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The Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling is the Academy Award given to the best achievement in makeup and hairstyling for film. Traditionally, three films have been nominated each year with exceptions in the early 1980s and 2002 when there were only two nominees; in 1999, when there were four nominees.
- The Gang
- “D” Ride
- Dio
- Beelzeboss
- Simply Jazz
- Rize of The Fenix
- Pod
- Kickapoo
- Wonderboy
- The Metal
Once upon a time, Jack Black and Kyle Gass were part of a theater company known as The Actors’ Gang. At first, they didn’t start out as buddies. It wasn’t until the entire group went to a festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, did the two begin to develop a friendship. In 1994, Black and Gass were inspired to pool their comedic and musical talent togethe...
Rize of the Fenix would be the third studio album released by Tenacious D, six years after enjoying the success of The Pick of Destiny. It faired well with the BPI, becoming certified silver, but it didn’t share nearly the same level of success as its predecessors. After waiting another six years, Black and Goss released their fourth studio album, ...
As a duo, Tenacious D not only paid tribute to Ronnie Dio with “The Last in Line” as one of the songs from the album Tribute, but it also paid homage to the hard rocker himself. “Dio” also jabbed the man about his age. In response, Dio asked Jack Black and Kyle Gass to participate in his music video, “Push.” In “Dio,” Jack Black made the suggestion...
Coming from theTenacious D album, “Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)” featured a direct encounter with Satan as Jack Black and Kyle Gass sought to save their souls after creating what they believed was the best song in the world. This was a dramatic song, loaded with dark humor, and some heavy-hitting instruments that hammered home that there was no ...
In 2012, “Simply Jazz” was released as an eleven-minute song and an EP that charted as high as number twenty-five on the US Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart. The idea behind the recording was to pay tribute to jazz legends such as Miles Davis. However, even as a jazzy number, it’s not a Tenacious D song without Jack Black’s comedic vocals. In this...
“Rize of the Fenix” was the title track from Tenacious D’s third studio album, which was released in 2012. On the US Billboard Comedy Digital Sales Chart, it peaked as high as number nine. As a song designed to overcome tragedy in triumph, Jack Black and Kyle Gass used the comedic approach to drive the message home. At first, this was meant to be a...
“POD” is an acronym for Pick of Destiny. This was a song featured on The Pick of Destiny, which was released by Tenacious D in 2006. On the US Billboard, it peaked as high as number seventy-eight. It was a number twenty hit in Ireland and a number twenty-four hit in the U.K. Adding to the song’s popularity was a music video that showed Jack Black a...
“Kickapoo” was a song belonging to the 1996 movie and soundtrack, Bio-Dome. On the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart, it became a number-one hit. It also won Best Video at the 1996 MTV Music Awards. For Jack Black and Kyle Gass, this was their first taste at global recognition as they visually performed this song as Tenacious D for the first tim...
Released in 2001 as a single, “Wonderboy” was the follow-up single behind “Tribute.” On the UK Singles Chart, it peaked as high as number thirty-six and at number forty-four in Australia. This later became the theme song for UFC fighter, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. As a professional fighter, Thompson’s nickname suggests he’s a hero. In the song, ...
From the album, Rize of the Fenix, “The Metal” was a single that was released in 2013. On the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, it peaked as high as number one. It was nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance at the 2014 Grammy Awards, as well as Best Rock Video at the MTV Music Awards. Although it didn’t earn any wins it did become a cult ...
- Tribute. Released as a single in 2001, “Tribute” is Tenacious D’s most successful song and has earned the title of being an ‘epic tribute.’ It reached #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, and it remained there for four weeks. ‘
- The Metal. In 2013, “The Metal” was the second single off their third studio album. It reached #1 on iTunes Rock charts and Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.
- Kickapoo. The only single from the soundtrack for the movie “Bio-Dome,” “Kickapoo” reached #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart and remained there for several weeks.
- Her Gently. ‘F*ck Her Gently’ is the fourth track on Tenacious D’s self-titled album, Tenacious D. It was featured in the film ‘The Cable Guy, where it is used as part of its soundtrack.
May 18, 2023 · 1. Tribute (Tenacious D, 2001) This might not be the greatest song in the world – only a tribute – but this retelling of the ‘Devil at the crossroads’ myth remains Tenacious D’s finest hour.
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