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Influenced By Venom Alice Cooper Scorpions Black Sabbath Judas Priest Manowar Aerosmith Van Halen Led Zeppelin Kiss Saturday Night Live Band The Blues Brothers Cheech & Chong Weird Al Yankovic The Rutles Status Quo Iron Maiden Group Members Derek Smalls David St. Hubbins Nigel Tufnel I'm not alone in my appreciation for the English rockers that dedicated fans know simply as "them guys." Marty DiBergi's well-received documentary about the band's 1982 U.S. tour inspired widespread interest in Tap, whose fortunes were sagging. As the New York Times noted during the band's 1992 Break Like the Wind tour, "the impact of This is Spinal Tap cannot be underestimated. Fans can recite scenes verbatim. Phrases such as 'It's such a fine line between clever and stupid' [sic] have become part of the rock vocabulary. Songs from the movie are considered classics." Rolling Stone, on the other hand, once described Tap's music as "simple and brainless....