The Pick Of Destiny OST
by Tenacious D
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Nov 14, 2006
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    Only My Chemical Romance are funnier, albeit by accident.
  2. Rolling Stone
    50
    This soundtrack would be a great bonus disc for the movie's eventual DVD release, but as a stand-alone it falls way short of their vastly superior debut album.
  3. musicOMH.com
    50
    Whereas their first album hit the mark perfectly, The Pick of Destiny swings wildly and misses.
  5. Blender
    40
    There’s only so much even a metal fan can swallow.
  6. NOW Magazine
    40
    That comedy gap between concept and finished product appears to be par for the course with Black's ventures.
  7. 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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  8. Spin
    50
    Devotees will probably find it terribly amusing. Everyone else might want to hit the bong pretty hard beforehand. [Dec 2006, p.102]
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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 53
  3. Negative: 5 out of 53
  1. PeterG.
    Mar 19, 2007
    10
    How this is only a 52 just baffles me. This is one of the more hillarious rock songs in recent history.
  2. LukeB
    Apr 22, 2007
    10
    it was good.
  3. JCopland
    Dec 21, 2006
    10
    Seriously, people, this is a very funny and rockin' record. And who gives a crap how long the playing time is as long as all the tracks Seriously, people, this is a very funny and rockin' record. And who gives a crap how long the playing time is as long as all the tracks are as strong as this material is. Jack Black's vocal skills put to shame 95% of the singers that currently populate the airwaves today.… Full Review »
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