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
...Being the first release from Black Market Music, 'Taste In Men' is the epitome of the different yet utterly confusing direction that the band were set to take. Managing to get to number 16 in the UK singles chart, from the synthesiser introduction, there was a distinct electric feel to the track which is present throughout the rest of the album. Here, it is rather a more dominant, pulsating element and the tones of the guitar that have usually driven ... ...album. *Bonus Track* Black Market Blood
If you wait for about eight or so minutes after 'Peeping Tom' has ended, you'll be graced with a hidden track. Placebo have a habit of doing this on their first three offerings, which is quite irritating if you don't know the songs are there. 'Black Market Blood' reminds me of someone I know so it always makes me smirk but it might be because it reminds me a bit of me too. It's essentially a song about a girl ...
MizzMolko 05.11.2008
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