Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny(Explicit Version) CD

MUSIC

SOUNDTRACKS & SCORES

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Kickapoo ~ Tenacious D

2. Classico ~ Tenacious D

3. Baby ~ Tenacious D

4. Destiny ~ Tenacious D

5. History ~ Tenacious D

6. Government Totally Sucks, The ~ Tenacious D

7. Master Exploder ~ Tenacious D

8. Divide, The ~ Tenacious D

9. Papagenu (He's My Sassafrass) ~ Tenacious D

10. Dude (I Totally Miss You) ~ Tenacious D

11. Break In-City (Storm the Gate!) ~ Tenacious D

12. Car Chase City ~ Tenacious D

13. Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown) ~ Tenacious D

14. POD ~ Tenacious D

15. Metal, The ~ Tenacious D

The Pick of Destiny is the soundtrack to the upcoming New Line Cinema comedy, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. The movie, an epic musical adventure that follows The D on their quest to obtain the Pick and become The Greatest Band on Earth.

The album, produced by the Dust Brothers' John King (Beck) and mixed by Ken Andrews (Pete Yorn, A Perfect Circle) and featuring guest appearances by Dave Grohl (drums), John Spiker (bass) and John Konesky (guitar), spotlights fifteen Tenacious D songs and dialogue highlights from the movie. Among the record's many standout tracks are "Classico," fan favorite "History," and "Kickapoo," a song written specifically for the film and guest-starring Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Meat Loaf and legendary metal singer Ronnie James Dio. The latter appears in the film's opening scene, in which a ten-year old Black (played by Troy Gentile) serenades his ultra-conservative, very religious family with a rocking rendition of "Kickapoo," a song whose lyrics would make a sailor blush. When his father (Meat Loaf), who believes rock and roll is the devil's work, unleashes his belt and shows him no mercy, tearing down all of his beloved rock posters, the young Jack Black implores Dio, one of his rock gods, for guidance. Dio reassures him that he is on the right path but must leave his stifling home environment and go to Hollywood to "find the secrets of his art." The album is led by first single "POD" and its companion video. The clip was directed by Liam Lynch (Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic), who also directed the film and shared writing credits with Black and Gass.

"The music is Tenacious D's trademark overwrought Seventies folk metal, featuring cameos by Meat Loaf, Dave Grohl and, of course, metal god Ronnie James Dio. Rolling Stone

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Tenacious D: Kyle Gass, Jack Black .
	Personnel: Kyle Gass, Jack Black (vocals, acoustic guitar); Dave Grohl (vocals, drums); Ronnie James Dio (vocals); Liam Lynch (guitar); John Konesky (electric guitar); John Spiker (Clavinet, background vocals); John King (drum programming).
	Additional personnel: Meat Loaf (vocals); John Spiker (bass guitar); John Konesky, Dave Grohl, John King , Liam Lynch, Ronnie James Dio.
	Audio Mixer: Ken Andrews.
	Recording information: 606 Studio; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Sony Scoring Stage; The Dell.
	Photographer: Michael Elins.
Producer: John King; Ken Andrews; John King
Engineer: Casey Stone

Artist Overview

Easily the greatest rock band ever, at least according to members Kyle Gas and Jack Black, Tenacious D is the pseudo-fictitious band of real-life comedians Gas and Black. The duo play a hilarious, brilliantly absurd mix of earnest coffee-house folk and over-the-top fantasy metal. Yes, it's a comedy routine, and a side-splitting one at that, but the duo's surprising skill and consummate dedication to their routine make the music quite enjoyable and blurs the line between parody and sincerity. Tenacious D's debut film, THE PICK OF DESTINY (and its accompanying soundtrack), was released in 2006.

Associated Artists and Works

The Pick of Destiny [PA] ~ Original Soundtrack

Technical Info

	Release Date : 11/13/2006
	Original Release Date : 2006
	Catalog ID : 82796948912
	Label : Epic (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00827969489123

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (p.127)
- "[The album] makes plenty of room for both foul-mouthed gag lyrics and full-throated homages to the swaggering majesty of Led Zeppelin and Dio." -- Grade: B

Alternative Press (p.142)
- "THE PICK OF DESTINY makes its mark with pennywhistle-enhanced songs about Bigfoot, post-breakup ballads and guest shots from Dave Grohl."

Kerrang (Magazine)
(p.57)
- "[D]rums are provided by none other than Dave Grohl and he adds a solid backbone to all the rockier material here."

Bio

This Los Angeles, USA-based comic rock duo, affectionately known by their fans as the D, is the creation of actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. The two met at acting class and decided to form their own spoof rock band, making their live debut in 1994. The duo went on to appear on several alternative comedy shows before making their film debut as Tenacious D in 1996's Bio-Dome. Guest slots on the HBO sketch show Mr. Show With Bob And David and Saturday Night Live cemented the duo's burgeoning cult popularity, and in 1999 they were awarded their own HBO series. Ultimately, this only ran for three episodes but gave a first airing for many of the duo's songs.

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