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Waterloo to Anywhere |  | Artist: Dirty Pretty Things
Label: Mercury
Category: Music
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 6431
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 36 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 602498532669
EAN: 0602498532669
ASIN: B000EQHVHA
Release Date: May 8, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Deadwood | | • | Doctors Dealers | | • | Bang Bang You're Dead | | • | Blood Thirsty Bastards | | • | The Gentry Cove | | • | Gin Milk | | • | The Enemy | | • | If you Love a Woman | | • | You Fucking Love It | | • | Wondering | | • | Last Of The Small Town Playboys | | • | B.U.R.M.A. |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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 iWaterloo To Anywhere/i. 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, iWaterloo to Anywhere/i 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. i--Ted Kord/i
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 35
 Return of a real rock hero May 9, 2006
K. Tobin
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
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.
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br /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.
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br /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).
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br /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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Pure rock excellence from the best ex-libertine October 3, 2006
Keri Day (Exeter, Devon)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
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!
Truly Amazing September 2, 2006
Neville Wood
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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 spot on and I have never been so happy to part with my money to buy this amazing first album of theirs, and I can only see them carry on as they started and gain the recognition as 1 of the best Indi-Rock bands in the world. The album is easily worth the money and u will not regret buying it and listen to it time and time again and u will never get boarded of it. With songs such as Gentry Cove, Deadwood and bang bang your dead, It is truly 5*.
Amazing! May 9, 2006
Rachel Williams (England)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
A brilliant album. I first heard the tracks live and was blown away and thought maybe Dirty Pretty Things are one of those bands that are at their best on the stage but the album proved me wrong. Every song is spot on, lyrically and musically. And to my suprise the limited edition album comes with a live DVD! Best of both worlds. Some of Englands best rock music in a long time. Just shows who was really the brains behind The Libertines! Buy it without a second thought!
an excellent album July 20, 2006
coleman
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
dirty pretty things will never be the libertines. it is unfair to compare carl barats band with his and pete dohertys musical masterpeice. dirty pretty things songs suit barats voice very well, though i feel without doherty's voice he sounds... older, i suppose is the word i'm looking for. the backing singing is very effective, however, especially in the song "deadwood".
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br /the thing people dont seem to see is that this music is compulsive listening. everything that my fellow music lover further down had said about tracks like "you fucking love it" being awful is a view i dont share. songs like "you fucking love it" and "gin and milk" are catchy and songs such as these are the life of the album. he was right in praising "deadwood" as a catchy start to an album, and "doctors and the dealers" is also easy to tap along to. i think "wondering" is an amazing song, as well.
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br /one reviewer paid heed to the view shared by some fans, that "bang bang you're dead" is too mainstream and over played, and i agree with this view. i can hardly bear this song anymore, apart from the intro played on the brass instrument.
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br /i think the songs "the gentry cove" and "bloodthirsty bastards" slow down the album somewhat, and i can hardly listen to them anymore. also, the song "if you love a woman" is not as appealling as some other songs. i cant really explain this. maybe it's just the title that jades it for me. you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but there's something about that i feel makes the song less accessible.
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br /the album finishes with my personal favourite "BURMA". i think this song sounds more like the libertines than any of the albums other songs, which perhaps explains why i like it so much.
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