“She grinds her leather like Liberace rhines a stone…”

Among the most entertaining (and musically adept) ensembles of the legendary the 1980s Sunset Strip metal / hair band era was Faster Pussycat – helmed by a crooner and entrepreneur whose name Mel Brooks would have conjured if only he’d thought of it first: Taime Downe.

Note that many of the players of said scene were accomplished musicians who also studied the entertainment arts (acting, choreography) – hence the theatrical persona that accompanied some pretty darn good rock and roll. Disposable but enjoyable….which brings us to…

…bassist Eric Stacy, a Berklee School of Music student whose very “uncool” (at the time) weapon of choice was a vintage Fender Jazz. Eric plied cool syncopated lines and mighty riffage to such sleazy staples as “Nonstop to Nowhere,” and “Where There’s a Whip There’s a Way” in an era wherein rock ‘n’ roll and big hair kept American youth blissfully amused. It was fun while it lasted…

Eric Stacy Sound & Vision…

“Nonstop to Nowhere” https://youtu.be/4m83udrJlxw

“Where There’s a Whip There’s a Way” https://youtu.be/V5wbgEXf0i8

“House of Pain” https://youtu.be/v1ntsBXdK88