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Meds (Album) by Placebo

Artist Biography For Placebo

There Are At Least Four Artists With The Name Placebo 1 Placebo Is A British Alternative Rock Band Formed In London In 1994 By Vocalist-Guitarist Brian Molko And Bassist-Guitarist Stefan Olsdal. Drummer Robert Schultzberg Joined In Late 1994 But Left In 1996 Shortly After The Release Of The Band's Eponymous Debut Album Due To Conflicts With Molko. He Was Replaced The Same Year By Steve Hewitt. Molko Was Born In Belgium And Olsdal And Schultzberg Were Born In Sweden. Remaining Members Molko And Olsdal Both Grew Up In Luxembourg Before Separately Relocating To London And Are Both British Citizens. Following The Release Of A Demo A Split Single And Their Eponymous Debut Album Placebo Gained Exposure In 1997 After The Single "Nancy Boy" Became Popular In The UK A Song Notorious At The Time For Its Gender-Bending Content. The Band Stood Out Among The Britpop Scene They Were Associated With At The Time For Their Androgynous Appearance And Musical Content As Well As Molko's Distinctive Voice And Lyrics Which Openly Discussed Sexuality Mental Health And Drug Use. Hewitt Left Placebo In 2007 Due To Personal And Musical Differences. He Was Replaced The Following Year By Steve Forrest. Placebo Released Two Albums With Forrest Who Left In 2015 To Pursue His Own Musical Career. Since 2015 Placebo Has Been Officially A Duo Though Augmented With Additional Musicians. Placebo Has Collaborated With Various Artists Over The Years Including David Bowie Justin Warfield Michael Stipe And Alison Mosshart. To Date Placebo Has Released Eight Studio Albums All Of Which Have Reached The Top 20 In The United Kingdom And Have Sold Around 14 Million Records Worldwide. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Placebo_ Band Discography
Placebo 1996 Without You I'm Nothing 1998 Black Market Music 2000 Sleeping With Ghosts 2003 Meds 2006 Battle For The Sun 2009 Loud Like Love 2013 Never Let Me Go 2022 ---------- 2 Placebo Is A Jazz Rock/Jazz Fusion Band From Belgium Who Released Three LPs In The Early '70s. Their Members Were Performing With Aksak Maboul Larry Coryell Focus Telex And Cos. ---------- 3 Placebo Is A Female-Fronted British Post-Punk/New Wave Band From The Early '80s Who Had Two LPs And Two 45s Out. ---------- 4 Placebo Is A Four-Piece Rock Band From Calgary AB Canada Fronted By Leslie Feist. Other Members Included Kieran McAuley On Guitar Elescia On Bass And Toby On Drums. This Information Is Based On The Liner Notes Of Their CD "Don't Drink The Bathwater " Released In 1994 On Cry Baby Records. After Discovering The UK Placebo They Renamed The Band Placebo4 For The 1996 Release Of Their 7-Inch "Sailor Boy " Also On Cry Baby Records. Dale Becker On Drums.

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Meds Is Placebo's Fifth Album. The Album Was Released In Most Countries On 13 March 2006 Although It Was Released Three Days Earlier In Australia Standard And Special Editions And New Zealand Standard Edition Only . Illegal Copies Had Previously Been Available On The Internet Since 17 January 2006 Prior To The Official Announcement Of The Release. Because I Want You Released On 6 March 2006 Is The First UK Single From The Album. The First Single Outside Of The UK Is Song To Say Goodbye Released On The Same Date. The Second Single From Meds Was Infra-Red Released On 19 June 2006 In The UK. The Third And Final Single Was Meds Which Received Significant Exposure In The U.S. It Was Within The 50 Most-Played Alternative Rock Songs As Of Mid-May 2006. Placebo Had Planned To Record A More Electronic- Keyboard-Driven Sound On Meds However Producer Dimitri Tikovoi Convinced A Back-To-Basics Approach Which Brian Molko Recounted In Zero Magazine "It Was Our Producer's Agenda Really Which We Didn't Really Know About Until We Got Into The Studio. ...We Were In A Place That Was Very Much About Samplers And Computers And Vintage Synthesisers. This Recording Session Really Became About Playing Again. We Were In An Old-School Studio So There Were No Real Tricks To Hide Behind." On The Theme Of The Record Molko Says "I Think There's A Lot Of Songs...About The Dangers And Effects Of Drinking. ...'Infra-Red's About That When You Get Very Drunk And You've Got A Bee In Your Bonnet About Something And This Vengeful Quality Emerges. You Start Thinking About People Who've Done You Wrong And Want To Set The Record Straight." The Album Was Re-Released By Virgin Records In The U.S. In January 2007 Including An Extra Three Tracks Lazarus UNEEDMEMORETHANINEEDU And Running Up That Hill But Omitting In The Cold Light Of Morning. This Album Has Been Released With The Copy Control Protection System In Some Regions.