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Placebo

Placebo (1996)

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“Placebo” es el primer álbum de la banda, publicado en 1996 por Hut Recordings y producido por Brad Wood (el arquitecto sónico de Veruca Salt y Liz Phair). Fue grabado en Londres, en plena efervescencia del britpop, pero Placebo se situaron en la acera contraria: menos Cool Britannia y más decadencia emocional.

Las guitarras suenan como cuchillas, los bajos palpitan como heridas abiertas, y la voz de Brian Molko oscila entre el lamento y la provocación.
Temas como “Nancy Boy”, “Bruise Pristine” o “36 Degrees” pusieron en el mapa a una banda que celebraba la androginia, la ambigüedad y la desobediencia emocional.

Fue un debut abrasivo, sexual y neurótico, y aunque parte de la crítica lo vio como un exceso narcisista, el público encontró en él un refugio: un himno para todos los que no encajaban.
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The key to Placebo's sound is singer/guitarist Brian Molko, whose impersonation of a woman goes far beyond his appearance and into his singing voice. His trio brings together various influences -- the epic, noisy "Chicago sound," late-'70s prog rock, and late-'80s "college rock" -- but boils them down into fairly conventional, guitar-heavy melodrama, with the sort of opaque and angst-ridden lyrics usually found in that genre. That's not to say that Placebo's sound is boring; churning guitars and direct, heavy basslines give the album a good deal of strength, and Molko is able to write moving, gritty melodies and fairly clever lyrics. Placebo may sound like a mix between the Smashing Pumpkins and Rush -- and the levels of melodrama on the album may stretch far beyond most people's tolerance -- but it's well-written and performs enough variations on those genres to keep it interesting.


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