Faster Pussycat: History and Milestones

Faster Pussycat took its name from the 1975 film Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, and Russ Meyer, the director of the film, directed the music video for Don't Change That Song. Taime Downe was the lead vocalist of Faster Pussycat, and Riki Rachtman later hosted MTV's Headbangers Ball. Born Gustave Molvik, Downe grew up in Seattle in a rock-inclined family with a father who played guitar. Within a year following Faster Pussycat's formation, Elektra Records signed the group. Vicky Hamilton, known for working with Guns N' Roses and Mötley Crüe, became the band's manager.

The debut album by Faster Pussycat sold half a million copies in the United States. Prepared under the supervision of John Jansen, Wake Me When It's Over became the group's best-selling album, supported by three singles, including House Of Pain. In January 1990, Faster Pussycat performed as the headlining act at Hammersmith Odeon alongside The Almighty and Dangerous Toys.

Faster Pussycat toured with prominent hard-rock figures such as Alice Cooper, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, David Lee Roth, and Motörhead. The group's fourth studio album, titled The Power And The Glory Hole, was released in 2006.