{"id":29453,"date":"2016-03-30T13:23:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T02:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=29453"},"modified":"2016-03-30T13:23:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T02:23:32","slug":"steel-panther-live-lexxis-moms-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2016\/03\/steel-panther-live-lexxis-moms-garage\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Panther \u2013 Live from Lexxi\u2019s Mom\u2019s Garage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"steelpantherlivefromlexxicd\"<\/a>So it may have come out at the end of February and I\u2019m a little late to the party, but when it\u2019s Steel Panther, the party never ends, so I\u2019m here, I\u2019ve grabbed a drink, and I\u2019m ready to go!<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t technically a new Steel Panther album, but it\u2019s something they haven\u2019t done before which is a live acoustic album, I\u2019m hoping for some reinventions of some tracks but if not I\u2019ll be happy as these songs have always been well written, well played and always hilarious. The best part about this release is that you get the songs but you also get the banter that Steel Panther are pretty damn good at. Opening with \u2018Party Like Tomorrow Is The End of The World\u2019 of course, into one of my favourite tracks of theirs, \u2018Fat Girl\u2019 and you can\u2019t help but just love this song and still after many years find yourself \u2018whoa-ohing\u2019 along. What\u2019s good about the acoustic setting is that they can play songs that we may not hear in the bands traditional live set, and even though it was a single \u2018If You Really, Really Love Me\u2019 is one of those tracks and on this release it gets a run.<\/p>\n

Some songs you\u2019d not really ever expect to hear in an acoustic environment and \u2018Gloryhole\u2019 is absolutely one of them! What I must say is even though it takes on the same tempo and vibe of the original, the acoustic riff really works, man that Satchel is one hell of a player, and the breakdown mid song is a classic, for a song like this it makes it even funnier acoustically. They stay with \u2018All You Can Eat\u2019 with my favourite from it and in my opinion their best \u2018ballad\u2019 since \u2018Community Property\u2019, you\u2019ve gotta love \u2018Bukkake Tears\u2019, well the song, maybe not the actual event\u2026 the addition of some strings really makes it stand out, nothing says heavy metal like violin! Banter about women as expected, followed by more strings and another from \u2018All You Can Eat\u2019 with \u2018The Burden of Being Wonderful\u2019 and again as mentioned before, not really one played live very much, so the fact they\u2019re doing this acoustic release is great and allows the guys to showcase their songs like this. With any live albums there\u2019s the traditional crowd noise, but with a crowd full of women, there\u2019s a lot of love let\u2019s just say that.<\/p>\n

Stix gets some praise before hitting the ivories for \u2018Weenie Ride\u2019 and a really cool guitar solo actually makes me like this song! What\u2019s that? A new song? Why yes! \u2018That\u2019s When You Came In\u2019 is its name and lyrically it\u2019s what you\u2019d expect from the title, a whole lot of entendre and a whole lot more, I mean it\u2019s Steel Panther, what else were you expecting? It does have a damn catchy chorus to sing along with though! Hopefully the first of many new tracks leading to a new album. A little more banter leading into their \u201cmost popular song\u201d and yes, they are correct, well it\u2019s my favourite anyway, and I\u2019ll keep saying it, arguably the best power ballad of the last ten years. It is of course \u2018Community Property\u2019 and even without the \u2018power\u2019 of the guitars, the song sounds amazing this way, and right now it\u2019s hard typing one handed, oh stop it, I\u2019m holding a lighter up.<\/p>\n

Closing out with the traditional show closer \u2018Death To All But Metal\u2019 and it\u2019s the first reworking of one of their tracks, a slower almost bluesy type version of really works actually and I\u2019ve dropped the lighter to click along with this one. Still a great song lyrically, a fun way to end the show and the set, and as much as sometime you think \u2018Man, Steel Panther are a bit much\u2019, or \u2018I\u2019ve heard it all before\u2019 they go and do something different like this and deliver a great sounding, amazingly played acoustic album. I mean I suppose you get that from four guys that are truly good at their craft. I\u2019d pay to see them do a tour of acoustic tracks, maybe something to look at for the future oh Panther of Steel\u2026<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Los Angeles, CA, USA<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 26 February 2015<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Open E Records, Kobalt<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.steelpantherrocks.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n<\/strong>Show Intro\/Say Yeah (Banter)
\nParty Like Tomorrow Is The End Of The World
\nFat Girl (Thar She Blows)
\nIf You Really, Really Love Me
\nGloryhole
\nBukkake Tears
\nThe Burden Of Being Wonderful
\nWeenie Ride
\nThat\u2019s When You Came In
\nMichael Don\u2019t Know (Banter)
\nCommunity Property
\nGrindy and Sexy (Banter)
\nDeath To All But Metal<\/p>\n