Worry Bomb is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, released in 1995.[4] It reached number nine on the UK Albums Chart. It included a limited-edition CD of the live show Doma Sportova...Live at Zagreb, recorded on 20 May 1994.[5]
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| Released | 9 February 1995 | |||
| Studio | The Manor (Oxfordshire, England) | |||
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| Length | 58:16 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis Records | |||
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| Singles from Worry Bomb | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
It was the first Carter USM album to feature new drummer Wez.[6] 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
editAlternative Rock wrote that "Worry Bomb explodes in all directions at once, a breathless bonanza of true punk."[4]
Track listing
edit- "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
edit- "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
edit- Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison – vocals, guitar
- Les "Fruitbat" Carter – guitar, bass, vocals, keys, programming
- Wez – drums
- Sex Machine – 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
edit- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 5 November 1994. p. 23.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 21 January 1995. p. 31.
- ^ Dean Carlson. "Worry Bomb - Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave (2 August 1997). Alternative Rock - Dave Thompson - Google Books. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ (Firm), Rough Guides (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock - Rough Guides (Firm) - Google Books. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858284576. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
External links
edit- Carter USM Archived 27 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine