Tomblands Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Has anyone managed to listen to the latest Babyshambles release - "The Blinding EP"? I've had a couple of listens over the past few days and it is a marked improvement on Down In Albion. The band sounds alot tighter in general, and Pete himself sounds like a completely different person compared to the earlier days. Quite a lovely set of songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkstarIII Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 What do you think of this man? http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/na/archive/00202/Pete_Doherty_202227m.jpg LOOK AT THE ORBS! hahahahahahahaha Sorry couldnt resist that, and nah he is a buffoon.., lol.. and I know that those are not orbs... its rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fratelli Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 What amazes me is that so many women find him attractive! 8O Why? why? why? why? Yuk-a-roony He looks like something you would see sloping around the Staneyhill hostel at 3am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHyperChondriac Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Mr Doherty in my own opinion should be regarded as a brilliant lyricist and is his music is an inspiration to our generation despite the fact that he acts like an absolute twat. Yes he is overrated but he is also a very talented man. Is he is really doing anything different from previous rockers in the past (Jim Morrison, Keith Richards, Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious). If he wants to pootle his life up then so be it. "What became of the love we knew? We beat the swine black and blue You and I me and You We beat the swine black and blue" "What became of the working class?, Nike and Reebok, Addidas, Scratch Cards, Pimples, Ecstasy, Hooray for the 21st Century" Pete Doherty - Hooray for the 21st CenturyBeat Poet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil R Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 What amazes me is that so many women find him attractive! 8O Why? why? why? why? Yuk-a-roony He looks like something you would see sloping around the Staneyhill hostel at 3am. Maybe because every picture that appears of him in the tabloids is taken at 3am when he is inebriated on alcohol and/or drugs. I doubt most people look their best in that situation; furthermore, the pictures they use to illustrate stories are often months or even years out of date. Like Tomblands says, his new EP is a marked improvement on the half-baked album he released last year and he actually seems to be making a good fist of getting clean for the first time in a long while. I also doubt a "buffoon" would be able to write the quality of songs, both lyrics and melodies, that he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Did anyone see the Arena documentary about Pete the other night? I thought it was quite an eye-opener - It certainly painted a different picture to that of the junkie idiot that the tabloid press portray him as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomblands Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 This is worth a bump... Taken from the NME website... The Libertines reunited tonight (April 12) onstage in London. Pete Doherty and Carl Barat played 13 songs at the second of Doherty's An Evening With Pete Doherty gigs at the Hackney Empire. During the second half of the show Doherty teased the audience by saying: "You've been waiting for this moment. Ladies and gentlemen Mr Carlos Barat...only joking! What do you expect for 25 quid?" Then Barat bounded on stage, wearing a Dior Homme suit and a trilby. The duo played 13 Libertines classics, including 'What Katie Did' and 'Time For Heroes'. They whispered and hugged each other in between songs, while during their cover of Mama Cass With The Mamas & The Papas' 'Dream A Little Dream', Barat performed a little tap dancing routine. The duo played song 'Albion', with Barat joining in on vocals. The song was originally considered for The Libertines but was included on Babyshambles 2005 album 'Down In Albion'. Returning for a quick encore, the pair played 'The Delaney', left the stage and then re-emerged triumphantly holding each others hands in the air. However the reunion continued outside the back of the venue. After the show fans shot round to the venue's dressing room windows and managed to convince the pair to reappear. Appropriately enough Doherty and Barat performed an impromptu version of 'Can't Stand Me Now' for the mass of fans, while Doherty's girlfriend Kate Moss watched on. Prior to Barat taking to the stage for the reunion, Doherty played a number of songs solo and with guest Alan Wass and Bert Jansch including 'Killamangiro' and 'Cyclops'. The reunited Libertines played: 'What A Waster''Death On The Stairs''The Good Old Days''What Katie Did''Dilly Boys''Seven Deadly Sins''France''Tell The King''Don't Look Back Into The Sun''Dream A Little Dream Of Me''Time For Heroes''Albion''The Delaney' It maybe the first step towards something wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misslibertine Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I was there, and it was totally worth the 2 plane flights and deafness for a week!!! He is an amazing talent , and Carlos performing with him was something I never anticipated seeing again. They lifted the roof off the Hackney Empire, it was like an hours standing ovation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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