Placebo (band)

The singles Nancy Boy, from Placebo[?] (1995), and Pure Morning, from Without You I'm Nothing[?] (1998), were the peak of their British success, both charting in 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 altered little from Placebo through Black Market Music[?] (2000), based around fairly straightforward guitar playing, often influenced by the style of 1970's British and American rock, and Molko's high-pitched, nasal vocals. Sleeping With Ghosts[?] (2003) was more adventurous, experimenting with dance influences and a less polished guitar sound, though keeping the traditional sound for several songs, including the first single The Bitter End. The band gained some measure of notoriety for the sexualities of its members (Molko is bisexual, Olsdal is gay, and Hewitt is straight) and their excessive lifestyles, often chronicled in their songs (the title of the track Special K from Black Market Music, for instance, is a reference to the drug ketamine).

Members

Brian Molko[?]

Vocals and guitar

Stefan Olsdal[?]

Bass guitar

Steven Hewitt[?]

Drums

Albums

• Placebo[?] (1996)
• Without You I'm Nothing[?] (1998)
• Black Market Music[?] (2000)
• Sleeping With Ghosts[?] (2003)

Singles

• Come Home[?] (1996)
• 36 Degrees[?] (1996)
• Teenage Angst[?] (1996)
• Nancy Boy[?] (1997)
• Bruise Pristine[?] (1997)
• Pure Morning[?] (1998)
• You Don't Care About Us[?] (1998)
• Every You Every Me[?] (1999)
• Without You I'm Nothing[?] (1999)
• Taste In Men[?] (2000)
• Slave To The Wage[?] (2000)
• Black Eyed[?] (2001)
• The Bitter End[?] (2003)
• This Picture[?] (2003)

EPs

• Special K[?] (2001)