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Placebo Gig played on 10/03/2003 If Placebo's music is riddled with bitterness and bile, it's easy to understand why. Despite their first three albums standing scrutiny as some of the most consistent and idiosyncratic rock records of the last decade, the music press treats them as at best an irritant and at worst as somewhere on the Dahmer/ Bin Laden scale of human evil. Just this week a rock weekly casually questioned the justice in Brian Molko walking the streets unharmed. So it comes as something of a pleasant surprise to see such a relaxed, confident outfit take the Astoria stage tonight. Maybe it's the fact their new single has just hit the Top Twenty. Maybe it's the rabid reception from the sell out crowd. Or maybe it's the fact they're sitting on a stockpile of contagious pop weaponry that Hans Blix couldn't possibly miss. 'Special K' remains as addictive and frenzied as the drug it's named after, built on thrashing drums and a frantic chorus. 'Pure Morning' is its spiritual flipside, a shuddering, squirming comedown of a tune, though its loyalty to melody make it as experimental and strange as any top five single has ever been. Of course, these two also reveal Placebo's greatest flaw, Molko's fixation on drugs and deviancy as a badge of artistic merit which, frankly, he should have left behind in adolescence. Though much the same could be said of idols from Lou Reed to Kurt Cobain. The worst of it is that this trait obscures Molko's singular skill at chronicling embittered, dying relationships. Take 'Lady Of The Flowers', a song whispered as if crushed under the weight of its sadness, and including the gorgeous couplet "she stole the keys to my house/and then she locked herself out". Or 'Without You I'm Nothing', where guitars seethe and bubble as Molko lyrically flagellates himself in front of the baying crowd. Or what about tonight's highlight, 'Taste In Men', the salacious title and crunching electronica belying its plaintive, heartbroken tale of love lost too soon. For all Molko's drama-school phrasing, there is a real, beating heart at the centre of these songs. The new tracks stick to the Placebo blueprint: songs shorn as short as possible, guitar solos clipped to a few dramatic slashes, without any loss in emotional depth. It's the economy, stupid. Molko ends the beguiling 'This Picture' with a cry of "can't stop? Grow up!". It's a knowing line, and may point to a wiser, more measured fourth album. In a world where Feeder thrive, it's nothing less than criminal that Placebo aren't more treasured. But if injustice is the fuel for songs as twisted and addictive as these, then bring it on, journalists, bring it on. And they didn't even play 'Nancy Boy'. by Jamie Gill
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THE RELIGION OF GLAM: An interview with Brian Molko, lead singer of Placebo, about art, reality, and the humanity of rock. interview and photos by Chris Kelly -- (photos are from second night at Irving Plaza) Standing onstage at New York’s Irving Plaza, Brian Molko is glam incarnate. His visage emerges from the darkness in a mask of pale makeup, and he is clad entirely in white. Suddenly, he is backlit by an array of lights, mostly red, which also illuminate the cloud of smoke enveloping the club. At the end of the verse, Molko steps back to take a drag on his cigarette, leaving bassist Stefan Olsdal and drummer Steve Hewitt to take control of the music. The night is Placebo’s first of two, and the set list comprises various selections from their three records: their eponymous debut, Without You I’m Nothing, and the recent Black Market Music. To satisfy the true fans – which, in this case, constitute nearly the entire audience – several b-sides are included on the set list, including “Leni,” featuring Molko seated listlessly at the keyboard with a glass of liquor, and “Little Mo,” a song about Elvis’ demise on the toilet. Those that have followed the band will know that lately, their aggressive sound has been renewed after an unwonted dip into the delicate pain of Without You I’m Nothing. According to Molko, however, the change was never intended to be permanent: “We have to make music that is truthful to us and expresses where our heads are at during a certain time,” he said, during a recent telephone interview. “The first album was born out of tension and got rid of a lot of teenage frustration; the second album dealt with the impossibility of relationships and the breakdown of relationships. They’re like snapshots of where our souls were at the time. It’s never as calculated as one would seem to imagine.” And on Black Market Music, guitar-charged songs like “Haemoglobin” and “Black-Eyed” were a result of the band’s greater involvement in production and mixing. Said Molko, “It’s essentially the sound we’ve always wanted to put onto tape.” The reactions have been unanimously positive and strong: Music, which was released in Europe several months prior to the American release date, has already sold over one million records. But for a band like Placebo, accustomed to receiving news of achieving platinum status while on a world tour, it comes as no surprise. As Molko says, the creative process is a very natural one: “As when recording the previous records, we locked ourselves in our subterranean studio in Central London, where we threw a lot of sh*t