Faster Pussycat (album)

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Faster Pussycat
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Studio album by
Faster Pussycat
ReleasedJuly 7, 1987
Recorded1986-1987
GenreGlam metal
Length36:13
LabelElektra
ProducerRic Browde
Faster Pussycat chronology
Faster Pussycat
(1987) 		Wake Me When It's Over
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
Melodic4.5/5 stars[3]

Faster Pussycat is the first album by the band of the same name. The album reached #97 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4] Videos were made for several of the songs on the album, including "Don't Change That Song", which had a video directed by Russ Meyer.

The band performed "Cathouse" and "Bathroom Wall" in the film The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, and they were interviewed in the segment as well.

The album was reissued on CD by UK-based company Rock Candy Records, with expanded liner notes and photos.

Style[]

Unlike most of the rest of their music, this album is generally seen as just being a pure glam metal album without the later blues or industrial influences they would take in.[5][6][7][8][9]

Track listing[]

  1. "Don't Change That Song" (Taime Downe, Greg Steele) – 3:40
  2. "Bathroom Wall" (Downe) – 3:40
  3. "No Room for Emotion" (Downe, Brent Muscat) – 3:56
  4. "Cathouse" (Downe) – 3:42
  5. "Babylon" (Downe, Steele) – 3:14
  6. "Smash Alley" (Downe, Muscat) – 3:28
  7. "Shooting You Down" (Downe) – 3:46
  8. "City Has No Heart" (Downe, Muscat) – 4:19
  9. "Ship Rolls In" (Downe, Steele) – 3:26
  10. "Bottle in Front of Me" (Downe, Muscat) – 3:02

Reception[]

In 2005, Faster Pussycat was ranked number 498 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[10]

Personnel[]

  • Taime Downe - lead vocals
  • Greg Steele - guitar, backing vocals
  • Brent Muscat - guitar, backing vocals
  • Eric Stacy - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Michals - drums, backing vocals

References[]

  1. ^ Faster Pussycat at AllMusic
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Melodic review
  4. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. ^ "Whatever Happened To: The B-Listers of Hair Metal". Consequence of Sound. 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  6. ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. ^ "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck". Consequence of Sound. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  8. ^ "Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time: The Complete List". LA Weekly. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  9. ^ Westhoff, Ben (6 December 2011). "Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums". LA Weekly. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  10. ^ [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 7. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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