The Pick of Destiny is the second album by American comedy rock band Tenacious D, the soundtrack for their film of the same name. The album was released on November 14, 2006, through Epic Records, and debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200.
In the absence of original comedy skits, there are excerpts of dialogue from the soundtrack's accompanying film between numerous songs. Portions of The Pick of Destiny were recorded at Dave Grohl's studio. A clean version of the album was recorded.
The album was released in three separate edits: a "clean" radio edit featuring re-recorded vocals replacing foul language with non-sense words, a "dirty" edit featuring the full film versions, and a limited edition. All three versions feature clips from the movie, but some dialogue was re-recorded for the clean version. The special limited edition was released in a cardboard "old book case", which includes a digipack version of the album, a foldout poster depicting the D and Sasquatch, eight tarot cards from the film (Tenacious D, The Training, Destiny, Masterpiece, The Quest, The Divide, and Two Kings, as well as a card explaining the other cards), and a plastic replica of the Pick of Destiny. If the set was pre-ordered from the Tenacious D website, it also included a t-shirt.
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). Tenacious D's studio releases, and (as of 2006) its live performances, feature a full band lineup, including such musicians as guitarist John Konesky and bassist John Spiker. Drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) has played on every studio release.
The band first gained popularity in 1997 when they starred in their eponymous television series and began to support large rock acts. In 2001, they released Tenacious D, their debut album featuring a full band. The first single, "Tribute," was the band's most successful achieving their only Top 10 in any chart, until they released "The Metal", which was shown on Saturday Night Live. In 2006, they starred in, and recorded the soundtrack for, the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. In support of the film, the band went on a world tour, appearing for the first time with a full band. They released their newest album Rize of the Fenix on May 15, 2012.
Tenacious D: The Greatest Band on Earth is a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997, 1999 and 2000. It featured the fictional accounts of the real band Tenacious D, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass. All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's The Complete Masterworks DVD.
The show included many songs that would later be recorded for the band's studio albums Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny.
Dispute with HBO
According to Kyle Gass, HBO offered Tenacious D a deal to make ten episodes, but in doing so, they would have to relinquish their role as executive producers. Gass and Jack Black decided to make a movie instead of giving HBO creative control of Tenacious D, and they made The Pick of Destiny.
Episodes
There were three episodes total in the season; episodes consisted of two shorts, shown back-to-back. Altogether, the duration was 23 minutes. All the episodes combined can be viewed on The Complete Masterworks, the full runtime is 70 minutes.
Tenacious D is the first studio album by Americancomedy rock band Tenacious D, released on September 25, 2001 by Epic Records. The album's polished production was a departure from the band's acoustic origins, due in part to the production of the Dust Brothers.
"Tribute" was the first single released from the album, followed by "Wonderboy". Both singles had music videos filmed for them, with the Liam Lynch–directed Tribute video achieving cult status. While Tenacious D did not achieve chart success after its release, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America by the end of 2005. Despite only peaking at #38 in the UK, it had sold 426,000 copies countrywide by 2006.
Conception
For their first album, they enlisted the help of drummer Dave Grohl, keyboardist Page McConnell of Phish, guitarist Warren Fitzgerald, and bass player Steven Shane McDonald. The Dust Brothers produced the album. The majority of the songs on their debut album stem from early versions as seen on their HBO TV series, Tenacious D. The record itself does not list the song titles on the back cover as is the convention but instead on the back cover of the jacket; therefore one must open the CD (after presumably buying it) to read them. This is perhaps to allow songs with expletives or words otherwise deemed offensive to escape censorship or omission.
Lyrics
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genius but if he was here today
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Now let me tell you something about the government (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (say what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cos the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USAAAAAA, yeah!
Bring back the USAAAA, yeah!
The fucking USAAAA yeah!
Bring back the US!
Government totall...
published: 22 Jun 2013
Tenacious D - The Government Totally Sucks - 06
Song: The Government Totally Sucks
Album: The Pick of Destiny Soundtrack
Artist: Tenacious D
Track: 6
LYRICS:
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genius but if he was here today
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Now let me tell you something about the government (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (say what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cause the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The ...
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The Government Totally Sucks · Tenacious D
The Pick Of Destiny
℗ 2006 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2006-11-02
Producer: John King
Composer, Lyricist: Jack Black
Mixing Engineer: Ken Andrews
Composer, Lyricist: Kyle Gass
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Tenacious D - The Government Totally Sucks (Fan Made Vídeo Clip)
The Government Totally Sucks
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genious but, if he was here today
The goverment would fuck him up with righteous "A"!
Now let me tell you something about the goverment (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (said what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You mother fucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cos the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USA
Bring back the US
The fucking USA
Bring back the US
Government totally suc...
Lyrics
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the...
Lyrics
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genius but if he was here today
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Now let me tell you something about the government (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (say what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cos the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USAAAAAA, yeah!
Bring back the USAAAA, yeah!
The fucking USAAAA yeah!
Bring back the US!
Government totally sucks!
Lyrics
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genius but if he was here today
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Now let me tell you something about the government (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (say what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cos the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USAAAAAA, yeah!
Bring back the USAAAA, yeah!
The fucking USAAAA yeah!
Bring back the US!
Government totally sucks!
