This album has been in a very heavy rotation of listening since I got it, which was almost a year ago. All those reviews calling this the answer to the Stroke, well the Strokes should be answering to the Libertines, onacounta, the Libertines perfected that strokesy sound by adding in classic brit punk, more complicated melodies, and a much larger range in playing style. "Death on the Stairs" and "what a waster" are meaningful, sad songs that show the true writing ability of this band, and tracks like "the Boy looked at johnny", and "I get along" show the fun, fast side of the Libertines. Barat and Doherty are the the Mick and Keith, or the Townshend and Daltry, and if they keep their act together, maybe even the Paul and John of our generation