I would instantly buy an entire album of Kyle and Jack harmonizing.

I like how the audience is laughing but then they start cheering because the song totally rocks.

kage literalyl looks the exct same as today lol

"... harms KG, my friend and me!" "Yeah." Kage is the master of the right timing for the most laconic syllables. And you simply gotta love young, hyperactive Jables.

Damn, these songs are 20 years old now...

Still awesome. Just rewatched PIC OF DESTINY still hilarious and beautiful all these years later

Interesting to see how the song developed over time. With Jack singing and acting like he's stoned you see the original comedy intentions of the song much clearer than in the album version, which rocks so hard it can't be as funny. The swing between the chilled "What's the name of this song" and screaming "EXPOSIVO", then back to chill again, is hilarious.

Rrrrung gu gu gun gun, Rung gu gu gun gun, Rung gu gu gun gun GOW! Gi go gee, gi gi gi go gee gi gi goo, riggo giggo giggo ri gee goo Ri go gee, gi gi gi go gee gi gi goo, riggo giggo giggo Gooo Stabbing you with my Bowie while im nakid Painted from head to toe and so arouuuused. Ooooh.

Jables was 29 years old back then... wow

JAck Black is seriously the greatest. I can't believe it took so long for everyone to get on board with what an absolute powerhouse he is.

I don't think Jack actually played a single note on the guitar...

I miss the 90s lol..... long live the d 😩🤣🤣🤣 I love them so hard

This is simple, yet so EPIC!

This is amazing!

The people in the audience didn't realize the musical genius that was in front of them

This is my favourite performance of Explosivio jacks delivery is spot on!

Bowie was such a great song.

I Love them❤

My favorite recording of this song

ohhmyygaaawwd there 1970ts awesome as always

kage omg, he never had any hair, did he?

I have this version of "Bowie" on my iPod but when I downloaded it, it was titled "Rigga-Digga-Dung"

When comedians can really play music and sing.

One person doesn't know the name of the song...

So ahead of its time

2:07 some dude throws Jack's glasses back. I would have kept them and use them everyday!!

The audience for this is perfect.

Just freeking epic.

I'm seeing them next month xD

killed it ... omg

people are laughing ... but this shit is so good

This must be one of their earliest live performances

jables dancing at 1:45 this is just too good, too good

I remember watching this comedy special on TV.

Man I know the D is technically a comedy act. But the fact that I truly enjoy it is what brings me back over 20 years later lol.

Family it’s family it’s family it’s family YES DEAR!!!!

Anyone noticed how Adam Devine just lifted young Jable's entire schtick? Look, sound, expression... Everything

oh look, the greatest band in the world.

As an old soul person for 1997, Tenacious D is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think jb really hates bowie. Cause they always get that song suggested during concerts and jack starts telling the story, then before they play it, jb just gets bummed out and stops.

I love how he's trying desperately to tell the story all while completely winded from the first song.

Seen it a hundred times and still the shit.

4:06 is a blast from the future. Oh c'mon. I can't be the only one whose head played Talk Dirty To Me.

man i think i saw like a dozen performances of explosivo a couple of years ago... late night shows and whatnot. and i'm pretty sure i saw them all on youtube - and now they seem to be gone -_- but at least they leave this one up... IMO possibly the most important recording anyway because it is so early into their career...

Hey, this is in way better shape than mine! Cool! :-)

Dude.. i was 3 yo when those legends created the band...

It's Greg from Yes, Dear! And The D all young and spring chicken-y. Damn you could tell that they would one day change the world.

Thats awesome they were playing the mars volta when they walked on stage.

Don't know what it's about but it's good to go....legendary

At 3:13-3:19, there's something about the double-take that Jables shoots at Kage that just makes me pee my pants laughing.

We don't deserve these two, but they rock on any fuckin way. 🤘

Now THAT, is Tenacious D.

Pure Rocketsauce

Wow. How much energy can you get into under five minutes?!?

im so old

While Jack was talking about the back story of Bowie , Kyle was just chillin' :)

I LOVE JACK'S GLASSES

did JBles come straight from filming Jeepers Creepers on Mr. Show? ;-)

I give them 1 million stars

Ahh... The 90's.

Explosivo - not quite my tempo

A dark time for the D. They wrote that song when they realized the devil only paid for one month of rent which they were already behind on and sadly were forced to visit the place that all musicians dread. The pawn shop. But did they quit? Hell no. Guitars? Who the f___ needs em? We're the D. And we're nothing if not tenacious. We can write a masterpiece without guitars. And at that very moment, they hear a honk from behind. And that, my friends is why, you'll no longer see JB play his beloved black, double horned, cryptic symbols, rock crown special. Legend has it that it was bought by some kid who didn't stick with it and eventually got into RC car racing and moved to Anaheim. He saw the trailer for Pick of Destiny, thought it might be good but never went to see it and thus never realized what he had. And so the guitar awaits it's master as its master awaits his axes reemergence. Forever passing each other in the night. The RC car kid left it at his grandmother's house in LA. Jack doesn't know it but he's driven right passed it, within feet of it, hundreds of times, as is the nature of the world. For, it never fails a chance to exercise irony. I bet you're wondering right now how the world is exercising irony on you. Isn't that right Brian. Yes, you Brian. I'm talking to you specifically. I bet that freaked out anyone who read that and who happened to be named Brian.

yes.

I didn't even know they were around in 1997

Music and performing is hard. You do one or both but two guys doing both is rare.

ahahahaha! you did it too!

That handwave at she's good to go!

These people are literally watching history happen

Watch Bowie in 2x speed.

3:41 tabs?

turn on the captions

Lmao his shoes sparked a trend

T., D 1968 Green? Dodge Dart I had one in 1984-85 with a slant six engine? best car to break down in fix in 15 min every time lol🤣🤣

hilarious

I think that went well!

Jack had to be on something with those goggles lmao

My friend brought over the D in 2001 I couldn't breathe for about an hour

kage is one of those guys whose looked 50 for 20 years along with ringo starr and dr phil

The silence in that room when the satin part of the song got there.

omfg this is 1997...

Greg from yes dear!!

My all time favorite accustic band The D. Crosby Stills & Nash looks like a middle school show compared to the D 😲

young D

hahahahaaha! You said shit and fuck!

meme is still strong

cocaine is a hell of a drug

Before they were a metal band

every time they cut the curse word they put in laughter sounds

gampel

97? i was 5. pick of desninty was 06? totalllly not feeling olllllldddduh.

jack is in love with weed

This was when i was birthed

Censorship is cancer.

I was born this year l

those are the same sunglasses from the KG's BJ skit

I don't think Jack played a single chord for the entire 5 minutes.

explosivo was so epic...holy shit...walk off homer

So now we know from where Andy Bernard took his "Rit-Dit-Dit-Di-Do" from...

I once called my son Explosivo and my daughter changed her name to Bowie

Was bowie ever on any physical copies?