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A GROUP FOR ALL FASTER PUSSYCAT FANS

Website: http://www.fasterpussycat.com
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Latest Activity: May 5

Faster Pussycat

Faster Pussycat was formed out of the streets of Hollywood, California, with Taime Downe (vocalist), former co-owner of the Los Angeles club, The Cathouse, Brent Muscat and Greg Steele (guitarists), Eric Stacy (bassist), and Mark Michals (drummer). With their name derived from Russ Meyer's movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, the band signed to Elektra Records in December 1986. Faster Pussycat (1987), was recorded on a low budget, with Poison producer Ric Browde, and was an infectious collection of Aerosmith/Rolling Stones influenced material, with the band's sense of humor shining through in "Bathroom Wall," "Don't Change That Song" and "Babylon."

A UK tour with Guns N' Roses and U.S. dates with Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth and Motorhead helped to build respectable album sales, and the band had matured considerably by the time they recorded Wake Me When It's Over (1989), with John Jansen. This buried the "glam" image under a heavier sound and greater lyrical depth, with "Pulling Weeds," addressing the abortion issue, while the emotive "House of Pain" examined the trauma of divorce through a child's eyes. The humor still permeated through, however, on "Slip of the Tongue" and "Where There's A Whip There's A Way." Michals left in disgrace, jailed on drug charges, on the eve of a European tour with the bands Almighty and Dangerous Toys, and Frankie Banali filled in before Brett Bradshaw assumed the drum stool for further U.S. touring with Kiss and Motley Crue. Whipped (1992), showed further progression and a different approach, but emerged into a much-changed musical climate. Despite the quality of the album, Faster Pussycat fell victim to a combination of the recession and the success of the Seattle bands. Ironically, Downe was a Seattle native. Elektra dropped them while they toured America with Kiss. After selling well over a million records worldwide, and an eight-year career, the band played its final show together on July 6, 1993 in Japan. In the years ahead, Taime would work with PIGFACE and, eventually form his own band 'The Newlydeads.' Brent Muscat made records with Phil Lewis and joined L.A. Guns on guitar for a summer tour.

Fast forward to 2001: Faster Pussycat reformed for a summer tour with original members Taime Downe, Brent Muscat and Greg Steele in tow. The summer tour also marked the introduction of three new members, who did double duty playing in Taime's project 'The Newlydeads.' Bassist Danny Nordhal (The Throbs, NY Loose, Motochrist), Chad Stewart on drums (Coyote Shivers, Motochrist), and Xristian Simon on guitar, rounded out the new line-up. Before the tour was complete, Steele left the band, and they continued on as a 5 piece

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Comment by Tim [Detox Shockz <\3] on January 17, 2013 at 11:37am: Best Cathouse in town

Comment by DIM STAR GEN'RAL on September 19, 2010 at 1:31pm: www.veglam.com
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Comment by Predator on July 2, 2010 at 12:18pm: They are so great. I hope i can see them live some day

Comment by Metal Forever on May 9, 2010 at 6:20am: Please Check out Sin City Sinners its Brent Muscats New band thank u

Comment by Metal Forever on April 5, 2010 at 6:14am: hey thank for finding me , im muscats guitar tech

Comment by Blue Eyed Dynamite on July 15, 2009 at 3:05am: THIS IS MY FAVOURITE BAND! DAMN, I FUCKIN LOVE THEM!!!

Comment by Elizabeth Lee James on June 24, 2009 at 11:06am: Hey group friends!!!!!!!!!

Guess what?? I'm a finalist for Miss Rocklahoma!! If I win I get All Access Passes for 4 days, so I need y'all to all go on and vote for me... and ask all your friends to vote for me too. Plllllleeeaaasseeeeee!!

I'm hittin up all my lovely groups to rally the troups... or appropriately stated... to "ROCK the VOTE" for me. LOL!! So help me support the cause.

Go to www.rocklahoma.com to vote. I'M LISTED AS "BETH M." (finalist #7)!!!!!!!!!

Rocklahoma is a craaazzyyyy glam/metal festival in Oklahoma in 2 1/2 weeks... Since the festival is so soon, please help me out soon babys!!

Thanks so much... love you allllllllllll!!!!!!!!!

Comment by David Torgovec on April 15, 2009 at 1:43pm: The new album, "power and gloryhole" is freaking incredible, can't stop listening to it, thanks Taime!!!!

Comment by Paul on February 8, 2009 at 3:10pm: Monday gig at Underworld was great, Taime's version of the band is interesting. The original members played their last year (25th Anniversary) and did all the old stuff..Amazing

Comment by myk 5e on January 23, 2009 at 3:48am: Bl**dy brilliant at Corporation in Sheffield, might go see again at Leeds tonite depending on finances!