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Tenacious D Often Referred To As "The D" And Sometimes Introduced As "The Greatest Band In The World. Period." Is An American Satirical Rock Duo Formed By Musicians And Actors Kyle Gass And Jack Black In Los Angeles California In 1994. Their Music Fuses Vulgar Absurdist Comedy With Rock Music In A Style That Critics Have Described As "mock Rock". The Band First Gained Reputation In 1999 Starring In A Self-Titled HBO TV Series. The Drumming On Both Of Their Albums And The Devils Voice On The Track Beelzeboss Also The One Who Plays Satan In The Pick Of Destiny Movie Was Performed By Dave Grohl Of Nirvana Foo Fighters Queens Of The Stone Age And Them Crooked Vultures Fame . Tenacious D's Music Showcases Black's Theatrical Vocal Delivery And Gass' Acoustic Guitar Playing Abilities. Their Songs Discuss The Duo's Purported Musical And Sexual Prowess As Well As Their Friendship And Cannabis Usage. Their Debut Self-Titled Album Features Absurd And Humorous Sketches. Music Critics Have Compared The Storyteller-Style Lyrics Of Their Songs To Lyrics Of Rock Opera. In Addition They Have Since Recorded Two Albums And Starred In Their Own Movie Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny. Black And Gass At The Time Respectively Aged 16 And 24 Met In Edinburgh Scotland During The Edinburgh Fringe Of 1989. Both Were Members Of The Los Angeles-Based Theatre Troupe The Actors' Gang Which Was Performing Tim Robbins And Adam Simon's Play Carnage. Initially Black And Gass Did Not Get On As Gass Felt Threatened By Black - As He Was The Main Musician For The Actor's Gang - But They Eventually Worked Out Their Differences And Agreed To Form A Band. Gass Taught Black To Play Guitar In Exchange For Black's Helping Him With His Acting. Initially Black And Kyle Covered Songs By Bobby McFerrin. Later They Chose The Name "Tenacious D" - A Name Derived From A Term Used By Sports Commentator Marv Albert About The Tenacious Defense Of The NBA's New York Knicks - Decided By The Audience Of The Band's First Live Show In 1994 At The Now Defunct Al's Bar. Other Possibilities Had Included "Pets Or Meat" "Balboa’s Biblical Theatre" And "The Axe Lords Featuring Gorgazon’s Mischief" Which Gass Described As Being His Personal Favorite. In Attendance Was David Cross Who Later Cast Tenacious D In His Sketch Comedy Television Series Mr. Show. TV Series David Cross With The Writer Bob Odenkirk From Mr Show Continued His Involvement With Tenacious D By Producing Three Half-Hour Shows Based On The Band. The Series Entitled Tenacious D Premiered In 1997 Immediately Following An Episode Of Mr. Show. While A Total Of Three Episodes Consisting Of Two Shorts Ten To Twelve Minutes In Length Were Produced Only The First Was Aired That Year The Final Two Episodes Did Not Air Until The Summer Of 2000. The Series Was Canceled After According To Gass HBO Offered Tenacious D Ten Episodes But In Doing So They Would Have To Relinquish Their Role As Executive Producers. Gass And Black Decided To Make A Movie Instead. Many Songs That Eventually Were Included On The Band's First Album Were First Featured On The Show Though The Episodes Also Contain Songs That Remain Unreleased. The Six Shorts Were Titled "The Search For Inspirado" "Angel In Disguise" "Death Of A Dream" "The Greatest Song In The World" "The Fan" And "Road Gig". After The Series Aired The Band Continued To Perform. At A Show At The Viper Room In Los Angeles They Met Dave Grohl Who Remarked That He Was Impressed With Their Performance This Led To Their Cameo In The Foo Fighters' "Learn To Fly" Music Video. The Popularity Of Tenacious D Further Increased As They Began To Open For High Profile Acts Including Beck Pearl Jam And Foo Fighters. Lyrics And Themes The Devil CardSatire And Comedy Are A Major Aspect Of Tenacious D's Lyrical Content. Gass Said Of Their Approach "I'd Love To Do The Straight Music Thing But That's Kind Of Against Our Mission Which Is To Rebel Against The Serious Singer-Songwriter Mentality." Their Songs Evoke Heavy Metal Clichés Of Bands Like Iron