Here, kitty kitty...The Vaselines were a Scottish band, their two principal members being Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee. They achieved more recognition after Nirvana covered a couple of their songs. I love their compilation The Way of the Vaselines - A Complete History. Lots of great tunes.
Monsterpussy is about Frances's cat. According to Eugene, the cat was pretty wild and would run and hide under the floor and it had to be coaxed out with food. The lyrics are pretty morbid - there are lines about skinning the cat and using the fur for gloves, a hat, or a scarf...after it's dead of course. I am sure it was a sweet kitty and no one ever actually considered doing these things. It's just litter box humor. Meow...
I love Frances's vocals, they sound like a sweet siren in the night, calling out for the Monsterpuss, nice layer of reverb. The guitars are a wall of sound, sending out little riffs along the way. A nice little garage rocker.
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