I am aware, im writing this 2 years after the album came out- i write these mainly because i want to write articles as a career, and for fun.I'd appreciate constructive criticism, if you could . thanks.
Three years after the release of iffy 'Sleeping With Ghosts', Placebo returned with 'Meds' forgetting once and for all the androgyny and mystery that had surrounded them a few years before. While the 2003 release saw the band edging away from that, 'Meds' confirmed what every fan knew would eventually happen- Molko and co. would grow up.
Meds is a celebration of all their past music, all rolled into a more rock-orientated sound which was paraded on their self-titled debut album. Molko's sighing wail however still sounds as fresh as ever, his guitars playing an even bigger part in the sound of the album. Hewitt's drumming is less funky and more plain, which although adds a sense of conformity to the album, also simply ties in with how it should sound.
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