Waterloo To Anywhere
by Dirty Pretty Things
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 33
  3. Negative: 3 out of 33

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  1. BenS
    Jul 8, 2006
    3
    Let me start by saying that I am not just a pete doherty apologist or fanatic, I am not a massive babyshambles fan and in NO way blame Carl Barat for the libertines break up, phew. Now with that out the way lets listen to the thing that matters; the muuuuuuuuuuuusic man!! Sadly the music itself really isn't up to muhc; you can imagine bobbing along to the scratchy punk guitars at a Let me start by saying that I am not just a pete doherty apologist or fanatic, I am not a massive babyshambles fan and in NO way blame Carl Barat for the libertines break up, phew. Now with that out the way lets listen to the thing that matters; the muuuuuuuuuuuusic man!! Sadly the music itself really isn't up to muhc; you can imagine bobbing along to the scratchy punk guitars at a gig but on cd there is nothing to hide the albums insecurities and it all sounds a bit tuneless, a bit dull, a bit feeble. Sure its not tooooo bad, first single 'Bang Bang Your Dead' is a nice enough shambolic racket but its all a bit indie schmindie. 3 minute blast after 3 minute blast moulds into one monotonous whole; when second single 'Deadwood' came on I barely remembered I'd already heard it. Carl obviously wants to do it and he's got some fair musicianship behind him but, bar a few nice basslines from ex cooper temple clause bassist Didz Hammond, its all a bit stale, a bit soulles and, whisper it, dull. There seems to have been more effort, as so often is the case, to perfect the bands cool than write a tune. The indie punk scene may be a thrilling live proposition but so far the records have not been up to scratch. You begin to wish the NME would find some other damn scene… Expand
  2. babyshambles
    May 11, 2006
    3
    only slightly better than pete doherty's last effort, but still piss poor!
  3. TylerD
    Aug 15, 2006
    2
    How lame. They got their name from a great film. What a lazy idea.

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. BBC collective
    70
    Waterloo To Anywhere is more pro and muscular than former endeavours, chiming more with labelmates Razorlight’s ambitious professionalism.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Smart; savvy; insanely resilient: 'Waterloo To Anywhere' is just the ticket.
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  3. Observer Music Monthly
    70
    Barat does a great job of revitalising the ramshackle thrills that the Libertines did all too briefly so well.
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