at the wall and saw what stuck. The majority of it’s born out of playing with each other.” He adds, with a laugh, “Playing music with each other, that is. “There’s something very magical that happens when we’re in a room together and we pick up instruments, something that was reinforced when other people would come to the studio and only make things more difficult. When it’s just the three of us, the music seems very instinctive. There’s a great deal of unspoken energy that goes between us that comes from spending so much time together.” This is not to say that the band shies away from all outside intervention in the creation of its music. For example, they have worked on several occasions with David Bowie, with whom they crafted a special, single-only version of “Without You I’m Nothing” months before releasing Black Market Music. In addition, Music features a track titled “Spite And Malice,” in which rapper Justin Warfield supplies the chorus. Regarding his decision to invite collaboration on the latter, Molko noted: “Originally, the track was just made up of the parts that I sung, so it was lacking a really big hook or unexpected twist. We wanted it to be on the record, but it had this big hole. So, I suggested that we call Justin up, as he is one of my very good friends, and I knew that he was essentially the anti-gangster rapper. Not surprisingly, he fit in perfectly with the Placebo ethos. He’s just incredibly literate and imaginative: quite unique, I’d say.” Molko is less complimentary of American pseudo-gangster rappers or, for that matter, love-bitten teenage pop stars: “It’s functional music; it’s designed to make you forget about your life and stop thinking about yourself. Big blockbuster movies, soap operas, and the Backstreet Boys all have the same purpose. It doesn’t interest me, because what I want to do is create art. “Art has to reflect the human condition, hold a mirror up to humanity. The rest is disposable, facile, and empty. It’s designed to make a very, very, very quick buck. Most of it’s the same, anyway. It’s kind of like a return to the eighties, when all these hotshot session musicians were playing on all the same records. Everybody from Fleetwood Mac to Tina Turner had the same snare sound or bass player. That’s extremely boring. Uniqueness, not homogenization, is what pushes culture and music forward.” For Placebo, the key to musical growth lies in introspection, spontaneity and a constant willingness to venture into the unknown. Molko said: “We don’t just sit down and decide we’re going to write about something. It’s just feeling around in the dark, and it’s usually not until we finish a song that we know what it’s about emotionally. Contrary to popular belief, we’re very uncalculated in the way we write.” According to Molko, the band has enjoyed perpetual absence of writer’s block, a feat attributed to the variety of influences and genres, whether it be other music (Sonic Youth and PJ Harvey) or literature, which constantly breathe new life into the mix: “One book that had a huge effect on my life and musical approach,” said Molko, “was the Bible… I had a very Christian upbringing. There’s a great deal of religious imagery in the songs.” Despite his roots, however, Molko does not define himself as a traditional Christian: “I don’t believe in God, I’m not a religious person. The spiritual side that exists in everything we do is the humanity, the honesty, the passion, and our own personal truth. There’s a humanist kind of approach to things. When writing the lyrics, my approach to the characters of each song is sympathetic, and that’s what makes it human. That’s the only attitude I believe in.” |
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Life of Brian
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Placebo Once More With Feeling (The Singles) [Elevator] Artist: Placebo Released: 18 October 2004 Catalogue number: CDFLOOR23 Review This is a singles collection which reveals to the listener the most seductively bruising rock band of recent years. by Jaime Gill There are many different versions of the Placebo story. There's the accurate but dull one about how Brian Molko has an irritating public persona and a receding hairline. There's that depressing one about how maliciously and unfairly they've been treated by the British rock press. But my favourite of all is the one about this perverse trio who wrote these extraordinary songs... It's about a band who became famous for a song so s*xually brave and confrontational that coy odes to boys called "Michael" sound feeble in comparison. A song about being a "Nancy Boy", about lube and rubbers and how "We're a couple / When our bodies double." And about how Molko, an actual functioning bis*xual, has been unpleasantly dismissed as a s*xual dilettante while the charlatan bis*xuals reap plaudits. Once More With Feeling is all about a band who wrote a song called "You Don't Care About Us". A track that's propelled by an unstoppable, elastic bass line and that flips manically between wise, sighing despair and spitting adolescent rage. A song which feels like it had no choice but to be written and which is one of the rawest, most brilliant singles of the last decade. It's a story about the shuddering electronica of "Pure Morning", the sleazy sneer of "Every You, Every Me" and the searing riff of "Bruise Pristine". It's about a band constrained by their musical limitations but who thrashed happily within them. It's about the way that "Special K" climbs frantically towards its chorus before collapsing sadly under its own weight. This is a singles collection which reveals to the listener the most seductively bruising rock band of recent years. Each song stems from a songwriter so instinctive and precise that when he writes a song called "The Bitter End", that's exactly what it sounds like. And yes, it's a tale about an imperfect band, a band prone to sloppy sloganeering like "Slave To The Wage" or clumsy posturing like "Black Eyed". But the band remain electrifying, alive and enthralling in all those imperfections. This is a story about a band who have remained fiercely independent in a bland pop landscape. Read it.