Again a smaller review than usual, I couldn't write a lot about each track as some of them are only 22seconds long.
Who are Tenacious D?
Tenacious D are two actors turned singers, they are Jack Black & Kyle Gass. They formed back in 1994, but it wasn't until 1999 that they started to ... Read review
Destiny: how do you top your last effort, 2001's self-titled debut, when it contained the tale of how you wrote (and then forgot) "the best song in the world" ("T...
The Pick Of Destiny - CD
Kickapoo Classico Baby Destiny History The Government totally Sucks Master Exploder The ... more
Divide Papagenu (He's my Sassafras) Dude I Totally Miss You Break In City (Storm The Gate) Car Chase City Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown) POD The Metal
A review by DixieChick10 on Pick Of Destiny, The [PA] - Tenacious D January 17th, 2009
Author's product rating:
Originality
Groundbreaking
Lyrics
Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks
Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases
Good
Value for Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Tenacious D are back on form
Disadvantages:
The 22sec snips are a waste of time
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Again a smaller review than usual, I couldn't write a lot about each track as some of them are only 22seconds long.
Who are Tenacious D?
Tenacious D are two actors turned singers, they are Jack Black & Kyle Gass. They formed back in 1994, but it wasn't until 1999 that they started to get noticed, it was in 2001 with their first self titled album that made them big, the track Tribute especially.
In 2006 they decided to make a film, which didn't do brilliantly, however the music is just brilliant and this is the album from this film.
The Tracks.
Here are the track reviews.
Track 1: Kickapoo (4.16) 9/10
The first album from this CD by the brilliant Tenacious D is just brilliant. If you are one of those people that doesn't like swear words, then please, please stay away from Tenacious D, especially from reviewing them, because you get what you expect. Swear words, rude lyrics and everything that Tenacious D is about.
Jack Black is just amazing, it's amazing how strong his voice is, he really sings this track brilliantly, he voice is brilliant and works so well with this track. The track is brilliant, it does sound like a lot of different tracks put together, which is brilliant. There are a lot of other voices on this album, including Ronnie James Dio and Meat Loaf, they work brilliantly within the track.
I think as the album is from the film, it does tell a story so it's very nice to listen to the story behind everything, the different voices from Meat Loaf and Dio and of course Jack Black just works brilliantly off each other, it's a very powerful track and by the looks of things it's one of two songs on the whole album that are more than 3 minutes in length.
Track 2: Classico (0.58)
This sounds very good, this song I had on a bit too loud and lets just say playing something that says 'let's f**k and rock' in front of your nan is not fun. Too short is the only bad thing about this song, and a lot of the track is Jack Black skatting and with it only being 58 seconds in length, it seems like a waste.
Track 3: Baby (1.36)
This track should be so much longer, Black's voice is lovely. It's a very slow song, and the harmony and the guitar just works so well together that I really wouldn't have complained if it was longer than it actually was.
For me this is one of the best songs on the album, it's beautifully sung by Black and everything works brilliantly, even Jack Black pretending to be a baby makes you giggle near the end of the song.
Track 4: Destiny (0.37)
This feels like a waste of space on the album, it's a transition track into the next one, but after Baby it feels like a waste of time listening to it.
Track 5: History (1.42)
This film starts off with Jack talking about the history of tenacious d and then they start singing, it's a fun track to listen to, it's not brilliant but Jack Black and the guitar works brilliant well together and Gass has great harmony together and the whole song is a joy to listen to. Black's voice is just fantastic as always within this track.
Track 6: The Government Totally Sucks (1.34)
This song is so catchy, again if you don't like anything like swearing, don't listen to this track. It's not as bad as some of their other ones, but I would be careful where you play this as the lyrics are a bit rude.
Black's voice in the second verse is fantastic, my mum always says if he wasn't into putting so much comedy into his music he could be one of the best musicians in the music industry. A fantastic song.
Track 7: Master Exploder (2.24)
This starts off with a talking piece, and then a great riff begins which is just awesome, one of the best riffs on the album, Jack Black starts singing, showing off his vocal range. This track when I first heard it made me laugh my ass off with the lyrics 'I do not need, a microphone, my voice is f****g powerful'. Just pure brilliance.
Not the best vocals by Black, but the riffs and just how it goes together makes me laugh my ass off, Black's vocal range is shown a lot through this track, he does a lot of screaming. A fantastic funny track, which is even better in the film, I was in stitches.
