Placebo by my opinion continues the tradition of great British rock bands of 80's. Brian Molko is surely a controversial and charismatic personality - as a composer and a performer alike. I think that Molko's voice is in a way as distinctive as Billy Corgan's: love it or hate it, but nothing in between. I love it.

I have been drawn to the Placebo sound since their very initial productions, when it was quite obvious that they were going to be the "new European alternative rock music heroes". Their first album was very powerful - almost with some pure "punk" moments. I really can't say which song from this album is my favorite - I know that in live all the songs from this work are pure dynamites... But their masterpiece to my opinion was their second album "Without You I'm nothing". The song with the same title - in version with David Bowie - is really one of the best songs I've ever heard in my entire life. Their third album "Black Market Music" is quite good but it's the kind of albums that you have to hear many times and very carefully to appreciate.

I have seen Placebo live in Greece twice: summer 1999 and summer 2001. Their first concert was slightly better than the second but in any case Placebo is a great live band to see. In Greece they are very popular and all their albums have become golden, even in the mainstream charts.

The situation about which site is the official is really confused... In many search engines you will find this as Placebo's official web site but it looks like nobody is taking care to update it. So we strongly believe that the official site is here - which is very updated and very comprehensive. Quite good site too for Placebo is "Without You I'm nothing". Brian Molko's personal site worths a visit too.

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