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London, United Kingdom (1994 – present)
There is more than one artist with this name:
1) A popular Alternative rock band from London, England which formed in 1994.
2) A Belgian jazz rock band active in the 1970’s
3) A short-lived Canadian punk band from the early 90’s
4) A short-lived British underground post-punk duo
1) The British band was founded when former Luxembourg schoolmates Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal - who never actually spoke to each other - met by accident at South Kensington, London, United Kingdom tube station in 1994. Molko invited Olsdal to one of his gigs and Olsdal was impressed by Molko’s vocals so they agreed on forming a band. While briefly known as Ashtray Heart, the band quickly settled on the name Placebo, after the drug that has no active ingredient but works because the patient believes it does. Placebo also means “I shall please” in Latin. The band could not decide on a drummer at first with Steve Hewitt (drums) and Robert Schultzberg alternating on the spot. While Hewitt was the preferred choice, he also had other commitments as drummer for London band Breed, leading to Schultzberg being the drummer when the band signed its contract with Caroline Records. As the other band members were having difficulty getting on with Robert Schultzberg, they persuaded Hewitt to rejoin the band in 1996.
The singles “Nancy Boy”, from Placebo (1996), and “Pure Morning”, from Without You I’m Nothing (1998), were the peak of their British success, both charting in the top ten.
1) A popular Alternative rock band from London, England which formed in 1994.
2) A Belgian jazz rock band active in the 1970’s
3) A short-lived Canadian punk band from the early 90’s
4) A short-lived British underground post-punk duo
1) The British band was founded when former Luxembourg schoolmates Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal - who never actually spoke to each other - met by accident at South Kensington, London, United Kingdom tube station in 1994. Molko invited Olsdal to one of his gigs and Olsdal was impressed by Molko’s vocals so they agreed on forming a band. While briefly known as Ashtray Heart, the band quickly settled on the name Placebo, after the drug that has no active ingredient but works because the patient believes it does. Placebo also means “I shall please” in Latin. The band could not decide on a drummer at first with Steve Hewitt (drums) and Robert Schultzberg alternating on the spot. While Hewitt was the preferred choice, he also had other commitments as drummer for London band Breed, leading to Schultzberg being the drummer when the band signed its contract with Caroline Records. As the other band members were having difficulty getting on with Robert Schultzberg, they persuaded Hewitt to rejoin the band in 1996.
The singles “Nancy Boy”, from Placebo (1996), and “Pure Morning”, from Without You I’m Nothing (1998), were the peak of their British success, both charting in the top ten.
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Meds
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Without You I'm Nothing
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For What It's Worth
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Special K
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Ashtray Heart
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Infra-Red
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Pure Morning
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Special Needs
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This Picture
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English Summer Rain
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Running Up That Hill
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Bright Lights
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Kitty Litter
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Shoutbox
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arinsar wrote:
the fucking amazing show in Warsaw for the fucking amazing audience! :D
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przeboska wrote:
Thank you for absolutely amazing performance in Warsaw!
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YellowAngel wrote:
fucking amazing in Warsaw! [2] luv you guys!!!
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VanTheRipper wrote:
Brian: "You are fuckin' amazing audience" in Warsaw!. Thank you for this night!
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try_believe wrote:
papaparparararararar ♥ :D
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fattybumbum wrote:
The similar artists are calculated based on what other bands Placebo listeners listen to, so it really has nothing to do how similar the bands are in reality.
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emmax1991 wrote:
I don't really think that any of last.fm's similar artists are like placebo, at all.
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perzus wrote:
im finding it diffucult to see the similarities between placebo and 30 seconds to mars
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lauetsonacide wrote:
Mikki_Ott вроде как в мае))
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darjaa wrote:
thanks for 'parapapapararara', 'what?!' and amazing 2hours in warsaw ! ;))
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ATyKy wrote:
great concert in Warsaw!
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beautifullie91 wrote:
WHAAAAAT?' ;D fucking amazing performance in Warsaw ! come back soon :)
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Blackiexd wrote:
that was so, so, soooooo fucking amazing. <3
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Polonistka wrote:
fucking amazing in Warsaw!
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WildFlower_abz wrote:
im coming to see you in 3 weeks!! for the first time after diggin u for sooooooo long. Cant wait :D
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dianunia wrote:
Amazing concert in Warsaw. It was the best day in all my life !
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izaura_ wrote:
I love Meds from Warsaw! did you..... eeeeee...... what.... ... . <3 once again with that feeling please!
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sniegi wrote:
great concert in Warsaw!
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Ola_Wu wrote:
U r the best and the concert in Warsaw was the best !
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tph- wrote:
warsaw was amazing! hated those shorties and waiting for 2hrs tho. -PARA PAPA PARARARA -WHAT? ';]
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PLACEBO WIN 'BEST ALTERNATIVE' AT THE MTV AWARDS!
5 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/placebo
PLACEBO WIN 'BEST ALTERNATIVE' AT THE MTV AWARDS!PLACEBO are the winners of the MTV 'Best Alternative' Award 2009! Congratulations to the band, and a huge thank you to all the incredible fans who vote. …
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