Placebo - Meds - Page 2

*Charlie Parker* · 14th March 2006, 1:50pm

There are aspects of life that are dependant on change, from the value of the pound to how late the trains are running on a particular day. Yet there are other areas in the world that remain static, things that lie in a proverbial limbo of grey and Placebo are such an entity.

Since 1996 Placebo have been peddling the same themes of vaguely perverted glam pop and on Meds not a lot has changed. It is still sex, drugs, booze and hangovers, both mentally and physically and the brutal fact is that Placebo did it a lot better about seven years ago. Over their first two records the band mastered the art of combining Suede sleaze with Sonic Youth guitars, particularly evident on their eternal rewrites of Silver Rocket. Black Market Music found Placebo adrift on a sea of banality, the album merely a collection of mid paced mediocrity that went neither here nor there.

Meds however is a regression for Molko and his cohorts, the album...

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MarkMono · 16th March 2006, 1:44pm

Just a critic obviously.

I used to think reviews were pointless on a site where we have threads full of people reviewing music, movies, comics etc etc

Now I realise that having certain people designated as 'writers' and their opinions referred to as 'articles' makes AltNation appear more like a 'magazine' rather than just a forum.

I just use it for the forum mostly.

fuel_injection · 16th March 2006, 1:45pm

obviously

*Charlie Parker* · 16th March 2006, 1:48pm

I can't believe someone's making a fuss over a review of Placebo

*Potatojunkie* · 16th March 2006, 2:15pm

You saw that Coal Chamber thread, right? The one you started?

*Charlie Parker* · 16th March 2006, 2:16pm

That's a car crash

Vikki · 16th March 2006, 2:16pm

I can't believe that you're that certain of your opinions

*Charlie Parker* · 16th March 2006, 2:17pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikki

I can't believe that you're that certain of your opinions

Who is? Me?
If you can't be certain of your opinions how can you have opinions to start with?

*Potatojunkie* · 16th March 2006, 2:20pm

"Maybe I really don't think Placebo are boring?"

*gasp*

"We're still in the game!"

**Ghostsuit** · 16th March 2006, 2:41pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vikki

I can't believe that you're that certain of your opinions

It's his opinion though, no one has to agree with it though, I rarely agree with Johnnys negativity but he's quite entitled to it

.

placebo_placebo · 16th March 2006, 2:45pm

Placebo

as long as there good live

*Potatojunkie* · 16th March 2006, 4:52pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by placebo_placebo

Placebo

You like Placebo?

*Charlie Parker* · 16th March 2006, 4:58pm

Who doesn't?

*Potatojunkie* · 16th March 2006, 5:04pm

I prefer African killer bees.

Tweez · 16th March 2006, 5:14pm

Staley you tired old cynic

. I have to agree because Placebo really are past thier sell buy date. I like the first and second records a lot and even went to see them a few times, but rehashing old ideas really does mean time to give it up. The whine of Brian Molko does grate like fuck now. But i suggest in the future if you hate it be a bit more diplomatic and if you love it praise it to the heavens, after all The whole idea is to expand peoples musical horizons. The album never even deserved a review anyway because the fans are gonna buy it no matter what, but the general vibe in the music press seems to be its a bit of a stinker...shame really coz after all this time together i would expect the band to evolve and progress....Still !! they have got some belting songs.

placebo_placebo · 17th March 2006, 12:33am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Potatojunkie

You like Placebo?

Nope cant stand the bastards