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. If you choose to use this review on your site please link back to this page. Comments This band are the best rock band to come from anywhere in the last ten years, they've got so much balls and talent that they demand to be heard!! Amazing live, evry album is enthralling and original! greatest greatest hits album ever,every track a killer Simply brilliant! I bought the single of 'Nancy Boy' at the time and loved it (Cool Cover of Bigmouth Strikes again),... been following their music over the years but found myself buying their records as Birthday presents for Sisters and girlfriends rather than for me. I got this singles collection on the day of release and I think it is Very Very Good!! I'd definatley forgotten how cool 'Pure Morning' was! Wonderful, a great collection of a great band! Placebo cant stop growing old and thats what you find listening Once more with feeling! pumped A fantastic collection and the dvd superb aswell. They're a fab band, with loads of energy and so much to give to us fans!! They rocked Wembley and Reading Festival, as they always do live. And as they say ' there are 20 years to go'!! a absalutely gerat album best greatest hits shows placebos true talent, i cant stop listening 2 it!!!!!! The F......g best rock band in the whole F.....g world, a band of such brilliance and realism to life, when that small guy opens his mouth he pelts out such a passion of sound & words, FANTASTIC and a pleasure to have grown up with placebo and I will never stop growing old without them. A massive pat on there backs and wow what a gig at wembley arena 5/11/04. I am sure the best is yet to come from those 3 chaps... I LOVE THEM TO BITS BEST HING SINCE SLICED BREAD!!! best live act i have ever seen Absolutely fantastic, the Wemblet gig that accompanied it was one of the best i've evr been to. Such an influential, genuine band. This is a great collection from the placebo boys. it really shows how they have progressed from the early days right up to the present day. There is a variation of heavy rock tunes 'bruise pristine and 'teenage angst' to melodic lullabies such as 'special needs and 'twenty years'great collection, cant wait for future releases.and a great set at wembley on friday night i loved it! One of the best bands ever. Can't slate this. i saw them at wembley - they were amazing!!! the singles album rocks too. Placebo are the greatest!! The wembley gig was brilliant - placebo still dare to be different - the album is a must. it will keep u going til 2006 when they tour again. rocksers molko! This album is truly amazing, throughout all of their albums they have progressed musically with each album being more fantastic than the last, this singles collection allows us to see the ways they have grown but still remained the same with their moody, sultry lyrics and unforgettable tunes. Molko, Olsdal and Hewitt have produced something to wow the world and i hope that they continue to produce such powerful, true to life material. Placebo, they can't be beaten! This is a really amazing band with a collection of four very different albums singles! It is a very good insight into the band and a good listen if you are new to placebo and want to get into them as all of there albums are very good and worth a listen & also like the fans like me who have made reviews have mentioned they are extremley great live with good energy and presence! The best rock band since nirvana ... Placebo YOU ROCK !!! ;-) A great album, one you can just put in a press play and sit back without skipping songs. well worth buying! a must to your cd collection I flew to see them in Wembley the other week and they were the most f****** amazing band live. i was sat in the top , left tier, miles from the stage and their energy just knocked me on my ass. From opening with "Taste in men" to closing with the efortlesly brilliant "Nancy boy" they completley s*** in the face of the music press, who from what i can see completely ignored the gig. They continue to surpass themselves with there fantastic new material( "i do" and "20 years")and keep providing their fans with tracks that leave other so called Brit pop legends in the dust. There are few other bands from my lifetime(im 19)that can boast a range as diverse and as brilliant as Placebo.role on 2006 Placebo are amazing and all their albums are great! Also on top of that the s*xy brian molko! ^_^ A brilliant album. Like the chronological order...you can really see how they've progressed since '94. My favourite band, who have never before received the credit they most truly