The Libertines

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The Libertines were a popular English punk revival band that formed in London in 1997 and disbanded in 2004. The band only released two full-length LPs, both produced by Mick Jones of The Clash. Centered around the song-writing partnership and chemistry between Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar) and Carl Barât (vocals/lead guitar), while backed by John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell (drums), the band were one of the cornerstones of the English indie scene in the early 2000’s.

Championed by NME, the band’s first single What a Waster charted at number 37, despite being banned from Radio 1 and commercial radio due to an overabundance of foul language; this set the trend for steadily increasing returns, culminating in a #2 single and #1 album in the UK Charts. However, the band’s music was often eclipsed by its internal conflicts, many of which stemmed from Doherty’s considerable drug use, and it was mostly because of this that after a final show in Paris (without Pete) that the band was disbanded at the end of 2004.

The former members of The Libertines have gone on to form three splinter bands, with varying degrees of commercial and critical success. These bands include Peter Doherty in Babyshambles, Carl Barât and Gary Powell in Dirty Pretty Things and John Hassall in Yeti. One-time bassist Johnny Borrell has also had considerable success with his Razorlight band.
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	Add this track to your playlist Arbeit Mach Frei full track	1:14	37,749	Buy mp3
	Add this track to your playlist What A Waster (XFM Live Sessions Version)	0:30	26,454	Buy mp3

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1	15	Add this track to your playlist The Ha Ha Wall	19,364
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–	20	Add this track to your playlist Tell the King	17,769
–	21	Add this track to your playlist I Get Along	17,427
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6	50	Add this track to your playlist Boys In The Bands	1,514

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