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Please see the discussion on the talk page. | Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986, named after the 1965 film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ...
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Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ...
Glam metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s - early 1980s in the United States. ...
Sleaze rock or Sleaze glam is a subgenre of glam metal. ...
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Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ...
Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ...
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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 film written by Jack Moran, directed by Russ Meyer and starring Tura Satana as Varla. ...
The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their albums Faster Pussycat and 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over that sold 500,000 copies. Faster Pussycat is the debut album of the band of the same name. ...
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Wake Me When Its Over is Faster Pussycats second album. ...
History
Roots of Faster Pussycat Faster Pussycat was formed in Hollywood by Taime Downe during the Glam metal boom of the late 1980s, the earliest incarnation of the band featured Taime and Greg Steele along with Brent Muscat. ...
Glam metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s - early 1980s in the United States. ...
Greg Steele is a guitarist who was once co-guitarist in Faster Pussycat with guitarist Brent Muscat. ...
Brent Muscat (born April 23, 1967, in Hollywood, California) is a guitarist who has played in various bands, including Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, the Liberators, Bubble, Superficial/Sinthetics, Adlers Appetite, Sin City All Stars, and The Underground Rebels. ...
After several more member changes, Faster Pussycat soon morphed into the band's most well known line-up, consisting of Taime Downe (vocals), Greg Steele (guitar), Brent Muscat (guitar), Kelly Nickels (bass) and Mark Michals (drums). Musically, Faster Pussycat drew influences from various rock, punk and glam groups, including: the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Sex Pistols, New York Dolls and others. Faster Pussycat. ...
Greg Steele is a guitarist who was once co-guitarist in Faster Pussycat with guitarist Brent Muscat. ...
Brent Muscat (born April 23, 1967, in Hollywood, California) is a guitarist who has played in various bands, including Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, the Liberators, Bubble, Superficial/Sinthetics, Adlers Appetite, Sin City All Stars, and The Underground Rebels. ...
Kelly Nickels is a bassist who has played in various bands including L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat, and Sweet Pain. ...
Mark Michals was the drummer on the first two Faster Pussycat albums. ...
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Before recording their debut album, Nickels left the group and was replaced by Eric Stacy (ex-Champagne). Eric Stacy is a bassist who has played in several bands, including Faster Pussycat, Champagne, and the Liberators. ...
Rise to fame The band released their debut album Faster Pussycat in 1987, the same year Guns N' Roses released Appetite for Destruction. Although Guns N' Roses would overshadow Faster Pussycat in album sales, the band managed to build a cult following and put out several promotional videos from the first album for songs such as "Cathouse", "Bathroom Wall" and "Don't Change That Song". In the United States the band toured with Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth and Motörhead in support of the album. Faster Pussycat is the debut album of the band of the same name. ...
Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ...
Alternate cover The original, banned cover of Appetite for Destruction. ...
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David Lee Roth (sometimes referred to as Diamond Dave) (born 10 October 1954, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality, best known for his work with the band Van Halen. ...
Motörhead are a Grammy Award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister), who has remained the sole constant member. ...
Two years later, Faster Pussycat would record their most successful album Wake Me When It's Over. The album received gold status; its sales being largely boosted by the hit single, "House of Pain". Music videos where also produced for "House of Pain" and "Poison Ivy". While the band were touring for the album in 1990, drummer Mark Michals was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska for trying to mail heroin to his hotel room and was subsequently kicked out of the band. [1] Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot filled in as drummer for the remainder of the tour, before Brett Bradshaw became Faster Pussycat's new long-term drummer. Tours with KISS and Mötley Crüe followed. Wake Me When Its Over is Faster Pussycats second album. ...
Mark Michals was the drummer on the first two Faster Pussycat albums. ...
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Frankie Banali has been one of the former drummers of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot. ...
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s glam metal scene. ...
Brett Bradshaw is a drummer who has played for the bands Faster Pussycat and Blackboard Jungle. ...
