- Original Release Date: May 11, 2012
- Label: Columbia
- Copyright: (P) 2012 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
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- Total Length: 41:12
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- Format: Explicit Lyrics
- ASIN: B007YO9YUW
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
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| Song Title | Time | Price | ||
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| Play | 1. Rize Of The Fenix (Explicit Version) | 5:53 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 2. Low Hangin' Fruit (Explicit Version) | 2:31 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 3. Classical Teacher (Explicit Version) | 3:23 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 4. Seńorita (Explicit Version) | 3:08 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 5. Deth Starr (Explicit Version) | 4:44 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 6. Roadie (Explicit Version) | 2:58 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 7. Flutes & Trombones (Explicit Version) | 1:28 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 8. The Ballad Of Hollywood Jack And The Rage Kage (Explicit Version) | 5:05 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 9. Throw Down (Explicit Version) | 2:56 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 10. Rock Is Dead | 1:43 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 11. They Fucked Our Asses (Explicit Version) | 1:07 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 12. To Be The Best | 1:00 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 13. 39 (Explicit Version) | 5:16 | $1.29 |
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase
The album deserves 5 stars. It is a matured Tenacious D, still retaining their edge and humor and chops. Give it multiple listenings before setting your opinion in stone.
If you buy it here, however, the cover art has been pixeled out. EVEN IF you bought the mp3 album labeled "Explicit," you will receive files with the cover art pixeled out, as it is depicted here. The pixeled version, not the original art, will show up on your iPod.
If I am buying an album clearly labeled "Explicit," chances are I expect to receive the original artwork as well, not a bowdlerized version. Amazon should replace the faulty artwork with the original for those buying the clearly labeled "Explicit" version.
For heaven's sake, there IS a version of the cover art that features Jack and Kyle. If I wanted a squeaky-clean, Sunday-school version of this album, I'd have bought THAT, also available at Amazon (though, interestingly, the bowdlerized version is more than twice as expensive here).
If you buy it here, however, the cover art has been pixeled out. EVEN IF you bought the mp3 album labeled "Explicit," you will receive files with the cover art pixeled out, as it is depicted here. The pixeled version, not the original art, will show up on your iPod.
If I am buying an album clearly labeled "Explicit," chances are I expect to receive the original artwork as well, not a bowdlerized version. Amazon should replace the faulty artwork with the original for those buying the clearly labeled "Explicit" version.
For heaven's sake, there IS a version of the cover art that features Jack and Kyle. If I wanted a squeaky-clean, Sunday-school version of this album, I'd have bought THAT, also available at Amazon (though, interestingly, the bowdlerized version is more than twice as expensive here).
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Max Watt
Format:Audio CD
This could be - and I'm still mulling this over as of yet - Tenacious D's best album to date. For me, it doesn't have the same addictive, "short but sweet" vibe as P.O.D, but it's certainly the strongest thing they've done. It branches out, it experiments, and each track has something new to add to the table. Don't worry though, it still has many traits of the classic D. It has that effortless, smooth rhythm that defines their sound.
1) Rize of the Fenix - A great opening song. Slow melodic start, and then the speed picks up and...The D is back! There's nothing amazingly different about it but it sure as hell reminds you just why you love the band. Reminds me of "City Hall", and that's certainly not a bad thing!
2) Low Hanging Fruit - This one is interesting. It's unusually fast for this band. It expands their talents and manages to be very addictive too. What's more, it has that balance of soft acoustic and distorted electric guitar which melds together for great effect.
3) Classical Teacher - The first skit of the album. You'll have to make up your own mind about this...humour is subjective. What the hell am I saying, you're a D fan! Funny stuff!
4) Senorita - Another new sound. I've just been reminded why I love Kyle's guitar-playing. At this point we're seeing some serious variety. The explosive ending is classic Tenacious D.
5) Deth Starr - Nice relaxing opening, then BANG! Addictive, fast-paced riffs and smooth flowing vocals from Mr Jack Black. You'll be singing along with this one, I guarantee.
