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TENACIOUS D The Pick of Destiny (Epic/Sony BMG) |
 RESPECT the metal! No one can destroy the metal. The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow." That message, however, is only significant if you either didn't get it the first time around or believe that Michael Learns To Rock actually, well, rocks! "The Best Band in the World" a.k.a. Tenacious D is back. However, this time, Kyle Gass and Jack Black have the benefit of a bigger budget, book deal, the services of rock heavyweights Meat Loaf and Ronnie James Dio (Dave Grohl's contributions don't count 'cause he's long been considered an unofficial D member) and a feature film from New Line Cinema. Still, the big question is ... "Are the D still the Best Band in the World?" Well, considering that this record doesn't con- tain songs on par with Tribute and Wonderboy or Kielbasa, Double Team and the Lynyrd Skynyrdesque The Road for that matter, the answer is a resounding "no"! Worse still, the jokes seem to have worn a little thin. Inward Singing and One Note Song were hilarious skits from The D's debut LP, but the same can't be said of The Divide. Nevertheless, there are the side-splitting little mock-operas Kickapoo and Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown) as well as Master Exploder and The Metal (updated versions of Explosivo and Rock Your Socks respectively) to fall back on. The Pick of Destiny may not showcase Black and Gass at their absolute best, but if you believe that line about Bad D being better than The Beatles, this may just be worth the dough. Or not. |
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