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Waterloo to Anywhere

~ Dirty Pretty Things
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  • Audio CD (8 May 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Mercury
  • ASIN: B000EQHVHA
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,589 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Deadwood 2:27£0.69
Listen  2. Doctors & Dealers 3:17£0.69
Listen  3. Bang Bang You're Dead 3:31£0.79
Listen  4. Blood Thirsty Bastards [Explicit] 3:10£0.69
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Listen  6. Gin & Milk 3:05£0.79
Listen  7. The Enemy 3:36£0.69
Listen  8. If you Love a Woman 3:12£0.59
Listen  9. You Fucking Love It 1:53£0.79
Listen10. Wondering 2:54£0.69
Listen11. Last Of The Small Town Playboys 3:30£0.69
Listen12. B.U.R.M.A. 3:18£0.79

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His former Libertines bandmate may grab all the headlines, but Carl Barat's Dirty Pretty Things seem to have grabbed all of the tunes on Waterloo To Anywhere. Like The Jam, The Clash and even The Kinks, the Dirty Pretty Things have an innate ability to take their basic guitar-bass-drums setup and make them sound unmistakeably English. Of course, frontman Barat's laconic London accent helps, but it's more than that. The music, with it's mixture of punk rock and ska, owes a large debt to the aforementioned Clash--and, like them, the Dirty Pretty Things also know how to write a catchy tune, as anyone who's heard the single "Bang Bang You're Dead" will attest. Moreover, the lyrics are as reflective of contemporary Britain as anything by The Streets (particularly "You F*cking Love It"). Best of all, like the best punk albums, Waterloo to Anywhere is short, sharp and possessed of a tangible urgency--the album's 12 songs clock in at just about 36 minutes. Considering the shambles that Barat's former colleague Pete Doherty has become, it's particularly encouraging to hear something as good as Dirty Pretty Things rise from the ashes of the Libertines. --Ted Kord


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'Waterloo To Anywhere' is the debut album from ex-LibertineCarl Barat's new band, Dirty Pretty Things. An album as English as traffic jams and red telephone boxes, and packed with musical references to both the melodic punk of The Clash and dandy-ish swagger of The Kinks, this record is a must forfans of classic English songwriting, regardless of what generation you are from. Includes the single 'Bang Bang You're Dead'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Return of a real rock hero, 9 May 2006
By K. Tobin - See all my reviews
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So Carl Barat, so often regarded the "water carrier" of the Libertines, before Pete Doherty disintegrated in a vapour of negative publicity and an ubiquitous ever present rock chick girlfriend, returns. And what a comeback this is. Whilst Barat laid low for 18 months, Doherty sadly became a parody of himself and his credibility is now surely extinguished for good.

In that time, indie has become hyperbolic rather than meaningful music. And the NME has thrust upon us week after week the "next big thing", and for the most part these new bands are more wooden than a solid oak chair. The world NEEDS Barat back right now to save us from the mediocre, heard it all before retro rubbish that has somehow found an attentive audience. Waterloo To Anywhere is the most cathartic set of songs someone could write. From the roar of Deadwood, to the lament of moronic hangers on in Blood Thirsty Bastards, the riposte to a lazy and callow society in Gin and Milk, and what must be a serious contender to anthem of the decade, You Fxxking Love It, this album is what all of these conveyor belt indie bands should aspire to. Nice to see some REAL passion and fire from a band for once.

The speed and fury of the album goes over your head the first or second time you hear it, so it takes a little time to appreciate the quality of the music. But there is not one filler track on this album. Funny how you wait so long for a really good album that will last long beyond the initial "sell out every UK venue and a top 5" hype that greets nearly every trumped release, and two come out on the same day (the other being the soon to be classic Stadium Arcadium).

Hardly even worth reviewing this record as the world and its dog will listen to this, but this is just a brilliant record. Libertines Mark II - who cares? Welcome back, Carl and Gary.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure rock excellence from the best ex-libertine, 3 Oct 2006
By Keri Day "Dirty Pretty Thing" (Exeter, Devon) - See all my reviews
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This album is just brilliant, there isn't a bad tune on it. It has real urgency and energy, but there is also lyrical talent in evidence that reaches near poetical standards. Love Carlos, he's the real star and I think some of Dirty Pretty Things work is actually better than The Libertines, definately far exceeds anything by Babyshambles!
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4.0 out of 5 stars More hits than Pete Doherty's arm, 9 Aug 2006
By John Tansey (UK) - See all my reviews
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Like the album in question, this review shall be short, sharp and straight to the point...

This record is brilliant! The guitars are brash, the bass is rumbling, the drums are tight, Carl's baritone Lahn-dan drawl is suitably edgy and passionate and the whole thing hurtles through the Underground from Waterloo to anywhere with exhuberant punk rock energy and great conviction. The songwriting is confident and ridiculously catchy as at 36 minutes, there is no room for filler. This is an album that makes you smile, that makes you glad to be alive and when it comes to indie rock and modern guitar music in general, this is some of the best around.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I like them
Buy both their albums i liked the band live and the albums are great you have still got 2 original Libertines in the band, I was ecstacly happy when i met Carl Barrat and he said... Read more
Published 4 months ago by S. CHEW

4.0 out of 5 stars Carl Barat is a very clever man...
This is a really, really good album, and it follows Babyshambles' debut by being basically how you'd expect the relevant Libertines to make music on his own. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Robbie Swale

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection
This album is simply perfect. When I first heard it I was underwhelmed, there did not seem to be any real stand out tracks and I had difficulty hearing the melody. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2007 by Mr. B. Rich-swift

5.0 out of 5 stars Dirty Pretty Brilliant!!!
Waterloo to Anywhere sounds more Mick Jones than even the Libertines ever did- and this is not even a production of the former Clash -genious! Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2007 by S. Väpnargård

5.0 out of 5 stars Waterloo To Anywhere
I have owned the album for a long time now and i have finally decided to write a review. When I first heard 'Bang Bang You're Dead i was some what dissapointed as it seemed to... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2006 by S. Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars favourite ever album
I heard Deadwood and couldn't get it out of my head so I decided to buy the album purely based on that, not knowing anything about the history of the band or what they looked... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2006 by Rachel ELiz

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Album
I bought this by the recommendation of a friend a few days ago and i've been listening to it over and over ever since. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2006 by Master T. Knott

5.0 out of 5 stars indie gold. literally......
i love the arctic monkeys and the strokes and if you love either of those two groups you will love this c.d . Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2006 by f*** your system.try mine

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Amazing
Well frankly this album to me is a pure joy and every song on it is genius. Unlike other albums that have at least 1 bad song The boys in dirty pretty things have got this one... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by Neville Wood

4.0 out of 5 stars Waterloo to everywhere
The Libertines burned bright... and then burned out, when uberjunkie Pete Doherty got kicked out for assorted bad behavior. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2006 by E. A Solinas

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