Song: The Government Totally Sucks
Album: The Pick of Destiny Soundtrack
Artist: Tenacious D
Track: 6
LYRICS:
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
T...
Song: The Government Totally Sucks
Album: The Pick of Destiny Soundtrack
Artist: Tenacious D
Track: 6
LYRICS:
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genius but if he was here today
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Now let me tell you something about the government (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (say what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cause the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USAAAAAA, yeah!
Bring back the USAAAA, yeah!
The fucking USAAAA yeah!
Bring back the US!
Government totally sucks!
[Lee] That was amazing, you changed people's lives tonight!
[JB] Yeah it was awesome, compared to bullshit!
Song: The Government Totally Sucks
Album: The Pick of Destiny Soundtrack
Artist: Tenacious D
Track: 6
LYRICS:
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genius but if he was here today
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Now let me tell you something about the government (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (say what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cause the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USAAAAAA, yeah!
Bring back the USAAAA, yeah!
The fucking USAAAA yeah!
Bring back the US!
Government totally sucks!
[Lee] That was amazing, you changed people's lives tonight!
[JB] Yeah it was awesome, compared to bullshit!
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The Government Totally Sucks · Tenacious D
The Pick Of Destiny
℗ 2006 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Relea...
Provided to YouTube by Epic
The Government Totally Sucks · Tenacious D
The Pick Of Destiny
℗ 2006 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2006-11-02
Producer: John King
Composer, Lyricist: Jack Black
Mixing Engineer: Ken Andrews
Composer, Lyricist: Kyle Gass
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Provided to YouTube by Epic
The Government Totally Sucks · Tenacious D
The Pick Of Destiny
℗ 2006 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2006-11-02
Producer: John King
Composer, Lyricist: Jack Black
Mixing Engineer: Ken Andrews
Composer, Lyricist: Kyle Gass
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The Government Totally Sucks
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked...
The Government Totally Sucks
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genious but, if he was here today
The goverment would fuck him up with righteous "A"!
Now let me tell you something about the goverment (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (said what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You mother fucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cos the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USA
Bring back the US
The fucking USA
Bring back the US
Government totally sucks!
The Government Totally Sucks
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genious but, if he was here today
The goverment would fuck him up with righteous "A"!
Now let me tell you something about the goverment (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (said what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You mother fucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cos the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USA
Bring back the US
The fucking USA
Bring back the US
Government totally sucks!
Lyrics
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genius but if he was here today
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Now let me tell you something about the government (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (say what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cos the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USAAAAAA, yeah!
Bring back the USAAAA, yeah!
The fucking USAAAA yeah!
Bring back the US!
Government totally sucks!
Song: The Government Totally Sucks
Album: The Pick of Destiny Soundtrack
Artist: Tenacious D
Track: 6
LYRICS:
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben Franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genius but if he was here today
The government would fuck him up his righteous A!
Now let me tell you something about the government (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (say what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cause the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USAAAAAA, yeah!
Bring back the USAAAA, yeah!
The fucking USAAAA yeah!
Bring back the US!
Government totally sucks!
[Lee] That was amazing, you changed people's lives tonight!
[JB] Yeah it was awesome, compared to bullshit!
Provided to YouTube by Epic
The Government Totally Sucks · Tenacious D
The Pick Of Destiny
℗ 2006 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Released on: 2006-11-02
Producer: John King
Composer, Lyricist: Jack Black
Mixing Engineer: Ken Andrews
Composer, Lyricist: Kyle Gass
Auto-generated by YouTube.
The Government Totally Sucks
The government totally sucks
You motherfucker
The government totally sucks
Ben franklin was a rebel indeed
He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed
He was a genious but, if he was here today
The goverment would fuck him up with righteous "A"!
Now let me tell you something about the goverment (uh huh)
They're fucking up the environment (said what?)
They're taking all the fucking beautiful animals (yeah?)
And making them fucking extinct (oh no!)
The government totally sucks
You mother fucker
The government totally sucks
The government totally sucks
Cos the land of love and freedom,
Is just a baby's breath away
And if we hold hands together
We can bring back the USA
The USA
Bring back the US
The fucking USA
Bring back the US
Government totally sucks!
The Pick of Destiny is the second album by American comedy rock band Tenacious D, the soundtrack for their film of the same name. The album was released on November 14, 2006, through Epic Records, and debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200.
In the absence of original comedy skits, there are excerpts of dialogue from the soundtrack's accompanying film between numerous songs. Portions of The Pick of Destiny were recorded at Dave Grohl's studio. A clean version of the album was recorded.
The album was released in three separate edits: a "clean" radio edit featuring re-recorded vocals replacing foul language with non-sense words, a "dirty" edit featuring the full film versions, and a limited edition. All three versions feature clips from the movie, but some dialogue was re-recorded for the clean version. The special limited edition was released in a cardboard "old book case", which includes a digipack version of the album, a foldout poster depicting the D and Sasquatch, eight tarot cards from the film (Tenacious D, The Training, Destiny, Masterpiece, The Quest, The Divide, and Two Kings, as well as a card explaining the other cards), and a plastic replica of the Pick of Destiny. If the set was pre-ordered from the Tenacious D website, it also included a t-shirt.
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