MTV Unplugged (Placebo album)

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MTV Unplugged

Live album by

Placebo

Released

27 November 2015

Recorded

19 August 2015

Genre

Alternative rock

Placebo chronology

Loud Like Love
(2013)

MTV Unplugged
(2015)

A Place for Us to Dream
(2016)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	favourable^[1]
Rolling Stone (Australia)	^[2]

MTV Unplugged is a live album by the English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released on 27 November 2015, in the formats of CD, DVD, Blu-ray, double vinyl, limited edition double vinyl picture disc, digital download and limited edition super deluxe box set.^[3] Recorded on 19 August 2015 at The London Studios, it is part of the MTV Unplugged series.^[4]

Taking place during the band's 20th anniversary period, the performance featured a number of songs that were never played live before or not played live for several years, including "Bosco", "Jackie" and "Protect Me from What I Want". Among the instruments used on stage was a qanun purchased in Morocco.

During their MTV Unplugged concert, Placebo hosted two musical guests: Danish artist Broken Twin (Majke Voss Romme), with whom they performed "Every You Every Me", as well as the American Joan As Police Woman, who participated in a duet during "Protect Me from What I Want".

Track listing

"Jackie" (Sinéad O'Connor cover)
"For What It's Worth"
"36 Degrees"
"Because I Want You"
"Every You Every Me" (featuring Majke Voss Romme aka Broken Twin)
"Song to Say Goodbye"
"Meds"
"Protect Me from What I Want" (featuring Joan As Police Woman)
"Loud Like Love"
"Too Many Friends"
"Post Blue"
"Slave to the Wage"
"Without You I'm Nothing"
"Hold On to Me"
"Bosco"
"Where Is My Mind?" (Pixies cover)
"The Bitter End"

Personnel

Brian Molko – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Stefan Olsdal – bass, guitar, piano, qanun, shruti box, backing vocals
Matt Lunn – drums, percussion
Bill Lloyd – piano, bass, accordina
Fiona Brice – violin, piano, glockenspiel, whirly tube, percussion, backing vocals
Nick Gavrilovic – guitar, piano

References

^ Brown, Paul (27 November 2015). "Album Review: Placebo – MTV Unplugged / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ Stapleton, Dan F. (26 November 2016). "Rolling Stone Australia – Album Review: Placebo – MTV Unplugged". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ "Placebo MTV Unplugged Pre-Order". Placeboworld.co.uk. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ MTV (27 November 2015). "Get Ready For Placebo's MTV Unplugged With Our Exclusive Live Performances". MTV.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

v t e Placebo
Brian Molko Stefan Olsdal Robert Schultzberg Steve Hewitt Steve Forrest
Studio albums	Placebo Without You I'm Nothing Black Market Music Sleeping with Ghosts Meds Battle for the Sun Loud Like Love Never Let Me Go
EPs	Extended Play '07 B3 Life's What You Make It
Compilation albums	Covers Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996–2004 A Place for Us to Dream
Live albums	Live at Angkor Wat MTV Unplugged
Video albums	Soulmates Never Die: Live in Paris 2003 Once More with Feeling: Videos 1996–2004 We Come in Pieces MTV Unplugged
Singles	"Bruise Pristine" "Come Home" "36 Degrees" "Teenage Angst" "Nancy Boy" "Pure Morning" "You Don't Care About Us" "Every You Every Me" "Without You I'm Nothing" "Taste in Men" "Slave to the Wage" "Special K" "Black-Eyed" "The Bitter End" "This Picture" "Special Needs" "English Summer Rain" "Protège-moi" "Twenty Years" "Because I Want You" "Song to Say Goodbye" "Infra-Red" "Meds" "For What It's Worth" "Ashtray Heart" "Bright Lights" "Too Many Friends" "Loud Like Love" "Jesus' Son"
Other songs	"I Feel You" "Sleeping with Ghosts"
Related articles	Discography Fiona Brice

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