It might seem out of place for a site such as ours to feature a band who have so obviously passed their peak, but for many people Placebo remain a genuinely big deal. There's a reason for that too; namely that for more than a decade the London-based, but essentially multicultural trio were all but untouchable within their field. Ok, sexually ambiguous post-glam alt-rock was hardly a niche many specialised in, but it nevertheless was one which brought Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Hewitt huge success, especially on mainland Europe where they were - and to an extent still are - bona fida superstars. Much of this was due to the consistently superb string of singles they reeled off right from their emergence in 1996, but they also made a habit of backing them up with rock solid LPs, with serene yet sinister sophomore
Without You I'm Nothing perhaps the pick of their achievements.
