Their gimmick and comedic banter in between songs began to really catch on, as celebrities and rock stars began turning up at their performances to jump onstage to jam. Singer Michael Starr, guitarist Satchel, bassist Lexxi Foxxx and drummer Stix Zadinia dressed in spandex and teased their hair up ‘80s-style to play various clubs on the Sunset Strip performing their favorite cover songs from that era. Steel Panther gained much of their popularity on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood playing under the name Metal Skool in the early 2000s. They perform at the House of Blues in Las Vegas every Friday night, The Green Valley Ranch, also in Las Vegas every Saturday night and the House of Blues in Hollywood every Monday night, but they still found the time to record their sophomore effort. The success that Steel Panther has earned in the past three years is well-deserved, as they might be a few of the hardest working guys in the music business today. You’re welcome.” Says Stix.The glam band that brought you “Fat Girls,” “Community Property,” “Asian Hooker” and “The Shocker” is back with a brand new CD called Balls Out! I’m talking about the mighty Steel Panther! This four-piece hair metal parody band is probably the most successful cover band turned full-blown rock act ever. “If you get frustrated daily, we have a song for you. Ironically enough, just days before, Stix also took to social media to remind Panther fans and the general public of why Steel Panther started this band in the first place. So let’s hear it since you know what’s good. I dare you to try and follow your dreams.
“To all the haters and critics who ripped on us (or ANY band ever): I DARE you to write a song. Naturally, Steel Panther drummer, Stix Zadinia, took to social media to defend Panther honor and called out their critiques. These people don’t care about standing up for any sexist cause here, just retweets and validation from strangers are the real cause they’re fighting for. A witch hunt the very same people would have never been interested in if it wasn’t something they might be able to get attention for themselves via Facebook or Twitter. Really? This offends you enough to take public action but their 4 previous albums at the time had no impact on you? A clear sign of jumping on the social media witch hunt. They’ve also lasted longer than most modern bands and enjoyed a lot more success. Let’s also point out, their first 4 records landed them top 20 chart positions in the US Rock Charts.
Especially a smash hit Rock or Metal song.
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From a songwriting point of view, there’s hardly a band out there today that can match Steel Panther on their technical mastery of how to write a catchy tune. Steel Panther are supposed to be entertaining, however, they take the musical aspects of what they do incredibly seriously. If after 5 albums you still can’t grasp the concept of - They are having fun - then maybe you’re short a few brain cells.
Steel Panther have been very consistent in defending themselves over the years, and so they should. Just because you don’t like the joke, doesn’t render the musician talentless, or the solos dumb. You’d think that a prerequisite of being a Music Journalist would be to have a basic understanding of, not only musical instruments, but also be able to recognize musical talent, regardless of the context it's been immersed in. You can only assume one would naturally critique the use of a musical instrument as “dumb” if they’ve literally never picked up an instrument in their life.
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