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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: {{Invoked}} in "Tribute".
--> ''All of a sudden, there shined a shiny demon''\\
''In the middle of the road.''
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* RottenRockAndRoll: Parodied extensively with the duo alternating between worshipping Satan, fighting Satan, experimenting with alternative musical techniques, and beating each other up for straying from the traditions of their chosen genre.

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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Papagenu (He's My Sassafrass)" sounds like it was plucked out of the [[PsychedelicRock psychedelia]] of the 60s.

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"Papagenu (He's My Sassafrass)" sounds like it was plucked out of the [[PsychedelicRock psychedelia]] of the 60s.


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** "Simply Jazz," 11-minutes of Jack just adlibbing over an instrumental jazz jam, with Kyle only joining on recorder. ''It's not even a Tenacious D song!''
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The ClusterFBomb above? Sparked by Kage stating that JB's (admittedly not that great) method of inward singing "wasn't really non-stop".


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** "Double Team" as well.
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* FatAndSkinny: Subverted. Here's it's "Fat and Slightly Fatter."

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* FatAndSkinny: Subverted.Downplayed. Here's it's "Fat and Slightly Fatter."
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* ThreeChordsandtheTruth: Their simplistic sound combined with humorous lyrics often strike a "power chord" with their fans.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: As goofy as it might sound, "Young Nastyman" is [[ShoutOut the name of a real comic book supervillain]]. He's a supporting villain in the British superhero comic book ''ComicBook/{{Miracleman}}'' (aka ''Marvelman''), and the EvilCounterpart of Miracleman's {{kid sidekick}} Young Miracleman.


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* ShoutOut: Young Nastyman, Wonder Boy's ArchEnemy in the song "Wonder Boy", is named after a supporting villain in the British comic book series ''ComicBook/{{Miracleman}}''.
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* {{Scatting}}: Jack occasionally does this, usually to imitate the sound of a guitar solo. He refers to it as a "ventrilo-solo."
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* FatAndSkinny: Subverted. Here's it's "Fat and Slightly Fatter."
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They've since begun a series of live tours, with Black hinting at announcing a fourth album after all is said and done.

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They've since begun In 2018, Tenacious D released a Website/YouTube mini-series titled ''"Post-Apocalypto"'', a crudely drawn, slideshow of an animated series of live tours, with Black hinting at announcing involving the duo attempting to survive a fourth album after all is said and done.
nuclear apocalypse. Praised by fans, the album/soundtrack was released on November 2, 2018.




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** Played straight in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtjSHm3ZH0 this video]], where [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Jables]] himself try to defeat The Metal, who is pictured as a invincible metallic giant. He has a [[IKnowKarate lots of movements]], including frontal kicks, spinning kicks and [[GroinAttack groin attacks]], but The Metal [[NoSell doesn't even flinch]]. The "[[CurbStompBattle fight]]" ends with Jables [[AintTooProudToBeg begging for his life]].

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** Played straight in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtjSHm3ZH0 this video]], where [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Jables]] himself try tries to defeat The Metal, who is pictured as a invincible metallic giant. He has a [[IKnowKarate lots of movements]], including frontal kicks, spinning kicks and [[GroinAttack groin attacks]], but The Metal [[NoSell doesn't even flinch]]. The "[[CurbStompBattle fight]]" ends with Jables [[AintTooProudToBeg begging for his life]].
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* TheJuggernaut: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7U1HIhxfA The Metal]] is about the successive failed attempts of all music genres to try destroy the [[HeavyMetal Heavy Metal]] and his [[CurbStompBattle massive retaliation]].

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* TheJuggernaut: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7U1HIhxfA The Metal]] is about the successive failed attempts of all music genres to try destroy the [[HeavyMetal Heavy Metal]] Metal]], and his [[CurbStompBattle massive retaliation]].
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** Played straight in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtjSHm3ZH0 this video]], where [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Jables]] himself try to defeat The Metal, who is pictured as a invincible metallic giant. He has a [[IKnowKarate lots of movements]], including frontal kicks, spinning kicks and [[GroinAttack groin attacks]]. [[NoSell The Metal doesn't even flinch]]. The "[[CurbStompBattle fight]]" ends with Jables [[AintTooProudToBeg begging for his life]].

