Product Description

This limited edition of the Libertines features the original album plus a bonus DVD featuring live footage, "Can’t Stand Me Now" video, an on-the-road documentary and a photo gallery.

Track Listing

1. Can't Stand Me Now
2. Last Post on the Bugle
3. Don't Be Shy
4. Man Who Would Be King
5. Music When the Lights Go Out
6. Narcissist
7. Ha Ha Wall
8. Arbeit Macht Frei
9. Campaign of Hate
10. What Katie Did
11. Tomblands
12. Saga
13. Road to Ruin
14. What Became of the Likely Lads
15. France [Hidden Track]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #258654 in Music
• Released on: 2005-01-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

Heartbreaking
At a first listen I thought this could never live up to 'Up the Bracket' - which had been my favourite album of all time. Now it's changed: when I'm happy 'Up the Bracket' is my favourite album, when I'm sad 'The Libertines' is.

The Libertines is heartbreaking if you know the story of Pete and Carl. It is a history of the libertines, songs that in demos used to be happy and uplifting such as "Music when the Lights go Out" and "What Katie Did" are tear-jerking, especially the former. The album makes me want to cry sometimes, but I've always thought that's a good thing in music. Anything that can evoke such a strong emotion in me is fantastic. 'Can't Stand me now' and 'What Became of the Likely Lads' are Pete and Carl's story, and 'The Saga' shows how Pete's drug addiction is spiralling out of control. He sings "i ain't got a problem - it's you with the problem!". The following track Road to Ruin is Carl's response to that, trying to make him see that "all you can be, is right here in your hands".

I highly recommend this album to anyone.

Fantastic
The libertines new album is absolutly fantastic, it is good for when your happy and when your down it picks you up. 'What Katie did', 'Music when the lights go out' and 'Road to Ruin' are my favourites aswell as the heartfelt bonus track 'France' which you have to listen to over and over again! Every song has its individual quality and i would recomend anyone to buy this album!x