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Tenacious D

Tenacious D (IPA pronunciation: [tə-nā'shəs di]), or "The D" as they are known by their fans,[1] is an American rock band duo composed of musician/actors Kyle Gass (a.k.a. "KG", "Kage","Rage Kage") and Jack Black (a.k.a. "JB", "Jables"). Their music fuses vulgar absurdist comedy with rock music;[1] a style that has been described as "mock rock".[2][3][4]

Tenacious D's music showcases Black's theatrical, versatile vocals and Gass' skill in playing the acoustic guitar. Many of their songs discuss the duo's musical and sexual prowess, as well as their friendship and use of cannabis. Their albums also feature absurd and humorous sketches. The storyteller-style lyrics of their songs can be compared to lyrics of rock opera.

The band first gained popularity in 1999 when they starred in the eponymously titled Tenacious D TV series, in which JB and Kage established themselves as the "Greatest Band on Earth." The series is occasionally aired on Comedy Central and is available on their DVD, The Complete Masterworks. In addition to recording two albums, Jack and Kyle have written and starred in their own movie.

History

Beginnings

Black, then 16, first met 24-year-old Kyle Gass in Edinburgh, Scotland[5][6] during the Edinburgh Fringe whilst the two were members of the "The Actors' Gang" theater troupe based in Los Angeles. Gass initially felt threatened by Black, but they eventually worked out their differences.[7] Later, Gass taught Black to play the guitar in exchange for Black helping him with his acting. They formed the band and played their first live show in 1994 at the now defunct[8] Al's Bar.[9] The only song they performed was "Tribute".[1][5] In the audience was David Cross,[1] who was later to cast the D in Mr Show.[10]

While they can both sing and play the guitar, Black is billed as lead singer and Gass as lead guitarist. The band's name was derived from a term used by sportscaster Marv Albert about the tenacious defense of the NBA's New York Knicks.[11][6] The name was decided by the audience in attendance at Tenacious D's first show - other options included "Pets or Meat", "Balboa’s Biblical Theatre" and "The Axe Lords Featuring Gorgazon’s Mischief", which Kyle described as being his personal favourite.[7][12]

TV series (1997 – 2000)

Main article: Tenacious D (TV series)

In 1997, HBO aired two episodes of Tenacious D, right after Mr. Show[13] for two weeks. The other four episodes were not aired until 1999. The show was about the trials and tribulations of a band trying to make it in the music business. The show's six episodes featured many songs that went on to be re-recorded and put on the band's first album, as well as songs that have not otherwise been released. The episodes were as follows: The Search for Inspirado; Angel in Disguise; Death of a Dream; The Greatest Song in the World; The Fan and Road Gig. Though featuring songs composed by Jack and Kyle, the tone and content of the series was very much shaped by collaborators Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, and director Tom Gianas.

After the TV series aired, the band continued to perform. At a show at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, they met Dave Grohl,[14][15] who remarked that he was impressed with their performance. This lead to their cameo in the Foo Fighters' "Learn to Fly" video.[15] The popularity of Tenacious D further increased as they began to open for high profile acts like Beck, Pearl Jam, and the Foo Fighters.[1]

In 2000, after the D's first national tour, Epic Records won a bidding war to sign Tenacious D.[1]

First album (2001 – 2003)

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Tenacious D pictured on the cover of Stance magazine, titled as "the band your parents will definitely hate".

Tenacious D released Tenacious D (#33 US),[16] in 2001. Jack and Kyle decided to have their album recorded with a full band because, as Black said, "No one's ever heard us with a band".[17] For their first album, they enlisted the help of Dave Grohl on drums, keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish, guitarist Warren Fitzgerald of the Vandals, and bassist Steve McDonald.[1] The Dust Brothers produced the album.[1] The majority of the songs on the album are performed on their short-lived HBO television series.[18]

"Tribute"
"Tribute" from Tenacious D.
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The first single from the album was the band's signature song Tribute - a tribute to the "greatest and best song in the world", which, as the song describes, they once played to outwit a demon, but subsequently forgot how to play. The video clip for the song was directed by Liam Lynch, and features Dave Grohl as Satan, Jason "JR" Reed as the security guard, and a cameo by Ben Stiller.

Two follow-up singles were released from the album. The first was "Dio", a tribute to rock singer Ronnie James Dio, that accused him of being too old, and asked for him to stop playing rock music and allow Tenacious D to fill his shoes. Dio liked the song enough to let the band appear in the music video for his song, "Push." The last single was "Fuck Her Gently", which had a music video that featured animations by Spümcø, the studio behind Ren and Stimpy.

