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Tenacious D - Brixton Academy 03nov2002


TENACIOUS D - BRIXTON ACADEMY - 3rd NOV

Mention the name Tenacious D to anyone that knows who they are, and you instantly get a smile. Well when I found me and my digital camera one person from the front at their sell out Brixton gig - I was smiling! Tenacious D comprises of Jack Black on guitars and vocals, and Kyle G (KG) on guitars and vocals. Tenacious D opened their long set with Wonderboy (in my opinion a song far superior to Tribute). While the crowd shouted out every word, Jack was fighting a giant inflatable dragon that filled the entire back of the stage!

Tenacious D had the most interesting live show I have ever seen, and twice during the concert they stopped the music and had a giant video screen wheeled in. The first video was about Jack & KG generating a tumbler of sperm, and then trying to sell it outside their house to women who want to have their babies to continue the Tenacious D legend. The second video was Jack's rather weird LSD hallucinations, which were actually caused by taking a home pregnancy test, which showed that KG is actually pregnant. Then KG gave birth to a baby out of his bottom - called Butt Boy, which they then walked back on stage with, and gave to a girl in the crowd…

Musically speaking, although there were only two of them, every song was totally different and created a really special atmosphere, which easily got the whole of the Brixton Academy singing. Tenacious D is a very funny band, and I haven't laughed so much in ages - even security were in fits! If your fed up of the same of boring tosh in the charts at the moment and you fancy listening to a band that take nothing seriously, then check out Tenacious D!

Words and photos Chris Hunter
Pending publication in Barefacts

 

In addition:

The support band was called Tilby. They were a very loud and hard punk rock group. I don't know much about the sex pistols, but from what I know and have seen, he must be the lead singer's idol - he was definatly trying to be like him. They seemed to be having a good time, and the crowd were singing along with most of their tunes.

 

All text and photos are copyright Chris Hunter 2002. All rights reserved.