Album
The Pick Of Destiny
2006 · Rock
22 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Pick Of Destiny is a Rock album by Tenacious D, originally released in 2006. On Gatefold: 28 pressings tracked, owned by 22 collectors.
About
You-can’t-stop-rock-and-roll narratives are older than the form itself – think of John Lee Hooker’s “Boogie Chillen.” Tenacious D’s cinematic quest in <i>The Pick of Destiny</i>, however fictitious and knowingly hilarious about the semi-ineptitude of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, does ring true about small-town kids’ insistence on claiming a piece of the music’s magic. Drawing on Rush’s <i>2112</i> and Styx’s <i>Kilroy Was Here</i> for thematic cues and everything from Heart to Eddie Vedder for music, the soundtrack album is loving parody — tough to pull off except for true believers like Black and Gass. It also helps that they’re smart enough to hire Meat Loaf to play Black’s religious, anti-rock father, and to realize that the visual joke is only half the appeal: Dude’s vocal cameo on “Kickapoo” is one of <i>Pick</i>’s seemingly out-of-nowhere highlights. School of Rock, indeed.
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Tracklist
- 1Kickapoo4:14
- 2Classico0:58
- 3Baby1:36
- 4Destiny0:37
- 5History1:42
- 6The Government Totally Sucks1:34
- 7Master Exploder2:24
- 8The Divide0:22
- 9Papagenu (He's My Sassafrass)2:24
- 10Dude (I Totally Miss You)2:53
- 11Break In-City (Storm The Gate!)1:22
- 12Car Chase City2:42
- 13Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)5:35
- 14POD2:32
- 15The Metal2:45
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- crunchy
- playful
- theatrical
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Variations of the catalogue number:
82796948912 - on spine, on disc & on back cover.
82796 948912 - back of booklet.
82796 94891 2 - in the booklet.
Recorded at: The Dell and 606 Studio.
Orchestral arrangements by Andrew Gross recorded at Sony Scoring Stage, engineered by Casey Stone.
Bari Sax and Piano on "Kickapoo" recorded at Capitol Studios, engineered by Casey Stone.
Management: SAM.
Music Executive for New Line: Bob Bowen.
Dave Grohl appears courtesy of Roswell Records, Inc. (opens in a new tab) / RCA Records (opens in a new tab).
Meat Loaf appears courtesy of Sanctuary Records (opens in a new tab) and Mercury Records Ltd. (opens in a new tab).
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andrew GrossARRANGED BY
- Dave GrohlDRUMS DRUMS, VOCALS VOCALS
- Jack BlackLEAD VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- John KoneskyELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- John SpikerBASS BASS GUITAR BACKING VOCALS
- Kyle GassBACKING VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Meat LoafVOCALS
- Ronnie James DioVOCALS
- John KingDRUM PROGRAMMING
- Liam LynchBASS GUITAR GUITAR , BASS
22 collectors on Gatefold own this · 28 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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