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THE REVIEW

I LOVE PETE DOHERTY

I adore Pete Doherty because - We're both considered crazy!

I adore Pete Doherty because - If we meet, we're the same

I adore Pete Doherty because - If someone tells him to stop with drugs, he continues to use them... Not because he likes them, but to spite you!

I adore Pete Doherty because - Pete Doherty occasionally makes his blunders (like this review)

I adore Pete Doherty because - He's got a simpleton face

I adore Pete Doherty because - He kissed a friend without caring about others

I adore Pete Doherty because - Surely when I look at one of his pictures, with his stare he will tell me: Nice review even if you suck at debaser, you and your review. But I like it...

I adore Pete Doherty because - The reviewers at debaser give me a 1 for the "review"

I adore Pete Doherty because - I don't know if I realize what I'm writing....

Were you a bit scared, huh? You thought I was going to commit a huge mistake... And instead, unfortunately, I will review the album. To be honest, if the album didn't have Pete Doherty's voice and guitar, the album would be nothing. But instead, with his wonderful voice, everything changed... And how it changed. In fact, Kate Moss's Boyfriend (is that what he's called, right?), has shown us once again that in his presence, we are like bazookas, ready to shoot at him. He did it with his music, with his REALLY non-conformist attitudes, he reaffirmed it with his character, etc., etc. ... After all, isn't it so? Pete Doherty in his songs expresses a lot of naivety, as if to say:

- Fuck you, Pete! -

and he -...-

In fact, as written above in his songs like Killamangiro (misspelling of Kilimanjaro, sorry for the ignorance if I got the title theme wrong...) and Fuck Forever, they continually repeat it to us, with his Sex Pistols vs Beatles voice, which in my opinion isn't bad, on the contrary, I would say it is very original. Someone had the nerve to say that they play Garage Rock?!!!?!???! Garage Rock, it doesn't even have a Garage Rock sound, it doesn't seem like Iggy Pop or even Franz Ferdinand, so it's useless to label them indie, garage, pop, etc., etc...

They are punk. They are truly punk. The way Kate Moss's Boyfriend sings is nothing short of amazing, not committed, but definitely not committed, hyperactive, a bit monkey-like/grotesque, not to be taken seriously, it's the typical ugly voice, but in its dirtiness, it turns out very beautiful, (while Freddie Mercury is clean and beautiful... but that's another story) it can't be said to be special, at most, it could be said that it is particular. In the end, Killamangiro is the same as Fuck Forever, if you think about it well. Same genre, same way of singing, same music, and same aesthetics, therefore... The other songs are nothing more than things to add, the usual small detail to complete the work, that's it. I like it very much because I adore everything about this album! Everything.

Sorry for the review that's "a little too much like a fan!" but unfortunately, it turned out this way, I'm sorry and cordial greetings to DeBaser and its lovely people, goodbye, and see you next time.

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This review is a heartfelt tribute from a devoted Pete Doherty fan, emphasizing his distinct voice and rebellious charm. The reviewer acknowledges the album's punk roots and dismisses genre labels like garage or indie. Despite some self-admitted flaws in the review, the passion for the album shines through, especially praising tracks like Killamangiro and Fuck Forever as defining the band's sound.

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01   La Belle et la Bête (05:05)

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02   Fuck Forever (04:37)

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03   A'rebours (03:23)

04   The 32nd of December (03:08)

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06   Sticks and Stones (04:51)

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07   Killamangiro (03:13)

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08   8 Dead Boys (04:16)

09   In Love With a Feeling (02:51)

11   What Katy Did Next (03:07)

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13   Back From the Dead (02:52)

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14   Loyalty Song (03:32)

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15   Up the Morning (05:43)

16   Merry Go Round (05:22)

Babyshambles

Babyshambles are an English rock band formed by Pete Doherty after his split from The Libertines.
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 Pete Doherty, arrogant and in the grip of a clear delusion of grandeur in Britain, has produced the most disastrous rock album of the musical season.

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By FUCKFOREVER

 Pete Doherty is either hated or loved. I hate and love him.

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By Poeta Maledetto

 Pete Doherty is wrong to think he can do what Noel Gallagher did 10 years ago.

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By Jude93

 "Down In Albion remains probably the most varied album of Pete Doherty’s career to date."

 "A work that is still raw but more than any other manifestates the true intentions and artistic vocations of the ‘cursed rockstar poet.’"