11/16/06: first off i must say... HAR-HAR! perhaps they read my rant because they released 2 brand new b-sides on the Meds single, YAY! :D i'm so pleased w/ the songs too. okay, onto my real rant...so, i saw Placebo live in philly on november 6, 2006. she wants revenge opened, just as it should be. Placebo was awesome, sexy, dissonant, amusing, rockin' and all that buuuuuut... i still came away feeling a bit disappointed. they only played about an hour and did no encores at all. their performance was good and all, but having seen them three times before, this time just wasn't as... as... eh, it could've been--has been--better. rather than think of all the great songs they played (especially twenty years and running up that hill), i kept thinking of all they didn't play [like nothing from the first album (and you'd think they would've, right? seeing as how the first album was recently re-released and all), only one song (EYEM) from WYIN, only two (Special K and TIM) from BMM, no b-sides. not even pierrot the clown. just the singles.] perhaps i felt this way because only a little over a week before i'd seen the Dresden Dolls who were FUCKIN' AMAZING! there was just two of them but they put so much energy into their performances and they played so many songs. perhaps i felt this way because the Placebo gig was at the very end of my vacation and i was dead-knackered. perhaps i felt this way because Stefan didn't do his gay dance, or since i didn't stay around to meet them, or since the venue was bigger and more people around me were drunk and pissing me off. i dunno. i really hope they'd not been playing encores all along the co-headlining tour and not just because they didn't like us in Philly. ...okay, i've been wanting to type this but i couldn't make myself, but i've GOT to say it, so... i think they've become in it more for the money, like they're pandering to the new fans (the ones who heard Running Up That Hill on the OC or whatever) and i fear they'll lose more and more of the older fans if it continues, the true long-time faithful fans. GAAAAAH! my rants have become so negative and whiny and long! i really do love Placebo but i can't speak my thoughts (because no one is here to listen) so i gotta get my worries and stuff out here. i'll be better about Placebo tomorrow, i promise.
05/21/06: Ok, i'm annoyed. i hate to say this, but it's gotta be said. i'm sick of Placebo relying on remixes to fill their singles. one maaaybe two per single is all right. i admit i like the Ladytron mix of BIWY. but do we need three versions of the same song (BIWY ladytron mix, bloc party mix, & the regular album version)? and not only that, do we need the same song (the same mixes even!) on the other single (STSG) too? what ever happened to the days of Placebo b-sides, real Placebo b-sides, meaning a song other than one on the album, like Drowning By Numbers or Leni? has the band just gotten lazy? or is it the management, or the label? they've released 3 singles so far (well, infra-red's not out yet, but the track list has been released) and not one of them has had a new song. the closest thing to a real b-side is the 2005 live version of 36 Degrees. Speaking of the 2005 live version of 36 Degrees, i don't like it. that song should always be fast. with Teenage Angst (i mean the piano version they slowed down) it worked. i love that version, it's pretty, but something about slow 36 Degrees sounds weird. perhaps it's bri voice or the kinda silly lyrics or i don't know. still, i digress. it's not even a real b-side! maybe the band just didn't record any extra songs? i suppose since it didn't take them that long to record the album that could be the reason. but i noticed the decline of real b-sides starting with SWG (at least we had a few though) so prolly not. maybe it's Dimitri's influence... maybe it's because Brian and Stefan both have become DJ's. anyway, i'm getting pissed off about it. i'm the type to buy every single i can get my little hands on so i notice more. i guess if i was just the casual single buyer i wouldn't care so much. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack gaaaaaawd! i still love them though, and no real b-sides isn't gonna make me stop. i just pray that single #4 from Meds has at least one new song!
02/27/06: Meds. wow. new album... weeeeeeeeeeee! good lord i'm excited about this! i'm trying so hard not to download any of the album except for BIWY and STSG before i buy the CD. i've not even read any of the lyrics to the songs except the singles (which is why i've not posted the lyrics yet). hearing ppl talk about how good Meds is making it soooooooooo difficult to refrain from it. to distract myself i spent most of today watching Placebo dvds (under the guise of finding more song intros). good lord i'd forgotten how funny the documentary on SND is *chotles madly at the mere memory of it* mmmmmm, Bri's got such a nice smooth ass. but also watching all those dvds makes me insanely jealous. how great would it be to work with the band all the time? actually, probably it wouldn't be great. the band gets crabby i'm sure and it's not all fun and games *lies to herself* okay if i'm not so jealous of Alex Weston and Bill and all those people then i'm jealous of the people who have the opportunity to see the band more often... like say.... the Frenchies & Brits & the Germans... gah! living here blows so much. i hope the come to amerICKa at least for a few weeks. even if it's not near where i live which is the sucky middle part that they COMPLETELY bypassed last time. i know it's not very feasible or cost-effective for them to come to a place like nebby, but they didn't even play big cities like Chicago or Denver. i have some strange hope/dream/fantasy that when The Faint opened for Placebo they lied and told Placebo that nebby is wonderful and that we have a thriving underground music scene and that Placebo will remember that and play a gig here, but i doubt it. i don't mind so much i'd be willing to travel again... even if it's on the yucky cross country bus for 30 hours again OMG i swore i wouldn't do that again, but damn, IT'S FOR PLACEBO! so i'd suck it up and do it again (maybe this time i'll be able to sleep on the bus) because Placebo make me happy. i don't want to cut so much after listening to them. even the sad songs make me smile sometimes. the band makes me happier more than anything else... or maybe they just distract me from my real issues... but whatever the reason, Placebo is what keeps me going. I pray Brian & Stef & Steve realize that not everyone in the US is like dubya and that we don't support him and that coming to the UaSsA is somehow helping. PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP ON US, Placebo, you can still break us!!!!! k, i've rambled enough now.
