Faster Pussycat (album)

Faster Pussycat is the first album by the band of the same name. The album reached number 97 on the Billboard 200 chart. 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
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.

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.

Personnel

 * 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