by - written on 13/07/10 (Very useful, 9 readings)
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This is the debut album from the english indie rock group 'Dirty Pretty Things'. This band formed from the ashes of The libertines, no doubt you have heard of. Doherty went on to form Babyshambles while Carl Barat, the lead singer of dirty pretty things decided to form his own band too. With great anticipation awaiting from ... Read the complete review
by - written on 29/05/09, updated on 29/05/09 (Very useful, 5 readings)
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The debut album (Waterloo To Anywhere) by British indie rock outfit Dirty Pretty Things is fronted by former Libertine Carl Barât. I will start by talking about one of my favourite things about this album and that's the wonderful artwork on the cover. It's done by Artist Hannah Bays and I really appreciate the effort gone in ... Read the complete review
by - written on 20/05/09 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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2004 was an unusual year for British music. The most promising home grown band to emerge in a very long time, The Libertines, were cracking up under the global spotlight, and a certain Mr Doherty's drug problems eventually caused a complete, disappointing demise. However, the aforementioned Doherty's songwriting partner, Carl Barat, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 08/05/09 (Very useful, 59 readings)
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Waterloo to anywhere was the first album by the band dirty pretty things. The band consisted of the former singing in the libertines carl barat and as I had already been a big fan of the libertines I was quite aware when this album was coming out and bought it not long after. The first song dead wood kicks the album off ... Read the complete review
by - written on 04/04/09 (Useful, 58 readings)
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Carl Barat and his band of merry mens first album offering. Waterloo to Anywhere is frighteningly graphic in its overtly personal references. Anyone who reads my reviews may have already guessed I am a huge Pete and Carl fan from the early days of the Libertines. Now although Carlos has denied the lyrical content in this album ... Read the complete review
by - written on 29/01/09 (Very useful, 22 readings)
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1. Deadwood ***** Lovely raw, melody soaked, fuzz guitar driven tune. You can really tell Carl was from The Libertines he just can't shake off that anarchic dizzylingly energetic sound of his old band, which is no bad thing. Half of the lyrics could be seen as about Pete but I spose it's up to the listener to ... Read the complete review
by - written on 10/08/08 (Useful, 9 readings)
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Obviously this was an album that some were excited about because Mr Barat was back on the music scene and others were not because they wer still feeling gutted that the libs at split. This album did have a lot to live up to and all the band felt it. Any how they tried their best and came up with this and it is not too bad ... Read the complete review
by - written on 02/08/08 (Very useful, 9 readings)
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Dirty Pretty Things are a band formed in 2004, following the break-up of the Libertines, Pete Doherty's former group. Whilst Doherty continued on his journey of drug abuse and rags/riches interchanging whenever he got an advance from his label, the other frontman of 'The Libs,' Carl Barât, opted to form a seperate group, in the form of ... Read the complete review
by - written on 08/05/06, updated on 10/08/06 (Very useful, 351 readings)
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In musical history, when a band splits up, the follow up acts usually divide the original act’s fans. Many fans of The Clash have never warmed to Big Audio Dynamite, and I’m not sure if anyone full stop ever warmed to Wings, but former Libertine Carl Barat was faced with a somewhat unique challenge that also contained it’s share of ... Read the complete review
