It surprises me that everyone says Fall Out Boy are horrible live, considering that the other Fueled By Ramen bands are some of the best live performers I have ever seen. While Panic at the Disco tops them all in terms of live quality, no band can beat the show put on by Cobra Starship.Gabe Saporta is one of the most entertaining vocalists in this industry, and when combined with Cobra's tongue-in-cheek lyrics, the songs are just as laughable as they are danceable. Most people know Cobra Starship for their movie theme song, "Snakes On a Plane (Bring It)". While I love that song, it's really not a representation of who Cobra is today, considering that all but one of the vocalists and instrumentalists on "Snakes On a Plane" are not actually in the band today. To be perfectly honest, "Snakes On a Plane" is probably better quality the the band's new songs, but it just isn't as funny. Some people also know about Cobra, or at least about Gabe, because he used to be the lead singer for the band Midtown.
One of my personal favorite songs is "Damn You Look Good and I'm Drunk (Scandalous)". Cobra was accompanied in the studio by the V.I.P Party Boys for this song, and it is beyond outrageous. Go listen to it... unless you're easily offended. But so long as you can take a little vulgarity, I promise you will enjoy it, and "S-C-A-N-D-to the A- to the L-O-U-S" will forever be stuck in your head.
I highly suggest that everyone listen to Cobra Starship. Especially to "Guilty Pleasure" (video posted below), "City Is At War," "Prostitution is the World's Oldest Profession (And I Dear Madame am a Professional)," and "Kiss My Sass."
Cobra Starship's "Guilty Pleasure" Home Video, produced and recorded by the band.
If any of the links don't work, I apologize. YouTube is currently in a legal battle with Warner Music Group and that has caused all Fueled By Ramen (and many other) videos to be removed.
Photo of Gabriel Saporta by Sarah Maloy at Bogarts Music Hall in Cincinnati, November 22, 2008.
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Cobraaa... I don't know many songs by them, but I do know that they definitely bring the fun.
Did you, by any chance, watch the show Redemption Song? The girl who used to be in Cobra was on it, and she was a mess!
No, I didn't watch that show, but I knew she was on it. She seems totally insane... She was kicked out because she was obsessed with and started stalking Gabe. Creepy! I really like Victoria, the keytar player who replaced her. She seems awesome.
Ha-ha! Yea, she admitted her obsession on TV, too. I would not be proud of that!
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