Lower the Bar

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Lower the Bar
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Studio album by
Steel Panther
ReleasedMarch 24, 2017
Recorded2016
Genre Glam metal, comedy rock
Length39:13
Label Open E Music, Kobalt
Producer Jay Ruston
Steel Panther chronology
All You Can Eat
(2014)		Lower the Bar
(2017)		 Heavy Metal Rules
(2019)
Singles from Lower the Bar
  1. "She's Tight"
    Released: September 29, 2016
  2. "Anything Goes"
    Released: December 16, 2016
  3. "Poontang Boomerang"
    Released: February 9, 2017
  4. "I Got What You Want"
    Released: 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
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Rock Hard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

Robin Zander and Bobbie Brown made cameo appearances in the music video for Cheap Trick's cover "She's Tight". [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steel Panther, except "She's Tight" written by Rick Nielsen

No.TitleLength
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
Deluxe CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Red Headed Step Child"3:40
13."Momentary Epiphany"2:57
Total length:46:00
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Gloryhole (Live from Wacken 2016)" 

Personnel

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
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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