Faster Pussycat – Whipped! (Release Year – 1992)
Whipped! is the third studio effort for Faster Pussycat. The lack of success with this disc eventually led to the band’s breakup.
I have mixed feeling regarding Whipped. There are a few songs that are halfway decent, and others that I can hardly listen to. Your enjoyment of this disc, will likely depend on how big of a fan you are of this band.
The only thing that kept Nonstop to Nowhere from being a major hit is the song length (6:57). The video for this song, is much shorter, than the actual song length.
Body Thief and Jack the Bastard are full of sleaze and rock hard. Both of these songs are among my favorites on this disc.
If it wasn’t for Taime Downe’s vocals on Big Dictionary, I would actually think I was listening to a Dave Matthews song. The music style is very unlike anything I recall Faster Pussycat doing in the past. I have mixed feelings on this song. It almost seems out of place here.
I wish I could tell you that I didn’t like Maid in Wonderland, but the fact is, I do. The guitar riff is catchy, and the song is solid.
Friends kind of sounds like Faster Pussycat trying to pull off a Cinderella type ballad. I will pass on this one. Cinderella does these piano based numbers much better. Taime Downe is certainly no Tom Keifer.
Madam Ruby’s Love Boutique has grown on me somewhat, but the rest of the songs here, Cat Bash (silly), Loose Booty (This sounds like a song the Beastie Boys rejected), Mr.Lovedog (noisy), and Out with a Bang (more noise) fail to excite me.
I don’t know if it Taime Downe’s voice that annoys me so much, or the lack of strong songs on this disc, but I doubt that I will listen to Whipped very much in the future. It has a few decent moments, but this disc is far from being stellar.
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. Nonstop to Nowhere
2. Body Thief
3. Jack the Bastard
4. Big Dictionary
5. Madam Ruby’s Love Boutique
6. Only Way Out
7. Maid in Wonderland
8. Friends
9. Cat Bash
10. Loose Booty
11. Mr. Lovedog
12. Out With a Bang
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This album is just okay at best. Some cool songs and some forgettable ones. The first two albums are great though and I love Taime’s vocals.
Faster Pussycat is one of the handful of late 80s hair metal bands that I really like. Because I’m so fond of the debut, this one doesn’t get a ton of play form me, but I recall liking it well enough. Maybe I need to listen again, because there are a lot of things that lose their luster over time and maybe this is one.
What’s up with everyone hating Taime Downe? I don’t think he’s in the upper echelon of rock vocalists, but his voice is perfect for this sleaze-rock kinda stuff. It’s got that snotty swagger.
“Taime Downe is certainly no Tom Keifer”… ain’t that the truth!
I went into a record shop today and the guy was playing a tribute to Led Zeppelin CD. I forget the song but we both winced when the singing started, checked the cover and it was Taime Downe. Very bad version.
I recently reviewed the first album on Rock Of Ages and struggled with it more than so many albums. His voice just doesn’t cut it for me.
I used to love these guys, although I never liked this album. Rocklahoma is the reason I’ll probably never listen to them again, what Taime has become is just pathetic.