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The Libertines - Up the Bracket Audio CD

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The Libertines Band: The Libertines
Title: Up the Bracket
Rating:
Release Date: 2003-03-18
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Vertigo 2: Death On The Stairs 3: Horrow Show 4: Time For Heroes 5: Boys In The Band 6: Radio America 7: Up The Bracket 8: Tell The King 9: The Boy Looked At Johnny 10: Begging 11: The Good Old Days 12: I Get Along 13: What A Waster

Bracket mostly upped
. 3 1/2

Retaining much raucousness (which even in a few years equates to a lot in the indie rock world) the sloppily charming lads work a nice range of post-punk assuring the debut would become the toast of town.


Masterpiece
Wow, this album, is just so great, such great songs, it opens with a killer trio that will leave you wanting for more, key tracks on this album are:Horrorshow,Vertigo,Time For Heroes,I Get Along,Up The Bracket,and The Good Old Days.


You need this.
It's intelligent, witty and overall a very good time. I absoutely adore this album. I say, buy it now.


One of the Greatest British Albums of the 2000s
This is definitely that kind of album. There are very few albums of the 2000s that look like they'll be viewed as "classics" in years to come; the kind of albums that change the way people view music, maybe even inspire them to start bands of their own.

What is it about it that makes it so good? Though this may seem like a digression from the main point of the review, the band's history is inseparably intertwined with their music. The Libertines is a band that ended up attracting a very devoted, loyal fan-base in the UK. The songwriting partnership of Pete Doherty and Carl Barat appears unlikely from a technical aspect, since they are actually quite different (both music and personality-wise). However, their varied vocal and lyrical styles complement each other rather harmoniously. Besides, they had the same objective: to play music, get it heard, and get signed!

The popular British music magazine, NME, heavily promoted the band from their early days up until their demise. The success of The Strokes, a successful American band at the forefront of the "garage rock revival", helped open the door for The Libertines to get signed to a record label (Rough Trade). Over time, The Libertines became well-known for their intense, impassioned live shows, including performances held for fans at their own house! They popularized a "mythology" of the band in some of their song lyrics and interviews: The Libertines were hypothetically "sailing the good ship Albion (also an archaic name for Britain) to Arcadia", a utopian land without rules or authority. This notion has been particularly important to Pete, as he has continued these references in his subsequent band, Babyshambles. It embodies the poetic spirit of The Libertines very well, as it is a metaphor for Carl and Pete's 'quest' to revive a sort of British romanticism in music.

The Libertines' style is mainly reminiscent of 70s British punk-rock bands (especially The Clash). Then again, there are a few slower and heartfelt tracks, like "The Good Old Days", "Tell the King", and "Radio America", which show the more literary side of the band, as opposed to the cocky, modern tone of tracks like "Up the Bracket", "The Boys in the Band", and "I Get Along". The whole album is varied enough to be interesting and enjoyable, and the band's incredibly distinctive style is a result of Pete and Carl's mixed influence of music and literature alike. The Libertines' debut, " Up the Bracket", has made quite an impact on contemporary British music and will (hopefully!) continue to affect music overall for many years to come.


Excellent punk rock album
For footage of them and similar groups buy Later with Jools Holland. How could they part their own ways? This two vocalists went over to form the Baby Shambles and Dirty Pretty Things. . . . cool Britania 1 and 2. Excellent band and cd by the way.


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