Tenacious D
Posted by: Rasher on 05 January 2004
Can someone please explain what they are all about?
Posted on: 05 January 2004 by Simon Perry
I've no idea either. Anyone?
Posted on: 05 January 2004 by monkfish
Posted on: 05 January 2004 by Wolf
Tenacious D is a serious knock off band that likes to spoof the rock genre. Jack Black is an outrageous comic seen in several films most notably School of Rock where he pays a substitue teacher and teaches kids how to rock. Very funny. Don't take TD too seriously, have some fun with it.
glenn
Life is analogue
Posted on: 06 January 2004 by Rasher
So it's Nu-Spinal Tap? I watched the Tribute video and thought it was hilarious, but I wasn't sure that Jack Black was actually in the "band" - maybe he was just in the video.
I saw the DVD in the shop and was tempted. If it's all like that, then I'm getting it.
Posted on: 06 January 2004 by Willito
The CD is very, very amusing. The humour is puerile and scatalogical, but amuses the hell out of me. The backing band is composed of Dave Grohl on drums and the dust brothers. The songs are surprisingly good imho.
Posted on: 06 January 2004 by Rasher
Clincher Willito. I'm off to get it.
Posted on: 06 January 2004 by Andrew L. Weekes
Have to agree, if you don't take it seriously they really DO rock.
Jack Black actually sings, really well!
Unfortunately I can only listen to it in the car, or when my 4 yr old isn't around, since the language is not really suitable.
I also find it grates after a while, I like swearing with the best, but after a while you really can have too many 'fucks' in one song
The Xmas DVD they released gives a better insight into the early gestation of the band, it started as a TV programme in the US, I believe (HBO?).
Andy.
Posted on: 06 January 2004 by Shayman
JB's performance in High Fidelity (which was on this Christmas in the Uk) was brilliant.
Great film (and book) too. Come on, who here didn't see themselves in that film?
Jonathan
Posted on: 06 January 2004 by Rasher
Nonsense Shayman, don't know what you are talking about..ahem....
Top five comedy bands anyone?
Posted on: 07 January 2004 by BLT
Top 5 comedy bands;
Spinal Tap
Bonzo Dog (doo dah) Band
Rutles
Tenacious D
U2 (Well, I can't take them seriously....)
Posted on: 07 January 2004 by Wolf
Nice to know that someone like Jack Black who barely made it out of high school (major cut up in classes) had a calling and is now becoming famous and has a good career ahead of him. But why not me?
guess that's the story for many rockstars
glenn
Life is analogue
Posted on: 08 January 2004 by Simon Perry
The current trend is for lists of 100 rather than lists of 5. Soon C4 will be compiling lists of 100 best lists.
Posted on: 08 January 2004 by Simon Perry
Alex...oh god, yeah, like that <slumps shoulders>
Posted on: 09 January 2004 by BigH47
I always though there should be a "What Magazine" magazine!
Howard
Posted on: 09 January 2004 by Richard S
I'd never heard of them until this thread.
Good interview with Jack Black in today's Guardian.
regards
Richard S
