The drinking man's pet shop boys (30 Something - Carter USM)

Member Name: jpjarratt

Product:	30 Something - Carter USM
Date:	18/05/01 (186 review reads)
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Advantages: good indie-pop

Disadvantages: a bit dated

Carter hit it big here with this album. This was probably their greatest moment and at the time were receiving great press in the NME and Melody Maker. Jim Bob and Fruitbat came in for their second album laughing. The front cover of the album could be seen by loads of indie kids sporting the T-shirt along with the fashionable undercut hair favoured by Jim-Bob.

The album opens with the chant "you fat bastard, you fat bastard etc" that traditionally opened all their gigs and is now heard at football grounds everywhere. As a kid you felt hard listening to them.

The best songs are:

the great drinking song "anytime, anyplace, anywhere" which is basically about boozing. It couples a cheesy drum machine backing to the usual lyrical "landan" style from the boys.

"shoppers paradise" which is just a great pop song.

"bloodsport for all" about life in the army. A bit more menacing this one and good live.


The album closes with 2 slow numbers which round it all off nicely.

I literally found this tape a few weeks ago having not listened to it for about 7 years and it sounded naff the first time, but having listened to it again sounds increasingly better. In fact I like it.

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