I guess that even though Steve's music sounds cheesy, I think that he nevers takes himself too seriously, and flexable is the proof.
Now here's a guy who has enough chops so that he needs a seventh string, that has such a look that he can play the devil's guitarist, and a few years before that he writes 'little green men'? come on!! If you get a chance to listen to 'fire garden', the guy has written some catchy tunes there. I knew little green men would be of your taste... He's still under Zappa's influence in this disc.