KYLE GASS BAND - "We Don't Play Any TENACIOUS D In The Set"
May 16, 2015, 9 years ago
Tenacious D's Kyle Gass - longtime partner of actor/musician Jack Black - recently took his Kyle Gass Band on tour in Europe to support their new self-titled album. He spoke with BraveWords scribe Carl Begai when the band hit Nuremberg, Germany; an excerpt from the story is available below.
Folks that haven’t seen the Kyle Gass Band live yet should be aware of one very important fact before spending any leftover beer money on a ticket…
“We don’t play any Tenacious D in the set,” Kyle points out. “Way back when, I’d throw in ‘Fuck Her Gently’ at the end of the show but the band felt it didn’t fit with what the Kyle Gass Band does. We were one song away from not doing it at all, so why bother? I kind of hated to say that they were right, but they did call it. Once in a while, like for Mike’s birthday, we’d throw it in and it was fun to do, but I think it’s good that we keep Tenacious D separate from this. And, I wouldn’t want Jack to be doing the stuff without me, so I really shouldn’t be doing any Tenacious D without Jack.”Go to this location for the complete story.
Tenacious D's cover of the Dio classic "The Last In Line" won the Best Metal Performance category at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, which was handed out on Sunday, February 8th at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
The period of eligibility for this year’s awards cover recordings released between October 1st, 2013 and September 30th, 2014.
Nominees in the Best Metal Performance category (for new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings) included:
"Neon Knights" - Anthrax
Track from: Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life (Rhino)
"High Road" - Mastodon
Track from: Once More ‘Round The Sun (Reprise)
"Heartbreaker" - Motörhead
Track from: Aftershock (UDR)
"The Negative One" - Slipknot (Roadrunner Records)
"The Last In Line" - Tenacious D
Track from: Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life (Rhino)
