Track Listing
1. Come Home
2. Teenage Angst
3. Bionic
4. 36 Degrees
5. Hang On To Your IQ
6. Nancy Boy
7. I Know
8. Bruise Pristine
9. Lady Of The Flowers
10. Swallow
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Brad Wood | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
Placebo: Brian Molko (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keytar, bass); Stefan Olsdal (acoustic & electric guitars, Moog, piano, Rhodes electric piano, bass); Robert Schultzberg (drums, percussion, didgeridoo).Recorded at Westland Studios, Dublin, Ireland in spring 1996.An interesting combination of a Swede, a Swiss and an American, meeting in Luxembourg and sounding very British, in a post-punk sort of way. The group were signed for a reputed large advance, partly owing to the marketable, androgynous Brian Molko. However, the quality of their songwriting was demonstrated on their excellent debut. "Nancy Boy," a surprising hit single, is in fact one of the lesser tracks on the album. There is much more depth to be found in "Bionic," "Come Home" and "I Know," the latter complete with didgeridoo. After such a sparkling debut the cynical jury is already out.
Editorial Reviews
Ranked #21 on Melody Maker's list of 1996's 'Albums Of The Year.'
Melody Maker
Ranked #13 in NME's 1996 critic's poll.
NME
The shifty melodic swirl of Placebo goes down as easy as a sugar pill, though its sweet pop hooks hide dark humor in a musical masquerade that recalls the dynamic tenion of Pond...and the distortion-tinged waves of the Pumpkins...
Option (11/01/1996)
8 (out of 10) - ...pure teenage angst....indecently catchy pop songs....an all too rare pop record with intentions far beyond the drab recreation of vintage '60s moments...
NME (06/15/1996)
Recommended - ...Even if you weren't looking, Placebo stand up and scream for your attention....if post-punk/grunge is going anywhere meaningful at all, it's down their dark road.
Melody Maker (06/15/1996)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...Their mostly uptempo, mainly downbeat debut...does not fall neatly on modern indie's map....Brian Molko...drapes a stab of punksome adrenaline....the effect is uneasily sharp and tuneful....this energising, square-peg stuff...
Q (08/01/1996)
Ranked #21 on Melody Maker's list of 1996's 'Albums Of The Year.'NME (12/21-28/96, pp.66-67) - Ranked #13 in NME's 1996 critic's poll.Q (8/96, p.126) - 4 Stars - Excellent - ...Their mostly uptempo, mainly downbeat debut...does not fall neatly on modern indie's map....Brian Molko...drapes a stab of punksome adrenaline....the effect is uneasily sharp and tuneful....this energising, square-peg stuff...Melody Maker (6/15/96, p.42) - Recommended - ...Even if you weren't looking, Placebo stand up and scream for your attention....if post-punk/grunge is going anywhere meaningful at all, it's down their dark road.NME (6/15/96, p.48) - 8 (out of 10) - ...pure teenage angst....indecently catchy pop songs....an all too rare pop record with intentions far beyond the drab recreation of vintage '60s moments...Option (11-12/96, p.122) - The shifty melodic swirl of Placebo goes down as easy as a sugar pill, though its sweet pop hooks hide dark humor in a musical masquerade that recalls the dynamic tenion of Pond...and the distortion-tinged waves of the Pumpkins...
Melody Maker
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