Up the Bracket is the debut album by English indie rock band The Libertines, released in October 2002. It reached #35 in the UK Albums Chart. The album was part of a resurgence for the British indie/alternative scene[citation needed] and received widespread praise from critics and has quickly become considered one of the greatest albums of the 2000s.[1]
The title Up the Bracket alludes to a phrase used by English comedian Tony Hancock, of whom the Libertines' Pete Doherty is an avid fan. In Hancock's Half Hour, "Up The Bracket" is a slang term meaning a punch in the throat.[3] Hancock is also referenced in the opening track, "Vertigo" – "lead pipes, your fortune's made", being a line from the Half Hour episode "The Poetry Society".[4]
Releaseedit
The album was re-released on 8 September 2003 with an additional track, "What a Waster" and DVD featuring the promotional videos for the singles: "Up the Bracket", "Time for Heroes" and "I Get Along".
Upon release, Up the Bracket received generally favourable reviews. Online music magazinePitchfork placed Up the Bracket at number 138 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s,[1] and it was placed 44 on a similar list by Uncut.[16]NME placed the album tenth in a list of the greatest British albums ever,[17] as well as calling it the second greatest album of the decade.[18] NME also placed the album number 70 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Rolling Stone placed the album number 61 on its list of the 100 Greatest Debut Albums of All Time and number 94 on its list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s.
In April 2008, BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe chose the album as one of his Masterpieces, playing the album in full with interviews from the band members, fans and fellow musicians who were influenced by the album.[19]
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This article is about the album For the song see Up the Bracket song Up the Bracket is the debut album by English indie rock band The Libertines released in October 2002 It reached 35 in the UK Albums Chart The album was part of a resurgence for the British indie alternative scene citation needed and received widespread praise from critics and has quickly become considered one of the greatest albums of the 2000s 1 Up the BracketStudio album by The LibertinesReleased14 October 2002RecordedAugust 2002StudioRAK LondonGenreIndie rock punk rock garage rock revival garage punkLength36 33LabelRough TradeProducerMick JonesThe Libertines chronologyUp the Bracket 2002 The Libertines 2004 Singles from Up the Bracket Up the Bracket Released 30 September 2002 Time for Heroes Released 13 January 2003 The album s cover is based on an image of riot police squaring up to protesters during the Argentine economic crisis of 1999 2002 2 Contents 1 Title 2 Release 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Chart performance 6 FootnotesTitle editThe title Up the Bracket alludes to a phrase used by English comedian Tony Hancock of whom the Libertines Pete Doherty is an avid fan In Hancock s Half Hour Up The Bracket is a slang term meaning a punch in the throat 3 Hancock is also referenced in the opening track Vertigo lead pipes your fortune s made being a line from the Half Hour episode The Poetry Society 4 Release editThe album was re released on 8 September 2003 with an additional track What a Waster and DVD featuring the promotional videos for the singles Up the Bracket Time for Heroes and I Get Along Reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic78 100 5 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Entertainment WeeklyA 8 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 NME8 10 10 Pitchfork8 5 10 11 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 SpinA 14 The Village VoiceA 15 Upon release Up the Bracket received generally favourable reviews Online music magazine Pitchfork placed Up the Bracket at number 138 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s 1 and it was placed 44 on a similar list by Uncut 16 NME placed the album tenth in a list of the greatest British albums ever 17 as well as calling it the second greatest album of the decade 18 NME also placed the album number 70 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone placed the album number 61 on its list of the 100 Greatest Debut Albums of All Time and number 94 on its list of the 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s In April 2008 BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe chose the album as one of his Masterpieces playing the album in full with interviews from the band members fans and fellow musicians who were influenced by the album 19 Track listing editAll songs written by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat Vertigo 2 37 Death on the Stairs 3 24 Horror Show 2 34 Time for Heroes 2 40 Boys in the Band 3 42 Radio America 3 44 Up the Bracket 2 40 Tell the King 3 22 The Boy Looked at Johnny 2 38 Begging 3 20 The Good Old Days 2 59 I Get Along 2 51 Bonus tracks Bonus tracks on US Canadian Spanish and Japanese editionNo TitleLength13 What a Waster non album single 3 5814 Mocking Bird hidden track 3 17 Bonus tracks on Australian releaseNo TitleLength13 What a Waster non album single 2 5814 Mayday b side to What a Waster single 1 02 Bonus track on 2003 UK reissueNo TitleLength13 What a Waster non album single 2 58 2003 UK reissue bonus DVDNo TitleLength1 Up The Bracket music video 2 552 Time for Heroes music video 2 563 I Get Along music video 2 50 What a Waster is listed as track 13 on US Canadian Spanish Japanese and UK reissue editionsChart performance editChart 2002 03 Peakposition French Albums SNEP 20 120 Japanese Albums Oricon 21 49 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 22 59 UK Albums OCC 23 35 US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 24 13Footnotes edit a b The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s 200 151 Pitchfork 28 September 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