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Written by Wes Orshoski
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Saturday, 18 November 2006 |
Tenacious D
The Pick of Destiny
Epic
While Jack Black and Kyle Gass’ previous, self-titled debut made sense as a stand-alone album, apart from the series of HBO shorts that launched the duo, The Pick of Destiny is wholly tied to our metal- and Satan-loving heroes’ long awaited feature film, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. Listen to the disc first, and you will be both confused and disappointed with Black and Gass’ recycling of certain D themes (burrito supreme, rockin’ your socks off). See the movie first, and you will not only understand why they’re there, but you’ll end up going back to the soundtrack endlessly to hear songs such as the three-part ditty that opens the movie and features hilariously awesome verses sung by Meat Loaf (Black’s father in the film) and Ronnie James Dio (his hero). Again, the songs rely on arena-rock clichés, but the way in which they’re meshed and performed is both gut-busting and endlessly clever. Nothing less than a sheer cross-media-platform event, the album’s highlights also include the Bach-based “Classico,” Black’s stupidly tender ballad “Dude, I Totally Miss You” and The D’s rock-off with Satan himself (Dave Grohl): “Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown).”
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