This is Spinal Tap
If you come from the sixties, and have followed Rock & Roll, then you will understand the true genius of this mockumentary. So many references to stuff we used to take seriously. Flower power, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Glam Rock, Heavy Metal, the "Concept Album" & even The Beatles (the black album). It's all parodied beautifully.
Tufnel explains that his custom Marshall amplifiers are louder because their volume knobs go to 11, whereas standard amps only go to 10, famously stating, "It's one louder, isn't it?
The amplifier knobs
The metal detector scene @ airport
The dancing gnomes @ Stonehenge
The flower power phase


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