6) Roadie - This one seems to be getting a lot of praise, but it doesn't do much for me. Objectively, I can see that it's a good song, but for me, there's nothing captivating about it. I've listened to it many times to get the hang of it, and I don't feel any reason to go back to it. But give it a shot. Music is subjective, just like humour.
7) Flutes and Trombones - Another skit. I know reviews are meant to be pretty formal, but I think a LOL is appropriate here.
8) The Ballad of Hollywood Jack and the Rage Kage - This is my second favourite on the entire album. I love the melody, and despite the humorous tone of Jack's voice it's quite a moving song.
9) Throw Down - My favourite! This is possibly D's most addictive song to date in my opinion. They've really captured something here. Again, a very different vibe and rhythm. But I must have listened to it about 15 times already.
10) Rock is Dead - Fast and comedic. This is one to headbang to from start to finish. Stick it on repeat.
11) This is one of those short-but sweet tracks, in the same vain as something like "History". If that's an aspect of the D that you like, then you're in for a treat, but personally, this song feels like it was given up on just when it got going. A treat for some, a miss for others.
12) To Be the Best - Same story here.
13) 39 - A slow, melodic and comedic ending to what I think could be the best D album to date. Jack's voice is experimental here. It shows a different approach in terms of vocal style, and I'm liking it. This one brings the tone down and leaves you quite fulfilled. "Rize of the Fenix" goes full circle.
All in all, I'm pretty satisfied with "Rize of the Fenix". It's enjoyable on many levels, and is superior to its predecessors in many ways. Each album holds something unique, and this one has something new. It's a lot closer in sound to the debut, but it cherry-picks some of the finer elements of P.O.D, and makes them work together. Meanwhile, in bursts the next generation of the D!
Highly recommended! It's melodic, smooth, and versatile. Pretty damn funny too.
1) Rize of the Fenix - A great opening song. Slow melodic start, and then the speed picks up and...The D is back! There's nothing amazingly different about it but it sure as hell reminds you just why you love the band. Reminds me of "City Hall", and that's certainly not a bad thing!
2) Low Hanging Fruit - This one is interesting. It's unusually fast for this band. It expands their talents and manages to be very addictive too. What's more, it has that balance of soft acoustic and distorted electric guitar which melds together for great effect.
3) Classical Teacher - The first skit of the album. You'll have to make up your own mind about this...humour is subjective. What the hell am I saying, you're a D fan! Funny stuff!
4) Senorita - Another new sound. I've just been reminded why I love Kyle's guitar-playing. At this point we're seeing some serious variety. The explosive ending is classic Tenacious D.
5) Deth Starr - Nice relaxing opening, then BANG! Addictive, fast-paced riffs and smooth flowing vocals from Mr Jack Black. You'll be singing along with this one, I guarantee.
6) Roadie - This one seems to be getting a lot of praise, but it doesn't do much for me. Objectively, I can see that it's a good song, but for me, there's nothing captivating about it. I've listened to it many times to get the hang of it, and I don't feel any reason to go back to it. But give it a shot. Music is subjective, just like humour.
7) Flutes and Trombones - Another skit. I know reviews are meant to be pretty formal, but I think a LOL is appropriate here.
8) The Ballad of Hollywood Jack and the Rage Kage - This is my second favourite on the entire album. I love the melody, and despite the humorous tone of Jack's voice it's quite a moving song.
9) Throw Down - My favourite! This is possibly D's most addictive song to date in my opinion. They've really captured something here. Again, a very different vibe and rhythm. But I must have listened to it about 15 times already.
10) Rock is Dead - Fast and comedic. This is one to headbang to from start to finish. Stick it on repeat.
11) This is one of those short-but sweet tracks, in the same vain as something like "History". If that's an aspect of the D that you like, then you're in for a treat, but personally, this song feels like it was given up on just when it got going. A treat for some, a miss for others.
12) To Be the Best - Same story here.
13) 39 - A slow, melodic and comedic ending to what I think could be the best D album to date. Jack's voice is experimental here. It shows a different approach in terms of vocal style, and I'm liking it. This one brings the tone down and leaves you quite fulfilled. "Rize of the Fenix" goes full circle.