deserve...hopefully now they will. can't wait till2006 Fantastic..... even the weakest placebo song rox :) great disc all 'round. i found the 'bonus' remix disc a bit superfluous, however. I f****** love Placebo, seen 'em more time than I can count and this album rocks. Also wanna give credit to the guy who wrote this review, it's damn good. Uff que esta re´ chido fantastico y rubbish ojala vengan otra vez a mexico besos a brian molko An evolving band with more balls than a christmas tree. Their music snags on each Listeners heart strings whilst composing a melodic melody worthy of the gods. A big band with attitude and are'nt afriad to push forward, break the barriers and hopefully continue into the next chapter of singles 04 to eternity. I love this band! Inspirational is only the tip of the iceberg.The singles album is a huge chapter of my life, buy buy buy! it is so cool and oridgenel so i9 will get it peace out BRIAN MOLKO IS MY GOD! ive loved him from day one and always will. PLACEBO RULE THE WORLD!!!!! I loved Placebo since i bought Nancy Boy in 96, the first 3 albums are great - but jesus! With the exception of Bitter End they have not penned a seriously good 'hairs stand up' tune for a long time. Lads - step away from the ballads & find your b*******. "english summer rain....." jeez.... I begged my parents to let me go to Wembley but they would't let me go. But I could't miss out on this totally amazing performance by Placebo so went anyway. WOW what can I say! They were amazing and full of talent. Even if my parents did find out it was still bloody worth it just to see Brian Molko and the rest of his trio! If u ever get the chance whatever the consequences go and see Placebo they rocked our socks off!!!!!!!!!! The most amazing band ever. A band who never cease to make me burst into tears whenever i hear the scratch of the beginning guitar in "The Bitter End." Fantastic. Amazing. Placebo. I listen to music every night (or whenever I go to bed)and for the past few weeks my CD player has been playing up so a few months ago I had to record a few albums for traveling down to South Wales and when I go to bed for the past few weeks it has been Placebo that I have been listening to - they are Good Brill Album, They Only Pick the Best Songs For Singles, Great Vocals, Shame About The Drug Problems and s*x scandals....... sorry if i sound a bit of the track but if indie-rock music was a factory...placebo would be the greatest product ever made.....all albums/singles/not to mention the concerts are fabolous Having never been a huge Placebo fan, (listened to the first 2 albums but was never captivated). Bought this on the off-chance at an airport and was pleasantly surprised and hooked. Anyone who produces something as brilliant as "Special Needs" deserves nothing but praise and admiration in my view. Placebo is a whiney, adolescent UK neo-glam rock group that is ruthlessly annoying. Look at their song titles: “Protect me from what I want” Other groups manage to be more involved with their emotions, something Placebo might be able to do if it knew how to break away from teenage angst. This is virtually impossible for them, since they married to the idea on the very day they named a song “Teenage Angst.” Placebo rock, there new album of the collection of there songs is the best thing to have happened all u placebo haters out there can die-placebo are the world's best band, the best band since the cure and the pixies. we havent had a band like them since they came out.Roll on 2006! oh and by the way, Molko's mine and always has been. Placebo is just the best band EVER and "once more with feeling" is a great tip of the rockin-est ice burg in the UNIVERSE!!! placebo rule!! applause to the guy who wrote this review...bravo! I dont know much about their music,but that bird who sings is LUSH!! thankgod i found them the s*xiest rock band in the world.brian is my inspiration.my soulmatebrian give me a strange that i'm not alone.i'm your eternal soulmate. Gods, pure and true it's grate Brilliant review. PLACEBO. f***ing rule. Placebo starts their 2005 tour in Sudamérica WOW I CAN´T BELIEVE IT!! i loved 'the bitter end' from the second i heard it. i as one of the unfortunate people who came to love placebo in the latter part of their career,feel saddened at the thought of never seeing this band live, but i still feel lucky to have found this greatest hits, its so mind-blowing, so adoreable and so fresh that every track is pure 'killer'. and brian molko is now, to me, the epitomy of 'cool'. absolutely brilliant!! love this band, they are the most original thing that's come out of the nineties. to be joined by rob smith as well, awesome! just love the s*xy brian :) PLACEBO IS THE GREATEST ROCK BAND...IT SIMPLY EXPRESSES OUR STRANGE FEELINGS THAT EXIST INSIDE OF US..SPECIAL NEEDS IS THE BEST HIT I'VE EVER HEARED i absolutely love placebo but all my friends do is complain about them saying there crap but i love them and once more with feeling is just great id definately recommend this band to people and brian molko is hot!! I have followed Placebo from the beginnig (1995). My brother had their first CD. I lisend to the CD and become directly a hugh fan. I have all their stuff. Placebo is a magnificent band. It's a pitty that some great songs are missing on the new album (once more with feeling), like Burger Queen and Peeping Tom. I have seen them