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Easily the best album title of the year – Front Row For The Donkey Show is the first-ever live album from Hollywood sleaze rockers Faster Pussycat. Yes, there was the Live And Rare EP issued in 1990, but that only contained four live tracks. The sound on this new disc is much more rugged, due in large part to the fact that vocalist Taime Downe is the only remaining original member. Surprisingly short at only 11 live cuts, six of those are classic era FP and five are from their most recent studio effort, The Power & The Glory Hole. Stylistically, these are two completely different bands. The initial incarnation (1986 to 1993) epitomized Sunset Strip debauchery, whereas the current lineup (2001 to present) is more inclined to darker, industrial sounds. As such, performing the Top 30 balled `House Of Pain' and the raunchy bump and grind of `Porn Star' back to back just doesn't work. Hearing `Cathouse', `Slip Of The Tongue' and `Bathroom Wall' in all their gritty glory is a true pleasure. However, `Number 1 With A Bullet' can't strike the same chord. The final song is a gussied up studio version of The Rolling Stones' classic, `It's Only Rock And Roll'. Truthfully, it's nothing special. Track listing: 1. Intro 2. Power And The Glory Hole 3. Cathouse 4. Slip Of The Tongue 5. Number 1 With A Bullet 6. Sex Drugs And Rock N Roll 7. House of Pain 8. Where Theres A Whip Theres A Way 9. Porn Star 10. Bathroom Wall 11. Shut Up and Fuck 12. Babylon 13. Its Only Rock and Roll-Rolling Stones cover