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** Played straight in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtjSHm3ZH0 this video]], where [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Jables]] himself try to defeat The Metal, who is pictured as a invincible metallic giant. He has a [[IKnowKarate lots of movements]], including frontal kicks, spinning kicks and [[GroinAttack groin attacks]]. [[NoSell attacks]], but The Metal [[NoSell doesn't even flinch]]. The "[[CurbStompBattle fight]]" ends with Jables [[AintTooProudToBeg begging for his life]].
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* TheJuggernaut: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7U1HIhxfA The Metal]] is about the successive attempts of all music genres to try destroy [[HeavyMetal the Heavy Metal]] and his [[CurbStompBattle massive retaliation]].

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* TheJuggernaut: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7U1HIhxfA The Metal]] is about the successive failed attempts of all music genres to try destroy the [[HeavyMetal the Heavy Metal]] and his [[CurbStompBattle massive retaliation]].



** Played straight in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtjSHm3ZH0 this video]], where [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Jables himself]] try to defeat The Metal, who is pictured as a invincible metallic giant. He has a [[IKnowKarate lots of movements]], including frontal and spinning kicks, and [[GroinAttack groin attacks]]. The Metal [[NoSell doesn't even flinch]]. The [[CurbStompBattle "fight"]] ends with Jables begging for his life.

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** Played straight in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtjSHm3ZH0 this video]], where [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Jables himself]] Jables]] himself try to defeat The Metal, who is pictured as a invincible metallic giant. He has a [[IKnowKarate lots of movements]], including frontal and kicks, spinning kicks, kicks and [[GroinAttack groin attacks]]. [[NoSell The Metal [[NoSell doesn't even flinch]]. The [[CurbStompBattle "fight"]] "[[CurbStompBattle fight]]" ends with Jables [[AintTooProudToBeg begging for his life.life]].
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* TheJuggernaut: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7U1HIhxfA The Metal]] is about the successive attempts of all music genres to try destroy [[HeavyMetal Heavy Metal]] and his [[CurbStompBattle massive retaliation]].

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* TheJuggernaut: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7U1HIhxfA The Metal]] is about the successive attempts of all music genres to try destroy [[HeavyMetal the Heavy Metal]] and his [[CurbStompBattle massive retaliation]].

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* TheJuggernaut: The Metal is about the successive attempts of all music genres to try destroy [[HeavyMetal Heavy Metal]] and his [[CurbStompBattle massive retaliation]].

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* TheJuggernaut: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7U1HIhxfA The Metal Metal]] is about the successive attempts of all music genres to try destroy [[HeavyMetal Heavy Metal]] and his [[CurbStompBattle massive retaliation]].


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** Played straight in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBtjSHm3ZH0 this video]], where [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Jables himself]] try to defeat The Metal, who is pictured as a invincible metallic giant. He has a [[IKnowKarate lots of movements]], including frontal and spinning kicks, and [[GroinAttack groin attacks]]. The Metal [[NoSell doesn't even flinch]]. The [[CurbStompBattle "fight"]] ends with Jables begging for his life.
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* TheJuggernaut: The Metal is about the successive attempts of all music genres to try destroy [[HeavyMetal Heavy Metal]] and his [[CurbStompBattle massive retaliation]].
--->''"No-one can destroy the metal\\
The metal will strike you down with a vicious blow\\
We are the vanquished foes of the metal\\
We tried to win for why we do not know"''

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* SubliminalSeduction: "Karate" ends with a reversed sound clip of Jack Black saying something along the lines of "eat donkey crap".


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* StealthInsult: "Tribute" includes a few bars from favorite songs, and a reminder that the Greatest Song in the World sounds nothing like this.


