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Down In Albion
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The Clash's Mick Jones produced this debut LP for the new band from The Libertines' Pete Doherty.
| LABEL: | Rough Trade |
| RELEASE DATE: | 14 February 2006 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Indie, Rock |
NOTES: Original UK release 14 Nov 2005.
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The average user rating for this album is 7.4 (out of 10) based on 98 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Chris S gave it a9:
This album is so much better than Shotter's Nation. And yet, it achieves fourteen points fewer than the follow-up album, whose only saving grace is the lost art of murder. Yes, during the first few listens, it sounds awful. But, as with all great albums, you can't just listen once through and make a judgement. It seems, though, that the critics' expectations of this album were so low that they heard it once and wrote quick, rushed, and, to be honest, entirely unhelpful reviews; it makes you wonder why people are payed so much to write such rubbish. After the first few listens, the negative sides of the raw sound disappear, leaving only the lyrical brilliance and the pure music - the latter is not brilliant, and definitely not genius, but very good. It's very hard to find any other relatively mainstream (and yes, Babyshambles are mainstream, by the proper definition) albums of the past decade that are on this level, and, in a few years, when popular opinion, and therefore critical opinion, is no longer so much against Doherty, then this album will receive the recognition it deserves.
Mike C gave it a9:
While yea its messy, if you can get past that, you'll realize its a great album.
Dabba doo gave it a10:
F.ck forever is a great song, but some moments the cd gets tired, but still a great cd that every person should listen to a few times so it will grow on them
Jeff baker gave it a10:
I am from the U.S. So if not a Doherty fan would not be aware of his tabloid exploits. I love this album in all its gritty uncomprimicing glory. I believe too many criticts based their review on their personal opinion of pete's behavior. Makes me wish I were British.
Paul R. gave it a5:
Too long. Only a few good songs. Get the Dirty Pretty Things album instead Carl was the better half of the Libertines
Palfs C. gave it a9:
Quality to be honest. Messy and lazy and brilliant.
Athena gave it a2:
Incredibly messy. Aweful to listen to- a complete waste of money
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