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[[Placebo]] are an [[Alternative Rock]] band formed in London in 1994, currently made up of Brian Molko on guitar/vocals, Stefan Olsdal on bass and Steve Forrest (replacing the recently departed Steven Hewitt) on drums. Molko remarked on one occasion that the name of the band was, as opposed to its English meaning, a Latin word for "I will please." ▼
▲Placebo are an [[Alternative Rock]] band formed in London in 1994, currently made up of Brian Molko on guitar/vocals, Stefan Olsdal on bass and Steve Forrest (replacing the recently departed Steven Hewitt) on drums. Molko remarked on one occasion that the name of the band was, as opposed to its English meaning, a Latin word for "I will please."
Brian and Stefan originally had Robert Schultzberg (an old school friend of Stefan's) behind the kit, but after recording the self-titled debut with him, the disagreements soon became so intense that (after some false starts) they soon cut ties with him and settled on Steven Hewitt. With him, they recorded perhaps their most famous album, Without You I'm Nothing. The album contained their breakthrough single in America, "Pure Morning."
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Their style began as a glam-influenced alternative rock style full of raw guitar riffs, but as time went on, they began to experiment more with synthesizers and new instruments. To this day, however, they still gain much of their notoriety from the androgynous appearance of Molko. Steve Forrest replaced Hewitt after the tour for Meds completed.
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Placebo have recorded six full length albums:
▲* [[Self Titled Album|"Placebo" (1996)]]
* "Without You I'm Nothing" (1998)
* "Black Market Music" (2000)
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* "Meds" (2006)
* "Battle For The Sun" (2009)
...and one compilation of their greatest hits:
* "Once More With Feeling" (2004)▼
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▲* "Once More With Feeling" (2004)
* [[Anti
▲* [[Anti Christmas Song]]: "Allergic (To Thoughts Of Mother Earth)" is this, according to [[Word of God]].
* [[Bi the Way]]: Brian. And the bassist is gay, while every drummer so far is straight.
* [[Break Up Song]]: ''Meds'' has a particularly cold one in "Song To Say Goodbye."
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* [[Creator Breakdown]]: The entirety of the album "Meds" is a sickening, depressing, and honestly brutal description of drug and alcohol addiction. There's a few good words to take home for the anguished addict in their first sober album, "Battle for the Sun".
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: What most early interviews and media snippets seem to have focused on.
* [[Eerie Pale
* [[Gratuitous French]]: Brian had rerecorded vocals for a few songs entirely in French, such as "Protect Me From What I Want" - or rather, "Protège Moi."
* [[Greatest Hits Album]]: ''Once More With Feeling.''
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** And a lot people think it's called "Sucker Love" after the first two words of each verse.
* [[Sampling]]: "Slave To The Wage" samples an old [[Pavement]] song "Texas Never Whispers."
* [[Self
* [[Signature Song]]: "Pure Morning" or "Every You, Every Me".
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Or in this case [[Planet of Steves|The Other Steve]]. Steve Hewitt who was the band's drummer for years was suddenly replaced by Steve Forrest.
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