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Universal acclaim- based on 89 Ratings
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Positive: 80 out of 89
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Mixed: 3 out of 89
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Negative: 6 out of 89
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[Anonymous]Jan 5, 2004
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AlexNMay 20, 2004This cd falls short of listenable. It is sickeningly awful.
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ChrisBApr 24, 2003After 3 heartfelt listens to the whole albumn it is still boring, not creative, and makes me wonder where all the hype came from. Spend money on talented artists instead.
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MattPMar 6, 2004Fuc*ing A! Every single track on here could be a single. It's definatly my favourite LP since 'Doolittle'. If you don't own it by now scrub the shame off with wire-wool
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FabianaAOct 13, 2003"Nothing of new, nothing of expecional"
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MatthewFMay 9, 2003I love the CD. I'm glad that i read my one and only fortune magazine to hear about this band. The music reminds me of a strokes clash
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DaveyDJan 13, 2005This album hit me hard out of the gate and kept getting better as it went on. My love of the Clash, the Jam, the Damned and every other late seventies British punk act may be coloring (colouring?) my opinion, but still I think this album stands on it's own. Buy it.
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JoeApr 22, 2005Ive had the album for years and i still cant stop coming back to it. The best album ever! doherty is a genius!
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BellaMay 2, 2005Doherty and Barat's guitar skills are unmatched in this generation. This cd is a must own for any fan of punk music.
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SusanBSep 13, 2005My favourite album, it just sucks you in from the moment you press play. The raw energy, the urgency, the incredible lyrics, the irresistable melodies, this album has it all. I've played it to death and I'm still not sick of it
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DuncanBOct 24, 2006
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ElliotMJun 2, 2006Aside from a couple of weak links (which only pale in comparison to the greatness of the rest of the album), this is raw, invigorating and wholly British in all of it's thirty minutes plus. Messy and refined all at once.
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PatoRMay 26, 2003Absolutely enjoyable, every song is so catchy and powerful, a good british answer to The Strokes, that is in a general angle, because The Libertines has more punk attitude, and that is not a bad thing.
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AdamOFeb 16, 2004PURE CLASS
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SomebodyWhoKnowsMusicSep 28, 2004This is without doubt one of the best albums of the last 10 years.
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uigwfaaFsJan 11, 2006this album is a mix of the finest garrage and every good thing in brtish rock in the last....well ever
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jackrApr 3, 2006amzing carefree lyrics stunnig guitar work and a tight ryhtem section a masterpiece.
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maxwellwMay 16, 2006
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NiallBMay 27, 20064 years after it was released and i still listen to this masterpiece everyday. it is quite simply the greatest album ever made. Every song is a classic. They are an amazng band who have totally changed my life and inspired me to pick up a guitar. up the albion!
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cristianbJan 25, 2007I usually like cut my wrist bands but this is not one and I loove it!
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erincaOct 18, 2008For me this insane cd is the best album of 2000's. since 2005 I haven't had a single consecutive 3 days period that I haven't listened to that. Subtle, life changing opportunity.
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jeffbJan 23, 2008I live in the U.S so this album is relatively unheard of and has no hype. I found it by chance and it totally revived my love for music. It is a revelation and one of the best albums ever. It sparked my new found interest in the British music scene, which is much better than the current American scene. 40 minutes of pure bliss.
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DavidBJul 21, 2004One of the Best debut albums from any band ever. This is modern day Clash and a must buy for everyone.
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SwedishguyFeb 18, 2005As good as every single night for, I don't know how long, I've been telling myself to get those earphones off of my head and go to sleep or something instead of listening to "Up The Bracket". But this album keeps convincing me it's one of the best ones ever released. The tunes! The energy! The way it swings you out of it all! Pure love.
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AnonJan 18, 2006One of the best albums ever recorded. There is not even one average track on the whole cd - everything is great!
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KathrynSDec 15, 2004The Good Old Days is beautiful
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paulDec 29, 2005Fantastic album words can't describe how good it really is.Pete Docherty is quite simply a legend
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Dec 20, 2010Up The Bracket is very refreshing. I love the sound of this album. Tracks like "Death On The Stairs" and "Horrorshow" really show that this is unlike any other British garage punk album. I recommend it. B
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Awards & Rankings
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Eventually every song will kick in from a slightly different angle, including faux folk and cracked ballad.
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Like The Clash before them, The Libertines draw primarily from decades of rock tradition-- blues, dub, a healthy whiff of the English countryside, and a few gorgeous rock riffs straight from the brainstem of Chuck Berry-- and fuse them into an unruly and triumphant monster of an album.
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SpinThis is music to play in dark, velvety, womblike bars; this is music to play while buying cigarettes; this is music for well-dressed poor people. [May 2003, p.109]