The Pick Of Destiny OST - Tenacious D
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52 out of 100

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

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  • Summary: The second album for the tongue-in-cheek rock duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass serves as the soundtrack to their movie of the same name.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Laugh if you like, but [Black is] as convincing as any of today's straight-faced metal revivalists. [17 Nov 2006, p.127]
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  2. Dot Music
    70
    "The Pick Of Destiny" is likely to be among the finest cock rock albums about magical plectrums released this year.
  3. Uncut
    60
    [It] lives or dies on whether you think... Jack Black is a comic messiah or a juvenile chump. [Dec 2006, p.129]
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  4. Drowned In Sound
    30
    Not only are these not the greatest songs in the world, they're not even a tribute to them.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. PeterG.
    10
    How this is only a 52 just baffles me. This is one of the more hillarious rock songs in recent history.
  2. Cailore
    8
    It has been said in other reviews that Tenacious D should take their music more seriously . . . I bet the guys writing those reviews are a lot of fun at parties.

    Sometimes not taking yourself too seriously is the point. As far as the comments about â    … Expand
  3. LouisP.
    7
    It doesn't reach the comic brilliance of the first album. The main reason being, it's music made to score the movie. The visuals do help. I'm listening to this album quite a bit right now. Thinking back to the movie diffinitely enhances the enjoyment. Watch the movie and listen to "Master Exploder" and try not to smile. Impossible.… Expand
  4. ToddW
    2
    If I want humor or pathos while I'm getting my rocks off, I'll turn to Bob Dylan, Sparks, Frank Zappa, or Warren Zevon, thank you very much. Fat Jack the schizophenic entertainer just doesn't do it for me as a metal head. Oh sure, he's got talent. But Kevin Federline can flip a mean hamburger, too. That doesn't imply I want him on the board of directors. The only thing tenacious about these guys is their dogged pursuit of cultural relevance. I guess the joke's on those of us who actually listen to this garbage.… Expand

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