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 Placebo's First Masterpiece April 12, 2008
Paulo Piper Segurado
This is one of those albums which feels like a cohesive whole. The tracks gel into each other and jar against each other to create an uneasy feeling of a relationship that's on its last knees, with Molko realizing it is doomed and wallowing in the rejection, betrayal, longing and desire.
The songs range from very 'pop' in Placebo's unique way (the album saw 2 Top 5 UK hits) to atmospheric, dragging grating whines. They're all fantastic, and they're all different. I see it as such a classic album because of the way the separate parts hold together and play into each other. It's too difficult to describe in words, you'll just have to listen to it. Go on!
 Is It a Pure Morning Second Time Round?! July 5, 2006
The Banana Panorama (Cambridgeshire, England)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
WYIN is an altogether more emotional album compared to Placebo's debut album, it seems, Mr. Molko and co were trying to create a series of songs that would target your inner feelings rather than to just be 'a good track' and this album does, mostly, succeed!Far from being my favourite Placebo album, it does contain some of their key tracks,which helped toward their success!Everybody has probably heard 'Pure Morning', an extremely uplifting experience and a great start to the album, however, 'Brick Shithouse' is a massive letdown, then, the album finds its feet again, with a run of fantastic songs including my favourite Placebo track 'Without You I'm Nothing' and, it's this middle section of the album that is simply flawless, then, things die down again for the final three tracks, two of which aren't bad, but are noticably lacking in Placebo pleasure, with the exception of the beautiful and odd 'Burger Queen' which ends the album in fine form and if you can be bothered to fast forward to the 'Hidden Track', I think the majority of us may be a little underwhelmed, but, it's no great loss!Altogether a worthy purchase and one of the best albums of the nineties!
without you i'm nothing July 31, 2005
lust_and_lunacy
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this album whilst studying for my SAT's after having a great urge to listen to every you every me. I had no idea how amazing this record would be! Some would argue this is Placebo's most depressing and angsty album, but there are both happy and depressing songs on this. Songs such as 'the crawl' show a darker side to their music, whereas the poppy 'you don't care about us' is lighthearted and fun to listen to. This album changed music for me, seriously. Placebo's songs on without you i'm nothing take angst to much more accesible level and showed me music can be both painful and profound. That could only be the work of Molko and co, who in my opinion are the msot real people in rock. They do the whole drugs sex and rock n roll thing, but they always seem so down to earth in a way i've never seen in rockstars. Without you I'm nothing is a perfect reflection of the band...deep, dark and passionate yet strangely endearing at the same time. Get this album, I swear it will open your eyes to what rock is. Forget all this indie crap, the kaiser chiefs and the libertines have nothing on the pure rock sounds of Placebo.
without a paddle July 23, 2005
.Richard (england)
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
placebo the band that most respecting teenager will be talking about in buzz words like "cool" and "awesome" and "this band rocks" i mostly agree with the buzz words of today's youth culture as i am 18 years old but never used any of these words placebo a band that came out of nowhere and bombarded us with there catchy distorted songs reminisance of "grunge" and this album in one word "amazing" a journey of great value and pleasure not like most albums you get bored after the singles have finished but this album starts with the heart distorted "pure morning" and finishes with "burger queen" two fantastic songs other standouts are "you don't care about us" "allergic to thought of mother earth" and "the crawl" placebo a band who haven't fully yet gave us there full albity the best is yet to come and yet it's already been...
Without this album, i would be nothing! December 5, 2004
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This album has been with me through thick and thin, there is a track on this album for every feeling in my body, i don't know what i'd do without it.I STRONGLY advise you to get this album, it'll be the best thing you've ever done!
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