Placebo was founded when former Luxembourg schoolmates Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal - who never really talked to each other - met by accident at South Kensington, London UK Tube station in 1994 Olsdal Molko invited to one of his concerts and Olsdal was impressed by Molko vocals so they agreed to While forming a band called Ashtray Heart short band quickly settled on the name for the placebo drug that has no active ingredient, but it works because the patient believes that it is not Placebo also means "I shall please" in Latin band could not decide on a drummer first with Steve Hewitt (drums) and Robert Schultzberg alternating on the spot, while Hewitt was the obvious choice that he also had other commitments as drummer for London band Breed leads toSchultzberg being the drummer when the band signed its contract with Caroline Records, like the other band members had trouble getting on with Robert Schultzberg they persuaded Hewitt to rejoin the band in 1996
The singles "Nancy Boy" from placebo (1996) and "Pure Morning" from Without You I'm Nothing (1998) was the height of their British success in both identifying the top ten since Without You I'm Nothing the band have fallen out of fashion particularly with the British music press who regularly mock the personality and pretensions of its lead member Brian Molko, however, the band retained a huge popular and critical following in continental Europe, their style changed little from Placebo through Black Market Music (2000) based on fairly straightforward guitar playingoften influenced by the style of 1970s British and American rock, and Molko is a high-pitched nasal vocals Sleeping With Ghosts (2003) brought more adventurous sounds to experiment with electronic dance music and a less polished rocky guitar sound, but the traditional sound for several songs were especially first single "The Bitter End
They were asked to play on David Bowie's fiftieth anniversary at Madison Square Garden The band's glam connections continued in 1998 when it recorded a version of" 20th Century Boy "by T Rex for the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack members of the band are also in the movie
The band had something of a following among skateboarders when the song "Every You Every Me" (also used on the Cruel Intentions soundtrack) was used by Mark Appleyd for his part in the skate video 'Sorry'
Placebo debut album was recorded in 1996 and continued to tour Europe with David Bowie that year's breakthrough came with the single Nancy Boy
The second album Without You I'm Nothing was released in 1998 David Bowie lent her vocals to the title track on the album and fourth single from the Without You I'm Nothing
Placebo returned in 2000 with his third album called Black Market Music
Two years of silence, but it disbanded in 2003 when Placebo came back with a new album Sleeping With Ghosts
In 2004 they released a live DVD titled "Soulmates Never Die 'It was filmed in Paris, their Sleeping With Ghosts Tour Than followed by a Singles Collection Once More With Feeling, which included two new songs I do and Twentynine YTwenty Years ears were singles and a DVD with all videos and an exclusive documentary interview with the band members released in conjunction
Meds was released on 030306 (040406 U.S.)
The band once again toured almost the whole year and traveled all over the world to promote the album at the end of 2006, a live broadcast on the Internet, only EP 'Live at La Cigale "was released containing six songs from medicine and two songs from previous albums
The band also reissued their original self-titled album with extra DVD content in late 2006 to celebrate its tenth birthday, "The 10 Year Anniversary Collectors Edition" was released on 250,906 complete with two B-Sides (& # 8216; Drowning by Numbers "and" Slacker Bitch ") and two rare demos (" Paycheck "and" Flesh Mechanic ") The DVD contains performances of the band and the official videos for the singles from 'Placebo' albums
it was reported in October 2007 on Placebo's website that Steve Hewitt had left the band split was considered amicable by Molko, and that both sides understood the decison also disappointed Despite Molko and Olsdal schedules in the studio during the spring, so far no replacement for a drummer, has been named
From August 2008 placebo in the studio again working on their new album The album will be produced by David Bottrill who they have already worked on their album "Meds"
They also have DECIDED on a new drummer: Steve Forrest - former drummer for the band Evaline, who had supported Placebo on their October 2006 U.S. tour
Their latest album Battle For The Sun screenshopptes June 8, 2009
Placebo are set to play Reading and Leeds festival in August bank holiday 2009
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Their debut "Balls Of Eyes "is perhaps those b?? Each one (it won a prize at 1972's Montreux Jazz Festival), but in 1973 The album is not far behind after a rather disappointing eponymous album (on the Harvest label) the slow dissolution gave his last concert in 76 Marc Moulin will then have a long solo career (his best album to Sam Suffy in 75) Diddle in Eurovision spoof - Telex group work with large Belgian group Cos (see their entry) resulted in many artists' (Philip Catherine ao) host his own radio show had its own record label and for the last 15 years has been a pioneer in the acid-jazz, although none of their vinyls have been given a CD reissue (yet), there is now acompilation it is really an excellent introduction and track selection suffers no discussion: you get the most out of their actual medical recordsgot back some interest since the tests a few times for Trip-hop records
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4 1982 Gary and Michelle Wild (a married couple) found their way to the small village of Pity Me Durham and placed close down nine tracks at Guardian Studios The resulting LP was entitled "England's Trance" and issued the same year, Aura Records Official site: http://wwwcandisccom/placebo/
