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The Bitter End 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: The Bitter End

"The Bitter End" Is The First Single Of Off Placebo's Fourth Studio Album "Sleeping With Ghosts" Released In March 2003. Lyricist And Vocalist Brian Molko States That "The Bitter End" Is A "The Back-To-Basics Rock Song Written In Two Days. Two People Trying To Come Out Of A Relationship With The Least Scars. Very Fuck You." "The Bitter End" Is Very Obviously Derived From The 1949 Dystopian Novel "1984" Written By George Orwell With Very Palpable References To The Relationship Between The Novel's Protagonist's Winston And Julia And Their Complicated And Deprecating Relationship. The Music Video For The Track Sees The Band Creating A Futuristic Video While Playing In The Dish Of The Lovell Telescope At Jodrell Bank One Of The Largest Radio Telescopes In The World. Halfway Through The Video The Video Displays An Infra-Red Image Of A Couple Chasing After Each Other. They Eventually Catch Each Other Up And Kiss Against A Wall. Near The End Of The Video The Band Is Rained Upon. It Was Filmed In Close To Stockport In Cheshire England. The Track Was A Minor Chart Success Making It To Number 12 In The UK. It Was The Last Time The Band Would Climb This High In The UK Singles Charts. "The Bitter End" Is Also Featured On The French Version Of "Guitar Hero World Tour."

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