Faster Pussycat - Whipped Cassette Tape

Elektra Entertainment

Faster Pussycat: Taime Downe (vocals); Greg Steele, Brent Muscat (guitar, background vocals); Eric Stacy (bass, background vocals); Mark Michals (drums).Compilation producers: Craig DeGraff, Mark Pinkus.Recorded between 1987 and 1992. Includes liner notes by Dewey Ludden.Digitally remastered by Bob Fisher (Pacific Multimedia).Faster Pussycat: Taime Downe (vocals); Greg Steele, Brent Muscat (guitar); Mark Michals (bass guitar); Eric Stacy (drums).Audio Remasterer: Bobby Fischer.Photographer: Marty Temme.Back in the early '70s, the New York Dolls were easily the sleaziest and most rockingest bunch of cross-dressers around. And while they never were able to translate it all into commercial success, they left quite an impression on the West Coast. After all, by the mid- to late '80s, the Sunset Strip was crawling with groups that attempted to look and sound like the Dolls. A case in point is Faster Pussycat. With mile-high hair and songs that came straight out of the pages of Hustler magazine, the group seemed li

Personnel: Xristian Simon, Michael Thomas , Ed Mundell (guitar); Chad Stewart (drums).Recording information: Across The United States; The Graveyard, Hollywood, CA.Out of all the glam/hair bands that infiltrated the rock world circa the late '80s, Faster Pussycat was certainly one of the sleaziest and loosest -- especially when it came to performing their three-chord anthems on the concert stage. But during the group's peak, they never got around to issuing a live album. However, when singer Taime Downe decided to put together a whole new Faster Pussycat lineup circa the early 21st century, the time had finally come for the group's first official live set, 2009's Front Row for the Donkey Show. Interestingly, although Faster Pussycat's 2006 studio comeback, The Power and the Glory Hole, was a decidedly electro/industrial-based affair, this live set reflects more of the group's earlier direction. And an obvious reason for this is the presence of quite a few vintage Pussycat ditties, including "Cathouse, " "House

Nonpoint: Elias Soriano (vocals); Andrew Goldman (guitar, background vocals); KB (bass); Robb Rivera (drums).Recorded at Elysian Studios, Boca Raton, Florida.Nonpoint: Elias Soriano (vocals); Andrew Goldman (guitar, background vocals); KB (bass); Robb Rivera (drums).Additional personnel: Grimm (vocals).Recorded at Elysian Studios, Boca Raton, Florida.Before you dismiss them as just another heavy rock band, take a close listen to Nonpoint's debut album STATEMENT. Sure, there are snarling vocals, pulsing basslines, pounding drums, and savage guitar riffs aplenty, but there's more to Nonpoint's sound than that.For one thing, their attack is tightly controlled with a razor-like precision that brings to mind the thinking man's metal of bands like Helmet. For another, the subtle rhythmic shifts with which Nonpoint varies its full-frontal assault points to a finely-nuanced understanding of counterpoint and compound tempos. The band's lyrics are several steps ahead of the usual hard rock pack, too, displaying a thema

Faster Pussycat: Taime Downe (vocals); Greg Steele, Brent Muscat (guitar, background vocals); Eric Stacy (bass, background vocals); Mark Michals (drums).Compilation producers: Craig DeGraff, Mark Pinkus.Recorded between 1987 and 1992. Includes liner notes by Dewey Ludden.Digitally remastered by Bob Fisher (Pacific Multimedia).Back in the early '70s, the New York Dolls were easily the sleaziest and most rockingest bunch of cross-dressers around. And while they never were able to translate it all into commercial success, they left quite an impression on the West Coast. After all, by the mid- to late '80s, the Sunset Strip was crawling with groups that attempted to look and sound like the Dolls. A case in point is Faster Pussycat. With mile-high hair and songs that came straight out of the pages of Hustler magazine, the group seemed like a sure-fire hit for the times. And while they did score a moderate-sized hit or two, they never matched the lofty heights obtained by local rivals Guns N' Roses. At only ten tra

ESD (East Side Digital)

Capitol/EMI Records

Reprise ( January 29, 1991 ), Genre: Rock & Pop

Buddah

As far as Cosby compilations go, the thing Cosby and the Kids does very right is present the tracks unedited, important since the comedian's languid reflections on his childhood are best left untouched. Yep, this is Cosby talking about his childhood for an adult audience, not Cosby talking to children, as the crayon-scrawled cover might suggest. First released when his television show was on top, Cosby and the Kids was originally coupled with the not reissued Cosby Classics in a two-cassette set. Cosby Classics' track listing is too close to his Best Of collection to warrant a reissue, but the fact that Cosby and the Kids is the lone compilation of his ten-minutes-and-over cuts makes it worthy, besides hilarious. Too bad Rhino put no effort into their 2005 reissue. There are no liner notes and there's still that "Cosby sweater" the man is wearing on the cover, still disguising these '60s recordings as '80s recordings. Shabby packaging till the day it dies, but with five prime routines no matter how you dress