The Libertines - Libertines

It’s been an odd couple of years as a fan of The Libertines. Following on from huge success with their debut album Up The Bracket, the soap opera that is the Libertines began. The lead singer and main singer/songwriter Pete Doherty was kicked out of the band due to his reliance on Class A drugs. After a few months of rehab Pete was arrested for burglary, after he broke into former band mate Carl’s flat. Then a few short months later Pete was asked to rejoin The Libertines just before they started work on the follow up to 2002’s debut. They certainly hadn’t sounded the same with Doherty. While he was missing they had drafted in a replacement guitarist and Carl ...

The Libertines Is a Great Album ***Introduction*** This album is wonderful for all indie lovers. This is the groups second album, the first one being 'Up the Bracket' which was released in 2002 and this latest released being made in 2004. They are very different to every other band out there; they make their own kind of music. This review should make you decide whether you want it or not. If you are a rock/indie fan you should purchase this. Definitely one of the finest bands out there and put together some songs which are straightforwardly contenders for song of the year and other polls. I am personally a huge big fan of the libertines and regularly ...

The headline they all want to see! I've watched the development of what is a disturbing form of hero worship. The desire to see self-destruction in the flesh, is how I read many of the reviews I've read about Pete Docherty, Babyshambles, the Libertines new album. I've read article after article recently about Pete Docherty and The Libertines. It seems that the whole Trainspotting heroin cool is back, with an additional rock of crack on the side for good measure. Pete's face and deep sad eyes stare back at me from nearly every music magazine and Sunday supplement. Those stories of freakish fans paying a tenner to sit in Pete's flat while he bangs out a couple ...