FASTER PUSSYCAT 1987 debut LP Taime Down LA Cathouse

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

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

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

Faster Pussycat and front man Taime Downe, who the London Observer calls "One of the Great American Rockers" returns with the first-ever live release. From rock classics like House of Pain, Bathroom Wall and Cathouse, to the new songs featured on his latest cd "Power and the Glory Hole" like Porn Star and Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll. Downe even adds a bonus with a rocking studio cover of the Rolling Stones "It's Only Rock and Roll", which Taime Downe swears it is, and I'm sure you'll agree...

Faster Pussycat and front man Taime Downe, who the London Observer calls "One of the Great American Rockers" returns with the first-ever live release. From rock classics like House of Pain, Bathroom Wall and Cathouse, to the new songs featured on his latest cd "Power and the Glory Hole" like Porn Star and Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll. Downe even adds a bonus with a rocking studio cover of the Rolling Stones "It's Only Rock and Roll", which Taime Downe swears it is, and I'm sure you'll agree...