10 Best Self-Titled Rock Albums Of All Time

10. The Libertines (2004)

Often at each others throats, or causing bohemian chaos around the streets of Camden Town - there was a time when The Libertines were the most talked about band in the music press. However, the dangerous and alluring energy that helped fuel their rise to success also contributed to their downfall.

The raucous enthusiasm with which The Libertines delivered their music, was perfectly captured on this record. It was the love/hate letter, Pete Doherty and Carl Barât, wrote to one another, serving to shine a light on their tumultuous relationship.

At time of recording, the band was on the brink of implosion.

Pete was wrapped up in his own romantic notions of becoming a poet junkie, and Carl was sick of his unpredictability. Much like Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, this was the cathartic outlet for the group to exercise their frustrations about a floundering band dynamic.

For the most part, the album is a chaotic shambles of highly energised indie rock, punctuated every now and then by moments of beauty. Both, Can't Stand Me Now, and, Music When The Light Goes Out, became enduring anthems for the indie rock movement. But, sadly this was the last hurrah of the band's glory days.