Just before embarking on the Projekt Revolution Tour (with Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, and HiM) Placebo released Extended Play '07 as an attempt to win over a younger audience.
This disc features five of their classics alongside three unreleased live tracks, including a rarely performed stage rendition of their late-'90s college radio anthem "Pure Morning" which you may recall from the memorably sophomoric chorus, "a friend in need's a friend indeed, a friend with weed is better." If that still doesn't ring a bell, then this disc will serve as a pretty decent taster-plate to the alt rock of Placebo, but after a full decade of music, this hardly serves as a full overview of their work.
It sufficiently provides a basic idea of the band's music for the completely unfamiliar, and it could likely help convert a new generation of fans, but considering the short running time, hopefully copies of this record are inexpensive.
For those who already like the band, a more worthwhile investment is the Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996-2004.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy BoyBrian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, Robert Schultzberg | Placebo | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Every You Every MeSteve Hewitt, Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal | Placebo | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Taste in MenPlacebo | Placebo | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | The Bitter EndPlacebo | Placebo | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Meds (feat. Alison Mosshart) | Placebo | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Pure Morning (Live Jul 2004 Arras) | Placebo | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 7 | Running Up That Hill (Live Mar 2007 Santiago) | Placebo | Play | 08:46 | 20 MB | 56 MB |
| 31 mins | 71 MB | |||||
| 31 mins | 217 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Abbiss | Mixing, Producer |
| 2 | Dave Bascombe | Mixing |
| 3 | James Brown | Engineer |
| 4 | Kate Bush | Composer |
| 5 | Adrian Bushby | Engineer |
| 6 | Paul Corkett | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Lorraine Francis | Engineer |
| 8 | James Hewitt | Composer |
| 9 | Steve Hewitt | Composer |
| 10 | Chris Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 11 | Severe Loren | Vocals |
| 12 | Dare Mason | Producer |
| 13 | Teo Miller | Engineer |
| 14 | Brian Molko | Composer |
| 15 | Alison Mosshart | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Ian Nelson | Engineer, Mixing |
| 17 | Stefan Olsdal | Composer |
| 18 | Steve Osborne | Producer |
| 19 | Placebo | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 20 | Robert Schultzberg | Composer |
| 21 | Dimitri Tikovoi | Producer |
| 22 | Phil Vinall | Mixing, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |