Placebo

by Placebo

Overview

Post-punk, art rock, and pitch-perfect pop collide on this ear-popping 1996 debut from Placebo. Elevated by Brian Molko's unique vocals, Placebo brings together various influences -- the epic, noisy "Chicago sound," late-'70s prog rock, and late-'80s "college rock" -- but boils them down into fairly conventional, guitar-heavy melodrama, with the sort of opaque and angst-ridden lyrics usually found in that genre. That's not to say that Placebo's sound is boring; churning guitars and direct, heavy basslines give the album a good deal of strength, and Molko is able to write moving, gritty melodies and clever lyrics, heard on tracks like the progressive breakthrough single "Nancy Boy." Placebo may sound like a mix between the Smashing Pumpkins and Rush, but it's well-written and performs enough variations on those bands' genres to keep it interesting. ~ TiVo Staff

Product Details

Release Date:	12/27/2011
Label:	Ais
UPC:	4995879934784
Rank:	172074

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Placebo   Primary Artist
Stefan Olsdal   Moog Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Bass,Piano,Fender Rhodes
Brian Molko   Bass,Guitar,Keytar,Vocals,Voices,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Robert Schultzberg   Drums,Didjeridu,Percussion

Technical Credits

Ed Kenehan   Engineer
Brian Molko   Composer
Wendi Horowitz   Design
Mary Scanlon   Photography
Teo Miller   Engineer
Phil Vinall   Mixing,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Placebo   Composer
Robert Schultzberg   Composer,Producer
Brad Wood   Producer
Mary Scanton   Photography
Ed Kennehan   Engineer
Stefan Olsdal   Composer