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In 1990, they recorded a cover of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" for a compilation called "Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary". A video was also filmed for this track. It featured Taime for the first time with dark hair. The song was also later included on the 1992 Belted, Buckled And Booted EP, which served as the single for "Nonstop To Nowhere" and also included two unreleased tracks. Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy Award winning American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter movement. ...
Youre So Vain is a song written and performed by Carly Simon in 1972. ...
Rubáiyát is a compilation album, released in 1990 to commemorate 40 years of record label Elektra Records. ...
Belted, Buckled And Booted is a Faster Pussycat EP. Track list Nonstop To Nowhere Too Tight Charge Me Up Youre So Vain (Carly Simon cover) Category: ...
Post-Pussycat After Faster Pussycat broke up, the members went their separate ways into various projects.
Taime Downe was involved with industrial musical act Pigface before expanding on the darker themes started on Whipped!, by forming his own industrial rock act with Kyle Kyle of Bang Tango called The Newlydeads. Faster Pussycat. ...
Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and Bill Rieflin. ...
Whipped! is Faster Pussycats third album. ...
Industrial rock is a musical genre which is a fusion of industrial music and rock music. ...
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The Newlydeads were an industrial rock band founded by Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe. ...
Reforming In 2001 Faster Pussycat reformed featuring original members Taime Downe (vocals), Brent Muscat (guitar), Greg Steele (guitar); alongside Taime's former Newlydeads bandmates Xristian Simon (guitar), Danny Nordahl (bass), and Chad Stewart (drums). Danny Nordahl had also played in The Throbs, and Danny Nordahl and Chad Stewart both also play in Motochrist. Faster Pussycat. ...
Brent Muscat (born April 23, 1967, in Hollywood, California) is a guitarist who has played in various bands, including Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, the Liberators, Bubble, Superficial/Sinthetics, Adlers Appetite, Sin City All Stars, and The Underground Rebels. ...
Greg Steele is a guitarist who was once co-guitarist in Faster Pussycat with guitarist Brent Muscat. ...
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Danny Nordahl is a bassist who has played in the bands Faster Pussycat, Newlydeads, Motochrist, and The Throbs. ...
Chad Stewart is a drummer who has played for various bands. ...
The Throbs are a sleaze rock band from New York City formed in 1988. ...
A remix compilation Between the Valley of the Ultra Pussy was released the same year by the band, featuring industrial rock remixes of their classic tracks, along with a bonus cover of KISS' "I Was Made For Loving You". This divided fans as many of the band's older fanbase who enjoyed standard hard rock, were not familiar with industrial rock. Between The Valley Of The Ultra Pussy is a Faster Pussycat album mostly featuring new versions of old Faster Pussycat songs. ...
Industrial rock is a musical genre which is a fusion of industrial music and rock music. ...
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ...
Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ...
Industrial rock is a musical genre which is a fusion of industrial music and rock music. ...
Steele would leave the band half-way through the band's 2001 tour with Poison and Cinderella. Tracii Guns filled in as guitarist for the rest of the tour, but once the remaining dates were completed, Faster Pussycat continued as a five piece. After Brent was unable to tour in 2005, Eric Griffin from Murderdolls filled as the guitarist for their United States tour. There has been no official word concerning Brent's future in the band. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
Poison is an American hard rock band which originally achieved popular success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...
Cinderella is an American hard rock (bluesy) and glam metal band most known during the 1980s and early 1990s. ...
Tracii Guns (born January 20, 1966) is an iconic metal guitar slinger who has played with a number of well-known metal bands and solo artists over the years. ...
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Murderdolls is a rock band formed in 2002. ...
Brent Muscat reforming Original Faster Pussycat In December 2006, three former original Faster Pussycat members; Brent Muscat, Eric Stacy and Brett Bradshaw alongside THE UNDERGROUND REBELS vocalist Kurt Frohlich began performing under the name, the purpose of this is so fans can hear Faster Pussycat tracks played in the way they originally were opposed to the Industrial rock-themed version Downe continues to front.
