Harakiri‘s take is a sky-touching, staggering thunder and lighting
haymaker starting off with some classical piano touches before
exploding like a furious volcano with blazing aaarrrggghhh vocals.
A musical drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes,
set in Britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s.
It tells the story of a fictional pop star, Brian Slade.
With Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Jonathan
Rhys Meyers and Toni Collette. Released in 1998.
The trailer…
British rockers Placebo were in it too, performing a
kick-ass cover of T. Rex‘s glam slam 20th Century Boy…
The band’s second LP – #7 in the UK A friend in need’s a friend indeed
A friend with weed is better
A friend with breast and all the rest
A friend who’s dressed in leather
Alcoholic kind of mood
Lose my clothes
Lose my lube
Cruising for a piece of fun
Looking out for number one
Different partner every night
So narcotic outta sight
What a gas
what a beautiful ass
And it all breaks down at the role reversal
Got the muse in my head she’s universal
Spinnin’ me round she’s coming over me
And it all breaks down at the first rehearsal
Got the muse in my head she’s universal
Spinnin’ me round she’s coming over me
Kind of buzz that lasts for days
Had some help from insect ways
Comes across all shy and coy
Just another nancy boy
Woman man or modern monkey
Just another happy junkie
Fifty pounds
Press my button
Going down
And it all breaks down at the role reversal
Got the muse in my head she’s universal
Spinnin’ me round she’s coming over me
And it all breaks down at the first rehearsal
Got the muse in my head she’s universal
Spinnin’ me round she’s coming over me
Does his makeup in his room
Douse himself with cheap perfume
Eyeholes in a paper bag
Greatest lay I ever had
Kind of guy who mates for life
Gotta help him find a wife
We’re a couple
When our bodies double
And it all breaks down at the role reversal
Got the muse in my head she’s universal
Spinnin’ me round she’s coming over me
And it all breaks down at the first rehearsal
Got the muse in my head she’s universal
Spinnin’ me round she’s coming over me
x2
From the band’s self-titled debut longplayer – 1996
Going back in sonic history looking for memorable albums…
12 October 2018
Band: PLACEBO
Album: WITHOUT YOU I’M NOTHING – the band’s second LP
Released: 12 October 1998 – 20 years ago
ALL MUSIC review: “While Placebo’s self-titled debut contained mostly elements of ’90s alternative (Smashing Pumpkins, etc.), their second album, ‘Without You I’m Nothing’, is
full of ’70s glam rock and punk references. Placebo’s rhythm section of Stefan Olsdal (bass)
and Steve Hewitt (drums) is impressively tight, but the band’s star attraction is undoubtedly androgynous singer/guitarist Brian Molko. Whereas the debut was written solely by Molko,
their latest is a bona fide group effort, with Molko still handling the lyric-writing… With
massive success already underway back home in England, ‘Without You I’m Nothing’
deserves to break through everywhere else.” – Full review here – Score: 4/5
TURN UP THE VOLUME! says: ‘Black Market Music‘ and this one are my favorite Placebo longplayers. Here they combined glam firework with punk grimness in a most infectious way. Add frontman Brian Molko‘s striking vox & self-assured charisma (and let’s not forget their magnetic force on stage) and what you got was a standout band, loved more by its millions of fans than by the narcissistic we make/we break press at the time.
TOP TRACKS: Pure Morning / Every You And Every Me / Burger Queen…
