Pete Doherty? Babyshambles?

[alframsey]

Love the new Babyshambles album so I hope to see them their, even if he is a massive c**t.

[guypjfreak]

get for an afternoon in the park nice and interment .i met pete last year hes bloody tall gave him a clock and had some champagne ................................he WAS wasted lol nice bloke tho from the few minuets i spent with him

[pancakes]

Seen them a few times and most recently last October and they were absolutely awful. Never been to a worse gig. Pete forgot the words to half the songs and it all sounded awful. However the time before that a while ago it was amazing.

[coma girl]

That's summed up the problem with them, when they're good they're great but when they're bad they're awful.

[russycarps]

The trick is to always be a tiny bit more wasted than Pete is, then you'll anyways enjoy it

Edited April 2, 2014 by russycarps

[mike46]

I've been to countless Doherty-based gigs over the years (massive fan and live in London so never need to travel far for the last-minute shows) but pancakes just summed it up perfectly. When Pete is on form, the gigs are amazing - I've been to gigs where he's played for hours and had to be dragged off by the security guards. Then there are times when he's either too smacked up or just not interested and they've been abysmal. Very hit and miss - although in recent times they have been more hit than miss (Shambles at the Roundhouse was particularly good!)

[pentura]

I've been to countless Doherty-based gigs over the years (massive fan and live in London so never need to travel far for the last-minute shows) but pancakes just summed it up perfectly. When Pete is on form, the gigs are amazing - I've been to gigs where he's played for hours and had to be dragged off by the security guards. Then there are times when he's either too smacked up or just not interested and they've been abysmal. Very hit and miss - although in recent times they have been more hit than miss (Shambles at the Roundhouse was particularly good!)

[captain reido]

What Katie Did is a good song.

[Monkismo]

Used to be a massive fan of Pete, Libs, Shambles, DPTs etc but a lack any new material since 2009 made me lose interest bar those reunion shows. As others have said, when Pete's good he's very good but when he's bad...oh dear. In fact I'd say that both my all time favourite and and all time worst gigs have been watching him. That's why I'd always see him - you never know what you're going to get! The new album's ok but the punky edge has slightly gone and it's all a bit "safe" but I reckon they'll be there. There was a time (2005-2009) when it wasn't Glastonbury without Pete cropping up somewhere and the last time even Carl was there was 2010 I think although I think he goes as a punter every year.

[jdizzle]

Personally, I think it's some of their best stuff yet!

Seen them quite recently and they were on top form and Pete's looking pretty healthy.....even though he's put on *ahem* a few pounds...

[coma girl]

The new album's ok but the punky edge has slightly gone and it's all a bit "safe"

[home to you]

Would like to see them there. Saw them at Roundhouse the other week and they smashed it... not the sort of band you'll enjoy without getting properly into it though

[Drinky]

When he headlined the Park a few years back, we went along hoping for the best but fearing the worst - he was about 10 minutes late when he finally came on, apologising because he thought he was playing on a different day (!)... and then played a brilliant, low-key set of solo, Libertines and Shambles songs. Really fantastic. When he wants to do it, he really can perform. I'd go see him again.

[Monkismo]

That's why I don't like Street's involvement, he's a good producer but totally unsuited to Shambles, he stripped away the punky rawness that I loved them for. I think PD's generosity with giving away so many demos and out takes etc is brilliant but it does spoil you a bit as you always have something to compare the albums to and not always favourably. The solo albums the worst example of this which is why I was so glad they didn't put my favourite of his solo songs on it.

Carl was good in 2010 but I went to one of his solo shows later in the year and didn't enjoy it half as much.

Edited April 2, 2014 by Monkismo