But it’s not just that the group sound different – they look different, too. Molko is on stage with an acoustic guitar and the first of many surprising instruments: a colourful tube that, when manipulated out of shape, produces an array of transcendental sounds that embellish the group’s performance. Monochromatic white light strafes the room with horizontal and diagonal lines that hover delicately above the audience. When Placebo received the invite to appear on their own “MTV Unplugged” special, Molko recalls, “It wasn’t going to be enough to just sit at the piano and strip the songs down to their bare bones.” Olsdal adds: “Once we found out that we were going to play this show we were on a mission to make our contribution to the ‘MTV Unplugged’ story equally exciting for us and the audience.”Ĭut to The London Studios, in the heart of the city where Placebo played their first ever concert. The answer: reinvent themselves yet again, while revamping the iconic “MTV Unplugged” format in the process. After all, with seven studio albums behind them (five of which have topped the German album charts), more than 12 million album sales, and monumental 18-month tours performed before millions of fan worldwide, what else were they supposed to do? With their 20th anniversary inching ever closer, Placebo could well be forgiven for sitting back and taking stock.
Production/Label: Elevator Lady/Universal Music Artist: Brian Molko – Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica Stefan Olsdal – Piano, Bass, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Quanun, Shruti Done Box Nick Gavrilovic – Guitar, Piano Fiona Brice – Violin, Piano, Backing Vocals, Glockenspiel, Whirly Tube, Strings Arranger Matt Lunn – Drums Nicholas Ellis – Bass Clarinet William Lloyd – Bass, Accordina, Piano Jonny Byers, Vicky Matthews – Cello Beth Symmons – Double Bass Gareth McLearnon – Flute Ellie Stanford, Gita Harcourt, Oli Langford – Violin
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