If the author of this text writes a review for such a prestigous magazine´s website, one supposes he does his job well and that he doesn´t rate albums by looking at the artist´s private life. "Shotter´s Nation" makes me hope for even better songs, Babyshambles and more concretly Pete Doherty are going to make critics like this one regret what they´ve said or still say.
4.5 out of 5 from me.

Max Geppert, Madrid, Spain

This review is awful, terribly biased because of Pete's private life in my opinion.

I would rate this album 4.5/5 and that comes from a person that has just bought the album and never listened to them before.

Danny, Darlington,

The album Shotter's Nation is exactly what we needed to remind us what Pete actually does, too much emphasis has been placed upon his drug taking and marital status recently, may the tide of the tabloids now acknowledge Pete's writing skills. Better than Down In Albion, and progressively better than The Blinding EP, these boys are honing their skills...keeps listening, Pete just keeps getting better. 3.5 out of 5 from me XXX

Sandra Ballard, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Great album and this review is nonsense, half the tracks in various forms have been freely available over the last couple of years from fan sites like Albion Arks, hardly having nothing prepared in advance. This is a better album overall than Down In Albion the fans will love it ignore this review.

John, West Sussex,

Listening to Shotter’s Nation is like seeing a beloved friend, one that you see each day, each weekend when they are lazy and relaxed at home or out in the evening suddenly in their work persona. It's the same person, you know it is, for how could it be anyone else? Yet they're different. The way the act is different, the tone of their voice, the cleanliness and the hang of their clothes. They're the same but with the soft edges gone. Tidied up and made into something, in your heart, you hope they're not. It's not that you don't like this new person, because you don't really know them. But they’re different, more organised, more planned and somehow less emotional.

So listen to Stookie and Bilo in their new manifestations, wearing their new clothes, and remember that inside, those sweet acoustics are still there. What you're hearing here is a band scrubbed up to face the working week. Necessary, different but in their souls the same: creative and consistently in-your-face poetic, survivors still, despite the carpings of the ignorant and the envious.

liz, Cambridge,

I for one have had the pleasure of listening to this album and think it's brilliant. Much tighter then 'down in albion' and doesn't sound as depressing.

Ignore The Times review, they hate alternative music!
This album is worth it's weight in gold.

My album of the year so far
5/5

Stephen Anglin, Chatham,

i am sorry to say this mr pete Paphides,but you really do not know what you are talking about do you?
this is a good album and it is worth a good rating..much better than 2 stars. your bias shines through..and your narrow mindedness..shame on you.

ann, london,

' there she goes' is a rip off of ' the lovecats' by The Cure and ' delivery' is a rip off of ' all day and all of the night' by The Kinks. never the less this is a great album and deserves more than two stars. What do the Times know about music?

john, dublin,

What an shambolic review. 'There she goes' is worth 3 stars alone. Bias plays it part - shame really this really is a great record.

Jay, London, UK

Razorshite second album = 4 stars
Babshambles second album = 2 stars
Does The Times employ deaf reviewers?

Duncan, Leicester,

thats a load of shyte.

This album is worth more than the measley 2 stars you gave it.

brendon, London,

Whos fault is it that pete's been hounded over the last couple of years?....no ones but the press, therefore his life has been layed out for us all to see and it isn't fair that when he writes about his own experiences he gets a narrow minded review like this one. what else do you want him to write about? the war in iraq or some other political drivvel that bores the ear.

on this record and in particular with the 'lost art of murder' he has recaptured his poetic prowess and opened himself up in a fresh, more disciplined manner that sceptics hate to accept.

if people could look past the tabloid image of this man for a minute then you would beable to embrace the fact that he is in a league of his own when it comes to lyricism....what will it take for these dogmatic people to recognise him and celebrate his talent? i think we all know and thats the sad thing about it all....legend.

Tom, London,