The album achieved platinum status on 8 November, 2005.[19] The response to the album was varied. Entertainment Weekly described the release as being "hilarious", and "no mere comedy record".[20]. All Music Guide says it "rocks so damn hard" but it reflects on the lack of the some of the songs from the HBO episodes.[21] 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."[22]

An EP entitled "D Fun Pak" was released in 2002. It featured a skit and acoustic versions of Jesus Ranch and Kyle Quit The Band, as well as megamix. The CD was available free with the album or sold separately. [23]

In 2003, they released a DVD entitled The Complete Masterworks, which features the entire run of their TV series, videos, and a live performance from London's Brixton Academy (recorded on November 3, 2002).

Film and their second album (2004 – 2006)

Main article: Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny

In July 2004, the band started production on their film, Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny. Filming was delayed by almost a year due to Jack Black being cast in Peter Jackson's big budget remake of King Kong, which was shot in New Zealand. While on location, JB continued to work on preproduction for the Tenacious D film. Once Black was done with King Kong, shooting for The Pick of Destiny started in April 2005[24] with director Liam Lynch, who not only directed the band's Tribute music video, but also the MTV show Sifl and Olly. A month later, in May 2005, the band started recording songs for the soundtrack of the movie, which is their second studio album, The Pick of Destiny.[25] The second Tenacious D album had John Konesky on lead electric guitar and John Spiker on bass and backing vocals. Dave Grohl was once again called to be the drummer, and also lent vocals to Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown) as well as acting in the film, reprising the role that he played in the Tribute video as the Demon.

The film, which is a fictional portrayal of the beginnings of the band and their rise to super-stardom, was released on November 22, 2006. It debuted in 11th place during the very busy Thanksgiving weekend. The soundtrack was released just over a week earlier, on November 14 and reached number #8 on the Billboard 200 in the US,[26] #10 in the UK, and #35 in Australia.

The film opened to poor box office results, perhaps owing to the eagerly awaited movies Casino Royale and Channel 4 spin off Borat. The film was released on November 22, 2006 and as of December 17, 2006 has earned $8,232,726 domestically, [27] making it currently the 167th highest grossing film of 2006. The film has also earned $3,917,225 in the United Kingdom, giving it a worldwide total of $12,141,951. It opened in 11th place for both the standard three day weekend as well as the five day Thanksgiving weekend, followed by a 15th place performance the following week.

Main article: Tenacious D's 2006-07 Tour

To coincide with the release of their new movie and album, Tenacious D embarked on a tour of the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. This tour, with stops mainly in small theatres, included the band's first headlining date at a major arena, New York City's Madison Square Garden and also their biggest concert to date at the MEN Arena in Manchester to a sold out crowd of 23,000 people. It has been reported that the band has lost money on the tour.[28] Both hometown concerts at the Gibson Amphitheatre were undersold. The band also heavily promoted the album and film by performing on the daytime and late night talk show circuit, and appearances on the American Music Awards and Saturday Night Live. While "The D" had performed on SNL in the past (usually when Jack Black was the host), this was the first time the band was the musical guest.

Future

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Tenacious D pictured on the cover of Relix magazine, titled as "The greatest band on earth and maybe beyond".

Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny is expected to be released on DVD on February 27, 2007.[29] It will feature many scenes cut from the cinema release of the movie,[30] and an "In the Studio" documentary, as appeared in The Complete Masterworks.[31]

No further albums have been announced, and in recent interviews, Gass has expressed his desire to curb his work with Tenacious D,[32] however, he did not say this definitely.

When Jack was asked whether Tenacious D would ever tour again, he replied: "Maybe in another five years. Oh man, it’ll be 2011 and I’ll be 42."[33]

Tenacious D's work

Film

The first appearance of Black and Gass performing together came about in Bio-Dome (1996), and they later both appeared in The Cable Guy (1996) and Cradle Will Rock (1999) and Saving Silverman and Shallow Hal, both released in 2001, although none of these appearances were officially by Tenacious D. Bongwater (1997) also featured Black, as his character Devlin, performing "Jesus Ranch", which would later be featured in an episode of their TV series. Black also starred in a number of films himself including School of Rock. In 2006, the D starred in their own movie, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, in which they set out to become the greatest rock band in the world, by means of a guitar pick with supernatural powers.

