Steel Panther / Gary Floater ...this is not the greatest song in the world... this is just a tribute

Ah the tribute band... you can find them all over town on a Saturday night, tirelessly playing the songs of their favorite artists, forcing you to sing along. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but sometimes its just boring. However, when you decide to make a band that can make fun of an entire genre of music... That's special. The next two bands take their stabs at the joke that is Hair Bands and Nashville country. The result is pure awesomeness. Thanks to Boon and Gabe for showing me the way.



First off.. we have Steel Panther. This aint your average hair band. They are the longest running heavy metal band on the Sunset Strip. The lead singer not only fronted a Van Halen cover band for a while, he also did a stint singing for LA Guns.... the real LA Guns. Tony Romo and Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell sang "Don't stop Believin'" with them on stage. And along with covering 80's hair metal hits, they are entirely capable of creating originals that are PERFECT parodies of your average hair band songs, including the power ballads. Their new album is currently in the works, but check out this sample.

*EDIT* Boon has informed me that I forgot to mention that Slipknot's Corey Taylor provides the vocals for this particular track. Which makes it even greater. Sorry to omit such an important detail.

Listen: Steel Panther - "Death to all but Metal"







A little bit rock n roll.... now a little bit country. A Hero Never Learns The songs of Gary Floater pays tribute to a nashville music icon who had over 4 decades of hits. He embodies everything that country music today is all about and has inspired country artists the world over. Well, he would have... if he wasn't totally made up... He's actually the brainchild of Owen Temple and Adam Carroll, fantastic Texas singer songwriters making a statement of all that is wrong with Nashville today... Take note Toby Keith... you suck! Sorry, I couldn't help it... Again, Caroll and Temple (who sounds suspiciously like John Anderson) are able to make incredible Parodies of nashville music, and it sounds like they had fun doing it.. I know I have had fun listening to it. I'm gonna give you three samples... although the entire album is awesome. I even got a new song for my Killing Kittens cd.

Mp3:

Gary Floater - That's wne the Eagle Screams

Gary Floater - Holding on so Tight

Gary Floater - Let me Kiss you where it hurts