All in all, I'm pretty satisfied with "Rize of the Fenix". It's enjoyable on many levels, and is superior to its predecessors in many ways. Each album holds something unique, and this one has something new. It's a lot closer in sound to the debut, but it cherry-picks some of the finer elements of P.O.D, and makes them work together. Meanwhile, in bursts the next generation of the D!
Highly recommended! It's melodic, smooth, and versatile. Pretty damn funny too.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
IN SHORT: Buy this album -- it's tremendous! Listen to it a lot and it will grow on you (like the blurred out giant evil 'fenix' on the album cover ;)
LONGER REVIEW: I couldn't wait for this album to come out. I set aside the evening, prepared -- stereo cranked up, on my fourth or fifth drink, etc. -- and listened straight through paying close attention. My first impression wasn't great to be honest -- I thought it was a little "soft". I almost wrote a knee-jerk negative review saying the D had lost it etc. Instead I went to bed. The next day I listened to the album again but in the background at a lower volume. It started getting its hooks into me. That was last week, and I've now listened to the album a dozen times or so. I've also done a "comprehensive review" of the D recently -- I've listened to the other 2 albums a bunch of times and rewatched everything including the POD movie. My conclusion? "The Rize of the Fenix" is a very rich, multi-layered and creative album. Dare I say it's really "mature," in the sense that JB & KG's songwriting has evolved to encompass a wider variety of styles. Don't worry -- it's still really vulgar, profane and hilarious, but the scope is wider in my opinion. "39," and "The Ballad Of Hollywood Jack And The Rage Kage" stand out in this regard (anyone else hear Neil Diamond in there?) And I don't mean that they've half-assed tried to write songs in genres other than metal/rock in order to appear creative and diverse but ended up contriving some BS. Not at all. They've upped the ante and successfully produced a complex and advanced masterpiece. The impression I get is that they are far from complacent -- they've worked their asses off in the interim and pushed their own limits and it paid off. Some fans might be unable or unwilling to evolve and work harder to appreciate their effort -- and that's fine. This album does require substantial input/effort on the listener's part, but it will be repaid in spades with interest. Lest you think I've blindly swallowed every last inch of the rizen fenix, I personally think "Rock Is Dead" and "To Be The Best" are kind of boring, standard and the weakest songs on the album. I could do without them. HOWEVER, they lead up to the last song, "39," which is just incredible. A few random notes in closing:
* "The Ballad Of Hollywood Jack And The Rage Kage": listen to how beautiful the song becomes starting around 2:05, "he would cry and he would rage ... for the stage." Don't get me wrong, the whole song is awesome, but that part is over the top! And the lyric "Because Rage Kage and I can't you see are ONE AND THE SAME!!"
* "Throw Down" starts a little soft, perhaps -- that's a fair criticism. But I love the transition around 1:40, and then it really starts rocking around 2:00 -- and I *love* the clapping! It's little details like this that push this album over like the 9th edge they pushed it over!
* the title track "Rize Of The Fenix" is excellent and worth the price of the album alone. Anyone else hear some "2112" or even "Beneath, Between, Behind" in there? Just a thought. JB's got some great vocal work in there too.
* "Low Hanging Fruit" is classic D.
* "Senorita" is another example of the D's style evolution. I love the horns, the buildup at 2:33, and they nail the guitar (classical, acoustic and electric).