Maiden And Judas Priest. In Particular The Song "Dio" Pokes Fun At The Idea Of A Torch Being Passed "Now It's Time For Him To Pass The Torch" Songs Like "Friendship" Parody The Lack Of Real Friendship In Rock Groups With The Lyric "As Long As There's A Record Deal We'll Always Be Friends" Other Songs Cover The Topic Of Sex "Kielbasa" Discusses Anal Sex While "Double Team" Boasts Of The Duos Sexual Prowess. Tenacious D Also Employs The Technique Of Deliberate Backmasking On "Karate" A Technique Synonymous With Bands Like Slayer Who Recorded A Message In Hell Awaits.. The Band's Imagery Also Continues The Theme Of Evil. The Front Cover Of Tenacious D Features Black And Gass Standing Naked Below The Devil. Black Described It As He And Gass Being "schooled By Satan". The Pose Is Similar To That Shown On The Devil Tarot Card. The Devil Card Signifies Sexual Desire Uncontrolled Energy Vice And Addiction. Tenacious D's Music Has Been Criticized For Its Frequent Use Of Profanity. In Addition Other Critics Have Described The Band As Having Exhausted The Joke Of "cock Rock". Influences Black Has Said That The First Song He Enjoyed Was ABBA's "Take A Chance On Me". He Attributes Influences From Dio Black Sabbath Meat Loaf And Bobby McFerrin. Gass Describes Their Influences As Being Derived From "big Dinosaurs Of Rock" Such As Led Zeppelin. In Addition Gass Lists His Influences As Being Tom Waits Tony Hawk And Tony Robbins. The Band Claimed That The Inspiration For The Song "Tribute" Came After Black Played Metallica's "One" For Gass Describing It As "the Best Song In The World" Leading To A Failed Attempt To Themselves Write An Even Better Song. Gass Has Described Tenacious D's Comic Assertion That They Are The Best Band As Being "ridiculous Because It's A Matter Of Opinion". Black Characterizes Tenacious D's Comic Nature As An Antidote To "the Masculinity Of Rock" Adding "There's Also Something Funny About The Macho-Ness Of Rock. Like The Bands That Are The Fucking Hardest Rocking Are Like 'We'll Fucking Kick Your Ass Dude... With Our Rock.'" Tenacious D Is Featured In The Highly Anticipated Video Game "Guitar Hero III". `The Metal' Is Prominently Featured In The Game's Trailer Released At E3 2007. Tenacious D Also Did Backing Vocals On The Styx Song "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye". It Can Be Found On The Album "Cyclorama" From 2003. They Were Included In Rock Band 2 With Their Song "Master Exploder". In October Of 2009 Jack Black Starred As Roadie Eddie Riggs In The Open World Video Game Brütal Legend By Double Fine Productions On The XBOX 360 And Playstation 3.
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Tenacious D Often Referred To As "The D" And Sometimes Introduced As "The Greatest Band In The World. Period." Is An American Satirical Rock Duo Formed By Musicians And Actors Kyle Gass And Jack Black In Los Angeles California In 1994. Their Music Fuses Vulgar Absurdist Comedy With Rock Music In A Style That Critics Have Described As "mock Rock". The Band First Gained Reputation In 1999 Starring In A Self-Titled HBO TV Series. The Drumming On Both Of Their Albums And The Devils Voice On The Track Beelzeboss Also The One Who Plays Satan In The Pick Of Destiny Movie Was Performed By Dave Grohl Of Nirvana Foo Fighters Queens Of The Stone Age And Them Crooked Vultures Fame . Tenacious D's Music Showcases Black's Theatrical Vocal Delivery And Gass' Acoustic Guitar Playing Abilities. Their Songs Discuss The Duo's Purported Musical And Sexual Prowess As Well As Their Friendship And Cannabis Usage. Their Debut Self-Titled Album Features Absurd And Humorous Sketches. Music Critics Have Compared The Storyteller-Style Lyrics Of Their Songs To Lyrics Of Rock Opera. In Addition They Have Since Recorded Two Albums And Starred In Their Own Movie Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny. Black And Gass At The Time Respectively Aged 16 And 24 Met In Edinburgh Scotland During The Edinburgh Fringe Of 1989. Both Were Members Of The Los Angeles-Based Theatre Troupe The Actors' Gang Which Was Performing Tim Robbins