''Worry Bomb'' is the fifth studio album by English
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...
band
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (also known as Carter USM or simply Carter) were an English indie rock band formed in 1987 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les " Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style ...
, released in 1995.
It reached number nine on the
UK Albums Chart
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. It included a limited-edition CD of the live show ''Doma Sportova...Live at Zagreb'', recorded on 20 May 1994.
It was the first Carter USM album to feature new drummer Wez.
Formerly of the band International Resque, he replaced the trusty drum machine which was the mainstay of their previous recordings.
As a result of this, the album marked a shift away from the characteristic sound of their previous records, and instead saw the group veer from full-on punk rock (Airplane Food/Airplane Fast Food), to more experimental sounds (the title track), and more downtempo ballads (Ceasefire).
Critical reception
''Alternative Rock'' wrote that "''Worry Bomb'' explodes in all directions at once, a breathless bonanza of true punk."
Track listing
# "Cheap 'n' Cheesy"
# "Airplane Food/Airplane Fast Food"
# "Young Offender's Mum"
# "Gas (Man)"
# "Life And Soul Of Party Dies"
# "My Defeatist Attitude"
# "Worry Bomb"
# "Senile Delinquent"
# "Me And Mr Jones"
# "Let's Get Tattoos"
# "Going Straight"
# "God Saint Peter And The Guardian Angel"
# "Only Looney Left In Town"
# "Ceasefire"
Doma Sportova...Live At Zagreb track listing
# "Alternative Alf Garnett"
# "Do Re Me So Far So Good"
# "Bachelor For Baden Powell"
# "Re Educating Rita"
# "Only Living Boy In New Cross"
# "Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over"
# "Granny Farming In The UK"
# "Travis"
# "Sing Fat Lady Sing"
# "Lenny And Terence"
# "Commercial Fucking Suicide"
Personnel
*
Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison – vocals, guitar
* Les "
Fruitbat
Leslie George Carter, known as Fruitbat (born 12 December 1958) is an English musician who was a member of Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine.
Career
Carter played in a number of bands during the late 1970s, before meeting Jim Bob (James Robe ...
" Carter – guitar, bass, vocals, keys, programming
* Wez – drums
*
Sex Machine
Sex Machine may refer to:
Human sexuality
* Sex machine, a mechanized apparatus that acts as an automated erotic stimulation device
* Virtual sex machine or teledildonics, computer-controlled sex toys
* Sex Machines Museum, a sex museum in Pra ...
– producer
* Simon Painter – producer
* Steve 'Barney' Chase – engineer
* Mark Hayley – assistant engineer
* Paul Walton – assistant engineer
* Dave Garnish – assistant engineer
* Kevin Metcalf – mastering (at the Townhouse)
References
External links
Carter USM
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1995 albums
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine albums
Chrysalis Records albums