LONGER REVIEW: I couldn't wait for this album to come out. I set aside the evening, prepared -- stereo cranked up, on my fourth or fifth drink, etc. -- and listened straight through paying close attention. My first impression wasn't great to be honest -- I thought it was a little "soft". I almost wrote a knee-jerk negative review saying the D had lost it etc. Instead I went to bed. The next day I listened to the album again but in the background at a lower volume. It started getting its hooks into me. That was last week, and I've now listened to the album a dozen times or so. I've also done a "comprehensive review" of the D recently -- I've listened to the other 2 albums a bunch of times and rewatched everything including the POD movie. My conclusion? "The Rize of the Fenix" is a very rich, multi-layered and creative album. Dare I say it's really "mature," in the sense that JB & KG's songwriting has evolved to encompass a wider variety of styles. Don't worry -- it's still really vulgar, profane and hilarious, but the scope is wider in my opinion. "39," and "The Ballad Of Hollywood Jack And The Rage Kage" stand out in this regard (anyone else hear Neil Diamond in there?) And I don't mean that they've half-assed tried to write songs in genres other than metal/rock in order to appear creative and diverse but ended up contriving some BS. Not at all. They've upped the ante and successfully produced a complex and advanced masterpiece. The impression I get is that they are far from complacent -- they've worked their asses off in the interim and pushed their own limits and it paid off. Some fans might be unable or unwilling to evolve and work harder to appreciate their effort -- and that's fine. This album does require substantial input/effort on the listener's part, but it will be repaid in spades with interest. Lest you think I've blindly swallowed every last inch of the rizen fenix, I personally think "Rock Is Dead" and "To Be The Best" are kind of boring, standard and the weakest songs on the album. I could do without them. HOWEVER, they lead up to the last song, "39," which is just incredible. A few random notes in closing:
* "The Ballad Of Hollywood Jack And The Rage Kage": listen to how beautiful the song becomes starting around 2:05, "he would cry and he would rage ... for the stage." Don't get me wrong, the whole song is awesome, but that part is over the top! And the lyric "Because Rage Kage and I can't you see are ONE AND THE SAME!!"
* "Throw Down" starts a little soft, perhaps -- that's a fair criticism. But I love the transition around 1:40, and then it really starts rocking around 2:00 -- and I *love* the clapping! It's little details like this that push this album over like the 9th edge they pushed it over!
* the title track "Rize Of The Fenix" is excellent and worth the price of the album alone. Anyone else hear some "2112" or even "Beneath, Between, Behind" in there? Just a thought. JB's got some great vocal work in there too.
* "Low Hanging Fruit" is classic D.
* "Senorita" is another example of the D's style evolution. I love the horns, the buildup at 2:33, and they nail the guitar (classical, acoustic and electric).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Sauce
A great album from start to finish. As a Tenacious D fan I felt that the D haven't missed a step since the pick of destiny.
Published 1 month ago by Zactionman
3.0 out of 5 stars
Its Tenacious D
This album was on sale so I had to buy it, Its more Tenacious D, which is good, but its still not as good as their first album.
Published 2 months ago by Chris Lozano
2.0 out of 5 stars
I was hoping this would be at least above average
Please Tenacious D......do a real rock album!!!
No more spoofs or goofy stuff. I'd love to hear an honest, hardcore (not necessarily music but in writing) rock album... Read more
No more spoofs or goofy stuff. I'd love to hear an honest, hardcore (not necessarily music but in writing) rock album... Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. & S. N.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly thin and disappointing
Jack Black and Kyle Gass, the masterminds behind Tenacious D, have fallen from their thrones. Throughout their career, they've created some hilarious HBO specials and the classic... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Chris
4.0 out of 5 stars
great album!
every song is fantastic hard core and fun, they are funny but that really match up with the best, Metallica, Judas Preist, and others!
Published 2 months ago by John Michael Tozzi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic D
Any Tenacious D fan will be satisfied. I could never get enough music from these two.
Just the right amount of raunchiness, humor, and rock god skill.
Just the right amount of raunchiness, humor, and rock god skill.
Published 2 months ago by swofromtherock
5.0 out of 5 stars
GRear timming and quality
I liked the service, had no problems with this order. And whatever i have nothing left to say about it
Published 2 months ago by eduardo casas
1.0 out of 5 stars
Was Sent the EDITED VERSION
The item description for this is incorrect. I wasn't sent the correct version, but instead the "edited" version. Read more
Published 3 months ago by RideTheSpiralToTheEnd
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best D Album Ever, Since the Last One
Learn the D. Know the D. Love the D. Embrace the D. For the love of Felix Char, buy this album!
Published 3 months ago by Brian Callanan
2.0 out of 5 stars
What a waste!
There was a grand total of two songs i liked on this album and the were really crude, excplicite would have been ok but it was just crook. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Michelle McMillan
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