Name: Time for Heroes - The Best of The Libertines
Brand: Rough Trade Us
SKU: 1237228
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Time for Heroes - The Best of The Libertines

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Album: Time for Heroes - The Best of The Libertines
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Up the Bracket	More Info...	0:02
2)	Time for Heroes	More Info...	0:02
3)	Mayday	More Info...	0:01
4)	Don't Look Back Into the Sun	More Info...	0:03
5)	Tell the King	More Info...	0:03
6)	What Katie Did	More Info...	0:04
7)	Can't Stand Me Now	More Info...	0:03
8)	What a Waster	More Info...	0:03
9)	The Delaney	More Info...	0:02
10)	Boys in the Band	More Info...	0:03
11)	Death On the Stairs	More Info...	0:03
12)	I Get Along	More Info...	0:03
13)	What Became of the Likely Lads	More Info...	0:03

Album: Time for Heroes - The Best of The Libertines
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Up the Bracket	More Info...	0:02
2)	Time for Heroes	More Info...	0:02
3)	Mayday	More Info...	0:01
4)	Don't Look Back Into the Sun	More Info...	0:03
5)	Tell the King	More Info...	0:03
6)	What Katie Did	More Info...	0:04
7)	Can't Stand Me Now	More Info...	0:03
8)	What a Waster	More Info...	0:03
9)	The Delaney	More Info...	0:02
10)	Boys in the Band	More Info...	0:03
11)	Death On the Stairs	More Info...	0:03
12)	I Get Along	More Info...	0:03
13)	What Became of the Likely Lads	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

A promising U.K. post-punk-influenced band that, sadly, is best remembered for the drug-addled notoriety of band member and tabloid fixture Pete Doherty, the Libertines achieved stardom during their brief tenure in the Britpop spotlight from 2002 to '04. This collection presents a concise overview of the group's output, drawing largely from their two albums, UP THE BRACKET and its self-titled follow-up, including the wry, raucous "What a Waster" and the melancholy, all-too-autobiographical "What Became of the Likely Lads." These tracks, among others, showcase the volatile interplay between singer-guitarists Doherty and Caral Barat, who would go on to front Babyshambles and Dirty Pretty Things, respectively. While all the songs on TIME FOR HEROES are previously released, the inclusion of relative rarities such as the deceptively cheery "Don't Look Back Into the Sun," makes the compilation a fitting summary of the band's short-lived career.

Professional Reviews

Uncut (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'What A Waster' still sparks with guttersnipe wit and 'Don't Look Back Into The Sun' makes a smart shotgun marriage of The Jam and The Only Ones."