Up the Bracket - The Libertines

8.3	Listal rating

Manufacturer : Rough Trade
Release date : 18 March 2003
EAN : 0060768321328
UPC : 060768321328

Rock (1), Garage Rock (1), 2002 (1), Peter Doherty (1), Carl Barat (1), John Hassal (1), Gary Powell (1), Mick Jones (1), Alternative Rock (1)

Description

Can the debut album from London dandies the Libertines live up to the hype? With the Clash's Mick Jones at the production helm, gravelly tracks such as "Horror Show" and "The Boy Looked at Johnny" rattle along like first-gen punk classics. But like the Strokes, the Libertines manage to imbue snotty garage rock with a sort of wistful romanticism tha ... (more)

Performed by

The Libertines

Track listing

1. Vertigo
2. Death on the Stairs
3. Horrorshow
4. Time for Heroes
5. Boys in the Band
6. Radio America
7. Up the Bracket
8. Tell the King
9. Boy Looked at Johnny
10. Begging
11. Good Old Days
12. I Get Along
13. What a Waster [*]
14. Mayday [*]