Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine

                                                                                  

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (frequently shortened to 'Carter USM') were a British indie band formed in 1987 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les "Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style of power pop, fusing samples, sequenced basses and drum machines with rock 'n' roll guitars and off-beat wordplay-loaded lyrics. They reached the height of their fame in 1992. Over the following years the band took on new members, topping out as a six-piece, but struggled to regain their earlier popularity. They called it a day in 1998 after releasing five albums.

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Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (frequently shortened to 'Carter USM') were a British indie band formed in 1987 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les "Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style of power pop, fusing samples, sequenced basses and drum machines with rock 'n' roll guitars and off-beat wordplay-loaded lyrics. They reached the height of their fame in 1992. Over the following years the band took on new members, topping out as a six-piece, but struggled to regain their earlier popularity. They called it a day in 1998 after releasing five albums.

Their self-confessed "Worst Gig of All Time" was at Kidderminster Market Tavern where the drum machine broke down and they were forced to continue the show without any percussion. Fruitbat suffered a back injury whilst cleaning the bath, leading to an interesting in-chair performance at the Reading Festival in 1995.

Jim Bob and FruitBat are both fans of cycle racing. "Surfing USM" was used by Channel Four as a theme tune for their coverage of the 1991 Kellogs Tour of Britain cycle race. Fruitbat's band Abdoujaparov was named after a Tour de France cyclist Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.

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