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- Summary: This debut disc from the hyped London garage band (deemed the UK's version of The Strokes by British music mags) was produced by The Clash's Mick Jones.
- Record Label: Sanctuary / Rough Trade
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Top Track
Time For Heroes | |
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Did you see the stylish kids in the riot Shovelled up like muck Set the night on fire Wombles bleed truncheons and shields You know I cherish you my... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 15
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Mixed: 3 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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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]
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BlenderNot since the Clash has a band evoked so precisely the grime and thrill of young London. [#15, p.124]
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The group's innate intelligence and almost shocking ability to forge something new and thrilling out of typical garage-rock influences always shines brightly through the thick Guinness fog.
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Emphasizing colorful vocals over the average playing benefits the band enormously.
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Up the Bracket is the most overbearing UK rock album to come out since Oasis' Definitely Maybe.
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More life-affirming than life-changing, on Up the Bracket the Libertines deliver a stellar set of songs that -- both musically and lyrically -- neatly synthesizes the past 40 years of English rock.
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There's definitely something horrid, hairy and horrendously hippyish hobbling these lovely boys.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 29 out of 32
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Mixed: 2 out of 32
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Negative: 1 out of 32
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MattPMar 6, 2004
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[Anonymous]Jan 5, 2004
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SwedishguyFeb 18, 2005
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maxwellwMay 16, 2006
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erincaOct 18, 2008
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DaveyDJan 13, 2005
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AlexNMay 20, 2004This cd falls short of listenable. It is sickeningly awful.
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