Search - Placebo :: Battle for the Sun (Standard Edition)

Buy it!

Margaret Patael | 01/02/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm a new fan of placebo, I just heard "for what its worth", bought the album (with the DVD), and became a die hard fan.

This album is rock music at its best. Sometimes you buy a record and only 2-3 songs are really good, well its absolutely not the case here. every song is amazing, and the complete album as a whole is brilliant (though not so sure about the order of the songs, but still).

you can also sense their pride and sureness about the album, which after hearing it, you'll know why.



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Battle for the sun

Bjorn Viberg | European Union | 03/11/2010

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Battle for the Sun being Placebo's 6th studio album and 2009 release is a mix of alternative rock and Post-punk revival. The album was met with mix reviews by the critics. Rolling Stone gave it 2.5/5 and Allmusic 3/5. All the lyrics are included in the booklet along with photographs of the band. The album peaked the charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Four singles have been released so far from the album, i.e., "For What It's Worth", "The Never-Ending Why", "Ashtray Heart" and "Bright Lights". To me too many songs sound alike and that is not a good thing since to be frank this release is not all that interesting. Sill good enough to get 3/5. 3/5.



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Horrible. What happened?

A.N. | Auckland, New Zealand | 05/04/2010

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Ok, did Placebo think that by using the producer for Tool they would reach their caliber? What happened?



The lyrics on "Battle for Sun" are repetitive (at times very annoying) and very uninspiring; the drumming is also weak for the first time on a Placebo record. At times they come across as if they are a starting out High School Band and a terrible one at that too!



Sadly, I wish I had NOT wasted my [...] bucks on this CD as it wasn't worth it.



The 2 stars I gave it come from the 1 x decent sounding "Bright Lights" & the other x 2 OK songs "Ashtray Heart" & "The Never Ending Why."



The band is very confused as to whether they are trying to be a rock band or some dance group with guitars thrown in. Sadly this is not the type of group that can pull it off.



Overall, this band is now over rated and rather than waste your $ on this CD I highly recommend the STUNNING new album BLUE OCTOBER: APPROACHING NORMAL.



For Placebo, the road is dead, the end.

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