The libertines are an English band that include four members, Carl Barat (guitar / vocalist), Pete Doherty (guitar/ vocalist), John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell. Doherty and Barat created the band in London 1997, and they both were the main songwriters also.
Around the 2000's the band started to gain popularity but this was always limited as the genre is specific. But they manged to gain a No.1 for there album and a No.2 for there single. In 2004 there album self-titled achieved the rating of second best album of the year. Although there great musical success, they were also put down by Doherty's well known drug addiction, which later caused the band to spilt, although he claims it wasn't due to his drug addiction, but because of the bad relationship he had between Barat. In 2010 the band reunited to preform a special performance at the Reading and Leeds Festival, they got good publicity and a positive reaction from the audience.
By watching and listening to the The Libertines - Dont Look Back Into the sun, I can notice some simularities between them with the Stockers! I noticed that both songs start and continue to use a fast upbeat tempo thoughout. The intruments of drums and bass guitar are most significant and also the way the songs are sung, it's almost as if there speaking or not holding on to long notes, keeping them short, rather then holding onto a note for a long time. They both share the same music genre and therefore follow simular conventions.
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