Tenacious D are a comedy rock duo comprising of the excellent Jack Black (School of Rock, High Fidelity) and Kyle Gass. There aim to 'Rock your socks off' using only acoustic guitars.
I hadn't heard much about Tenacious D before I bought the cd, I had just heard a couple of songs at my friends house, and laughed a lot. As well a being a very gifted comedian and actor, Jack Black is also a talented singer and musician, and although the lyrics are often pretty crude, most of the tunes on here are pretty catchy.
A comedy rock duo may not sound to appealing to some people, but I promise you this is a cut above other similar acts.
The standout tracks are the single, 'Tribute', the story of how they were inspired to write 'the greatest and best song in the world', which is a very simple song, but has a great chorus. Wonderboy too is a great song although the lyrics are pretty stupid.
There is are also some really funny conversations between Black and Gass in between songs, the best being the tracks called 'cock pushups' and 'Karate Schnbitzel'.
Dave Grohl, on backing drums, adds a touch of class to the ensemble. This band aren't going be up the with the music greats, but they have an original sound, and they never fail to raise a smile.
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