Album Review
Steel Panther - Balls OutSteel Panther – Balls Out

When Steel Panther released ‘Feel The Steel’ back in 2009 they shocked the world with their extremely sexist lyrics but also gathered a massive following which has seen 1000’s of people screaming out their lyrics at their live shows, festival appearances and also club nights across the world.

Steel Panther have been away from the music scene for the best part of a year now whilst they have been working on their third studio album ‘Balls Out’ which has just been released and it follows on perfectly from ‘Feel The Steel’ with witty tongue-in-cheek sexual lyrics and more classic rock hair metal guitar riffs than you can bust a grove to.

The album opens with a spoken word introduction ‘In The Future’ which is basically a robotic voice talking about being in the year 6969 and as soon as the intro is done the Panther smash straight into ‘Supersonic Sex Machine’ which opens with a made flurry of fast guitar riffs and Michael Starr on top form with his catchy vocals and borderline offensive sexual vocals.

Moments like ‘Just Like Tiger Woods’ show off how Steel Panther really don’t give a fuck and don’t have any boundaries and secondly show off their creative and funny side by turning a real life celebrity situation into an hilarious song with Michael Starr singing “If you wanna be like Tiger Woods, Fertilizing ladies in the neighbourhood, Get real rich and you will find, All the hot chicks will want to grind” and also “If you wanna be like Tiger Woods, Poking all the holes in the neighbourhood, Tell your wife how it's gonna be, Your driver is community property”, and it is moments like this which make Steel Panther so much fun as long as you have a good sense of humour.

Songs like ’17 Girls In A Row’, ‘Critter’ and ‘It Won’t Suck Itself’ are funny but also come close to crossing the line such as one of the key lyrics in ‘Critter’ which has Starr singing ““Hit her in the shitter, treat her like a critter”, ‘Tomorrow Night’ is also another well written song with lyrics that will appeal to the majority of the world’s population with Starr singing “I’m going to get some pussy, tomorrow night, tomorrow night, but tonight I’m playing Angry Birds like a million other stupid nerds”, and it is moments like this which are priceless and show off the how creative the Panther are.

The stand out track on the album is the album closer ‘Weenie Ride’ it is a soppy ballad with a sexual twist about how Michael Starr’s cock is better than a ride at Disney Land and if this song does not getting you singing and laughing along on the first couple of listens then you really do need to check your pulse as this is Starr’s song writing at it’s best, musically the song reminds me slightly of ‘Community Property’ from ‘Feel The Steel’ but a little bit more toned down.

Lyrically the album is more of what Steel Panther fans have come to love and expect from the band whilst instrumentally things are sounding more crafted and better put together than on ‘Feel The Steel’ and there are also some oustanding guitar solos on offer with Satchel showing off his rock god skills, but in general I will say that ‘Balls Out’ is defiantly a grower as on the first couple of listens the album flowed as one with not much standing out but now certain songs stand out more than others for various different reasons.

4/5

Review by Trigger
 Band Members
Steel Panther - Band
Michael Starr
Satchel
Lexxi Foxxx
Stix Zadinia
 Track Listing
1. In The Future
2. Supersonic Sex Machine
3. Just Like Tiger Woods
4. 17 Girls In A Row
5. If You Really, Really Love Me
6. It Won't Suck Itself
7. Tomorrow Night
8. Why Can't You Trust Me
9. That's What Girls Are For
10. Gold-Digging Whore
11. I Like Drugs
12. Critter
13. Let Me Cum In
14. Weenie Ride
 Band Related Links
Steel Panther Myspace
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?