Faster Pussycat (album)

Faster Pussycat is the first album by the band of the same name. The album reached #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.

Faster Pussycat
Studio album by
Faster Pussycat
ReleasedJuly 7, 1987
Recorded1986-1987
GenreHard rock, glam metal, glam punk
Length36:13
LabelElektra
ProducerRic Browde
Faster Pussycat chronology
Faster Pussycat
(1987)		 Wake Me When It's Over
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau(B) [2]
Melodic[3]

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.

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.[4]

Personnel

References
  1. Faster Pussycat at AllMusic
  2. Robert Christgau review
  3. Melodic review
  4. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 7. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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