Tenacious D
Tenacious D is an American rock duo that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jack Black and lead guitarist and vocalist Kyle Gass, the band has released three albums – Tenacious D (2001), The Pick of Destiny (2006) and Rize of the Fenix (2012). Tenacious D's studio releases, and (as of 2006) its live performances, feature a full band lineup, including such musicians as guitarist John Konesky and bassist John Spiker. Drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) has played on every studio release.
The band first gained popularity in 1997 when they starred in their eponymous television series and began to support large rock acts. In 2001, they released Tenacious D, their debut album featuring a full band. The first single, "Tribute," was the band's most successful achieving their only Top 10 in any chart, until they released "The Metal", which was shown on Saturday Night Live. In 2006, they starred in, and recorded the soundtrack for, the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. In support of the film, the band went on a world tour, appearing for the first time with a full band. They released their newest album Rize of the Fenix on May 15, 2012.
Tenacious D (album)
Tenacious D is the first studio album by American comedy 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.
"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 only peaking at #38 in the UK, it had sold 426,000 copies countrywide by 2006.
Conception
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.
Tenacious D (TV series)
Tenacious D: The Greatest Band on Earth is a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997, 1999 and 2000. It featured the fictional accounts of the real band Tenacious D, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass. All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's The Complete Masterworks DVD.
The show included many songs that would later be recorded for the band's studio albums Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny.
Dispute with HBO
According to Kyle Gass, HBO offered Tenacious D a deal to make ten episodes, but in doing so, they would have to relinquish their role as executive producers. Gass and Jack Black decided to make a movie instead of giving HBO creative control of Tenacious D, and they made The Pick of Destiny.
Episodes
There were three episodes total in the season; episodes consisted of two shorts, shown back-to-back. Altogether, the duration was 23 minutes. All the episodes combined can be viewed on The Complete Masterworks, the full runtime is 70 minutes.
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ALBUMS
- Rize of the Fenix released: 2012
- The Complete Master Works 2 released: 2008
- More Rocktastic Music from the Film released: 2007
- The Pick of Destiny released: 2006
- 2004-12-27: St. James Theater, Wellington, New Zealand released: 2004
- Tenacious D released: 2003
- Waterloo Park, Austin, TX, USA released: 2002
- The Complete Masterworks released: 2002
- Chicago, IL, USA released: 1999
- The History of Tenacious D: Demos and Pre-Album Tracks released:
- D Homemade released:
- 2005-09-22: Hurricane Katrina Benefit: Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA released:
- 2006-12-03: Live at Patriot Center released:
- 2000-07-22: Roseland, Portland, OR, USA released:
- 2003-12-20: The Largo, Los Angeles, CA, USA released:
- 2001-09-28: Higher Ground, Winooski, VT, USA released:
- 2001-10-07: St. Louis, MO, USA released:
- 2002-01-24: The Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, Canada released:
- 1998-05-03: Key Club, Los Angeles, CA, USA released:
- 1999-02-02: Largo, Los Angeles, CA, USA released:
- Tenacious D Bootleg released:
- Philadelphia, PA, USA released:
Waterloo Park, Austin, TX, USA
Released 2002- Flash
- Wonderboy
- Land Of The Lost
- Fat Albert
- Warning > Jesus Ranch
- Dio
- Tribute
- Saxaboom
- Hari Krishna
- The Road
- Sasquatch
- Cosmic Shame
- Helicopter Flyby
- Star Trek
- Find The Cost Of Freedom (With Joe Beebe)
- Ohio
- Hornets Nest
- KG Solos
- Fuck Her Gently
- City Hall
- Double Team
- JB Intro
- Tom Sawyer (With String Cheese Incident)
2005-09-22: Hurricane Katrina Benefit: Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- “Oh what a night!”
- Flash
- Wonderboy
- [Kickappo story/intro]
- Kickapoo
- [Shells story/intro]
- Shells
- The Government Totally Sucks
- [Master Exploder intro]
- Master Exploder
- [random talking]
- Dude, I Totally Miss You
- Sasquatch
- The Pick of Destiny!
- Saxaboom
- I'm Roasted
- The Road
- I Wanna Take a Piss, I Wanna Take a Shit (drum beats)
- Dio
- Fuck Her Gently
- Tribute
- Double Team
- [the performers get the Van Halen photograph taken from stage]
- Super Jam
2006-12-03: Live at Patriot Center
- intro
- Kielbasa
- The History of Tenacious D
- [thank you, guys, for coming over to my house]
- Flash >
- Wonderboy
- [why don't you take a bow?]
- I'm Roasted
- [lee, stony playback. we need to hear that.]
- Dio
- [dude, you've got to check out this shit in the paper today.]
- The Government Totally Sucks
- [my god, larry! how did you know that we needed some picks?]
- Special Thing
- Lee
- [he was doing pushups at the end!]
- Saxaboom
- [we've hit the big time.]
- The Road
- [The death of Tenacious D.]