And Adam Simon's Play Carnage. Initially Black And Gass Did Not Get On As Gass Felt Threatened By Black - As He Was The Main Musician For The Actor's Gang - But They Eventually Worked Out Their Differences And Agreed To Form A Band. Gass Taught Black To Play Guitar In Exchange For Black's Helping Him With His Acting. Initially Black And Kyle Covered Songs By Bobby McFerrin. Later They Chose The Name "Tenacious D" - A Name Derived From A Term Used By Sports Commentator Marv Albert About The Tenacious Defense Of The NBA's New York Knicks - Decided By The Audience Of The Band's First Live Show In 1994 At The Now Defunct Al's Bar. Other Possibilities Had Included "Pets Or Meat" "Balboa’s Biblical Theatre" And "The Axe Lords Featuring Gorgazon’s Mischief" Which Gass Described As Being His Personal Favorite. In Attendance Was David Cross Who Later Cast Tenacious D In His Sketch Comedy Television Series Mr. Show. TV Series David Cross With The Writer Bob Odenkirk From Mr Show Continued His Involvement With Tenacious D By Producing Three Half-Hour Shows Based On The Band. The Series Entitled Tenacious D Premiered In 1997 Immediately Following An Episode Of Mr. Show. While A Total Of Three Episodes Consisting Of Two Shorts Ten To Twelve Minutes In Length Were Produced Only The First Was Aired That Year The Final Two Episodes Did Not Air Until The Summer Of 2000. The Series Was Canceled After According To Gass HBO Offered Tenacious D Ten Episodes But In Doing So They Would Have To Relinquish Their Role As Executive Producers. Gass And Black Decided To Make A Movie Instead. Many Songs That Eventually Were Included On The Band's First Album Were First Featured On The Show Though The Episodes Also Contain Songs That Remain Unreleased. The Six Shorts Were Titled "The Search For Inspirado" "Angel In Disguise" "Death Of A Dream" "The Greatest Song In The World" "The Fan" And "Road Gig". After The Series Aired The Band Continued To Perform. At A Show At The Viper Room In Los Angeles They Met Dave Grohl Who Remarked That He Was Impressed With Their Performance This Led To Their Cameo In The Foo Fighters' "Learn To Fly" Music Video. The Popularity Of Tenacious D Further Increased As They Began To Open For High Profile Acts Including Beck Pearl Jam And Foo Fighters. Lyrics And Themes The Devil CardSatire And Comedy Are A Major Aspect Of Tenacious D's Lyrical Content. Gass Said Of Their Approach "I'd Love To Do The Straight Music Thing But That's Kind Of Against Our Mission Which Is To Rebel Against The Serious Singer-Songwriter Mentality." Their Songs Evoke Heavy Metal Clichés Of Bands Like Iron Maiden And Judas Priest. In Particular The Song "Dio" Pokes Fun At The Idea Of A Torch Being Passed "Now It's Time For Him To Pass The Torch" Songs Like "Friendship" Parody The Lack Of Real Friendship In Rock Groups With The Lyric "As Long As There's A Record Deal We'll Always Be Friends" Other Songs Cover The Topic Of Sex "Kielbasa" Discusses Anal Sex While "Double Team" Boasts Of The Duos Sexual Prowess. Tenacious D Also Employs The Technique Of Deliberate Backmasking On "Karate" A Technique Synonymous With Bands Like Slayer Who Recorded A Message In Hell Awaits.. The Band's Imagery Also Continues The Theme Of Evil. The Front Cover Of Tenacious D Features Black And Gass Standing Naked Below The Devil. Black Described It As He And Gass Being "schooled By Satan". The Pose Is Similar To That Shown On The Devil Tarot Card. The Devil Card Signifies Sexual Desire Uncontrolled Energy Vice And Addiction. Tenacious D's Music Has Been Criticized For Its Frequent Use Of Profanity. In Addition Other Critics Have Described The Band As Having Exhausted The Joke Of "cock Rock". Influences Black Has Said That The First Song He Enjoyed Was ABBA's "Take A Chance On Me". He Attributes Influences From Dio Black Sabbath Meat Loaf And Bobby McFerrin. Gass Describes Their Influences As Being Derived From "big Dinosaurs Of Rock" Such As Led Zeppelin. In Addition Gass Lists His Influences As Being Tom Waits Tony Hawk And Tony Robbins. The Band Claimed That The Inspiration For The Song "Tribute" Came After Black Played Metallica's "One" For Gass Describing It As "the Best Song In The World" Leading To A Failed Attempt To Themselves Write An Even Better Song. Gass Has Described Tenacious D's Comic Assertion That They Are The Best Band As Being "ridiculous Because It's A Matter Of Opinion". Black Characterizes Tenacious D's Comic Nature As An Antidote To "the Masculinity Of Rock" Adding "There's Also Something Funny About The Macho-Ness Of Rock. Like The Bands That Are The Fucking Hardest Rocking Are Like 'We'll Fucking Kick Your Ass Dude... With Our Rock.'" Tenacious D Is Featured In The Highly Anticipated Video Game "Guitar Hero III". `The Metal' Is Prominently Featured In The Game's Trailer Released At E3 2007. Tenacious D Also Did Backing Vocals On The Styx Song "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye". It Can Be Found On The Album "Cyclorama" From 2003. They Were Included In Rock Band 2 With Their Song "Master Exploder". In October Of 2009 Jack Black Starred As Roadie Eddie Riggs In The Open World Video Game Brütal Legend By Double Fine Productions On The XBOX 360 And Playstation 3.
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Tenacious D Is The First Studio Album By The American Satirical Rock Band Tenacious D Released On September 25 2001 By Epic Records. The Album's Polished Production Was A Departure From The Band's Acoustic Origins Due In Part To The Production Of The Dust Brothers. The Subject Matters Of The Songs Include Cannabis Use Sexual Intercourse And Anarchy. "Tribute" Was The First Single Released From The Album Followed By "Wonderboy". Both Singles Had Music Videos Filmed For Them With The Liam Lynch–directed Tribute Video Achieving Cult Status. While Tenacious D Did Not Achieve Chart Success After Its Release It Was Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America By The End Of 2005. Despite Peaking At Only #38 In The UK It Has Sold Over 426 000 Copies. For Their First Album They Enlisted The Help Of Drummer Dave Grohl Keyboardist Page McConnell Of Phish Guitarist Warren Fitzgerald And Bass Player Steven Shane McDonald. The Dust Brothers Produced The Album. The Majority Of The Songs On Their Debut Album Stem From Early Versions As Seen On Their HBO TV Series Tenacious D. The Record Itself Does Not List The Song Titles On The Back Cover As Is The Convention But Instead On The Back Cover Of The Jacket Therefore One Must Open The CD After Presumably Buying It To Read Them. This Is Perhaps To Allow Songs With Expletives Or Words Otherwise Deemed Offensive To Escape Censorship Or Omission. The Recording Session For The Album Began With A Two-Day Session At Neil Diamond's ArcAngel Studio In Los Angeles Where Initial Drum Tracks Were Recorded. They Were Able To Use The Studio Because Diamond Had Just Appeared With Black In The Film Saving Silverman In Which Black Plays A Neil Diamond Cover Singer. "Diamond Claims It Was The Liberty Records Studio " King Says. "It's A Really Old Place." At Least One Song Was Cut From The Final Release Of The Album. A Studio Recording Of "Jesus Ranch " The Final Song From The HBO Shorts The Closing Credits Feature The End Of "The Road" Was Omitted From The Album Because "it Just Didn't Cut The Mustard" Quoted By The D In The FAQ Section Of Their Website . The HBO Version Can Be Found On Their DVD The Complete Masterworks And A Recorded Studio Demo Can Be Found On Their 2002 EP D Fun Pak. The Front Cover Features Black And Gass Standing Naked Below The Devil. The Pose Is Similar To That Shown On Some Devil Tarot Cards. Due To The Satanic Nature Of The Cover The Album Was Briefly Recalled From Stores. The Band Performed In Front Of This At Concerts. Tenacious D's First Album Garnered A Variety Of Reactions From The Critics. Entertainment Weekly Described The Release As Being "hilarious " And "no Mere Comedy Record.". Allmusic Said It "rocks So Damn Hard" But It Reflects On The Lack Of Some Of The Songs From The HBO Episodes.. Splendid Magazine Said Of Tenacious D "As Entertainment Tenacious D Succeeds Surprisingly Well - For The First Few