Babyshambles

[Girl Afraid]

Yay, I can't wait for this album.
Delivery single out tomorrow !

 

[Girl Afraid]

The album version of 'Carry on up the morning' leaked. I don't think I can put it here, but you can find it on other forums and mesageboards *cof.organdfdb.comcof*

 

[fairy]

the only reason why i bought NME last week was the free 'Delivery' vinyl!

 

[Girl Afraid]

A demo of Delivery from the doghouse sessions just leaked
Delivery Demo

 

[fairy]

anyone read Pete's 'Books of Albion' ?
im reading it right now, its pretty good!

 

[Dohertysgirl]

I've read it - well, tried to read it that is. Some of the things he says is so beautiful, especially about London.


Aaah Pete.

 

[Girl Afraid]

I've read it - well, tried to read it that is. Some of the things he says is so beautiful, especially about London.


Aaah Pete.

in THIS thread on FDB someone post transcriptions of Peter's handwriting
so if any of you have problems understanding

Could someone scan the book? (ot at least parts of it), I live in south-america ans It's quite hard to get stuff here

 

[Dohertysgirl]

Oh I wish I could cos you've been so kind, but I don't have a scanner.

If you follow this link though, you will get a full collection of The Books of Albion, which is where the diary comes from. http://www.babyshambles.net/books.asp

 

[Girl Afraid]

Oh I wish I could cos you've been so kind, but I don't have a scanner.

If you follow this link though, you will get a full collection of The Books of Albion, which is where the diary comes from. http://www.babyshambles.net/books.asp

Oh, I have those. Don't worry, I'll order the book soon ; )

 

[fairy]

I've read it - well, tried to read it that is. Some of the things he says is so beautiful, especially about London.


Aaah Pete.

i love the things he says about Kate although im not a big fan of Kate...but some things are just so romantic, that i wish someone would think about me like that...

 

[Dohertysgirl]

I'm sooo gonna lock myself up in my room when the new cd arrives!

 

[Girl Afraid]

Another great review

Babyshambles - 'Shotter's Nation' (Parlophone) Released 01/10/07
"...the album that Babyshambles have always been destined to make. "
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4.5/5 Stars

Since the release of their debut album, ‘Down In Albion,’ in November 2005, all has not been well with Babyshambles. Like the first two years of their existence – from when they were loosely assembled as an in-exile alternative-cum-rival to The Libertines in 2003 – the last two have been similarly capricious. Frontman Pete Doherty has continued to endure frequent and futile visits to rehab in a bid to beat his addiction to drugs; played more get-out-of jail cards than a swindling Monopoly player, and; graced the front cover of just about every glossy magazine from Grazia to Heat thanks to his sporadic relationship with supermodel Kate Moss. But that’s just him, what about the rest of the band?

Well, most notably, the Babyshambles line-up of 2007 is a different one to that of their debut album. Out is former guitarist Patrick Walden; the man whose permissive guitar style, along with Doherty, gave ‘Baby’ the often all too apt ‘Shambles’ suffix, replaced by long-term friend of Doherty, Mick Whitnall. And out too is ‘Down In Albion’ producer Mick Jones in favour of the more resolute Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, Kaiser Chiefs). Indeed, while Doherty has more often than not been unwittingly playing the last twenty-four months of his life out on the front page of the tabloids, the rest of his outfit – completed by long term allies, bassist Drew McConnell and drummer Adam Ficek – have steadily been cleaning up the act out of the lime-light.

The result of this is, ‘Shotter’s Nation.’ An album, that if you know Babyshambles from their tabloid celebrity - that is, the band that a drug addict fronts - you’d say has been created against all the odds or if you’re a little more read than the 3am gossip section of a certain redtop, you’d say it’s the album that Babyshambles have always been destined to make.

Whereas, ‘Down In Albion,’ was a ramshackle collection of songs, pieced together over drawn-out and often underrepresented recording sessions, ‘Shotter’s Nation’ has for Babyshambles been stringently assembled. Everything, from the subtle key-changes in ‘There She Goes’ to the unexpected finale of, ‘Crumb Begging’ – which journeys from a brooding Stooges sounding opening to a frenetic Texan, deep south finish – is there for a reason. Yes, the familiar bent minor chords and toppling drumbeats (‘Carry On Up The Morning,’ ‘Side of The Road’) which have for so long characterised the energy of a Babyshambles live show are present on ‘Shotter’s Nation’ but now they’re no longer running loose with their old uncontrolled liberalism.

