I liked the Holloways because they reminded me of the Libertines -- I thought of Alfie Jackson as Carl Barat, Rob Skipper as Pete Doherty, and "So This Is Great Britain?" as the Holloways' answer to the Libertines' "Time for Heroes."
However, where Barat and Doherty tried to evoke such romantic figures as Errol Flynn and Oscar Wilde, Jackson and Skipper intentionally tried to come off as more like Groucho and Harpo Marx, especially in the Holloways' "Generator" video.
Unfortunately, just like Barat and Doherty's relationship, the Jackson-Skipper partnership imploded in the months leading to the release of the Holloways' second album, No Smoke, No Mirrors. And, just as Barat did after evicting Doherty from the Libertines, Jackson continues to tour under the Holloways' name with replacement Holloways.
Meanwhile, Skipper fitfully records and plays gigs with his curiously named new group, the Musical Differences, in Los Angeles and London.
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