"It was love at first pluck!"
They are known to be one of England's loudest bands who came up during the 1960s across the pond and playing psychedelic rock alongside British pioneers like Pink Floyd and The Who.
Audiences will remember their 1984 satirical documentary called "This is Spinal Tap," a doc of their landmark U.S. tour is the very embodiment of rock-and-roll.
The documentary followed three members of the (fictionalized) band "Spinal Tap" Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls, Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins and Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel.
Smalls (aka Shearer) famously called his Spinal Tap bandmates David and Nigel the visionaries of the group.
"Like many groups, we come together and then we fall apart. Unlike other groups, we don't tend to have big fights or throw things, we didn't have anything to throw," he said adding the group is like "a cube of sugar put in a saucer of warm coffee."
"We dissolve," he said.
The comedian and singer released a new solo album "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)" last year.
What are his meditations?
Smalls will be performing at the Wiltern in Los Angeles Nov. 6 and guests will include Toto guitarist Steve Luthaker, Dweezil Zappa and Waddy Wachtel, David Crosby, Peter Frampton, Paul Shaffer, and Steve Vai.
Steely Dan's Donald Fagen and actress Jane Lynch will also be included via satellite.
Tickets can be bought for the LA show here.
