This is my opinion in a nutshellLibertines
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Up the Bracket = Fantastic
Various Libertines sessions (ie Legs 11, Babyshambles sessions, French sessions, some outtakes) = Fantastic
Most Libertines B sides (excluding shit like Sally Brown) = Fantastic
The Libertines = Fantastic songs ruined by an incompetent producer and Pete Doherty being shit
Babyshambles
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Killamangiro = Fantastic
Down in Albion = Decent songs (and some fantastic ones) ruined by an incompetent producer, Pete Doherty being shit, and a really, really poor backing band
Shotter's Nation = Way better than people seem to reckon
Doherty Solo
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Various sessions = really quite good, Acousticalullaby in particular
Grace/whateverfuckingstupidnameithad = Surprisingly good
Dirty Pretty Things
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Waterloo to Anywhere = Actually a really good, if uninspired, album, but a let-down because some of Carl's songs in the Libertines were exceptional
This summary of early-mid 90s indie was brought to you by Boring Boris Productions.
Edit: By 'early-mid 90s' I clearly do not mean 'early-mid 90s', I mean 'early-mid 00s'.
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Up the Bracket = Fantastic
Various Libertines sessions (ie Legs 11, Babyshambles sessions, French sessions, some outtakes) = Fantastic
Most Libertines B sides (excluding shit like Sally Brown) = Fantastic
The Libertines = Fantastic songs ruined by an incompetent producer and Pete Doherty being shit
Babyshambles
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Killamangiro = Fantastic
Down in Albion = Decent songs (and some fantastic ones) ruined by an incompetent producer, Pete Doherty being shit, and a really, really poor backing band
Shotter's Nation = Way better than people seem to reckon
Doherty Solo
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Various sessions = really quite good, Acousticalullaby in particular
Grace/whateverfuckingstupidnameithad = Surprisingly good
Dirty Pretty Things
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Waterloo to Anywhere = Actually a really good, if uninspired, album, but a let-down because some of Carl's songs in the Libertines were exceptional
This summary of early-mid 90s indie was brought to you by Boring Boris Productions.
Edit: By 'early-mid 90s' I clearly do not mean 'early-mid 90s', I mean 'early-mid 00s'.
boris the spider,
Fri 20 Nov 2009, 17:34,
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Ha ha ha!Yep, I concur almost wholeheartedly :D
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Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!,
Fri 20 Nov 2009, 17:35,
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