Listens.... The Only Long-Term Replay Value You'll Get From This Record Will Come From Playing It For Friends Who Haven't Heard It." Flak Magazine Criticised The Bands Use Of Skits Between Songs Describing Them As "distracting" And A "nuisance". In Addition The Independent Remarked That The Album Was Full Of "swearing And Scatology" And Was "bereft Of Even The Slightest Skidmark Of Humour". In Support Of The Album The Band Embarked On A National Tour. All The Songs Were Performed Acoustically. The Band Covered Queen's "Flash" And The Beatles "You Never Give Me Your Money". "Tribute" The First Single From The Album Discusses The "greatest Song In The World" Written To Save The Souls Of Gass And Black From A Demon But Later Forgotten. The Song Dropped Guitar Riffs From Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" Which Had Appeared In Early Versions. The Single The Band's Most Successful Achieved Tenacious D's Only Chart Top-Ten Peaking At #4 In Australia. The Video Directed By Liam Lynch Was Voted By Kerrang! Readers As The Fifth Best Music Video. The Second Single "Wonderboy" A Biographical Ballad Was Critically Well-Received With The BBC Describing It As "endearing". In 2002 The Video Directed By Spike Jonze Won A Music Video Production Association For "Best Direction Of A Music Video". The Third Music Video For "Fuck Her Gently" A Song Described As An "underground Hit" And According To Black Lauded By Women's Groups Depicted An Animated Black And Gass As Cherubs By John Kricfalusi The Creator Of Ren And Stimpy. The Album Opens With "Kielbasa" A Song Discussing Anal Sex. Dianetics Are Also Mentioned As Well As Krishna. "Dio" Is A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio That Calls For The Singer To "pass The Torch" On To Tenacious D. Black Has Said That This Was A Compliment As They Could Have Asked Others For The Torch But "ultimately We Were Bestowing An Honor Upon Him." Reportedly Dio Approved Of The Song And Let Tenacious D Appear In The Video For His Single "Push." In Addition Dio Also Appeared In The 2006 Film Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny Playing Himself. "Explosivo" Was Originally Intended As A Tribute To Kurt Cobain. Seven Of The Tracks On The Album Are Comedy Skits "One Note Song" "Hard Fucking" "Inward Singing" "Cock Pushups" "Friendship Test" "Karate Schnitzel" And "Drive-Thru". "Double Team" Is Another Song On The Topic Of Sex In Particular Threesomes. "The Road" Deals With Groupies Whilst Touring. "Lee" Named After Their "no 1 Fan" Lee Is A Song From The Short "The Fan" In Which The Band Stalk Their Biggest Fan And Sing An Obsessive Song About Him. "Karate" Is Described As An Aggressive Song Taken From The Short "Angel In Disguise" In Which Black And Gass Fight. The Song Ends With Black Saying The Words 'eat Donkey Crap' In Reverse Audio. "Kyle Quit The Band" From "The Search For Inspirado" Is A Song Which Documents The Band Reuniting After Breaking Up. "Rock Your Socks" With Tenacious D's Desire To Prove Its Classical And Rock Prowess Through Giving "a Taste" Of Bach's Bourrée In E Minor From Suite In E Minor For Lute BWV 996 Also Used In Another Of Tenacious D Song - "Classico." "That Is Bach And It Rocks..." Popularized By One Of The Most Famous Classical Guitarists Andrés Segovia And Prog Rock Band Jethro Tull. The Song Features A Shock Comedy Climax When Lead Singer Jack Black Asks For The Listener In Return For Their Troubles In Playing To Them To Perform A Coprophilic Ritual. "Friendship" Talks Of Black And Gass' Relationship. They Sing Of Friendship Being "rare". In "City Hall" The Longest Song On The Album - Described As Epic - Lead Singer Black Calls For The Legalisation Of Cannabis. The Song Is Described By The Band And Others As A Rock Opera. Some Critics Have Lamented That Songs Performed Live And Featured On The TV Series Were Not Included On The Album. These Include "Jesus Ranch" And "Cosmic Shame". Black Accounted For The Band's Decision Not To Include "Jesus Ranch" Saying "it Just Didn't Cut The Mustard". Both Songs Were Later Released On The D Fun Pak.