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    The Libertines

    Does anyone actually like them? I have been a big fan of new British music for a while now, but I simply cannot stand The Libertines. All of their songs sound the same: twiddly guitar and whiny half-arsed vocals. I fail to see how Pete Doherty has become a modern day god, just read the letters page of any NME from the last ~6 months to see what I mean.

    Fair enough, it's very rock'n'roll to do drugs, but Pete Doherty is the most un-rock'n'roll musician I can think of, he's just a smackhead, and any song he touches reflects that (Babyshambles sound exactly the same as The Libertines...)

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    lol funny to say that but if anyone picks up a newspaper and sees my name tell me i was doing work experince at HM Highbury Court and he was in the court i was working in (7 courts in the building) lol and omg he looks so pale in real life and the court was packed full of press hes getting somekind of implant to not take drugs he also said he would put all this money up for a bail lol but he got sent to penaville for 2 days i belive and he raised 150k to go on bail...hes rich tho well his record label anyway lol

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    There are better bands. I'm no Libs fan.

    The Killers, Keane, Kings of Leon - all better if you ask me. There are a LOT of samey soundings bands surfacing at the moment though. But as long as I like the music I'm OK with that.
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    I don't mind the Libertines, but I can't stand Doherty.

    And I can't stand the way NME worship the guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Caged
    And I can't stand the way NME worship the guy.
    Agreed, they donate half the content of the magazine to writing about him, yet are constantly complaining about the tabloids obsession with him...

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    some of the libertines tracks are pretty cool - but I prefer Zutons, KofLeon - much more fun. BabyShambles is just irritating - just like docherty.

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    They're not that bad, but I prefer Graham Coxon, Kings of Leon
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    Kings of leon rock yes.

    Libertines, i dont mind their music, its not at the top of my mylist tho. And doherty is just a jumped up smak head chav who got lucky. Cant see any reason to make so much fuss about the guy tbh.

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    The libertines are just another one of the 10,000 groups surfacing at the moment that all sound the same, all get way to much press in nme and all make me wanna kill something.

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    They are ok, but then i'm not really an idie kid

    I can listen to them, but would rather have some metal or alt rock on tbh

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    Give me a blast of good old fashioned thrash/hardcore anyday.
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    Can't say I've heard any Libertines, but from how they're descirbed above it makes them sound like Coldplay, Travis, Radiohead, Stereophonics... Lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Howard
    Stereophonics... Lol
    A band I liked a lot before they became main stream, the 1st album they did is still my fav from all they have done.

    I can take or leave the Libs, as has been said KoLeon, Killers, etc all do more for me

    Another band I rate but havent seen much about in recent times is Gomez. Great stuff imo

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    Stuff this indie nonsense

    What happened to Reef ?

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    What happened to Reef ?
    The lead singer got his haircut and lost his magaical powers.

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