Ich sehe die Libertines ja auch vor den Strokes, aber ihr Erfolg hatte sehr wohl etwas damit zu tun, dass die Strokes quasi die Tür geöffnet haben. Ich weiß, es gehört sich nicht, Wikipedia zu zitieren, aber die Darstellung dort ist schon sehr detailiert, und wer es besser weiß, möge seine abweichenden Quellen nennen:
„The subsequent success of The Strokes, a band with a similar style, caused Pootschi to reconsider her position. She formed a plan (dubbed „Plan A“) to get the Libertines signed to Rough Trade Records within 6 months. In this period, Barât and Doherty wrote many of the songs which ended up on their first album. Gary Powell was recruited to play drums, as Paul Dufour was deemed by Pootschi to be ‚too old‘. On 1 October 2001, Barât and Doherty played a showcase for James Endeacott from Rough Trade. After Borrell failed to attend this important rehearsal, they telephoned him to discover he was on tour „living the high life.“ Endeacott’s support led to them playing for the heads of Rough Trade, Geoff Travis and Jeanette Lee, on 11 December that year. They were told they would be signed, and the official deal took place on 21 December.“
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