They played the AVN Awards after-party at the Dive Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to a press release, this version of the band — which does not include vocalist Taime Downe — will perform "all classic tracks, no remixes, no B.S."
Taime sent out a bulletin on Myspace saying FPC was not playing in Vegas and Brent was just trying to make a buck; Brent has stated he donated all his money and planned to donate a portion of any future earnings to cancer research. In February 2007, Brent issued these statements on his myspace blog:
"In 2000 Taime made an awful remix cd. It was not until Greg Steele and I threatened him with legal action that we were paid and invited to join our own band. In 2005 I was diagnosed with oral cancer. The band which I had been part of for 20 years all of a sudden replaced me and lied about my condition. I was very hurt that Taime never bothered to call me once. As a result of Taime's drunken and erratic performances, the price for Faster Pussycat live performances plummeted and fans have voiced their displeasure. I decided I would attempt to reunite the band to commemorate our 20th anniversary. I invited both Greg and Taime, (which is more than he did for me) but neither responded"
In March 2007 Brent did an interview with an Italian publication which he stated:
"I love Taime but I believe he is caught up in a dark, fake and lonely place, where the people around him kiss his ass and then talk shit behind his back..They use him for his drugs and ride his coat tails...Hollywood has been dead for a few years now... I'm so glad I got away from there and moved to Las Vegas. What is most sad about this, is the fact that I'm one of Taime's only real friends and he is too messed up to see it"
On April 21, 2007, Muscat circulated via MySpace an open invitation to Taime Downe and Greg Steele to reunite with him, Stacy and Bradshaw. There has been no response. Faster Pussycat is currently on tour this Spring 2007 in Europe. Kurt Frohlich is replacing Taime on vocals along with Todd Kerns on guitar
Brent Muscat's version of Faster Pussycat toured Spring 2007 in Europe. Kurt Frohlich replaced Taime on vocals along with Todd Kerns on guitar.
Brent stops using the Faster Pussycat name As of July 2007, Brent Muscat has decided to drop the battle to use the name Faster Pussycat. His incarnation of the band is over. Taime continues on with the name 'Faster Pussycat.' They performed at Rocklahoma July 2007.
Rocklahoma While performing at Rocklahoma Taime Downe told the crowd "It's a shame cancer didn't kill Brent," "F--- that cancer victim," "Why couldn't that mother f---er die", or "Cancer kills a lot of people, why not him?" along with other insults aimed towards Muscat. Faster Pussycat playing at Rocklahoma 2007 Rocklahoma (also known as Rock Fever Presents Rocklahoma or Rock Fever) is an annual glam metal festival held in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma. ...
It's not confirmed, but rumored, that he got into a fight with one of the guitar players, and threw his mic at him. Many people backstage (including other bands) claimed to have witnessed Xristian Simon punch Downe in the stomach backstage. The band has denied it. To meet Wikipedia quality standards and WikiProject Music guidelines, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
After his Rocklahoma performance, Downe jumped onto a golf cart that took off quickly. He fell out of the moving cart, landing on the ground, in the dirt. Amused onlookers took photos. When he got up he cursed out everyone looking at him. Fans say it was karmic retribution for his comments about Muscat. For other uses, see Karma (disambiguation). ...
Downe posted a response to a letter written by Brent Muscat's wife, 'EJ,' on his MySpace blog. He denied ever wishing Brent dead at Rocklahoma and called it "the biggest crock of s---." Despite hundreds of people hearing him say it and posting his comments, wishing Brent dead on the official Rocklahoma website. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Downe mentioned how the band hasn't played in a while and is rusty. His stated, metaphorically, "We're rusty. We're like a 12-year old p---y: We don't quite know what the f--- we're doing yet." Coupled with technical difficulties and citing a lack of practice, Downe acknowledged the show was rough. Downe had the band start the song 'House of Pain' over due to a bad guitar intro.
