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.
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