Faster Pussycat performing at Come and Take It Live in Austin, Texas on August 3, 2021, with Taime Downe, Danny Nordahl, Xristian Simon, Chad Stewart, and Ace Von Johnson. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
From the depths of the mid 80s LA Glam rock scene, a bunch of attitude driven, misguided youth brought to the surface their brand of alley cat rock. Not glam, not punk but somewhere in between, with an attitude and swagger all their own. Fronted by the king of sleaze himself, Taime Downe, Faster Pussycat was his baby assembled piece by piece, that would, not unlike Frankenstein, rapidly grow into a monster and take the scene by storm, whether it was ready for it or not!
Before they knew it, this rag-tag team of miscreants consisting of Taime Downe (vocals), Greg Steele (guitar), Brent Muscat (Guitar), Eric Stacy (bass) and Mark Michals (drums) scored a record deal with Elektra Records and released their debut self-titled album produced by Ric Browde (Poison, Ted Nugent, etc.) who was also instrumental in securing the deal in the first place.
The debut record featured instant classics "Babylon", "Bathroom Wall", "Cathouse" and "Don't Change That Song" , the latter of which, birthed their first music video directed by none other than "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" director Russ Meyer.
Faster Pussycat brought to town a dose of the 80's. It was great to take a trip back in the day and relive songs like Jack the Bastard and Bathroom Wall as well as crowd favorite House of Pain.Setlist for the show at Come and Take It Live
I was highly impressed with the show. An old-ass 80's band would be expected to disappoint, but they were well rehearsed, and put on a very good show. They were one of my final "hope-to-see's" and I can move on with my life, happier for having seen them.
Faster pussycat was amazing, these guys displayed phenomenal talent that makes them an enduring Classic Rock Band.
Faster Pussycat didn't disappoint! Stage presence was great! Interaction with the crowd, amazing! Vocals as awesome as ever! It was like taking a time machine back to the 80's!
I had a great time watching Faster Pussycat play live! We tried to watch from the middle-back area for the sound quality, which was real good, then after 4 songs in we moved up to as close as possible. Band was on fire! Taime still sings top notch. He hasn't lost any vocals. His band mates can really play the great music.
- Jack the Bastard
- Cathouse
- Slip of the Tongue
- Don't Change That Song
- Nonstop to Nowhere
- Little Dove
- Ain't No Way Around It
- Pirate Love
- Number 1 With a Bullet
- NOLA
- House of Pain
- Friends
- Bathroom Wall / Pretty Fucked Up
- Shut Up and Fuck
- Babylon
Faster Pussycat was the main act at Come and Take It Live with guests Christian Shields and Sadistic Force. They continue across the United States with the last stop at the Backyard Bar Stage & Grill in Waco, Texas on August 1, 2021.
Faster Pussycat
web | facebook | twitter | instagram
Photos by Ralph Arvesen
web | facebook | twitter | instagram
