and performed every track themselves — and somehow made songs that are both hysterically bad and undeniably catchy. We're breaking down the score, the songs, the performances, and asking the real question: Is this a Cult Classic? Follow us on Instagram: @thedaronjenkins | @chrissaunders_music | @tracklistshow Rep the show and grab some Tracklist merch at tracklist-shop.fourthwall.com If you enjoy the episode, leave us a rating, subscribe, and follow the show wherever you listen — it means the world and helps more people find us!