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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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