Down In Albion - Babyshambles

...that may bring the track down in some people's estimation. [7.5/10] [Track 3 - A'rebours] The guitar is much softer and the drums, whilst quick are much more civil than the previous tracks. The lyrics here and vocal delivery are much more of what we expect from Doherty this time. The bassline is funky when it is given some time at the fore and the drums build the chorus to a pleasant crescendo. Pete also breaks the song in the middle with a little ...
...lyrics are different and break down the track's title in the chorus. The bassline gives the track a pacey tempo throughout the verses and subsides for the harmonic and somewhat sing-a-long chorus. There are some nice, subtle instrumental touches and background melodies that liven up the song and the track is quite a mash-up f genres but succeeds in doing this well. [7.5/10] [Track 8 - 8 Dead Boys] The song starts bizarrely with Pete singing "8 ...

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...album left me feeling really down beat, devastated that someone such as Doherty with an obvious talent and love of music could become so disillusioned about what actually sounds good. Why was nobody around him man enough to point out that this long awaited album was actually a pile of sh*te! I've often commented that unless Pete Doherty reforms his ways he'll be dead before the decade is out, sadly if that's the case he'll die without a decent album ...
...don't think young people will see anything big or clever in the work of Doherty and I personally believe that 'Down In Albion' only goes to show that messing with drugs is a slippery, slippery slope. Sort it out Pete. File under D for disappointment. (I've filed my copy on ebay!) ...

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This album was always going to have a lot to live up to, and make up for-cancelled and postponed gigs, delayed releases, drug problems, and most importantly hundreds of angry and disappointed fans. So is the amount of time the band spent recording this record justified? I have to admit that on first listen I wasn't overly taken by it, but it just gets better every time I listen. Definitely proves the critics wrong in their thinking that the band ...
...of tracks, there's bound to be one of two that most people like! A lot of the album is based, somewhat predictably, on Pete's relationships both with Kate Moss and drugs. The opening track, 'La Belle et la bête' features Kate Moss on backing vocals and is about Peter messing her around and 'spending all her hard earned money,' and is a fantastic song with brilliant lyrics and guitars, and a good opener. Some of the songs, such as 'Stix and Stones' ...

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...'whaling' really sends a shiver down the spine. Albion, I find, is well written, and although you could also say it's depressing, I found it was a song I could relate to, and agree with what he was saying. If you are a Babyshambles fan, then you will no doubt have this already. If you are looking for good buys, then I would skip this album, and start with a purchase of The Blinding, and then Shotters Nation ...

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Down in Albion is the chaotic well written and shambolically performed baby of Ex Libertines front man Pete Doherty. This album was penned whilst he was in the process of being booted from the Libertines by fellow Ex band member Carl Barat for his excessive drug usage. This seems to have given us an album that is exceptionally raw but packed with so much emotion its almost hard to listen to at times. Tracks such as 8 Dead Boys and Sticks and Stones ...
...something to say to his old friend Carl in 'Fuck Forever' . I personally love this album and I like the way its been under produced although I appreciate it might not be every ones cup of tea for me its a bazillion times a better listen that the more commercially popular 'Shotters Nation'. The one stumbling block on the whole album I think would be 'Pentonville', and even this has a certain charm so I dont skip it every time. This is a bit like a ...

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A great listen for any Doherty fan. But if it's The Libertines your looking for this may not be for you. Whilst theres no doubt that Pete Doherty is one of the great musical talents of this generation at times whilst listening to the album theres a feeling that somethings missing, in the form of Doherty's former Libertine partner Carl Barat. The album at times sounds unfinished and rough, but this is part of the charm in the same sort of way 'Up ...
...there are too many tracks, some of which could have been scrapped to form a much more complete album. Tracks such as 'Merry go Round' and 'Back from the Dead' off nothing, in comparison to the already hit anthems of 'F*** Forever' and 'Killimangiro' Overall 'Down In Albion' will never be a true classic but deffinatly worth a listen, even if you just borrow it off a friend but I would deffinatly recommend you purchase this CD as it would be a good ...

dawesooy 29.05.2007 · Read full review
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I loved the Libertines and was devasted when they dissolved and facing the prospect that there would be no more Barat/Doherty masterpieces. So I was glad to hear of the formation of Babyshambles if a bit cynical with expectations beign lower than the quality of the Libertines. I first heard albion and was really liked its solumn and slightly depressing undertones even if it never really took off. Killamangiro had much more of a Libertine vibe and ...
...as it could have so this gave me renewed hope over the quality of the album. Fuck forever is the other most notable track for me as it is again catchy and had a certain Libertine vibe but again was not lyrically strong. The rest of the album is a bit hit and miss and definetly is not be compared to the Libertines as the style is almost deliberatly easing away from the past and onto the next phase. A good listen well worth a purchase. ...

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Down In Albion is the Babyshambles debut album. Following the split of The Libertines, one of the biggest debates amongst Libertines fans was who would come out stronger from Pete & Carl. After all the bad press Pete had succumb too, the release of this album was not only eagerly awaited by fans, but critics and newspapers were awaiting a huge flop so they could once more try and tear Pete's life to piece's. Pete however had other ideas and came ...
...strong as The Libertines stuff musically, it was every bit as strong lyrically. Never shying away from making the album autobiographical, Pete spoke of addiction and his fallout with Carl, in a emotional and gripping album, whilst never losing the cheek and innocence that got him where he is today. He may have his doubters, and the media will always use every oppotunity to tear lumps out of him, but Pete is a genius and whilever he continues to ...

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right lets start, anybody who appreciates good music should buy this album because it is f--king amazing, the sound, the tracks and the story the album tells, compare it to some of the commercial sell outs such as the arctic monkeys and the kaiser cheifs and it is astounding, look at classic tracks such as killamangiro and albion, and the lesser known tracks pipedown and up the morning. The lyrical content completely overwhelms the competition such ...
...that are pointless and mean nothing to the band. Albion still keeps true to being this libertine figure that looks for his perfect england with gin in teacups and fights in dole ques. And an angry fuck forever that refrences to almost every point in peters life, from the libertines to past relationships. If the album was a car it would be a jaguar! ...

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