FILE UNDER: Placebo—again.
CORPORATE LINE: Preceded by the Single ‘because I Want You’, the Album Marks the Return of a Very Confident Band who after 10 Years Together Keep Growing in Stature. They Are One of the UK’S Most Successful Bands of the Last Ten Years, Having Sold Seven Million Albums Worldwide.
THE GOOD:
“Pierrot The Clown” – Easily the best song on Meds. Not only is the chorus strong—Molko has penned some great verses: “Saw you crashing around the bay/Never seen you act so shallow/Or look so brown./Remember all the thing’s you’d say/How your promises rang hollow/As you threw me into the ground.”
“Follow The Cops Back Home” – When Singer Brian Molko gives a tender hand and offers brilliant lyrics Placebo are at their best. The chorus is hilarious and poignant “Let’s follow the cops back home/ and rob their houses.”
THE AVERAGE:
“Meds” –Molko hasn’t really changed his style since day one. Then again they are original and have a distinct sound. “Meds” sounds so familiar to songs of Placebo past that it’s hard to rectify if it’s good or the same-old deal from them.
“Broken Promise” – Michael Stipe guest stars for what could have been a grander occasion.
“Infra-Red” – If this was Placebo’s first or second album “Infra-Red” might sound more refreshing however this sounds more like a rehash from their earlier days.
“Drag” really isn’t much different. “While I Drag Behind” is repeated endlessly.
THE BAD:
Nothing.
FRANKLY: Placebo is interesting and has always been so. The confusing thing is that so many people say that Placebo has changed so dramatically and I wonder if I’m the only one that doesn’t hear it. Molko still sings the same verse/chorus style with the chorus taking up a majority of the song—sung over and over again. With the exception of “Pierrot The Clown” Meds is uneventful.
+ Rae Gun
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