Theatre of Trees
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Neither. Libertines were vastly overated and Babyshambles are a ninth rate pub band fronted by a smacked up media whore who is a very bad singer.
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Libertines or Babyshambles?
- Thread starter Benny Seagull
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Brighton Breezy
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Pete Doherty is a !!!!.
The Libertines were good but Babyshambles are CRAP.
The Libertines were good but Babyshambles are CRAP.
Safeway
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Yet ANOTHER example of why music should NOT be discsussed on this website. 'Up The Bracket' is arguabley one of the best albums of the last DECADE and although the follow-up was a bit of a dissappointment, anyone who labels Doherty as talentless is a prize CHISLA.
Gazza drank loads, didn't make him a shit footballer.
Gazza drank loads, didn't make him a shit footballer.
Benny Seagull
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i think that is the most creditable thing you've ever said on this site, safeway. pat youself on the back. you deserve a shiney star my friend.Safeway said:
Theatre of Trees
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Disagree with that. The first album was raw and showed some potential but became an average Clash LP halfway through. Once Barat and Doherty, in particular, became tabloid fodder the hype overshadowed the music and their shambolic musicianship could not stand the strain of a second album.
Albion Edd
Brighton til die
Safeway said:
Well said.
Up the bracket is an amazing album, the libertines is also very good, they've also got some excellent songs which have never been officialy released.
Pete's very talented, unfortnantly he's wasted alot of that talent because of the drugs. Hopefully one day he'll sort himself out and get back with Carl because they've still got the potential to write some classic songs.
Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
Safeway said:
well said but i actually quite liked the follow up album
Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
agreed i wasn't questioning it against up the brackets but i wouldn't put it down as "a bit of a disapointment" either 
Brighton Breezy
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The best thing about 'Up the bracket' was that it was engineered by a former member of the clash which had as much to do with its eventual sound then the talent of Doherty.
The Libertines were at their best when they were a raw and underground band. As soon as they hit the gossip pages of the tabloids and had the NME crawling all over them then they arguably became exactly the sort of band which the people who listened to them were trying to escape.
The Libertines were at their best when they were a raw and underground band. As soon as they hit the gossip pages of the tabloids and had the NME crawling all over them then they arguably became exactly the sort of band which the people who listened to them were trying to escape.
Skaville
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The Libertines were a GREAT band. What a waster is a great song. Both albums are exceptional. Doherty is a fantastic lyricist and an old school rock star. I think rock stars should have that dangerous edge. If you dismiss him because he has a drug habit you should also dismiss Marley, The Stones, The Beatles, Bowie, The Streets etc etc etc
If you have a problem with a rock star doing drugs go and listen to Dido.
If you have a problem with a rock star doing drugs go and listen to Dido.
Mr C
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Withdean Wanderer
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Blame NME
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enigma
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That crackhead makes shit music.
Bluejuice
Lazy as a rug on Valium
Utter utter shite
Shizuoka Dolphin
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I was thoroughly underwhelmed by what I heard of the Libertines, and as such am in no rush to get hold of any Babyshambles material.
Albion Dan
Banned
Babyshambles are a complete pile of garbage. Easily the worst band I saw at Glastonbury and that includes the guy on the pedal bike powered thing near the stone circle singing hippy nonsence out of tune.
The last BS release was so bad it ws hilarious.
The last BS release was so bad it ws hilarious.
Mr C
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You don't have to be old.kalinski said:
They've passed me by too, but that's probably a good thing. I tend to concentrate on more inventive music anyway
Soton Seagull
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Mr C said:You don't have to be old.
They've passed me by too, but that's probably a good thing. I tend to concentrate on more inventive music anyway
This coming from the man who tried to convince me the Robin (Robyn?)S was great and that the songs weren't all the same!
The stuff you listen to sounds like someone has pressed the demo button on an old Bontempi keyboard!
Libertines albums not bad, but were shocking live.