Spinal Tap Unplugged - 'Clam Caravan'

Excerpt from Spinal Tap's "Unwigged & Unplugged," the concert DVD that goes to 11. Christopher Guest, Michael Mckean, and Harry Shearer live in Milwaukee on the final date of their 2009 acoustic tour. "Clam Caravan" was originally from Nigel Tufnel's hard-to-find solo record, and this live version features an exceptional solo from Mr Guest. The 2-hour-plus DVD (available from Courgette Records) is in full color and is a great gift idea. The complete track listing:

1. Celtics Blues, Verse 1
2. Hell Hole
3. Never Did No Wanderin'
4. Clam Caravan
5. Rock N Roll Nightmare
6. Bitch School
7. Loco Man
8. Video: Corky's Funky Dance
9. This Bulging River
10. The Clotworthy Memo
11. All the Way Home
12. Blood on the Coal
13. Video: Back from the Dead
14. (Listen to the) Flower People
15. Corn Wine
16. The Majesty of Rock
17. Video: Cheese Rolling
18. All Backed Up
19. Stonehenge
20. A Penny For Your Thoughts
21. Start Me Up
22. Audience Q&A
23. Cups and Cakes
24. Video: Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
25. A Mighty Wind
26. Saucy Jack
27. Big Bottom
28. The Good Book Song
29. A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow
30. Rainy Day Sun
31. (Funky) Sex Farm
32. Gimme Some Money
33. Old Joe's Place
34. Celtics Blues, Verse 2
35. Heavy Duty

[pabdiary]

I know that John "Stumpy" Peeps is smiling down from heaven, with 14 other deceased Spinal Tap drummers 🥁

[tovarisch]

Christopher Guest has scary levels of talent.

[richardabels]

Great acting. Totally nailed those American accents

[wsjustice]

Harry Shearer's bass playing is sublime.

[kevinbirge]

I dutifully kept Spinal Tap alive when I was in radio. Played it straight. Never let on they were parody.

[rustytennakoon]

"That was a Typo", "Don't be so negative". Absolute genius!

[joeyconservative]

Spinal Tap should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[obscurebandfan]

They are actually great musicians, all of them.

[obscurazone]

The irony of ironies, is that the tap have always been absolutely, genuinely, bloody brilliant. Clam Caravan is beautiful.

[gdj]

A gem. They prompt the rhetorical question - how good can a parody get before it stops being a parody ?

[tinytanks]

in a sense, we were robbed of one of history's great bands once these guys became "comedians." imagine the body of work they'd have if they'd been a band all these years.

[stflaw]

This is such great satire. The fact that these guys are actually good musicians, and that their songs approach the edge of plausibility, takes the humor to a different level. Some would say subterranean.

[charlessale]

Love that this is basically an exact mashup of Crosby Stills Nash's Marrakesh Express and Guinnevere.

[daevpaeldruid]

Harry Shearer is a very good bass player, just in case you hadn't noticed.

[Testibus]

Dang. I saw Spinal Tap in the theater when it came out. Now I'm an old gray headed dude that still rocks, too.

[pockets]

I was at one of the 5 concerts at Earls Court they did in May 1975, not certain which one. I’d just turned 17. Great memories!

[marksinger]

"He was a typo."
"Don't be so negative."
- Took me a few seconds to catch up.

[StephenS-]

I like Nigel's pink period best. His song, " Hardly Hard At All" off the studio album Get Ridgid moved me to tears.

[Aidenbro-sk]

Harry Shearer is knocking me out with his playing. That was beautiful!

[ZelbeQahi]

Very talented guys! Always loved them. So glad they did this.