Notable television appearances

Black and Gass were featured as puppets performing "Friendship" from their first album on an episode of Crank Yankers. Later, the duo made an appearance in the first episode of Tom Goes to the Mayor to be televised on Adult Swim. In the episode, the duo were known as "The Bear Trap Brothers," two competitive brothers who ran bear trap shops that were located side-by-side. Gass has also appeared in an episode of Friends playing a mugger and an old friend of Phoebes.

The duo appeared in musical promo spots on MTV during the week before the premiere of "The Osbournes". The two musical shorts featured Jack Black and Kyle Gass dressed in stereotypical rock outfits. These appearances were featured on The Complete Masterworks as an Easter egg. In April 27, 2002 they guest starred on Mad TV playing the song "Tribute".

In the run up to the release of The Pick of Destiny, Tenacious D made several appearances. At the 2006 American Music Awards (11/21/06) the duo performed POD. On November 27, 2006, they were guests in a Canadian MTV Live interview. The duo appeared as guests on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on November 30, 2006. For the first time ever, Tenacious D was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, rather than an act, on the second of December, 2006.[34] They opened The 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards, with a performance of "The Metal".[35]

Tours

Tenacious D have toured frequently. They have staged two international concert tours, and numerous domestic tours.[36] Tenacious D have however played rarely in non-English speaking countries. Jack says this is because foreign concerts are "a little funky" because "the subtleties get lost in translation".[37] In addition, he comments of the angst they experience before concerts saying: "We're always looking for a loophole. Pretty much every concert we've ever done, we're trying to find a way to cancel the show at the last minute."[37]

Tenacious D 'playing' the Sax-a-boom live.

In live performances, Jack Black 'plays' the Sax-a-boom. [38] Each of its keys plays a clip of music that imitates a saxophone.[39] The Sax-a-boom was featured in the Masterworks.

Musical Projects and Appearances

Kyle Gass performs lead acoustic guitar and vocals for the band Trainwreck, under the pseudonym "Klip Calhoun". Trainwreck also features the actor who plays Lee, Jason "JR" Reed, under the pseudonym "Darryl Donald", and Jack Black occasionally appears using the name "Tuffy McFuckelby".[37]

Tenacious D have appeared on music videos by other bands, including "Push" by Dio and "Learn to Fly" by the Foo Fighters. Kyle Gass was also in the Good Charlotte music video for the song Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Jack Black has appeared in numerous music videos on his own including a cameo alongside Dave Grohl in the music video for the Eagles of Death Metal song I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News), alongside Dave Grohl again in the music video for Low, and a cameo in the music video for the song "Sexx Laws" by Beck. John Konesky and John Spiker, lead guitar and bass respectively on the Pick of Destiny, are also in the band.

Both Jack and Kyle sang backup vocals on the 2002 Styx album Cyclorama song "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye".[40] Tenacious D also lent backing vocals to The Vandals album "Look What I Almost Stepped In..." in the song "Fourteen". Tenacious D appeared on KROQ's 12th full length Christmas compilation; "Kevin and Bean: Swallow My Eggnog" with Sum 41 in a song entitled "Things I Want". [25]

Influences

Jack Black said in an interview that the first song he enjoyed was Abba's Take a Chance on Me.[41] He attributes some influence from Dio[32] and Black Sabbath[42], citing them as some of his influences.[41] Jack credits the sound of Tenacious D in part to Meatloaf. Kyle describes their influences as being derived from "big dinosaurs of rock", which, according to him, includes Led Zeppelin.[43] In addition, Kyle lists his influences as being Tom Waits, Tony Hawk and Tony Robbins.[32]

In an interview the band claimed that the inspiration for the song Tribute came after Jack Black played Metallica's "One" for Kyle Gass, describing it as "the best song in the world",[44][45] leading to a failed attempt to themselves write an even better song.

