Meds

[spartan_117]

Being as new to Placebo as I am I was wondering is Meds a bad cd? There's been a rather heated discussion about it on a web site I stumbled on which seemed not worth the effort so I didn't join it but it did make me wonder if this cd was not as popular as their previous stuff

Comments

[velvetgunpowder]

Well everyone is entitled to thier own opinion... I'm curious what type of music in general you are a fan of. Do you like more organic 'rock' music or are you a listener of Top 40 pop music? If you have an open mind to synthesizers you'll probably like the album.

I myself really do listen to a wide array of music and find each album to have it's own worth. I got all the Placebo albums and both DVDs within a ridiculously condensed amount of time so I was able to digest the discography as a whole. Alot of earlier fans simply are uncomfortable with Placebo going so far away from thier roots and others simply think it's an awful record.

[spartan_117]

I'm sort of all over the place and the most regular band I've listened to in the last 5 years would be Marilyn Manson and Pink Floyd and Linkin Park I suppose but if I like a song it doesn't matter what genre it is really.

LOL that's what I'll be doing with the band too. I just got Once More With Feeling which will be followed, as money allows with various raids on ebay for their stuff :)

I was just curious about the shit people have been saying about Meds. Personally I love what I've heard of it so far but since I have no real idea of their early stuff I just thought I'd ask :)

Although I should really understand. I loathe Manson's new album, mostly because I dont like depressed Manson I guess

[velvetgunpowder]

I think it's a good album but I know plenty of people who loathe it. I suggest listening with an open mind and I'm sure you'll approve. What all have you heard off Meds?

[spartan_117]

All as in the songs or all as in bad things I've read?

[velvetgunpowder]

I meant which songs have you heard?

[spartan_117]

Meds, Infra-Red, Drag, Space Monkey (my favourite so far), Follow the Cops Back Home, Post Blue, Because I Want You, Blind, One of a Kind and Song to Say Goodbye :)

The only song I don't like so far is Follow the Cops Back Home. Nancy Boy is my favourite Placebo song outright so far which I know isn't on Meds :)

[velvetgunpowder]

Ah. I quite love Infra-Red, Drag and Space Monkey myself. I think 'Follow The Cops Back Home' comes off a bit cheesy. NancyBoy is one of the best songs for sure. I really like the debut album Placebo.

[spartan_117]

Oh gods yeah I love those songs :) Infra-Red has a wonderful video.

I love their version of Running Up That Hill. Not being a Kate Bush fan I was a bit hesitant about listening to it and the Boney M cover they did of Daddy Cool. I love their version of it although I'm so used to Boney M's version of it, having grown up with them *groans* I love guitar drive music and their version of Daddy Cool is a vast improvement on the horrid disco version Boney M did :)

The Bitter End is a great song too. I found that song by way of a Queer as Folk fan vid :)