Doherty Acting Up In Press Conference

[indie-rocknroll]

1.The Leeds area is the stronghold of the modern indie scene, doubt it would happen anywhere else.

2. A number one album? So what, they get massively outsold by Keane. Means nothing.

1. I was speaking about people in general, of course subjectivly it would be different.

2. I don't like Keane, Snow Patrol or the Libertines.

3. Kurt Cobain was a member of a band that spear fronted an entire genre, was massively successful internationally and gets into all the respected halls of fame for a selection of things. Doherty isn't in his league.4. Without the press, music wouldn't be what it is today.

[indie-rocknroll]

Amen, he's more Sid Viscous than Cobain.

[dunny]

More of a Sid wanna be

[Vieuphoria]

Say what you will but to call him talentless (or as you so beatifully put it... "shit") is clearly very naive and bias. This is all.

[judyblue110]

Say what you will but to call him talentless (or as you so beatifully put it... "shit") is clearly very naive and bias. This is all.

[allgravy]

aside from the 'i hate doherty, hes a druggy, blah blah blah', does anyone have any info on the gig mentioned in their first interview? they claimed to be playing the forum but dont even know when it is themselves. they may have already played it or it might be a friends and family thing but any info would be great, would love to see them.

[likelyladtom]

aside from the 'i hate doherty, hes a druggy, blah blah blah', does anyone have any info on the gig mentioned in their first interview? they claimed to be playing the forum but dont even know when it is themselves. they may have already played it or it might be a friends and family thing but any info would be great, would love to see them.

[allgravy]

I don't want to tell you 'cause you might snatch my ticket!

But, yeah.. Forum looks likely. I'm sure there will be a few small unannounced pub gigs too.

Plus a Pete & Carl set at Glastonbury.

[likelyladtom]

lol i wouldnt dream of doing that!

anychance you could keep me informed of anything going on in and around london iff you happen to find out?

and that glasto thing is that official? or is that just wishful thinking

Edited April 7, 2010 by likelyladtom

[Zewski]

I can't believe people here are rating the pistols that high, manufactored hype...

[THURSTONEVA]

Most of this talk about the pistols and kurt is crap ! the Libertines are a great band and thay have been an infuance on a lot of young bands ie The view / twisted wheel / and all those new brit punk bands so go and enjoy get drunk and jump around. After all i bet non of the other bands on have ever taken drugs!

[allgravy]

Most of this talk about the pistols and kurt is crap ! the Libertines are a great band and thay have been an infuance on a lot of young bands ie The view / twisted wheel / and all those new brit punk bands so go and enjoy get drunk and jump around. After all i bet non of the other bands on have ever taken drugs!

[Bradders]

This is an argument not worth having, everybody's already made their mind up.

I do have one point though. People saying nobody will care about the Libertines in 20 years, won't be respected etc. That's just ridiculous. You can see from threads like this that people are massively influenced and fanatically obsessed by them. Nirvana (or any band you want to use) were important to you as a child, as you've grown up, they've become legendary. The Libertines are equally important to us. In 20 years we'll be 40ish and the ones 'deciding' who's legendary enough to go into halls of fame... The older generation in the 70s were saying the new punk bands would be forgotten about soon and were nothing on Elvis. Somebody (I forget who) famously said Rock 'n' Roll was a fad and would be gone by June, now most modern music is influenced by it. It's typical of new bands who inspire the younger generation to not get any respect.

Someone will now come back saying something like they're 22 and they don't like the Libertines. That's not my point. Simply that in 20 years they will be remembered because they're so loved by so many now.

[silencio]

agreeing with bradders here.

i also can't believe all those who hate peter so much have wasted minutes of their lives arguing about how shit he is! seriously, i even feel like a twat for writing this and i'm talking about my hero... not having a dig, just mean, put things into perspective, he's not an evil man. let us all be giddy!

[dunny]

Of course a lot of the die hard fans will remember them, but they will not go down in history with Kurt, The Rolling Stones, The beatles, Led Zep, Queen, The Sex Pistols, as being a fantasic, hugely influential band.

[jazzaz]

Of course a lot of the die hard fans will remember them, but they will not go down in history with Kurt, The Rolling Stones, The beatles, Led Zep, Queen, The Sex Pistols, as being a fantasic, hugely influential band.

[Vieuphoria]

Of course a lot of the die hard fans will remember them, but they will not go down in history with Kurt, The Rolling Stones, The beatles, Led Zep, Queen, The Sex Pistols, as being a fantasic, hugely influential band.

[judyblue110]

yea they will

[dunny]

They will have influenced a few indie bands with the same shelf life as a copy of NME magazine.

[judyblue110]

They will have influenced a few indie bands with the same shelf life as a copy of NME magazine.

[dunny]

Time machine or...?

[mooseman]

its just stupid to say they will not be remembered just because you don't like them. They are one of the biggest bands to come out of the "Indie" label and the past ten years, they would have probably been huge had they not split up when they did. Also you don't have a mystical crystal f**king ball and have no idea what will happen in the future.

I'm not even a fan ffs, but IMO they will be remembered along with the arctic monkeys as the indie bands from the 00s just like Blur and Oasis are remembered as the 2 big brit pop bands from the 90s.

[judyblue110]

its just stupid to say they will not be remembered just because you don't like them. They are one of the biggest bands to come out of the "Indie" label and the past ten years, they would have probably been huge had they not split up when they did. Also you don't have a mystical crystal f**king ball and have no idea what will happen in the future.

I'm not even a fan ffs, but IMO they will be remembered along with the arctic monkeys as the indie bands from the 00s just like Blur and Oasis are remembered as the 2 big brit pop bands from the 90s.

[stylishkids]

Bradders summed it up at the top of the page nicely.

His status at this time is high and why should it change to pratically nothing? Up the Bracket though only released 8 years ago is still regarded extremly highly placing high on several end of decade lists and I see no reason why it should change in the next 8 or 8 after that. You can't exactly predict where there going to be in 20/30 years but you can have a good idea based on ethir current standing. Albums and Artists 50/60 years ago who have been big at that time are still remembered highly and most bands grow in stature and status not decline. Only artists and bands go from been percieved as genrally not much to highly placed in time not the other way round. FFS The Velvet Underground and Nico flopped when it came out, but is now remembered as one of the greatest albums of all time. Why the heck should an album remembered so highly by many people now be any different in time? Stop letting your hatred for him blind your judgement.

[dunny]

Bradders summed it up at the top of the page nicely.

His status at this time is high and why should it change to pratically nothing? Up the Bracket though only released 8 years ago is still regarded extremly highly placing high on several end of decade lists and I see no reason why it should change in the next 8 or 8 after that. You can't exactly predict where there going to be in 20/30 years but you can have a good idea based on ethir current standing. Albums and Artists 50/60 years ago who have been big at that time are still remembered highly and most bands grow in stature and status not decline. Only artists and bands go from been percieved as genrally not much to highly placed in time not the other way round. FFS The Velvet Underground and Nico flopped when it came out, but is now remembered as one of the greatest albums of all time. Why the heck should an album remembered so highly by many people now be any different in time? Stop letting your hatred for him blind your judgement.