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Episode: Tenacious D is over?! Jack Black and Kyle Gass breakup over Donald Trump | Band Drama | Frumess
Description: Tenacious D is over: Jack Black and Kyle Gass have broken up. This is insane, how did we get here?
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Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles in 1994 by the actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. The name is derived from "tenacious defense", a phrase used by the NBA basketball sportscasters Walt Frazier and Marv Albert.[2] Their music showcases Black's theatrical vocal delivery and Gass' acoustic guitar playing.[3] Critics have described their fusion of vulgar absurdist comedy with rock music as "mock rock".[4][5] Their songs discuss the duo's purported musical and sexual prowess, their friendship and cannabis usage, in a style critics have compared with the storyteller-style lyrics of rock opera.[6][7]
Prior to the release of the 2001 debut album Tenacious D, the duo had a three-episode TV series released on HBO between 1997-2000. The series came about after the band met David Cross on the LA music scene and Black featured in episodes of Mr. Show with Bob and David.[clarification needed] The band befriended Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, which began a relationship between Foo Fighters and Tenacious D.[8] Towards the end of the 1990s, the duo supported large rock acts such as Weezer, Pearl Jam, Tool, and Beck.[4] In 2000, they signed with Epic Records and the year after they released Tenacious D, their debut album featuring a full band, including Groh...