Track 8: The Divide (0.22)
Another waste of space track, it lasts for 22 seconds and is more of a transition into the next track.
Track 9: Papagenu (He's my Sassafrass) (2.24)
Oh my god, did I laugh when I saw this in the film. It's not the best track by a long way, it could be counted as quite annoying, it's all a bit babyish but it's still hilarious in the film, but it doesn't work on the CD as well as some of the others do. Considering it's one of the longest tracks on the album, it can get quite a bit annoying, it's definitely a skipper track.
About half way through the track changes, and then Jack Black's voice get's brilliant, it's fantastic, it's well worth checking out this song because of that, his voice is very powerful and he shows what a brilliantly musician and singer he is within this track. Brilliant, it's just a shame about the start.
Track 10: Dude (I Totally Miss You) (2.53)
I love this song, I had it as my msn name for a while. Black is singing about Kyle Gass saying he misses his friend. A lovely song about a broken friendship, this is about as heartfelt as you're going to get out of these two.
For me Black's voice is fantastic within this track, it is surprising that this voice comes out of someone like Black who doesn't look like this voice should come from him, but it just works. A fantastic song, with some brilliant vocals and lyrics and harmonies when Gass joins in somewhere through the middle, but it is Black's vocals that make this song brilliant. The riffs are fantastic and just work. A great track.
Track 11: Break in City (Storm The Gate) (1.22)
This is the boys singing about breaking in somewhere, a good track, but it means nothing if you haven't seen the film, it's one of the weakest tracks on the album as his vocals aren't brilliant, the riffs are great but it's quite complicated if you haven't seen the film. It's funny to listen to the lyrics though if you have seen the film.
Track 12: Car Chase City (2.42)
Some greats riffs start of this track, Black's voice is not the best but it's a very paced track that fits brilliantly in the film, but it doesn't work brilliantly on it's own, a good song, but not brilliant, not really worth checking out.
Track 13: Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown) (5.35)
Some great riffs start of this track and the drum beat is brilliant, for me it's Dave Grohl that makes this track brilliant as well as Black whose vocals are brilliant. Grohl who you will know from Nirvana and Foo Fighters sounds very different, he plays a demon in the film and his voice sounds very metaly in this role.
This is some of Black's best vocals, he really sings it brilliantly well, he is singing about a rock off, the song is a battle between the demon (Grohl) and Black & Gass doing a rock off against each other, if the demon wins Gass will become Grohl's slave and if they win he goes back to hell. A brilliant little rock off, with some fantastic riffs and drums from Grohl and the boys as always are fantastic.
The riffs are so powerful, and they work so well especially when Grohl is singing, a fantastic song which works brilliantly on it's own and on the film. It's brilliant if you check out the lyrics as well, they are just fantastic and some funny piece of music. The lyrics are quite explicit so I warn you again to not listen to this song if you don't like that.
Track 14: POD (2.32)
This is the title song of album and is the one that most of you would have heard, it pretty much gives you the story of the film with Black's brilliant vocals and Gass's brilliant guitar skills.
This track is brilliant, the lyrics tell you a lot about the film. The lyrics are just brilliant, very funny as you expect from Tenacious D, a fantastic song and it fits perfectly in the film and at the end of the album. Just a fantastic track and one to check out.
Track 15: The Metal (2.46)
The final track of the album starts off with an awesome riff but for me the song doesn't do anything after the previous two tracks which are just awesome. Some great vocals from Black, but I think it should have ended with POD.
My Opinion
Not as good as the previous album which is one of the funniest albums you'll probably ever come across but the boys have grown a lot since then and some of the songs on the album are just fantastic, sometimes some of the songs shouldn't be on the album at all as it seems like a waste of space when they are 22seconds long, but songs like Baby you want a lot more of.
For me, Tenacious D are of the best bands around, just look at the people they have got to star in their film and to sing alongside them. Dave Grohl reappears as the Demon and he really shows off his talents within the track Beelzeboss which gets me in stitches. The track is well worth checking out. The rock off is the highlight of the film and the album, the riffs are so powerful and it just fits perfectly. Amazing.
For me the album is one of the best in my collection, you have no idea how angry I get when I read reviews from people saying, this album is disgusting as they are teaching kids bad words, I'm sorry but don't listen to the album then, if you don't like swearing of offensive things, stay the hell away from Tenacious D.
