Placebo Album: “Black Market Music”

I have to say that I love this cd. Placebo have certainly maintained their talent, uniqueness, and creativity. Taste in Men is just a great song to groove to, the whole atmosphere is hynoptic. Brian really sounds wonderful on this cd (he sounds great on the previous albums as well). Passive Aggressive is hands down one of the best Molko ballads ever done, this song really touches a nerve with me because the lyrics are abstract but very true. Spite & Malice is great, Justin Warfield fits in real nice with the Placebo sound and Brian's vocals. I can't analyze and praise all the songs because it would take too long, but Narcoleptic & Peeping Tom are incredible. My favorite track is Haemoglobin, the lyrics, vocals, guitars, and drums are very intense (especially the line "now my feet don't touch the ground"). Also, the hidden track Black Market Blood is beautiful. Cheers to Placebo, you guys are splendid.

After hearing this album, I have to say that I love it. It's not quite as good as Without You I'm Nothing, but I don't think that album will ever be topped. This one comes in a close second though with songs like "Haemoglobin", "Taste In Men", "Special K", and "Days Before You Came". These are easily the best songs on the album, hands down. It's also got the slow ballads that Placebo are masters at like "Narcoleptic", "Peeping Tom", and "Blue American". The only complaint I have about this album is the horrible rap-rock song, "Spite & Malice". I can't believe that this great band would make a song like that. If it wasn't for that song, I could listen to this CD straight through without having to hit the skip button. But, it's still a great album and I encourage everyone to give it a try, even if you're not a Placebo fan, you won't regret it.

Before all I have to say that Placebo was my favourite band in 1996 when was out their first record,but then i got so disappointed when they published the darker and low-guitar "Without you I'm nothing",even if this album strangely made Placebo famous in all Europe.I thought about this as irretrievable.Now,I know I were wrong...."Black market music" takes Placebo back to me...with his beautiful guitar harmonies and Pixies & Sonic youth light influences.Also the ballads ("Passive aggressive","Narcoleptic") this time are winners,and all the cd sounds very homogenous even if they played enough different styles.Only defect in my opinion is the first single (almost a chemical brothers copy) "Taste in man",not a good idea.

the placebo boys are at it again, with their andro/rock. taste in men sounds like he wants people to be shocked in his bisexual tendencies(bowie, nin, manson, queen, many others). that being a side show, it is a gradual listen, first time i played it, i almost threw it out. you have to play it five times all alone to really make an opinion. it has its moments, but in all, it is pretty damn good. not as good as wyim, but still good. it is pretty hard to top wyin.

This is my first listen of Placebo. I love it.