Like the music, the lyrics no longer feel misconstrued either. Yes, they’re still tinged with a hint of Doherty’s trademark ambiguity, which instead of giving you the answer you’ve always been looking for, often leaves you with ten fresh new questions to ponder over - “You said that you loved me, why don’t you f*ck off? / Anyone would think that you owned me, ripping me off, ” he proclaims, for example, perhaps in reference to any one of his ten thousand ‘associates’ on ‘Unbilo Titled.’ But on the whole this is a far more transparent album. It’s apparent on the cathartic, ‘Carry On Up The Morning’ - “In the morning where does all the pain go, same place the fame goes, straight to your head,” he recites, evocatively, before adding, “Giving up trying to explain, just put it in a song instead.” And, it’s even more obvious on, ‘You Talk,’ which best exemplifies the poetic aptitude that Doherty’s always threatened his audience with. “Oh Well, I never, ever said it was clever / I just like getting leathered, looking for the light, the light behind your eyes.”

Whether or not Doherty purposefully set out to expose so much of himself on ‘Shotter’s Nation’ will probably – like much of his private life - always remain open to speculation. But with a song as nostalgic as, ‘There She Goes,’ which evokes an image of his first meeting with a loved one, perhaps even Kate Moss, “How could I let go since I caught a glimpse of your white plimsolls / Twisting and turning to Northern Soul,” it’s hard not to at least speculate.

For all the lyrical revelations displayed on the album, it’s easy to overlook the music that they ride so elegantly on top of. McConnell’s bass is thrust to the fore on, ‘French Dog Blues,’ and ‘Baddies Boogie’ (both of which expose Babyshambles funk influences) with the latter perhaps being the albums unexpected highlight, thanks to its frenetic rhythm and acerbic lyrics (“Look out for the man who will bum your wife and then shake your hand”).

While Street’s main influence may have been to bring Babyshambles under control in the studio, subconsciously, he’s made an impact on the production of the record as well. There’s anthemic ambition - the type that might even justify their forthcoming arena tour - in ‘Deft Left Hand’ which, with Whitnall’s powerful guitar hook, is genuinely a song you would never have expected from the band. And, then there’s the new Kinks punch and ‘Smithsian’ riffs of impassioned lead single ‘Delivery.’
After eleven songs, it’s suitably Doherty who takes centre stage on the LP’s Bert Jansch featuring closing track ‘The Lost Art Of The Murder’– which sees him offer his own analysis on the last two years of his life. Whilst the tabloids might say he’s out of control, the evocative image of him arm-out-stretched seeking salvation in the lyric, “Roll a four, roll a nine, find yourself washed up in paradise / Roll a four, roll a nine, I lost my phone in paradise / Pay as you go,” suggests he’s far more aware of his own situation.

He may be one of the UK’s most famous musicians for all the wrong reasons, but with ‘Shotter’s Nation,’ he and his bandmates seem more intent than ever to make sure they’re now known for all the right ones.

http://www.gigwise.com/contents.asp?contentid=37103

 

[Girl Afraid]

Ugh,m I just wish people would stop saying There she goes... is about Kate.

 

[fairy]

im so excited and i just cant hide it!!

 

[Girl Afraid]

The album vercion of 'You Talk' leaked, serch for it

 

[kanita]

ahhh bless the dancing jesus forum

 

[Girl Afraid]

Hee!, you found Dancing Jesus. Thats the best place, everything leakes there or on .org

 

[rollagasper]

cannot wait for the entire album to leak. i want to hear it in its entirety. so far, the album's been getting such great reviews... some even 5/5. i'm actually very surprised, because personally i like the direction of the debut better, but this one's probably more polished and listener-friendly.

fairy - nme comes with the delivery vinyl? is it just the one song or does it have a b side as well? and who is on the cover of this issue? Sorry for all the questions, but I live in Canada and it takes like 4 extra weeks for an issue of nme to come out in stores here.

 

[fairy]

^^its the single and an interview
Babyshambles are on the cover

 

[Dohertysgirl]

cannot wait for the entire album to leak. i want to hear it in its entirety. so far, the album's been getting such great reviews... some even 5/5. i'm actually very surprised, because personally i like the direction of the debut better, but this one's probably more polished and listener-friendly.

I completely agree with you! I love the obvious aim to create noise & shambles on Down in Albion, but I also notice that people are much more interested in listening to his music with this newish sound. I do really like what I've heard of the new album though, it certainly has more of a togetherness. But I am gonna miss my 8 dead boys.