Lower the Bar | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 24, 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Genre | Glam metal, comedy rock | |||
Length | 39:13 | |||
Label | Open E Music, Kobalt | |||
Producer | Jay Ruston | |||
Steel Panther chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lower the Bar | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Classic Rock | [1] |
Classic Rock Germany | [2] |
Metal Hammer | [3] |
Metal Hammer UK | [4] |
Rock Hard | [5] |
Lower the Bar is the fourth studio album by American glam metal band Steel Panther. It was originally scheduled for release on February 24, 2017, but was delayed to the following month. [6]
Robin Zander and Bobbie Brown made cameo appearances in the music video for Cheap Trick's cover "She's Tight". [7]
All tracks are written by Steel Panther, except "She's Tight" written by Rick Nielsen.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Goin' in the Backdoor" | 3:10 |
2. | "Anything Goes" | 3:01 |
3. | "Poontang Boomerang" | 3:22 |
4. | "That's When You Came In" | 3:46 |
5. | "Wrong Side of the Tracks (Out in Beverly Hills)" | 3:07 |
6. | "Now the Fun Starts" | 3:43 |
7. | "Pussy Ain't Free" | 3:56 |
8. | "Wasted Too Much Time" (featuring Stone Sour in the video) | 3:50 |
9. | "I Got What You Want" | 4:13 |
10. | "Walk of Shame" | 4:11 |
11. | "She's Tight" (Cheap Trick cover; featuring Robin Zander) | 2:54 |
Total length: | 39:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Red Headed Step Child" | 3:40 |
13. | "Momentary Epiphany" | 2:57 |
Total length: | 46:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Gloryhole (Live from Wacken 2016)" |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] | 10 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] | 15 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] | 28 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] | 65 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13] | 39 |
French Albums (SNEP) [14] | 127 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] | 14 |
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [16] | 10 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] | 16 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] | 30 |
UK Albums (OCC) [19] | 26 |
US Billboard 200 [20] | 40 |
US Top Comedy Albums (Billboard) [21] | 1 |
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