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Old 12.29.2009, 06:11 AM   #21
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It seems most of the people who genuinely hate Placebo are from England, whereas in America people either like them or have never really heard of them. Same thing goes for Therapy?...

Anyway, I like a handful of Placebo songs, and love Therapy?

But why does it bother certain people if a mainstream band names an underground/indie band as an influence or simply dares to say they like them?

Oh, and he's wrong about SY never having recorded a song in standard. Mildred Pierce is in standard.
What have Therapy? got to do with anything though? I've never seen anyone hate them and usually no one has heard of them... how many people have heard a band with a small moderate hit in the 90s and then just complete subterranean releases there after?

Anyway, it seems most of the hate for Placebo is people who only are familiar with their newer work (which is common among people my age, my girlfriend thought they had only been around for the past few years!) or are sick of them because their fanbase consists of 13 year old goth girls... but they are good!
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Old 12.29.2009, 07:07 AM   #22
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Self-titled, without you I'm nothing, and sleeping with ghosts are great. Always great guitar tones and usually great guitar riffs. Actually, they'd be a supergreat band if the lyrics weren't so distractingly bad.
Couldn't agree more, Molko's lyrics are absofuckinlutely retarded. That plus his voice is SO annoying.
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Old 12.29.2009, 09:41 AM   #23
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I agree with the first 3-4 albums being good... but, wow, when I tried to listen to the more recent stuff (especially the last album with that WAY out of place new drummer)... ugh. Painful.

Now the music is as cringe-inducing as some of the lyrics...
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Old 12.29.2009, 01:00 PM   #24
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Therapy? are fucking great. Placebo are beyond appalling.
Glad I could set that straight for you all.
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Old 12.29.2009, 03:05 PM   #25
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Therapy? great, placebo first three albums great and hotwire my heart was recorded in standard too!
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Old 12.29.2009, 03:31 PM   #26
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Couldn't agree more, Molko's lyrics are absofuckinlutely retarded. That plus his voice is SO annoying.


his voice has stopped me from listening.
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Old 12.29.2009, 06:19 PM   #27
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Old 12.29.2009, 10:43 PM   #28
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Old 12.30.2009, 12:04 AM   #29
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What have Therapy? got to do with anything though? I've never seen anyone hate them and usually no one has heard of them... how many people have heard a band with a small moderate hit in the 90s and then just complete subterranean releases there after?


Nothing, I guess. I've just been listening to them a lot recently and they came to mind. And I remember some time back I asked this board if anyone liked Therapy? and a lot of people said they were horrible...

Granted, this was around the time High Anxiety had come out...
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Old 12.30.2009, 06:57 AM   #30
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Old 12.30.2009, 05:28 PM   #31
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Oh Shit!!! So many haters. I expected a little bit more from this forum.
On other note, does anybody have this on video? an would be glad to post?
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Old 12.30.2009, 10:21 PM   #32
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Oh Shit!!! So many haters. I expected a little bit more from this forum.
On other note, does anybody have this on video? an would be glad to post?

If it's been on the radio more than a couple times a year after 1996, expect some hate from here.
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Old 01.02.2010, 01:29 PM   #33
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Couldn't agree more, Molko's lyrics are absofuckinlutely retarded. That plus his voice is SO annoying.
Yeah, he sounds like donald duck on helium, for god's sake!
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Old 01.02.2010, 02:30 PM   #34
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It seems most of the people who genuinely hate Placebo are from England, whereas in America people either like them or have never really heard of them. Same thing goes for Therapy?...

Anyway, I like a handful of Placebo songs, and love Therapy?

But why does it bother certain people if a mainstream band names an underground/indie band as an influence or simply dares to say they like them?

Oh, and he's wrong about SY never having recorded a song in standard. Mildred Pierce is in standard.

I'm American, have heard of them, and don't like em one bit.
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Old 01.02.2010, 02:43 PM   #35
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