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After a chance meeting at London\\\'s New Cross scene, the core members of The Libertines, Carl Barat(vocals, guitar) and Pete Doherty(vocals, guitar) formed, after dicovering a shared passion for romantic britishness and indie and punk (as well as recreational drug use). They then rented a flat in west London, which they christened The Albion Rooms. After a few changes (including Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell), the final line-up added John Hassall (bass), and Gary Powell (drums). In early interviews, Carl and Pete often spoke of \\\'sailing the good ship Albion to Arcadia\\\'. They explained that Albion was England, and that Arcadia was their vision of a better place. However, they also insisted that Carl was born in a kitchen sink, Pete\\\'s previous job was a gravedigger, and they once auditioned an 80 year old jazz drummer called Mr Razzcocks. (All of these later turned out to be true). Initially, critics failed to be inspired by the band\\\'s unique vision of England, with...