02/01/06: hmmm... i don't know what this rant's topic will be... we'll see where it goes... so... NEW YEAR = NEW ALBUM! ROCK ON! i want to download the album beforehand because i'm just so frickin' excited (YAY NEW SONGS!) but i'm also anxious (will i be let down? *frets*). in their old age will they mellow out? have they become complacent? will i even be able to buy the discs in US stores? but still i think i'll wait. i won't even read the lyrics. except for the singles, i'll d'l those since that's like hearing them on the radio, right? again i fear they won't tour much in the crap ol' usa. why come FAAAAAAAAAAAAAR and play to 1000 or so people a night when they can stay in the UK or Europe and play to 1000000000000000s? grrrrrrrrrrrr! damn to US for being so big! i'd move to London or something if I could only be arsed. i was hoping they come in late march or early april but YEAH RIGHT! like that'll happen! last time it took them until july to get over here for their little tour, & almost a year for a more proper tour. oh well *sucks it up* when i do see them i'm gonna duck them! i'll duck them all hard.
09/18/05: so i haven't written anything here for a long time (it's bad that most of my posts start that way, isn't it?) my excuse: all my internet time has been given to neopests and Placebo's RDB. i really missed posting on good Placebo forums i guess... which brings me to the rant of today: the official Placebo website! i know at the time i didn't always appreciate it, but at least the old BSH was kept fairly up to date & had a good forum for the fans to gather. it's no good that a band as widely adored as Placebo is doesn't have an official message board or a fan club. it's quite sad actually. perhaps this is unfair of me to say but it really makes me feel like the band doesn't care about us fans. the official site's been getting a little bit better as of late (perhaps due to fans who continue to pester the band's management) but still it's far below average compared to the websites for many other bands of Placebo's caliber. official websites are often one of the first introductions that new fans get to bands and if i was a newbie i wouldn't be very impressed w/ Placebo's site. i think it reflects poorly on the band. i can only hope that with the new album will come a better official site.
11/12/04: today's rant isn't really about P-bo, but yet it sorta is and it's definitely my most serious rant so far. my site may not be the prettiest or best designed or most mature of Placebo websites (there's many others with those qualities, if that's what you're looking for email me i'll refer you to a few) but i put a lot of heart and soul and time into it and i hope that shows in the fun nature of A Place For Us To Dream and in it's detailed information that can't be found on any other one site. i also hope it reflects the creative spirit of Placebo's fans. i'd love to be able to get this site to a better host w/out popups and be able to pay for a fancy forum and have lots of downloads and all that, but i can barely pay my bills as it is. i really never dreamed APFUTD would last three years and still be going strong (and neither did any of my friends or family members, they know i kinda have a fickle nature and get distracted pretty easily). my sincerest thanks go out to all the people who've emailed me with feedback about the site and to those who've submitted suggestions & things for it because outside input (both positive and negative) help it to get even better. plus i can't (and don't really want to) do it alone. one of the reasons my other sites kind of died off was because i didn't get the encouragement that i have from people about this one. my utmost, ultimate, most wonderful dream for APFUTD is that one day the boys of Placebo would visit it and that it would put a smile on their faces unlike any other fansite has done before because my goal all along has been to make a place that's fun as well as informative for Placebo's loyal fans to surf. so... um... yeah... PLACEBO ROCKS!
12/27/03: this ranty thing is going to be dedicated to the wonderfulness of STEFAN OLSDAL! he's too beautiful to be so underappreciated by so many placebo (or should that say brian?) fans. stefan's pelvis is magical. his hips are hypnotizing. he's body is god-like. watching him dance and gyrate is the closest thing to sex personified. he is sex in pants (or in a dress, whatever the case may be). he's uber talented too. he really needs to sing more often :) my sister & her friend agree that stef's the sweetest guy, so quiet, very different from how he seems on stage. awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! shall i talk about his body more? OKAY! his body is perfection. he's so tall and thin and absolutely scrummy, i could just eat him up ...hee hee *devilish grin* too bad he doesn't take his shirt off more often (oh, but when he does... my god... *hypervenilates just at the thought* oh my god...) I LOVE HIS LITTLE MOHAWK! it's just too cute. my only complaint about him... why must he be so gay? or rather, why can't i be a boy?
