Down In Albion
by Babyshambles
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 107 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 107
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 107
  3. Negative: 18 out of 107

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  1. williamo
    Mar 9, 2006
    2
    disgusting! a waste of time and money!
  2. Carrilon
    Apr 8, 2006
    1
    How awful is that? It sounds like a friday night karaoke party with a bunch of drunks. I cry after each penny I spent for this album!
  3. henryt
    Jan 12, 2006
    1
    Lazy Self-indulgent crap that's proving Doherty to be a waster. Should have been, could have been but ain't even close with this effort. Those giving it large are kidding themselves.
  4. CosmoPrelog
    Jan 14, 2006
    2
    Peter H Doherty is butt ugly. Even if you put him in rehab for two years, washed his face, cut his hair and dressed him up proper, he would still look like a limey Fred Samford.
  5. BenG
    Feb 14, 2006
    0
    Worst thing i have ever heard!
  6. MeyaC.
    Mar 24, 2006
    3
    i loved the libertines. i only liked three songs on this album, and even they are kinda bad. it's just sloppy and you can tell that he was totally wasted while recording some of it. he and carl were good for each other. i don't really think that either of them can really live up to the libertines, but carl's effort is sure to be better than this. if you think about it, i loved the libertines. i only liked three songs on this album, and even they are kinda bad. it's just sloppy and you can tell that he was totally wasted while recording some of it. he and carl were good for each other. i don't really think that either of them can really live up to the libertines, but carl's effort is sure to be better than this. if you think about it, anything can.… Expand
  7. DEBB
    Dec 6, 2005
    1
    piss poor
  8. db
    Mar 31, 2006
    1
    Utter rubbish. Wouldn't subject my goldfish to this.
  9. Athena
    Jun 14, 2007
    2
    Incredibly messy. Aweful to listen to- a complete waste of money
  10. NickD
    Nov 21, 2005
    2
    It's really quite inept. Doherty may be a talented individual, but he doesn't show it here. Songs are at best average.
  11. JohnS
    Nov 22, 2005
    1
    not good at all
  12. lucyb
    Nov 22, 2005
    3
    the libertines were good, but this is disappointing.... only a few good songs on this album, albion being the standout track in my opinion.
  13. MAX
    Nov 22, 2005
    2
    Poor half-hearted effort. If it weren't for the fact that Deherty is such a notorious drug addict with Kate Moss as a companion; then no-one would even bother with this album!
  14. mikem
    Dec 18, 2005
    3
    As someone who loves the two Libertines albums, I was hoping the split would leave us with two great acts. This album proves that won't be the case. Fleeting moments of gold surrounded by self-indulgent crap. Oh I miss the Libertines
  15. DavidE
    Jan 16, 2006
    1
    Horrendous, insulting and lazy bilge from a man who is (and certainly was) capable of so much more
  16. LukeBD
    Jul 13, 2006
    2
    The worst album i own. It is a mess of ok material, performed badly by a over drugged, over paid lead singer!

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#32 Most Discussed Album of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. E! Online
    50
    A frustratingly half-assed album, full of great ideas executed in the poorest way possible.
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  2. Prefix Magazine
    40
    Mostly, this record is yet another reason to wish that people with real talent would stop throwing it away.
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  3. Filter
    36
    This is a brutal disappointment. [#19, p.97]
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