Placebo

Placebo

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 1996)
• Original Release Date: July 17, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B000000I3C
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #90,074 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Swallow A Placebo, August 20, 2004

By	Di "Anrah" (United States) - See all my reviews

Placebo's self titled debut album is one not to miss. Although this album does not feature their current, very awesome drummer Steve, it's still a great album that started the amazing European based band. It's a great alternative/punk album with a heavy baseline thanks to Stefan and lyrics that cut through your soul like a razorblade. Brian Molko (singer/guitarist) is able to write clever beautiful lyrics that can hit home to anyone, but are a bit melodramatic. The band's lyrics are one of the many reasons this album rules. The other is Molko's androgynous beautiful voice. Although it sometimes sound like he is sucking in helium, it's still good.

Sex, drugs, nail polish..and a little lipstick...swallow that Placebo.

1. "Come Home" 8/10 Loud crazy rock song. Makes you want to jump around.

2. "Teenage Angst" 9/10 Very good song. The lyrics are very clever and their all in the title.

3. "Bionic" 7/10 Not my favorite, but none the less good. (It gets old after a couple of listens.) This song has a raw sexual energy.

4. "36 Degrees" 10/10 Great Song. Kind of poppy, but very good and catchy. "Shoulders toes and knees I'm 36 degrees"

5. "Hang On To You IQ" 8/10 Slower song, but good. This song is a bit whiney, but in a "hold on to me" kind of way

6. "Nancy Boy" 9/10 SEX! With lyrics like "Does his makeup in his room / Douse himself in cheap perfume / Eyeholes in a paper bag/ Greatest lay I ever had" how can you go wrong? A lot of people love this song, but I've read it's not Brain Molko's favorite.

7. "I Know" 10/10 His voice...ohh his voice. Candy to my ears.

8. "Bruise Pristine" 9/10 Rock roar.

9. "Lady Of The Flowers" 8/10 Notice how the character changes gender throughout the song. Yes, it's about a transvestite.

10. "Swallow" 6/10 Worst song on the album, but it's worth a listen. It's complete talking throughout the whole song. Nothing really special.

HIDDEN TRACK: "Farewell HK" It's entirely instrumental, but it's so pretty.

This is obviously a debut album, but it's good if you are into alternative/punk rock, have an angsty side, is girl with goth tendencies or a boy who loves eyeliner and is just too pretty to understand.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Finest Moments Of 1996, February 11, 2001

By	stephen Garry (Manchester England) - See all my reviews

1996 was the year when one of the finest groups around released an album that was to change the music scene and that group was Placebo. Placebo's debut album is fantastic from tart to finish its full of top quality hits from the opening track Come Home to the last track Swallow. Its hard to say that there any stand out tracks as the quality of the album is so good. My favourite tracks are 36 Degrees, Bruise Pristine, and Come Home. Any person who has any of the other two albums (Without You Im Nothing and Black Market) should own this album as they are missing out on so much

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant..., June 29, 2005

By	Craig Russell "cRAIG" (NYC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Their best record, period. Kind of reminds
me of the Pumpkins' Gish. No filler here.
Molko's strongest album lyrically as well.
One of the best of the nineties: I could
listen to this forever...

- cRAIG