{"id":31590,"date":"2017-03-23T21:35:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T10:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=31590"},"modified":"2017-03-23T22:01:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T11:01:54","slug":"steel-panther-lower-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2017\/03\/steel-panther-lower-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Panther \u2013 Lower The Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s awesome in this day and age of music that a band like Steel Panther can be releasing their fourth album. Awesome because this band kicks ass, are killer live and never scared of writing songs that can make you laugh, cringe and if you\u2019re lucky, pick up all at the same time. That\u2019s talent and Steel Panther have it. So with \u2018Lower The Bar\u2019 they do just that and let\u2019s see how low it gets\u2026<\/p>\n

We get things started by \u2018Goin\u2019 In The Backdoor\u2019 and you can\u2019t fault Steel Panther for what they\u2019re truly good at which is writing bitchin\u2019 heavy metal music combined with the kind of lyrics you expect from this band, oh and if you don\u2019t really know what to expect from this band, well the opener will pretty much sum that up for you. A great way to kick off the fourth album and they waste no time the \u201ceven I didn\u2019t think they\u2019d go this far with some lyrics\u201d song, \u2018Anything Goes\u2019 and I guess my thinking of going too far doesn\u2019t make sense with a sing title like \u2018Anything Goes\u2019, so yeah just enjoy it, have a chuckle as you can do with most Panther songs, I dig the hell out of the riff though. If you haven\u2019t watched the video for \u2018Poontang Boomerang\u2019 I highly suggest you check it out, as the visual of the band helps the song out and plus it has a cute pussy in it. I do find myself singing \u2018Cherry Pie\u2019 over the chorus though, which I\u2019ve done and can\u2019t undo it to myself, lucky I like that song! This song is a very typical Steel Panther song and one you\u2019ll hear live for many years to come.<\/p>\n

OK, now you all know about my love of ballads, if not well I tend to go on about them for no real reason in reviews and at gigs and will probably talk too much about this next one \u2018That\u2019s When You Came In\u2019 which we first heard in an acoustic rendition for \u2018Live from Lexxi\u2019s Mom\u2019s Garage\u2019 but hearing this recorded version blows it away (I meant to do that). Starting off in a nice acoustic ballad type way, the song explodes with power and allows Satchel to deliver some pristine solo work and just the entire structure of this track makes it in my opinion one of the band\u2019s best tracks they\u2019ve recorded and fingers crossed it makes its way to a single or video, but it needs to be heard. See, you let me rant, OK no more about that one.<\/p>\n

\u2018Wrong Side Of The Tracks (Out In Beverly Hills)\u2019 sounds like it has a little Guns N\u2019 Roses vibe to it tone wise, this one kicks ass, but what I was actually most intrigued by on this album was this next track as it sounds nothing like anything the band has done before, lyrically yeah, same old Steel Panther which will always be that way, oh ha ha they just name dropped themselves in the song, love it, but this slower almost groovier type rocker is great because it\u2019s different musically from them and I\u2019d love to hear more like this as production wise this one stands out well and above the majority of the album. No sooner has that finished we explode into \u2018Pussy Ain\u2019t Free\u2019 with a down and dirty riff and lyrics that the title pretty much tells you the story of, but this outro is another new thing for the band and this sort of stuff works, I love that they\u2019re working in new things arrangement wise, I have hope for more in the future.<\/p>\n

Another big ballad rocker, \u2018Wasted Too Much Time\u2019 and I love it lyrically and I can just hear this one being played live and I\u2019m looking forward to hearing this and many of these songs live, as the band\u2019s catalogue grows it\u2019s great to know that their show will continue to evolve with these new tracks. Bitchin\u2019 middle 8 in this one too, you can\u2019t go wrong with a middle 8. This is my second favourite on the album, I think they need to make an album purely of ballads, actually no, I may question things\u2026 \u2018I Got What You Want\u2019 you may have seen a video for, and it\u2019s good but not the greatest track they\u2019ve ever done, I think they left the hook in the tackle box before this one as it\u2019s just missing that something, I can\u2019t put my finger on it because last time I did that I got in trouble from her so I\u2019m being careful. Although the last twenty seconds of it cracked me up! So… We\u2019ve all done it, am I right? I mean\u2026 I\u2019m talking about the \u2018Walk of Shame\u2019 and here we have a song all about it, a story of what happens so often in this day and age put to heavy metal music, it\u2019s an opus for society and one that needed to be told via song. The album closes with a cover, yes, the band that started doing covers has finally put one on an album and it\u2019s a kick ass version of Cheap Trick\u2019s \u2018She\u2019s Tight\u2019 that features Robin Zander. It\u2019s a great way to round this album out with a classic rocker and hearing Michael Starr belt this one out works perfectly.<\/p>\n

You pretty much know what you\u2019re gonna get from a Steel Panther album and \u2018Lower The Bar\u2019 continues the tradition of outstanding musicality and vocal abilities delivering songs that at times could make your neighbour blush (as it\u2019s obvious you\u2019ll be playing this one so loud they\u2019ll (have to) enjoy listening to it.) They\u2019ve done it again and just so you know, they\u2019ve probably done it to your girlfriend too\u2026<\/p>\n

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Check out our interview with Satchel right here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

Release date:<\/strong> 24 March 2017<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Kobalt<\/p>\n

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

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Track Listing:<\/strong>
\nGoin\u2019 In The Backdoor
\nAnything Goes
\nPoontang Boomerang
\nThat\u2019s When You Came In
\nWrong Side Of The Tracks (Out In Beverly Hills)
\nNow The Fun Starts
\nPussy Ain\u2019t Free
\nWasted Too Much Time
\nI Got What You Want
\nWalk Of Shame
\nShe\u2019s Tight<\/p>\n