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* SubliminalSeduction: "Karate" ends with a reversed sound clip of Jack Black saying something along the lines of "eat donkey crap".
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* XMeetsY: Described on ''Radio/WaitWaitDontTellMe'' as "Music/BlackSabbath meets Music/SimonAndGarfunkel."
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* TheRoadie: The song ''The Roadie'' was made as a thank you letter to all the roadies out there who's work goes unappreciated. [[spoiler:In the song's official music [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b1acvZRvV4 video]] however, the titular roadie Sebastion is portrayed as being a legitimately good roadie that had worked with Music/VanHalen, Metallica and [=AC/DC=] in the past, but eventually gets drunk and destroys Jack and Kyle's green room after being rejected by a groupie. He then goes on to buy drugs, reject a boy who comes to him with a paternity test and then cons money out of them in exchange for a hooker. Jack and Kyle to fire him shortly after.]]
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* FunnyForeigner: "Felix Char" from "Classical Teacher", played by Jables with a ridiculous Spanish accent (and most likely a fake mustache) as a way to snap Kage out of his recent funk.
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* InTheStyleOf: "Tribute" is clearly meant to sound like a shorter version of [[Music/LedZeppelin "Stairway To Heaven."]] In a roundabout way, the band are calling that song the greatest in the world.
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* AffectionateParody: Of heavy metal, and the machismo within.

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* AffectionateParody: Of heavy metal, ThePowerOfRock and the machismo within.
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In 2001, Tenacious D gained notoriety for releasing the extremely bawdy [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash animated short]] {{music video}} by ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' creator Creator/JohnKricfalusi for the song "F-- Her Gently" which was featured (alongside ''HappyTreeFriends'') in that year's annual Festival of Sick and Twisted Animation. ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck_Her_Gently NSFW]], naturally enough.)

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In 2001, Tenacious D gained notoriety for releasing the extremely bawdy [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash animated short]] {{music video}} by ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' creator Creator/JohnKricfalusi for the song "F-- Her Gently" which was featured (alongside ''HappyTreeFriends'') ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'') in that year's annual Festival of Sick and Twisted Animation. ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck_Her_Gently NSFW]], naturally enough.)
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** One song starts with the line "This is a song called The History of Tenacious D." It's actually just called History.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The phoenix on the cover of "Rize of the Fenix" is a [[GagPenis penis]]. This hasn't gone totally unnoticed, though. For example, the cover is censored on Amazon and Spotify.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The phoenix on the cover of "Rize ''Rize of the Fenix" Fenix'' is a [[GagPenis penis]]. This hasn't gone totally unnoticed, though. For example, the cover is censored on Amazon and Spotify.



* IntercourseWithYou: "Kielbasa" parodies/homages the innuendo-based SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll song by by taking the concept to it's extreme; Juice? In your Caboose?

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"Kielbasa" parodies/homages the innuendo-based SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll song by by taking the concept to it's extreme; Juice? In your Caboose?



* SubliminalSeduction: "Karate" ends with a reversed sound clip of Jack Black saying something along the lines of "eat donkey crap".



* StylisticSuck: The "leaked" SpecialEffectsFailure laden video to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls3rD8VfiSY "Rize of the Fenix"]]

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* StylisticSuck: The "leaked" SpecialEffectsFailure laden video to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls3rD8VfiSY "Rize of the Fenix"]]Fenix"]].



** Played straight with "39" off of Rize of the Fenix. Hell, it would be a great radio song if it weren't for all the cursing and lyrics about Jack Black fingering his own anus.

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** Played straight with "39" off of Rize ''Rize of the Fenix.Fenix''. Hell, it would be a great radio song if it weren't for all the cursing and lyrics about Jack Black fingering his own anus.

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* [[IKnowKarate With Karate I'll Kick Your Ass]]

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* [[IKnowKarate With Karate IKnowKarate: ''"With karate, I'll Kick Your Ass]]kick your ass.."''


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* RefrainFromAssuming: "Tribute" is often misnamed "The Greatest Song in the World", which it is merely a tribute to.

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