one live and that was on Werchter, they where great. Placebo rocks the world!!! i have listend to placebo scince i was 6 :) my sisters where huge fans of the band and got me into there music - placebo have come on such a long way and "bigmouth strikes again" is one of my faves with a strong contender "the bitter end" if u havent bought the album ... go buy it. there the best band around and have been for a long time!! p.s if u havent heard bigmouth then do! love them all xx i like the cd and i think,they where isgreat There is somthing retro about placebo reminds me of the Adverts and X Ray specs period thats so lacking in many modern bands. there energy is so involving love so much about there music if a little dark i met placebo when i was in a dark place, i found they music very uplifting and made me feel not so alone, now im not in such a dark place, they still inspire I absoulutely love Placebo... with their new album being out in 2006 there are rumours of them going on tour- SQUEAL! Placebo are most deifnately the best band around. All their tracks are great, my fave being The Bitter End, that song makes my hair stand on end. Brian is the s*xiest man alive and he's all mine! jaime gill is good at reviewing things. One of the besdt reviews i've seen I'm a techno fan but Placebo are one of my fave bands and this cd is one of the best in my collection I find Placebo from a sloganeering band. Infact I find them a band which you can easily identify. Not because they are music restrained but because they create music that is timeless and essiential for what it stands for. At the end of the day to who ever wrote this naff review, which I must say seem simular to thos seen in NME magazine that this is band which has clear and distinct method & messages in their music. For a man with little of no legacy to his name, I think you should find it very hard to judge. Placebo are amazing. As pointed out by another writer, their songs can actually make you cry. Powerful, desperate music! fantasic album from a great band they have just got better and better in the years gone by brian is a fantasic front man with a perfect voice to match.it is a must have in anybodys cd collection.
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Placebo, Air & Style, 1998
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Brian Molko, interview, Scars, 2006 Placebo is actually rehearsing for a 2006-2007 tour which will take them to the UK, Australia, Asia, Europe and America (meaning the whole continent). Fortunately could make a space in his tights schedule to talk to Anne Whrites about Placebo's new album and sincerely talked about his private life, including his childhood, his relationshops and s*xuality. |
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Brian Molko, SuicideGirls, 02 février 2004, par Anais For nine months Placebo (Brian Molko, Stefan Osdal and, Steven Hewitt) have been vigorously touring around the globe promoting their fourth album, emotionally charged ‘Sleeping with Ghosts.’. I traveled to Las Vegas in November to see them play with the Eagles of Death Metal. The anticipation in the audience before they took the stage was electric. Placebo began the set with instrumental “Bulletproof Cupid” which only increased the electricity and ensured what was to be a powerful set. Vocalist Brian Molko and Bassist Stefan Osdal feed off of one another's energy and lay to rest the notion that the singer of a band is the main focal point. I had the pleasure of sitting down with charming Brian before the show to bring you another Anais of SuicideGirls interview.
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for Nessa n' Suni
For What It’s Worth چه ارزشی دارد Album : battle for the sun 2009
The end of the century در پایان قرن I said my goodbyes من وداعم را کرده ام For what it’s worth چه ارزشی دارد I always aim to please هدف من همیشه خوشنود کردن دیگران بود But I nearly died ولی , من دارم می میرم
For what it’s worth چه ارزشی دارد Come on lay with me بیا با من بخواب ‘Cause I’m on fire زیرا به جنون رسیده ام For what it’s worth چه ارزشی دارد I tear the sun in three خورشید را به میانمان می کشم To light up your eyes تا چشمانت را روشن کند
For what it’s worth چه ارزشی داره For what it’s worth چه ارزشی داره For what it’s worth چه ارزشی داره For what it’s worth چه ارزشی داره
Broke up the family خانواده ای از هم پاشیدند Everybody cried همه گریه کردند For what it’s worth چه ارزشی دارد I have a slow disease من بیماری ای دارم که به آرامی پیش می رود That sucked me dry و خشکم می کند For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد Come on walk with me با من بیا Into the rising tide به سوی این موج برافروخته For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد Filled a cavity که حفره ای پر شده Your god shaped hole tonight خداوند این گودال را حفر کرده است ... امشب
For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد For what it’s worth چه اهمیتی دارد
No one cares when you’re out on the street برای کسی اهمیتی ندارد که تو در خیابان قدم می زنی Picking up the pieces to make ends meet چیزی بلند می کنی تا خرج زندگی ات را تامین کنی No one cares when you’re down in the gutter کسی اهمیت نمی دهد که تو در جوی فاضلاب بیفتی Got no friends got no lover ( x2) نه دوستی , نه عاشقی
For what it’s worth Got no lover (x7) چه ارزشی دارد وقتی عاشقی نداری
Got no friends got no lover نه دوستی , نه عاشقی
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