In 1984 the actors, musicians and writers Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer and director Rob Reiner made a side-splitting rock documentary spoof This is Spinal Tap, a highly successful persiflage on the hard rock and heavy metal scene and music. The soundtrack was written and played by the three musicians/actors and a couple of guest musicians.
Break like the wind was supposed to be a kind of studio successor to do all the fun and satirical stuff all over again. The main difference between this album and the soundtrack is the amount of big musician names on Break like the wind. Steve Lukather produced and arranged three songs and did some musical contributions to them. Additional guitar on Just begin again, piano on Clam caravan and guitar on Break like the wind. The appearance on that last song is a very special one, because Luke arranged the most hilarious string of guitar solo's in rock history: a complete chaos done by Luke, Slash, Joe Satriani and Jeff Beck. The highlight of this album.

The album contains, though it's nowhere mentioned on the sleeve, a cd-rom video of the single Bitch school.

Spinal Tap about Steve Lukather: Toto and Cher producer and session guitarist for Rod Stewart, David Crosby and Wilson Phillips who oversaw four tracks on 1992 Tap album Break like the wind. David: "He’s a very strange human being." Derek: "He’s got a tattoo on his rectal tissue." David: "And he’ll show it to you, too. He kept going, "Can you see the ship? Does this look normal?’ " (ME) Told band he had recorded his guitar solo on Break like the wind in the nude.

1 Bitch school (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 2 The majesty of rock (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 3 Diva fever (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 4 Just begin again (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 5 Cash on delivery (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 6 The sun never sweats (erek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 7 Rainy day sun (erek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 8 Break like the wind (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 9 Stinkin'up the great outdoors (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 10 Springtime (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 11 Clam caravan (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 12 Christmas with the devil (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 13 The old grey man (Derek Smalls, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) 14 All the way home (David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel) The single Bitch school is extracted from the album Break like the wind. The video clip of the single is available on the album as a cd-rom clip. Musicians: Steve Lukather: guitar, piano, arranger, producer, orchestration (4) (8) (10) (11) David st. Hubbins (Michael McKean): guitar, vocals Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest): lead guitar, vocals Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer): bass, vocals Caucasian Jeffrey Vanston: keyboards Ric Shrimpton: drums Additional musicians: Jeff Beck: guitar Joe Satriani: guitar Dweezil Zappa: guitar Nicky Hopkins: keyboards Luis Conte: percussion Cher: vocals Slash: guitar Tommy Funderburk: vocals (bckgr) Danny Kortchmar: producer David Mansfield: string arrangements Timothy B. Schmit: vocals (bckgr) Waddy Wachtel: slide guitar Jimmie Wood: harmonica Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs: drums Spinal Tap - Bitch school (1992, MCA) 01 Bitch school 02 Springtime 03 Talk with Tap

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