Overnights to the Key of Tenacious D

Do you remember the overnights? You know, the overnights, when finishing your plate is not about food but the difference between adding another year in your college life or not. Of course time management was a totally alien concept to us then and depriving ourselves of sleep seemed so reasonable. The extra second we spend awake might just give us enough time to make that extra line or glue that extra part on our model that might just boost our grades by a point or two.

It would be really interesting to know all the different methods different people use to keep awake. A lot of people would do almost anything short of cutting our flesh and pouring calamansi on the wounds just to keep awake. Of course the less adventurous would always have coffee to help them out.

For me, and I would guess a lot of other people, music is one of the better methods in keeping awake. It doesn't have the sting of cutting yourself or the nerve damage heavy coffee drinking would eventually give you.

Of course, the better the music you are listening to the better your chances of staying awake and doing work. A lot of us probably have our own list of Top 10 songs or performers to listen to while chasing a deadline.

Right on top of my Top 10 is the guitar strumming duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass. If the names sound familiar it's because you've probably already seen them in the big screen. Jack Black is the more popular actor among the two nowadays by appearing in such movies as "Shallow Hal", "High Fidelity" and "Saving Silverman". Kyle Gass has an equally diverse acting resume starring in films like "Dumb and Dumber", "Evolution" and "Cradle Will Rock".

Musically the two of them combine to form what many have called the greatest band in the world…… TENACIOUS D!

Tenacious D has been around for a long time but it has only been recently when they signed up for a record deal. They have just released their self titled debut CD. If you can get past the “satan” themed cover art, you will find one of the best purveyors of “comedy rock”. The biggest joke of course is that they are actually really good musicians unlike the multitude of comedians who just make funny songs. These guys are definitely funny, but most of all they do rock in every sense of the word.

If you want music that will definitely keep you awake, Tenacious D will do it for you. Believe me, it's hard to keep a straight face while hearing streams of lyrics like "....you broke the rules now I pull out all your pubic hair... ".

Tenacious D will rock you guaranteed.