Faster Pussycat (album)
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| Released | July 7, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal | |||
| Length | 36:13 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Ric Browde | |||
| Faster Pussycat chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
| Melodic |  [3] |
Faster Pussycat is the first album by the band of the same name. The album reached number 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 song "Babylon" featured scratching by one time club DJ Riki Rachtman. Riki was Taime Downe's roommate and together they opened the nightclub Cathouse.
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[edit]
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[edit]
- "Don't Change That Song" (Taime Downe, Greg Steele) – 3:40
- "Bathroom Wall" (Downe) – 3:40
- "No Room for Emotion" (Downe, Brent Muscat) – 3:56
- "Cathouse" (Downe) – 3:42
- "Babylon" (Downe, Steele) – 3:14
- "Smash Alley" (Downe, Muscat) – 3:28
- "Shooting You Down" (Downe) – 3:46
- "City Has No Heart" (Downe, Muscat) – 4:19
- "Ship Rolls In" (Downe, Steele) – 3:26
- "Bottle in Front of Me" (Downe, Muscat) – 3:02
Reception[edit]
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[edit]
- Faster Pussycat
- 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
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[11] | 97 |
References[edit]
- ^ Faster Pussycat at AllMusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Melodic review
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Whatever Happened To: The B-Listers of Hair Metal". Consequence of Sound. September 26, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on November 26, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck". Consequence of Sound. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time: The Complete List". LA Weekly. December 9, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ Westhoff, Ben (December 6, 2011). "Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums". LA Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 7. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ^ "Faster Pussycat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
