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).  Drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) has played on every studio release.  In 2006, they starred in, and recorded the soundtrack for, the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.  Tenacious D’s music showcases Black’s theatrical vocal delivery and Gass’ acoustic guitar playing abilities.  Critics have described their fusion of vulgar absurdist comedy with rock music as “mock rock”.  Their songs discuss the duo’s purported musical and sexual prowess, as well as their friendship and cannabis usage in a style that music critics have compared with the storyteller-style lyrics of rock opera.  (More from Wikipedia)

 

As reported on Wikipedia:  “On August 16, 2008, Queens of the Stone Age performed a concert in celebration of Natasha Shneider’s life at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.  They were joined on stage by Alain Johannes, Tenacious D’s Jack Black and Kyle Gass, Matt Cameron, Brody Dalle, Jesse Hughes, Chris Goss, and PJ Harvey, playing a variety of QOTSA and non-QOTSA songs.  Proceeds from the concert went to defray the costs associated with Natasha’s illness.” 

 

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Rolling Stone’s article provides reflections from some of the rock artists involved in the PMRC controversy. Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider has this to say: “Everything I represented, stood for and said back then, I have lived and stand by today. . . . I practice self-censorship. When my own family got into Tenacious D, the first album [Tenacious D], including my little daughter who was only eight, I made a special tape for her without ‘F--k Her Gently’ on it ’cause she wasn’t ready for ‘F--k Her Gently’. But she clearly listened [to] ‘Wonderboy’ and the other songs her brothers were listening to. This is hands-on parenting and everything I stood for.”

 

(June 2016)