Without You I'm Nothing

by Placebo

Overview

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. The swirling anthemic album opener, "Pure Morning," is a self-proclaimed "celebration of friendship with women," and should be a guaranteed hit single, while the racing "Brick Shithouse" merges '90s electro-rock with Sonic Youth punk guitars. "You Don't Care About Us" shows that Molko can easily re-create J Mascis' late-'80s guitar tones, and "Scared of Girls" contains gender-bending vocals from Molko and a tribal-rock accompaniment. With massive success already underway back home in England, Without You I'm Nothing deserves to break through everywhere else. ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	07/12/2019
Label:	Elevator Lady
UPC:	5056167110439
Rank:	28227

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Placebo   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Phil Vinall   Producer
Phil Vynall   Producer
Paul Campion   Composer,Lyricist
Phil Vindall   Producer
Bunt Stafford-Clark   Mastering
Jacquie Turner   Assistant Engineer
Paul Corkett   Engineer
Marc Bolan   Composer
Brian Molko   Group Member,Lyricist,Composer
Steve Hewitt   Group Member,Composer
Stefan Olsdal   Group Member,Composer
Placebo   Composer
Jake Davies   Mixing
Steve Osborne   Producer
Teo Miller   Engineer