Advantages: Great melodies; some excellent lyrics; mainly good vocals; lots of energy; drumming; invention Disadvantages: Lack of consistency; some of the experimentation doesn't come off
The Libertines self titled second album was released five years ago in 2004 - the same year that the band broke up. It can't have been anything less than an utterly surreal whirlwind for those involved, when you consider the conditions the album was written and recorded under. Firstly, there was the problem of their superb debut, 'Up The Bracket'. The expectation on them to produce something not just equal to it, but actually exceeding it, would have been an enormous, constant pressure, and probably meant that the process of creating this album was fraught with tension. Secondly, there were the behind-the-scenes problems. Pete Doherty's drug problems led to him missing tour dates, turning up late to rehearsals, and eventually being kicked out of the band. Soon after the album's release, they would cause the band to break apart altogether ...
Advantages: Flawless lyrics and strong tunes Disadvantages: There is none. One of the greatest albums ever written
The Libertines second album came at a time when they'd been hyped up by every respected music critic in the industry, and were on the brink of something massive.
In true Pete Doherty style, alot of it had been released on the internet beforehand, but the album still sold well, instantly reaching number 1.
There's alot more order to this album than Up The Bracket thanks to The Clash's Mick Jones work with the band, leaving it feeling a little overproduced when you've grown acustomed to the mass chaos and trail of destruction that is The Libertines, but starting strongly with probably their most successful track ever - Can't Stand Me Now paves the way for an incredible album.
Can't Stand Me Now is like a clash of minds and a lovers tiff, thrown in a musical blender, with sheer genius added for good measure before it's spat out ...
Advantages: One of the best albums of 04, with a cool DVD free if u get Special Edition Disadvantages: Don't Be Shy,'Likely Lads' video(and the other videos)not there
Possibly the most hyped and expected album of 2004, The Libertines, the self titled album from one of the few bands currently attempting to save British music, after the classic that was their debut, the band were under quite a bit of pressure to try and match it, but were under even more pressure to keep it together, under the storm of arguments and fall outs between singer/guitarists Carl Barat and Pete Doherty. Indeed, one of the last things the Libertines did was release this record, before Doherty was thrown out of the band to try and get over his many drug addictions. The band had to recruit another singer/guitarist to complete the arranged tour dates, and have now decided to stop doing anything until Pete comes back.
The album was released in normal form in the summer of 2004, and in a rare case of a deserving record selling ...
Sundial: Gary Ramon (vocals, guitar, samples), Chris Dalley (guitar, vocals), Nigel Carpenter (bass), Craig Adrienne (drums, vocals, samples). All songs written by Gary Ramon.
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