Parental warning: The Panther ain't for the younger ears! So send the lil' rugrats outta the room when you crank these audio clips! Make 'em go wash the stank milk outta their own sippy cup, or wipe up their own piss-miss around the toilet base..anything, just get 'em out of the room, so you can enjoy some comedic metal vulgarity in peace! Because Steel Panther is simply brilliant. Brilliant in their songwriting, mixing very adult-themed comedy with 80's-styled metal. Brilliant in their musicianship, especially Satchel, the guitar player, who is basically a GIT freakshow of talent. Brilliant in their showmanship, as Michael Starr (who can sing his ass off, by the way) channels his inner-David Lee Roth and reminds you of how great a frontman can be when he pulls it off correctly. And brilliant in their concept, which takes what Spinal Tap started, and elevates it to a new realm of rock awesomeness! Spinal Tap may have set the table of rock comedy, but Steel Panther shows up with 2 hot strippers carrying a big crate of prime steaks, boxes of the finest cannolis, and a few bottles of the finest tequila! In other words, Steel Panther makes Spinal Tap's dinner party WAAAYY cooler!
Steel Panther's latest release, "Balls Out", continues the fantastic run of their previous, "Feel the Steel", and shows an even more polished songwriting effort, and even better vocal harmonies. It might be found under comedy, but this is serious musicianship here, boys & girls. Tracks that grabbed me by the crotch immediately were, "Just Like Tiger Woods", "If You Really Really Want Me", "It Won't Suck Itself, "Let Me Come In", & my favorite, "Tomorrow Night", which is a song that the mighty RATT wish it wrote back in '88! Oh, and let me give special mention to "Critter", which you'll have to spin for yourself to hear what those hilarious lyrics are all about... You'll hear equal parts RATT, Dokken, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, & Van Halen in the pot of stew that is Steel Panther, and if you're in my age bracket, you will remember those young pre-teen & teenage years when those bands were unstoppable! Well, the Panther is bringing it back! Check out the cd, check 'em out live! It might be fantastic comedy, but the music quality & song delivery is ALL business! Go get your "Balls Out", and throw a fist in the air for the new "good ol' days"! Aqua-Net, anyone?
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