Friendship

In an interview on Radio One aired on January 18, 2006 with Colin Murray, Kyle described Jack as one of his best friends. In addition, Kyle claims that he is the Godfather of Jack's son.[46]

In an interview with High Times Kyle described his relationship with Jack as being "pretty organic". He went on to talk about how they portray their friendship on stage: "Jack seems like he's always a little meaner to me on stage. I'm always a little like, ‘Whoa, dude, you're so mean.' And he's like, ‘Dude, that's part of the thing.'" [47] Black attributed his becoming friends with Kyle as being a result of him being, in his words a "loner stoner". "Pain and exile brought us together." [47]

When Gass was asked whether he felt jealously towards Black's film career in relation to his own, he said of it: "If you're really friends with someone, you want them to be as successful as possible. And it hasn't hurt the band — it's helped us" [48] When asked if he and Black had fall outs, Gass replied "we still have our disagreements", he went on to add "I think the fact that we do a lot of stuff outside The D helps to recharge the batteries and is kinda fun, so when we get together it’s great again." [33]

Politics

Tenacious D are supporters of cannabis legalization,[49] and state their views on it in the song, "City Hall," a track from their self titled album.[47] In "City Hall," they described those who had blocked its legalization as being shrivs.[50] Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny according to Jack and Kyle featured them intoxicated on cannabis during the last scene.[51][52] In an interview, Jack described his view that if drug use was legalized, the stigma attached to the users - making them in his words feel "naughty", would be removed which would make drug use seem mundane. [53] Black was the executive producer for a documentary about Randy Credico entitled Sixty Spins Around the Sun. [54] It calls for the dropping of the so called Rockefeller drug laws. Jack said of it:

They're populating our prisons with people, you know, first-time drug offenders -- Single mothers that have a little bit of coke end up going to prison for 20 years or something. It's just cruel and unusual punishment.

In 2004, Tenacious D supported John Kerry in the United States presidential election, by playing a benefit concert for him.[2] In addition, in an interview with The Observer, Jack Black is described as being a "prominent Democrat party supporter".[55] In an interview with Dave Grohl, Black discussed his views on George W. Bush:

I don't read the newspaper; I just look at the news on Yahoo! Gore was ripping Bush today and it was kind of awesome, even though it's weird to talk shit about Bush, because in these tender, terrorist times, we're supposed to support him no matter what the fuck lame shit he does.

Jack said the Iraq War "felt so wrong", as, in his words, it had "nothing to do with Osama bin Laden". [54]

Kyle said of the state of the US administration: "It’s a bad time for the US government" He also expressed surprise that Tony Blair was still the Prime Minister of the UK. [33]

Lee

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Jason Reed performing with Tenacious D live.
Main article: Jason Reed

Lee, played by actor Jason Reed, features in the Tenacious D episodes and, the song Lee is a tribute to his character in the episode. Lee describes himself as being the D's biggest fan.[56] Gass, in a recent interview with Howard Stern on Sirius Radio, described Jason Reed as being one of his best friends, alongside Jack Black. Jason Reed first met Kyle and Jack in The Actor's Gang.[57] Lee has frequently appeared with Tenacious D in live concerts before their most recent tour,[58][59][60][61][62][63][64] however, before this time, he never toured internationally with them. He helped compose Jesus Ranch with Tenacious D. Kyle says that they "single-handedly" made Lee's career. In addition, he says: "I call him Kato after Kato Kaelin because his whole strategy is just to hang out with famous people until something happens and it's wrong to validate that kind of behavior... But he's a good friend."[37]

He frequently appears on television with Tenacious D. He appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Spike TV and on Saturday Night Live.

Jason Reed also appears on stage during the Tenacious D tours. His predominate role is as "Lee" during performances of "Lee" and "Special Thing." His non-Lee characters include a dancing mushroom, a speeding police car, and "The Metal" Pictured right. For the "Pick of Destiny" tour, Reed has appeared as the Beelzeboss in performances of "Beelzeboss: The Final Showdown."

Discography

Main article: Tenacious D discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Videography

The following is a comprehensive list of his long form videos to date, with the United States release date.


Bibliography

  • Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) 1 84576 3017 7

Filmography

  • Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006), Jack Black and Kyle Gass

See also

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  58. ^ "Tenacious D Live at The Web Theater on 2001-10-21 (October 21, 2001)". Retrieved December 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  59. ^ "Tenacious D Live at The Ritz on 2001-10-15 (October 15, 2001)". Retrieved December 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  60. ^ "Tenacious D Live at Avalon on 2001-07-27 (July 27, 2001)". Retrieved December 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  61. ^ "Tenacious D Live at Roseland Ballroom on 2002-01-22 (January 22, 2002)". Retrieved December 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  62. ^ "Tenacious D Live at Roseland Theater on 2000-07-22 (July 22, 2000)". Retrieved December 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  63. ^ "Tenacious D Live at Riviera Theatre on 2001-10-05 (October 5, 2001)". Retrieved December 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  64. ^ "Tenacious D Live at The Kool Haus on 2002-01-24 (January 24, 2002)". Retrieved December 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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