![13. 'Mardy Bum' - The most Libertines-esque tune on the album, and it's a sound that the band have now completely shed with their subsequent albums. Nevertheless, it still gets run out at live sets and offers another breather from the onslaught of high octane playing elsewhere. A brilliant dose of Yorkshire wit.]()
13. 'Mardy Bum' - The most Libertines-esque tune on the album, and it's a sound that the band have now completely shed with their subsequent albums. Nevertheless, it still gets run out at live sets and offers another breather from the onslaught of high octane playing elsewhere. A brilliant dose of Yorkshire wit.
![12.'Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But' - Some of the most volatile energy on the album comes from here. The song's meaning could be interpreted as a target against a lot of the major labels that were grooming them before they went and signed with Domino Records.]()
12.'Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But' - Some of the most volatile energy on the album comes from here. The song's meaning could be interpreted as a target against a lot of the major labels that were grooming them before they went and signed with Domino Records.
![11. 'Still Take You Home' - Easily one of the best choruses on the album. It's got a short, sharp British punk energy to it. Again, Matt Helders stands out as the music builds to create frantic climax that will make you want to throw the furniture around. The song appears to show a young Turner being infatuated by someone he logically can see he shouldn't' be but can't help it.]()
11. 'Still Take You Home' - Easily one of the best choruses on the album. It's got a short, sharp British punk energy to it. Again, Matt Helders stands out as the music builds to create frantic climax that will make you want to throw the furniture around. The song appears to show a young Turner being infatuated by someone he logically can see he shouldn't' be but can't help it.
![10. 'A Certain Romance - Turner analyses youth culture around Sheffield as the steady pace and minimal guitar parts allows his lyrics to shine as his John Cooper Clarke-esque light hearted social realism fills your mind.]()
10. 'A Certain Romance - Turner analyses youth culture around Sheffield as the steady pace and minimal guitar parts allows his lyrics to shine as his John Cooper Clarke-esque light hearted social realism fills your mind.
![9. 'From The Ritz To The Rubble' - Life feels like it's going a million pissed up miles per hour on this song. The instrumentation just locks in at all the right points and heightens the rollercoaster emotions he experiences.]()
9. 'From The Ritz To The Rubble' - Life feels like it's going a million pissed up miles per hour on this song. The instrumentation just locks in at all the right points and heightens the rollercoaster emotions he experiences.
![8. 'Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secure' - It seems the band have learned to trim the name of their songs recently, but here's another banger from the lads. Their early lyrics had an aspect of Mike Skinner's The Streets about them - picking up on the real scenarios that were in front of them, but capturing the spirit of a calamitous post-clubbing cab ride brilliantly.]()
8. 'Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secure' - It seems the band have learned to trim the name of their songs recently, but here's another banger from the lads. Their early lyrics had an aspect of Mike Skinner's The Streets about them - picking up on the real scenarios that were in front of them, but capturing the spirit of a calamitous post-clubbing cab ride brilliantly.
![7. 'You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Looking Straight At Me' - More late night revelry from the gang on display here. They were the voice of a debauched youth for this very reason, they can make you feel like you've just had a shot without even taking a sip.]()
7. 'You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Looking Straight At Me' - More late night revelry from the gang on display here. They were the voice of a debauched youth for this very reason, they can make you feel like you've just had a shot without even taking a sip.
![6.'The View From the Afternoon' - Matt Helders' propulsive drums throughout the verse give this song a constant high octane feel, and it evokes the excitement and naivety of a band just starting out, going drinking and striving for romance.]()
6.'The View From the Afternoon' - Matt Helders' propulsive drums throughout the verse give this song a constant high octane feel, and it evokes the excitement and naivety of a band just starting out, going drinking and striving for romance.
![5. 'Riot Van' - One of the stand outs from the homemade demos that were handed out at gigs in 2004. After the breakneck energy on the majority of the album, 'Riot Van' gives you a chance to wipe the sweat off your forehead, take a sip of lager and readjust yourself.]()
5. 'Riot Van' - One of the stand outs from the homemade demos that were handed out at gigs in 2004. After the breakneck energy on the majority of the album, 'Riot Van' gives you a chance to wipe the sweat off your forehead, take a sip of lager and readjust yourself.
![4. 'When The Sun Goes Down' - The stripped back intro of just Turner's crisp, clean fender and his vocals with a little bass. provides builds the intro brilliantly so when the band do come in they let rip and you feel the full force of their raw rock n' roll.]()
4. 'When The Sun Goes Down' - The stripped back intro of just Turner's crisp, clean fender and his vocals with a little bass. provides builds the intro brilliantly so when the band do come in they let rip and you feel the full force of their raw rock n' roll.
![3. 'Dancing Shoes' - the funky bassline and propulsive drums in the verse lead to a short wild chorus that has the volatility of Craig Nicholls of The Vines or MC5's 'Kick Out The Jams'.]()
3. 'Dancing Shoes' - the funky bassline and propulsive drums in the verse lead to a short wild chorus that has the volatility of Craig Nicholls of The Vines or MC5's 'Kick Out The Jams'. "You sexy little swine"
![1. 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' - This went straight in at No.1 in 2005 after it was passed around at gigs on CDs 2004 and fans uploaded it and other early tracks onto file sharing sites like Limewire. Encountering a song this good on a torrent without ever having seen it elsewhere is a rare thing. It was like finding a golden nugget in a bed of sand. Here it gets the full studio treatment and becomes a modern classic - an anthem for mid-00s youth.]()
1. 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' - This went straight in at No.1 in 2005 after it was passed around at gigs on CDs 2004 and fans uploaded it and other early tracks onto file sharing sites like Limewire. Encountering a song this good on a torrent without ever having seen it elsewhere is a rare thing. It was like finding a golden nugget in a bed of sand. Here it gets the full studio treatment and becomes a modern classic - an anthem for mid-00s youth.
![1. 'Fake Tales Of San Francisco' - This is another standout and can change an atmosphere in a room as soon as you hit play. Along with 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' it's one of the most adrenaline songs from their early live sets - perfectly encapsulating the no-bullshit ethos of their roots, and what set them apart as the band of the people.]()
1. 'Fake Tales Of San Francisco' - This is another standout and can change an atmosphere in a room as soon as you hit play. Along with 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' it's one of the most adrenaline songs from their early live sets - perfectly encapsulating the no-bullshit ethos of their roots, and what set them apart as the band of the people.