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Under the Influence |  | Artist: Carl Barat
Label: Under the Influence
Category: Music
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 610823
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 068978300072
EAN: 0689783000720
ASIN: B0009UVBH2
Release Date: September 13, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Dream a Little Dream of Me - The Mamas the Papas | | • | Oh You Pretty Things - David Bowie | | • | Hurricane - Bob Dylan | | • | Universal - The Small Faces | | • | Son of a Gun - The La's | | • | Sitting Up Straight - Supergrass | | • | Personality Crisis - New York Dolls | | • | Remote Control - The Clash | | • | Eaton Rifles - The Jam | | • | No More Heroes - The Stranglers | | • | Too Much Too Young - The Special A.K.A. | | • | Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths | | • | Who's Got the Crack | | • | Sorted for E's Wizz - Pulp | | • | Fit But You Know It - The Streets |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Barat has kept a low profile since the demise of The Libertines - at least, compared to estranged friend and increasingly tragic tabloid fixture Pete Doherty - but his contribution to DMC's Under "The Influence" series should be a very welcome return for Libs fans who prefer the music to the media freakshow. p A trawl through the annals of classic rock, punk, and new-wave, this is a selection that strongly belies Barat's fondness for music's dreamers, idealists, and romantics. Kicking off with a handful of picks from the hazy mid-`60s - Bowie, Dylan, the Small Faces - the pace picks up pace with definitive cuts from The Jam, The Stranglers, and The Specials AKA (and, arguably, The Smiths, whose "Bigmouth Strikes Again" still sounds exceptional today). p Hardcore Libertines fans may read significance into some of the picks: is, for instance, the inclusion of New York Dolls' "Personality Crisis" - which features the line "Your turned into the Wolfman/Howling at the moon" a conscious reference to Doherty's shady underworld friend and sometime recording partner, or just mere coincidence? Meanwhile, chaotic New York anti-folk duo Moldy Peaches' "Who's Got The Crack?" poses the sort of question that, given recent form, is probably best put rhetorically. I--Louis Pattison/I
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| Customer Reviews:
 Barat stays true to his music June 13, 2005
JIB (UK)
26 out of 29 found this review helpful
Anyone who has loved the music of the Libertines will have quickly learned to respect Carl Barat - unpretentious, genuine and a man of proven integrity and loyalty to his band and the music he loves.pHis "Under the Influence" compilation says all this about him. Whilst other music celebrities will scratch around for something obscure in an attempt to be cool and interesting, Barat doesn't need to bother - much as he's never had to bother about being "cool" because he just IS. Here he has done what he always does, stayed true to his beliefs and to himself, and put together some timeless tracks which give a simple message - this is me.pFans of his music may already possess some of these tracks, but that just reinforces the point. For new fans and those awaiting his solo album later in the year, this is a good grounding in the sounds that influenced this talented musician and the stunning work of the Libertines themselves.pThe one surprise is the absence of the Velvets - though this is likely to be a matter of copyright permissions rather than choice.pNo-one who loves indie rock and its sources can fail to enjoy this CD .....go get it.
 Obvious collection of obvious tracks June 9, 2005
Marxman (London)
8 out of 46 found this review helpful
Having to advertise Carl as of The Libertines is in itself an indication of what is really being sold here. And that is what should make you reconsider what's inside the album sleeve. A quick read of the tracks only reinforces how standard a compilation this is - something any half serious muso could knock out in their sleep. pThis lacks what most other Under the Influences add - an insight into a musician's own personal taste that, in some way, adds an extra dimesion to our perception of them, and hopefully provides the listener with a bit of an education.pGiven that definition, Carl's effort is on a par with every other shoe gazing, ex-public schoolboy indie kid. So fairly spot on then!
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