Released 1992 | Length 49:54 Release date 1992 | |
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Heavy metal albums |
Break Like the Wind is a 1992 album by the semi-fictional band Spinal Tap. The songs include a range of genres, from the glam metal anthem "Bitch School" down to the skiffle satire of "All the Way Home". The title, and the album's title track, is a double entendre that combines and confuses the idiom "make like the wind" with "break wind", a euphemism for flatulence.
Contents
- Spinal tap break like the wind live royal albert hall 1992 hd
- Backstory
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Originally, the CD was packaged in an 18-inch "extra-long box," as a satire against the controversial packaging policy of longboxes which was increasingly criticized as unnecessary and wasteful.
Spinal tap break like the wind live royal albert hall 1992 hd
Backstory
In the film This Is Spinal Tap, David St. Hubbins (portrayed by Michael McKean) and Nigel Tufnel (portrayed by Christopher Guest) claim "All the Way Home" is the first song they wrote together, and that six years after it was written, David and Nigel recorded the song in December 1961. The film recounts the two being in different bands, David in the 'Creatures' and Nigel with the 'Lovely Lads'. Similarly, "The Sun Never Sweats" is implied to be the title track from their fictitious album of the same name, whose cover is shown on the packaging of the album This Is Spinal Tap.
Track listing
All tracks by David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel & Derek Smalls except where noted
Personnel
"Break Like the Wind" samples the classical guitar piece Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo.
Songs
1Bitch School2:51
2The Majesty of Rock3:55
3Diva Fever3:06