The Vocals
Jack Black pretty much sings all the songs within the album, he is sometimes accompanied by other singers but it's his voice that you hear a lot of the time. Like I said before in the review, my mum always says he'd be a great 'proper' musician if he didn't do the comedy within his songs, but I for one wouldn't buy his albums if they didn't have proper songs like Kickapoo and Belzeboss which just rock.
Black's voice is fantastic, I am always shocked that this fantastic and powerful voice comes out of a bloke like Black who doesn't look like a typical musician.
He is joined by a lot of other singers on the album from Meat Loaf, Dio and of course the amazing Dave Grohl, who makes Beelzeboss which is my favourite track on the album, amazing.
The Music
The album comes behind their first album on songs, however on instrumentals and the riffs are just out of this world, the way they use soft guitar pieces when needed and then the guitar riffs are brought out when needed, they are seriously out of this world and the are really some powerful and talented musicians within this album.
I think this is what makes the album so fantastic they really do know what they are doing with the instruments within this whole album. Just amazing.
Explicit Lyrics
Okay for the last time, the album does have a lot of swear words in the tracks but that is Tenacious D, so beware.
Should You Buy The Album?
Yes, but you do have to be careful where you play it. The evils you get when playing this album on your car stereo through the middle of the town is just amazing, I can understand but just be careful where you are playing it.
The album rocks however, the film didn't do brilliant and I understand why, however I think this album almost makes up for it, the best bits about the film are the music involved and here you get all the best pieces of music onto one album.
Advantages: The d is back! Extreme Rocking. Guaranteed to make you laugh Disadvantages: Really short, not to everyones taste
...or new-D fans may not pick up initially!
A special note goes to the artwork on the cover, which is both hilarious and very artistic indeed. If you're quick you can also pick up a limited edition 3d cover. I am a little dissapointed that it does not contain lyrics for the songs, but I suppose learning the lyrics is all part of the fun with Tenacious D..
Well there you have it! Many will criticise this album as perhaps more of a cash-in for their ... ...the stand alone album we've been waiting 5 years for, but I would disagree. The album oozes rock and fun and above all, a level of quality that shouts a lot louder than the cries of "its too short". Favourite Line: "The demon code prevents me, from declining a rock-off challenge..."
Its rock, its pure, and it kicks ass!
Long live the D! ...
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Advantages: Great guitar riffs and funny lyrics Disadvantages: quite short, better if youve seen the film!
If you loved their first album then you will absolutely love this! Before I bought this album a lot of people told me it was bad, but they were insanlely wrong.
This album is makes their first album seem rubbish. THe best track has got to be classico, with jack black doing his own mix of classic songs that most people will recognise.
Another great track is 'Beezleboss the final showdown' where as with 'tribute' JB and KG perform a rock-off with ... ...a great heavy metal rock war featuring Dave Grohl as the devil. Its extremely catchy, and will have you lisening to this song on repeat.
The only negative thing is that this album is quite short. I also think you would have to have seen the film in order to understand and fully appreciate each song! ...
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If you want to listen to an album before going out to a party, this will get you rocking and rolling out the door. The songs are funny and full of adrenaline, gusto and hearts of rock. Tenacious D have never taken themselves that seriously and this album doesnt change this attitude, but its fun and will make you laugh before going out. The song which gives the album its title 'pick of destiny' is brilliant as well as 'the government totally sucks' ... ...a party and Jack Blacks songs 'kickapoo' and 'classical' are hilariously random! You don't have to have seen the film which is a great advantage for me because I havent seen it, but I loved school rock of rock! You will be singing along to the song 'History' and smiling afterwards, it is funny and its good to have artists these days who don't take themselves too seriously and just make music for the hell. Awesome Tenacious D!
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TENACIOUS Review ofPick Of Destiny, The [PA] - Tenacious Dby
rubberdubbers101
Advantages: amazing Disadvantages: none
...album Tenatious D - the pick of destiny a follow on album from their Pick of destiny film a collection of there songs from the movie!
if you havent listened to this you are missing out these rock gods are not worth missing if your a rock fan like myself!
And if you think rock is just for the youg generation your wrong even my gran loves the D her fav being "The government totally sucks!" And i just love it have a listen and if you love it as much ...
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Simply Great Review ofPick Of Destiny, The [PA] - Tenacious Dby
undertaker4life
Advantages: Comedy type, based on film, totally rocks! Disadvantages: Swearing
This has to be one of my favorite albums of all time. Almost all the tracks are awesome and they are funny too. TD are indeed a great rock band and after seeing the movie, this album was defiantly a good hit. If you havnt seen the movie yet i recommend that too, after all this album is based on it anyway. Dido also makes a special appearance in the movie and sings on the first track of the album, so you have a great rock legend along with 2 of the ...
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Advantages: Tenacious D's excellent style, very funny and great fun to listen to. Disadvantages: It's too closely linked to the film, perhaps too much swearing.
...Let me declare my beliefs: I love TenaciousD. Lots of people don't, and that's fine, because I feel safe in the knowledge that my ego is bigger than theirs, so that makes me right. TenaciousD are the band with the biggest egos in history, and I think not unjustly. There's no question that TenaciousD are the greatest rock band in the world, because they say they are, and with egos that big, how can they be wrong?
The Pick of Destiny
This album is the soundtrack (of sorts) from the film of the same name. I'll give you a brief explanation of the film so I can explain everything in more detail. TenaciousD is Jack Black (JB), the vocalist, and Kyle Gass (KG), the guitarist. In the beginning, JB runs away from home and his overly religious father (played by none other than Meat Loaf) because he'll never rock there. He goes...
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Advantages: Excellant memorabelia and soundtrack Disadvantages: Probably not worth it if you aren't a huge fan of Tenacious D
...This second entertaining album from TenaciousD has come to accompany their movie (also entitled the Pick of Destiny). This album actually turned out to be a soundtrack to the movie, rather than completely new material. Unlike the first album, this one does not feature "comedy nuggets" and shorts which are just talking tracks. Apart from TenaciousD, this album also features appearances from Ronnie James Dio and Meatloaf. All the tracks sound good and many also make you chuckle. The poster, tarot cards and replica Pick of Destiny in this pack are also great collectables to have. The poster is one that features the Sasquatch, Kyle Gass and Jack Black. The tarot cards are the ones which appear in the movie which split up the chapters. The Pick of Destiny is a scale replica, which you can (try!) to use as a real guitar pick.
In my...
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Advantages: Another good CD from rock legends Disadvantages: would be nice to have had more tracks
...The special edition CD is a nice purchase as the songs are enjoyable and of a good TenaciousD standard. The special edition contains the 3D art cover which is well thought up, it contains a poster of Jack Black and Kyle Gass on the back of a sasquatch and a mini replica of the Pick of Destiny.
The tracks are the songs off of the film and it still contains plenty of tracks to make you laugh your heart out.
The comical value of TenaciousD is still of high standard and their musical talents have not failed them yet as they still continue to make the world of rock a better place.
The greatest thing is that the legends that are TenaciousD are back!!...
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Pick Of Destiny, The (Deluxe Edition) [Digipak] [PA] - Tenacious D
Product details
Title: Pick Of Destiny, The [PA]
Performer: Tenacious D
Genre: Rock & Pop
Release Date: 13/11/2006
Recomended Retail Price: 16.99 GBP
Original Release Year: 2006
Label / Distributor: Epic / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Producer: John King
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 827969489123
Catalogue Number: 82796948912
Additional notes
Album Notes: Tenacious D: Kyle Gass, Jack Black (vocals, acoustic guitar). Additional personnel: Dave Grohl (vocals, drums); Meat Loaf, Ronnie James Dio (vocals); Liam Lynch (guitar); John Konesky (electric guitar); John Spiker (Clavinet, bass guitar, background vocals); John King (drum programming). Seven years after their short-lived HBO TV series debuted, the hard-rock comedy duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass (a.k.a. Tenacious D) finally starred in their own feature-length film, 2006's THE PICK OF DESTINY. This brazenly wacky album serves as both the movie's soundtrack and the follow-up to the band's cheeky '01 self-titled debut. As on the earlier outing, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters/Nirvana) gets behind the drum kit for a number of songs, and rock icons Meatloaf and Ronnie James Dio also make guest appearances. The D's ridiculous, heavy-metal-loving sense of humor is on full display during the driving title track, while "Master Exploder" focuses on Black's considerable singing prowess. For fans of Jables and Kage, this is a welcome blessing from the gods of rock.
Album 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+
Titles on disc 1
1.: Kickapoo
2.: Classico
3.: Baby
4.: Destiny
5.: History
6.: Government Totally Sucks
7.: Master Exploder
8.: Divide
9.: Papagenu (He's My Sassafras)
10.: Dude (I Totally Miss You)
11.: Break In City (Storm The Gate)
12.: Car Chase City
13.: Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)
14.: POD
15.: Metal
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