- hell theme grieg?\
- [Tenacious D. go to hell]
2000-07-22: Roseland, Portland, OR, USA
- Fat Albert Theme
- Warning (Exploding Brains) Or Heinous Realm
- Jesus Ranch
- There Were Bells
- Kielbasa Sausage
- History of Tenacious D
- Burrito Supreme
- Dio Talk
- Ronnie James Dio
- Ballad of Dio
- Special Thing
- Lee
- Sasquatch
- They Fucked Our Asses
- Friendship
- Rocket Sauce
- Chant
- Karate
- Song of Exultant Joy
- City Hall
- City Hall (cont'd)
- Kyle Took a Bullet
- The Road
- KB Talk
- Fuck Her Gently
- Message of D Rant / Jam
- Cosmic Shame / Inward Breathing
- Hari Krishna - GNR
- Tribute
- Shells
- Spiderman
- Rock Your Socks Off / Backstage Betties / Sex Supreme
- Sex Supreme / Intros
- Explosivo
- Beatles (medley)
- The Five Needs
2001-09-28: Higher Ground, Winooski, VT, USA
- Preshow PA Music
- [intro]
- Land of the Lost
- Fat Albert
- Warning
- Jesus Ranch
- Kielbasa
- History of Tenacious D
- Dio
- The Road
- Lee
- Cosmic Shame
- Saxaboom (Toy)
- G&R
- Karate
- Kyle Quit the Band
- Kyle Took a Bullet
- Rocket Sauce
- Fuck Her Gently
- Sasquatch
- Tribute
- Blow Job (video)
- Rock Your Socks
- Double Team
- Encore Break
- Flash
- Wonderboy
- Beatles Medley
- Postshow PA Music
2001-10-07: St. Louis, MO, USA
- Intro
- Flash
- Wonderboy
- Land of the Lost
- Fat Albert
- Warning
- Jesus Ranch
- Keilbasa Sausage
- Keilbasa Sausage (Part 2)
- History of Tenacious D
- Cream Dream
- Lee
- The Road
- Tribute
- Don't Fear the Reaper
- Hot Blooded
- Dio
- Cosmic Shame
- Saxaboom
- Inward Singing
- Karate
- Kyle Quit the Band
- Kyle Took a Bullet for Me
- Rocket Sauce
- Fuck Her Gently
- Sasquatch
- Blowjob Film
2002-01-24: The Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Flash
- Wonderboy
- Land of the Lost
- Fat Albert
- Exploding Brains
- Jesus Ranch
- Kielbasa
- The History of Tenacious D
- Special Thing
- Lee
- Mob Rules-Holy Diver-Dio
- The Road
- Simon Says
- Karate
- Kyle Quit the Band
- Cosmic Shame
- Saxaboom
- Chop Suey!
- Summer of '69
- Kyle Took a Bullet
- Rocket Sauce
- Fuck Her Gently
- Solos
- Blowjob Movie Attempt 1-Hornets Nest
- Sasquatch
- Rock Your Socks Off
- Spiderman
- Double Team
- Blow Job Movie
- Tribute
- Abbey Road Medley
Tenacious D Bootleg
- Let's Kick It
- Barracuda
- Bill Why'd Ya Splooge
- Bowie
- Butt Cheeks
- Cosmic Shame
- Explosivo
- Hari Krishna
- History of Tenacious D
- I Wanna Fuck You
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Jesus Ranch
- Kyle Quit
- Kyle Took a Bullet for Me
- Lee
- Kielbasa Sausage
- Rocket Sauce
- Sasquatch
- Sex Supreme
- Song of Exultant Joy
- Star Trek
- The Five Needs
- Tribute to the Greatest Song in the World
- The Rhythm
- UFO & Spiderman
- What Up Freaks?
- With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass
- You Never Give Me
- Killed Invalid
- Fat Albert / Warning
- Rock Your Socks Off
- Tenacious Security
Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Good Times, Bad Times _ Fat Albert
- Exploding Brains
- Jesus Ranch
- Butt Cheeks
- Tenacious D Time
- History of Tenacious D
- Kyle Quit
- Cosmic Shame
- Flash's Theme
- Wonderboy & Nastyman
- Tribute
- City Hall
- The Road
- Friendship
- Sasquatch
- Explosivo!
- Rock Your Socks Off
- Hare Krishna
- Song of Exultant Joy
- Sex Supreme
- Rocketsauce v.2
- Star Trek
- They Fucked Our Asses
- Bowie
- You Never Give Me Your Money _ The End
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Dude (I Totally Miss You)
by: Tenacious DDude, i totally miss you
I really fucking miss you
I'm all alone,
All the time, all the time
Dude, i totally miss you
The things we did together
Where have you gone?
Totally miss the honesty
And special times, and honestly
I totally miss the fucked up thing ya do
Dude, i totally miss you
I totally miss you
Dude, i totally miss you
All the time
Ahhhhhhhhhh, aaaaaah
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, aaaaaah
aah ya-he haaa.
Totally miss the honesty
And special times, and honestly
I totally miss the fucked up thing ya do
Dude, i totally miss you
I totally miss you
Dude, i totally miss you
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