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1. Bulletproof Cupid (Placebo) - 2:22 2. English Summer Rain (Placebo) - 4:01 3. This Picture (Placebo) - 3:34 4. Sleeping With Ghosts (Placebo) - 4:38 5. The Bitter End (Placebo) - 3:10 6. Something Rotten (Placebo) - 5:28 7. Plasticine (Placebo) - 3:26 8. Special Needs (Placebo) - 5:15 9. I'll Be Yours (Placebo) - 3:32 10. Second Sight (Placebo) - 2:49 11. Protect Me from What I Want (Placebo) - 3:15 12. Centrefolds (Placebo) - 5:02 |
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| PLACEBO: "Sleeping with Ghosts" www.placeboworld.co.uk Hut Recordings/Astralwerks | ||||
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Review by Salvo "Lovedeath" Russo____
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A very deep album that shows me all their maturity!! The old
releases weren't so well made concerning the melodic aspect and the
search for a particular kind of arrangement. In this album I
notice many good songs, and in particular I have to underline the
proper care concerning the search of a own atmosphere!!!!Not all
songs are up to the task , but there are very amazing
songs in which they show a very good search for a own personal
atmosphere!
"English summer Rain" is one of the best in this
album!!!a very involving song !!It gets a particular
charme with a synth in evidence and a sad refrain in which the
rythmic session gives a very good touch, and it shows some good
ideas.
"This Picture" is another good song in which I
notice all their ability to create good melodies!!It's simply
rock!!!!Thir music takes inspirations from 70's rock, but not
only!There are influences from alternative rock and a little of
brit-pop!
"Sleeping with Ghosts" is a very deep song that
begins with a particoular melancholy in which the singer is able to
create a sad atmosphere.....The arrangement puts in evidence a
perfect synth that gives emphasis to the melody!
Another good song is the single "The bitter End"....There's
a lot of energy in this song, supported with an involving melody!
The guitars are used with the right taste, and I notice a very
good bass-work in every song!
"Somenthing rotten" is a song full of atmosphere,
and it shows influences from different kinds of music! This is
another sad composition that could be loved from dark fans!
"Plasticine" is not a good song, ....and in my
opinion it's the worst of this album!
But for me the best song is "Special Needs" a
very special ballad full of intensity , that I never noticed in
their ballads! Brian sings in a perfect tonality, and a piano gives
the magic touch into a very easy structure-song, characterized with
an easy guitar arpeggio and only two chords!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another not good song is "I'll be yours" The
search of a experimental atmosphere makes it very boring
; "Second Sight"is another mediocre song that seems
to be composed in few minutes!
"Protect from what I want" is a very decaying
song that show the search for a very sad melody, and moreover I have
to underline the proper care concerning the arrangement!
The album is closed with "Centrefolds"a very
experimental good ballad, played with intensity and sadness. This is
a very original composition in which they show their maturity ,
not only concerning melodic aspect but also the compositive approach! ...A
very deep song that closes this album in a very good way!
Rating: 7,5/10
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