Music Man/Black On Black [Remastered] - Waylon Jennings

Advantages: Taste in Men
Disadvantages: ???

...'Black Market Music' is the third album from the unique trio and is by no means a step down from the other two. It is a mixture of the power of power of 'Placebo' with the sensitivity of 'Without You I'm Nothing'. The bass is a big as ever, with Brian's lyrics and voice softening the heaviest of songs, and not to mention the inevitable presence of acoustic guitar in and amongst to add that extra little something. The album begins with the first single taken from the album, 'Taste in Men', a song filled with power and a memorable refrain making it the ideal starting song. 'Spite and Malice' provides something different with guest vocals from Justin Warfield, who adds something of a Fred Durst on a happy day tone to the song. 'Slave to the Wage', the second single, provides the essential cheery Placebo song, such as 'Pure Morning... Read review

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Advantages: The bands most versatile album to date; crosses genres quite well
Disadvantages: There are bland moments to behold and some messages are a bit hazy

...Confusion was always going to be the key to the band Placebo's success. With their lead singer in the earlier days seemingly loving the idea of throwing on a frock and too much make up to irritate some of the less open minded people on the planet, such as Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst (bearing in mind the front man in question was indeed a bloke) by the groups third album, it would seem as if a change was needed. Musically, the first two albums were quite different; the self titled debut was punky, angry and slightly arrogant with a good dose of vulnerability to even it all out. Yet, the follow up of 'Without You I'm Nothing' took the last trait to the extremes; the album lost a lot of its musical angst and concentrated much more on the story of the lyrics, mainly driven by Placebo's realisation that love is as cruel as they'd always... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Brilliant solos, amazing songs, a sound like no other
Disadvantages: You will play it to much

...This is a must have for any rock fan. The ultimate comeback album. Unforgetable riffs, equisit musical percission and killer vocals that most would find impossible to recreate. Tracks such as Back in Black, You shook me all night long and hells bells fill you with excitment and you just cant sit still. The sound is of a higher quality than the original so you can hear exactly how he songs should sound, but if u want the to capture the heart of the music , it wont be as good as the hard to find orginal. If you have never heard of AC/DC this is a great album to buy and if your new to rock, this is deffinatly the place to start, From the very first chime in hells bells to the dying of the guitar in Rock and roll aint noise pollution this album produces non stop hard rocking electiric beats. ONe of the best abums ever made... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful