“Tribute Was Our Mona Lisa” – An Oral History Of Tenacious D’s Self-Titled Debut Album

Comedy-rock duo Tenacious D may have landed on the radars of many via their 2001 self-titled debut album, but band members Jack Black and Kyle Gass had been wowing audiences long before their parody hit Tribute dominated the charts. After meeting at LA’s The Actors Gang Theatre in 1986, the duo conquered a tricky beginning to form a fast friendship that resulted in the creation of one of the most enduring rock satire acts of the past two decades. Early shows in local coffee shops and supporting live comedy acts earned them a handful of famous fans and as their profile rose, so did the number of opportunities that came their way. A short lived HBO series helped them hone a batch of faux-grandiose rock epics, and a die-hard conviction of their own ‘greatest band ever’ status had record compa...

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