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Signed colour 10" x 8" photo of The Libertines. The photo is hand signed in black marker pen.
Price: £39.99
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The Libertines
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Biography
The Libertines were an English rock band. Formed in London in 1997 by frontmen
Carl Barāt (vocals/lead guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar), the
band also included John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell (drums) for most of its
recording career. Part of what was described as the garage rock revival of that
time, one of the aptly named 'The' bands and spearheading this movement in the
UK, the band was centred on the song-writing partnership of Barāt and Doherty.
The band gained some notoriety in the early 2000s. Although their mainstream
success was initially limited, their profile soon grew, culminating in a #2
single and #1 album in the UK Charts. In December 2004, their self-titled second
album was voted the second best album of the year by NME magazine. Both of their
full-length LPs were produced by Mick Jones, of the British punk band The Clash.
In spite of their critical success, the band's music was often eclipsed by its
internal conflicts, often stemming from Doherty's addictions to crack cocaine
and heroin, which eventually lead to the breakup of the band. Doherty has since
claimed that the breakup of the band had been due to relationship difficulties
between Barāt and himself that were not related to his drug addictions. The
members of The Libertines have gone on to form new bands with varying degrees of
commercial and critical success.
Read more....
Libertines on allmusic.com |
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Babyshambles
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Pete Doherty
on Wikipedia |
Pete Doherty on allmusic.com |
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