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Track Listings
| 1. La Belle Et La Bête |
| 2. Fuck Forever |
| 3. A’rebours |
| 4. The 32 Of December |
| 5. Pipedown |
| 6. Sticks & Stones |
| 7. Killamangiro |
| 8. 8 Dead Boys |
| 9. In Love With A Feeling |
| 10. Pentonville |
| 11. What Katy Did Next |
| 12. Albion |
| 13. Back From The Dead |
| 14. Loyalty Song |
| 15. Up The Morning |
| 16. Merry Go Round |
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Review
Down In Albion is a mess. Stylistically, it tries to cover all bases, from spiky indie rock to reggae, with a touch of acoustic balladry and even rap (the bizarre "Pentonville"). Furthermore, Pete Doherty's vocals are often little more than an incoherent mumble, and the album is at least four songs too long. On paper it's a terrible record. The thing is, it isn't terrible at all. It's superb.
Despite the chaos somehow everything falls into place. Patrick Walden's twitchy guitar work compliments Doherty's yelps, and both are kept in check by solid bass playing and drumming. "Albion" is beautiful, "The 32nd Of December" is the (im)perfect pop song, and opener "La Belle et La Bette" features Kate Moss vocals and still sounds great.
Maybe imperfection's not such a bad thing, after all... --Matt Fernand
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Following a triumphant and eventful UK tour, Rough Trade are proud to announce the release of the most anticipated album of the year: Babyshambles’ debut, Down In Albion. It includes the band’s Top Five hit, "Fuck Forever" and a new recording of their first Top Ten single, "Killamangiro". Babyshambles’ songs have become anthems, including the new single "Albion". The sixteen-track album was produced by Mick Jones and mixed by Mick Jones and Bill Price (worked on London’s Calling and with Guns 'n' Roses).
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having read all the negative reviews about 'Down In Albion' I decided with some trepidation to give the Babyshambles album a go anyway. I had really enjoyed their singles Killamangiro and ---- Forever and thought 'what the hell!'
Well i'm glad to report back that the album is no where near the disaster that other reviewers have suggested, in fact its a little gem and with a little tweaking it could have been a classic. By this I mean a couple of songs could have been shaved off such as Pentonville to give the album a bit more momentum and focus. Whilst the single versions of Killamangiro and ---- Forever should have been retained. That said Pete Doherty's talent is plain to see, the guy can write songs and there's a lot of strong tracks on here; The 32 Of December, Pipedown, Albion and Loyalty Song just some of them.
All in all this album has really grown on me, it is messy and raw but that's a refreshing change from a lot of over produced music thats around. There are lots of moments of inspiration that warrant this being part of your album collection.
One can only hope Doherty cleans himself up and manages to reach his full potentional as a brilliant musician.
Well i'm glad to report back that the album is no where near the disaster that other reviewers have suggested, in fact its a little gem and with a little tweaking it could have been a classic. By this I mean a couple of songs could have been shaved off such as Pentonville to give the album a bit more momentum and focus. Whilst the single versions of Killamangiro and ---- Forever should have been retained. That said Pete Doherty's talent is plain to see, the guy can write songs and there's a lot of strong tracks on here; The 32 Of December, Pipedown, Albion and Loyalty Song just some of them.
All in all this album has really grown on me, it is messy and raw but that's a refreshing change from a lot of over produced music thats around. There are lots of moments of inspiration that warrant this being part of your album collection.
One can only hope Doherty cleans himself up and manages to reach his full potentional as a brilliant musician.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first listened to this album on nme.com and thought it was alright but i decided to buy it and give it a go and im glad i did because it is very good, even pentonville which at first couldn't stand, seems to work well and it shows the diversity of the legend that is super pete. Anyway the first 13 songs are really good but the last 3 arent that good but are still very listenable, give it a go and prove everyone that thinks pete doherty is a useless junkie wrong, he's a genius and one of them doesn't come along often, he should be embraced.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
bravo babyshambles. this is a blisteringly raw, honest album overloaded with charm. it guarantees the shambles a slew of fans and in no way alienates libertines fans. enjoy!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Up The Albion
Brilliant album, interesting, uplifting, humorous and musically superb. Pete Doherty's ability to write great songs lyrically and musically so consistently, appears effortless, the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by wjfk64
Shambolic, passionate, amazing!
I was for some reason put of buying this album because of all the negative reviews i read on it. However due to being an avid 'libertines' and "Babyshambles" fan i decided to buy... Read more
Published on 22 May 2008 by H. Rudd
Why haven't you brought this album?
Firstly, this album is in all manner of ways better then `Shotter's Nation' - Doherty's lyrics are simply sublime, more akin to poetry. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2008 by Tom
drug addled ****wit makes crap album and the NME love it, shocker.
Oh dear, Pete D is a waster who doesn't deserve the attention he gets. For some bizarre reason he has won an NME award for hero of 08. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2008 by genejoke
pURe HELL
mediocrity and more mediocrity from 2nd rate wannabe richard hell and the voidoids! check out the real thing or forget this or the libertines.
Published on 23 Sep 2007 by chas mcalindon
It's a shambles, baby, and i'd be a fool to resist!
This is not like the Libertines stuff, i think it's far better.If you're more into purely Libertines-style songs then go for Dirty Pretty Things. Read more
Published on 27 July 2007 by Luton Ghoul
Complete Shambles.
Babyshambles' debut release was destined to cause controversy; even the very mention of the now infamous Pete Doherty causes conflict. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by Gin in Tea Cups
Just a shambles
If you (like many others) have been unfortunate enough to be seduced by the supposed 'genius' of Pete Doherty, I beg you to reconsider. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by S. Young
You need it!
I will get to the point quickly. You need this album in your record collection, no ifs or butts, you need it. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2006 by Mr. B. Rich-swift
Baby, this is no shambles Liberteenies!
I like, the last the reviewer, have been put off buying this album by the mixed review comments on sites such as this. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2006 by Greg Cray
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