Steven Adler, former drummer of Guns N' Roses, tried to sit in with the band for one last song, but was denied due to time constraints and equipment failure. The band was past their time limit and the technical crew starting removing Faster Pussycat's equipment. Adler starts the beginning of 'Bathroom Wall,' Downe cuts him off, states he's done and yells, "Thanks Rocklahoma, you're f---ing awesome." To which some people considered the statement sarcasm. After only 5 songs they had to end their 45-minute set. Steven Adler (born January 22, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American rock drummer. ...
Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ...
Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ...
Former line-up Kelly Nickels is a bassist who has played in various bands including L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat, and Sweet Pain. ...
Greg Steele is a guitarist who was once co-guitarist in Faster Pussycat with guitarist Brent Muscat. ...
Mark Michals was the drummer on the first two Faster Pussycat albums. ...
Frankie Banali has been one of the former drummers of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot. ...
Discography
Albums Faster Pussycat is the debut album of the band of the same name. ...
Wake Me When Its Over is Faster Pussycats second album. ...
Whipped! is Faster Pussycats third album. ...
EPs Live And Rare is a Faster Pussycat EP. Track list Bathroom Wall (Remix) Poison Ivy (Edit) Pulling Weeds (Live) Slip Of The Tongue (Live) Babylon (Live) House Of Pain (Edit) Category: ...
Belted, Buckled And Booted is a Faster Pussycat EP. Track list Nonstop To Nowhere Too Tight Charge Me Up Youre So Vain (Carly Simon cover) Category: ...
Compilations Between The Valley Of The Ultra Pussy is a Faster Pussycat album mostly featuring new versions of old Faster Pussycat songs. ...
Trivia - Taime's other claim to fame was as co-owner (with Riki Rachtman, who guested on the first Faster Pussycat album and was later host of MTV's Headbanger's Ball) of The Cathouse, a popular hard rock themed night club in Los Angeles.
- Taime Downe was born Gustave Molvik
- Faster Pussycat have influenced various bands such as Murderdolls and the Backyard Babies, the latter of which covered Faster Pussycat fan-favourite "Babylon".
- Brent Muscat is the brother of Todd Muscat (who was bass player in a number of Los Angeles based bands including Kill For Thrills, and Junkyard).
- Taime Downe sang backing vocals on Skid Row's cover of the Ramones' "Psycho Therapy".
- Faster Pussycat appeared on The Decline of Western Civilization II.
- Items included on Faster Pussycat's rider on their tour with David Lee Roth included 3 buckets of Popeye's Chicken and a video copy of "Bloodsucking Freaks".
- Singer Taime Downe always had an issue with his weight. When the band asked him to do sit up's, he complained of a 10 year old Appendix surgery to avoid the exercise.
Riki Rachtman (born June 15, 1965 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California) is an American TV and radio personality. ...
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Murderdolls is a rock band formed in 2002. ...
Backyard Babies is a Swedish punk rock band, formed in the city of Nässjö in 1987, originally comprising singer Tobbe, guitarist Dregen, bassist Johan Blomqvist and drummer Peder Carlsson. ...
Brent Muscat (born April 23, 1967, in Hollywood, California) is a guitarist who has played in various bands, including Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, the Liberators, Bubble, Superficial/Sinthetics, Adlers Appetite, Sin City All Stars, and The Underground Rebels. ...
Kill For Thrills were a band feauring lead vocalist and rhythm guitar Gilby Clarke, later a members of GunsnRoses, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Jason Nesmith, bassist and backing vocalist Todd Muscat, and drummer and backing vocalist David Scott. ...
Junkyard is a hard rock band formed in Los Angeles by two Texans, David Roach (vocals) and Chris Gates (guitar, ex-Big Boys). ...
Skid Row is an American heavy metal band which became the hair metal prototypes of the late 1980s metal scene and were reasonably successful until they were eclipsed by the Seattle grunge bands in 1991. ...
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The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years is a rockumentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene of 1988 Original Movie poster and Tape Cassette cover Featuring footage and interviews of legendary metal bands such as Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, W.A.S.P...
Interview links - Interview with Faster Pussycat on Trilogy Rock (Spain)
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