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Slave To The Wage 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.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Slave to the Wage

"The Very Idea Of Working In An Office Seemed So Horrifically Depressing That I Decided I Would Do Everything In My Power Not To Make That Happen" Brian Molko Tells Belfast Telegraph In 2015 Molko Has Held The Same Opinion Since The Beginning Of Placebo's Career In 1996. "Slave To The Wage" Is Molko's Exact Feeling's Regarding The Traditional '9-5' Passing Off The Societal Rite Of Passage And Embracing A Different Purpose In Life. "Slave To The Wage" Was The Second Single To Be Released Off Of Their Third Album "Black Market Music" The Band Make Fleeting Appearances In The Music Video A Woman Engaging In The “rat Race” And Dreams Of A Life Chasing Dreams Instead Of Deadlines Is The Main Focus Of This Video. Molko States That The Theme Of The Video Was Inspired By The Only Job He Ever Held Working In A Band And Aesthetically By The Film 'Gattaca'. "Slave To The Wage" Reached Number 19 On The U.K Singles Chart. The "Slave For The Wage" Single CD Had Two Different Versions Version One Containing "Slave To The Wage Radio Edit " "Leni" And "Bubblegun" Which Can Both Be Found On The "Black Market Music B Sides" Album. Version Two Contained "Slave To The Wage Album Edit " "Holocaust" Which Can Also Be Found On The "Covers" Album Released In 2003 And "Slave To The Wage Les Rythmes Digitales Remix " Which Cannot Be Found On Any Other Album But This Single's CD. "Slave For The Wage" Was Played Throughout The "Black Market Music" And "Sleeping With Ghosts" Tour And Was Performed Up Until 2005. "Slave To The Wage" Returned To Live Setlist's Of The Band's 2012 Summer Tour With The Addition Years Later An Acoustic Version Of The Song Was Apart Of Their 2015 MTV Unplugged Performance.

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