The Libertines
by The Libertines
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 108 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 96 out of 108
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 108
  3. Negative: 7 out of 108

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  1. ww
    Jan 30, 2006
    4
    Good hooks, but dull and ultimately sad. Even the Replacements recorded sober enough to hear themselves.
  2. scottfree
    Nov 4, 2004
    4
    not as good as i thought it would be(s**t)
  3. S.Jensen
    Sep 1, 2004
    6
    A step backward for a once great band. There's a song or two that might make the B list on "Up the Bracket," but most of this isn't even as good as last year's "I Get Along" EP. Of course, if the Clash could recover from the relative letdown of "Give 'Em Enough Rope" and come up with "London Calling" (the greatest third album of all time), maybe there's still hope A step backward for a once great band. There's a song or two that might make the B list on "Up the Bracket," but most of this isn't even as good as last year's "I Get Along" EP. Of course, if the Clash could recover from the relative letdown of "Give 'Em Enough Rope" and come up with "London Calling" (the greatest third album of all time), maybe there's still hope for the Libertines.… Collapse
  4. DanilioL
    Dec 1, 2005
    5
    British Strokes for British folks.

Awards & Rankings

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#74 Best Album of 2004
42
#42 Most Discussed Album of 2004
28
#28 Most Shared Album of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Austin Chronicle
    67
    The results are as ebullient as they are confessional.
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  2. cokemachineglow
    67
    Some of these songs are excellent, in an unfinished but inspired way. But many of the album's tracks evidence a band that's bursting at the seams with talent, only to stumble on unfocused, scattershot song-writing.
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  3. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    Often seems fragile, offhand, tentative, even enervated. But this isn't a weakness--it only makes their sound more their own.
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