07/03/03: i moved my rambling Placebo concerts story
05/29/03: it looks like i'll be seeing Placebo in philadelphia on july 2 *bounce bounce bounce* it'll be my first time seeing them live ever, i'm soooooo excited beyond belief. i've heard sooooo much about the new tour and was so pissed off because i thought i'd never get to see them live *sniffle* but now, YAYAYAYAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! you don't understand how excited i am. i wasn't sure if i was gonna be able to go cuz it's short notice, i have 0$ in savings, i'll have to take (unpaid) time off work and it'll cost way lots to get there and stuff. at least i'll be staying w/ my sister so at least i won't have to pay for a hotel. she's ubër cool, she's gonna go to the show w/ me even though she doesn't really like Placebo (the HEATHEN!). i know i'll be kicking myself for years to come if i don't seize the opportunity to see them when i have the chance. eek, it's over a month away and i'm this hyped, woohoo! i'll be taking the scary bus because it's cheaper by about 100$ which means more money to spend on Placebo-ness. it's a 30-odd hour ride, yay <<<please note the sarcasm there. if i can afford it we may go to see Placebo in DC on the 1st, yippeeeeee... but not yippee too soon, i'll likely be too skint to swing the extra for another bus ride & show ticket. i'm kinda worried about leaving Leeloo for so long... but oh well, Placebo is more important *cringe* i'm going to see Placebo! i'm going to see Placebo! *does a silly dance* actually i'm really worried that the show will be canceled... or i won't be able to afford to go... or something equally horrible... *frets* that's my worst nightmare. ooooooooh... *pulls out hair and bites off fingers* i'm gonna get to see PLACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBO!
04/26/03: it's been a while since i scribbled in here. today marks the beginning of the euro tour, and still no news of us dates :( this makes me sad, worried. when they do come i'll prolly need to take time off work, save money, buy a plane ticket to philly, i need lots of notice. i fret about this. you brits don't realize how lucky you are :P i did get the new album & TBE singles, twice. see i preordered them from fuckin' hmv but there were probs so i didn't receive them in the post till after they were released. i was impatient, i went ahead and bought them from the cd store, they came in the post two or three days later *roll eyes* i was right, i've COMPLETELY re-fallen in love w/ Placebo :D :D the new album is sooooooo good, i listened to it twice already today, it wows me. my fave songs are plasticine, this picture, second sight, protect me from what i want, special needs, something rotten. i soooo hope i get to see them play live this year, i'll be soooo mad and sad and bad if i don't :(
01/31/03: how the hell could i write all that in my last rant? i must have been on crack :P i'm sooooooooo excited about the new album. *bounces about* the bitter end is an awesome song! *hits repeat again* and the new pics i'm seeing are yummy and they're in mags again. my hugest fear is that i won't be able to get the album & singles in the USA or that they won't tour here or that if they do, all shows will be far away and i'll miss them *frets like a maniac*
12/24/02: i haven't ranted on this page for a while and since my SR journal is on holiday or something, i'll do my random chattering here. so it looks as though the new album will be out in about march, I CAN'T WAIT THAT FUCKING LONG! they're losing me to the new (to me) & spangly manic street preachers, i need new placebo before i've completely gone off. it's the bootlegs and bits of Placebo news that are holding my interest (i feel so horrible writing this!) i at least need new pictures or SOMETHING! having said all that... i just watched a vid i dl'ed of Scared of Girls live, hot damn! brian's such a sexpot, and OMG STEFFY! i've cummed up my knickers, again.
10/11/02: i need the new album NOW!!! NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW or i'll go insaner. bri's side projekts aren't enough, i need much more to satiate my desires. i can't wait till they're in mags and on telly (in the US? maybe not) and stuff! they've not released a new album since i became a fan, so this is big for me :D there's gonna be so much to talk about on the forum *bounces* and tours! OMG!!! i highly doubt they'll come to omaha, but still, the prospect of MAYBE is way exciting. and we'll have new pictures! *shivers with anticipation* i know i'm totally gonna re-fall in love with placebo (not that i'm not in love w/ them now, but it'll get MORE & better, comprendo?) they need to put out a b-side album or a live album or bloody something. even an EP would be good. i'm in withdrawal, i've got the sickness.
08/22/02: i fall more in love with placebo all the time. for example, yesterday i was listening to BMM on my discman (something i'd not done in a long time) and i was hearing things i hadn't noticed before. when brian sang 'where' in blue american i melted. i found a new appreciation for steve's drumming. everytime i see a new picture, or read an interview w/ them i hadn't seen before, when i see a lush picture i hadn't seen in a long time, when i reread stefan's posts on the msg board, when i play a placebo cd i've not listened to in awhile, when i hear a bit of news about them, it's like i'm rediscovering how wonderful they are. you might ask 'how could you forget? as much as i'd like to, i unfortunately can't think about/listen to/ look at placebo ALL the time, i do think about work and other stuff sometimes. but it's those little things that remind me, it's almost like i'm losing my placebo virginity all over again, and it's wonderful. i'm babbling, i make no sense, i should stop typing now.
03/03/02: i could go on and on about the voice, talent, beauty, brains, humor, attitude, style, body and the overall wonderfulness of Mr. Brian Molko for hours on end, and then go on about Stefan for a few more but for the moment i'll spare you all. (that means this page isn't done yet!)
