Sleeping With Ghosts [LP]

I can't tell you how ecstatic I am about this release! I have wanted this album on vinyl for quite some time because it's one of my favorite Placebo albums, but it has been almost impossible to find for under $100 (more if it's unplayed and even more if it is still sealed). When I saw that this was on pre-order for a limited edition colored vinyl, I hit the order button without a second thought.The vinyl is insanely gorgeous! It's a thick, heavy, solid vinyl that is an absolutely stunning opaque neon aqua blue color (it looks good enough to eat). The tri-fold cover is a bit on the thin and fragile side, which honestly is a little disappointing, but you gotta pick and choose your battles.For a colored vinyl I think it sounds pretty great. I can't compare it to the original pressing since I've never been able to get my hands on one, but the trebble is a little overpowering on this pressing. However, with some adjustments on my system it's not TOO terrible and it's quite enjoyable. The sound is clear with no surface noise, pops, skips or looping.I honestly don't have any negative things to say about this pressing. I'm just so happy to have it at all. I preordered the limited edition 'Meds' on pink vinyl too, and I'm really looking forward to that one as well (although I think Sleeping With Ghosts is a much better album from beginning to end).I definitely recommend picking up this limited edition release if you are a Placebo fan, audiophile, or collector before they're being resold at ridiculous prices. It's definitely a worthwhile purchase, IMO, and a very welcome addition to my collection. Couldn't be happier!

tried to cancel order right after i ordered it and that was about two weeks before it even shipped.BEWARE unless your one hundred percent sure you want it.I was under the impression it was a calming cd for relaxation and sleep and none is true.I will be sending it back when it arrives even though ill have to pay the shipping.Like i sad BEWARE and be absolutely sure you want it.

I always seem to find bands a few albums into their career, which pisses me off a little with Placebo. I would have been a freshman in college when they first came out, but being over the pond in America, we didn't get this kind of music, especially not in my college town. So it took almost two decades, but I'm so glad they've carved a niche in my music library.However, with finding bands latter, it also means that I never have to experience the "oh, they've sold out" period or "they're not like they used to be," which seems to plague the latter Placebo albums. It's the new albums that attract me and let me find the older material. Placebo, Muse, Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, White Stripes, the Killers among others...all seem to lead me back to the IT album, which I find never seems to live up to my expectations. They're good, some truly excellent, but still don't warrant the same emotion as those first songs that you "discover". And for Placebo, it was this album about two years ago. Favorite tracks include This Picture, Sleeping with Ghosts, The Bitter End, Special Needs, and I'll be Yours. Sure, every album has one or two that I skip over, but this is one of the bands that does the miraculous job of hooking me into practically all of their tracks. I'm glad they survived the last 15+ years, and I hope we see more to come.

On "Sleeping With Ghosts" Placebo presents an interesting musical melange of androgynous post-punk glam rock with very good musicianship (and very creative use of electronic and digital instruments and effects) and exceptionally strong lyrics. The instrumental work on the album is worth listening to repeatedly, and the songs are intelligent, though generally dark.I was very taken with the lyrics on the CD, especially "The Bitter End". While the lyrics are themselves cutting and brilliant, the vocals from Brian Molko are perfectly suited to the material and contribute markedly to the edginess of the final album. The best song on the album is, by far, "Protect Me From What I Want" which is a bleak, haunting, brilliant, and beautiful piece of music. I love the instantaneous and wholly unexpected ending they chose for the song, which reminded me of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" from Abbey Road. It is an auditory choice that can't be made very often, but here it works perfectly (as it did for the Beatles) and counterpoints the stark and sinusoid nature of the song, while the guitar and drum interplay (and overdubs) are brilliantly executed making this my favorite Placebo song.This is a great effort from Placebo, and I recommend it to anyone who wants a thoughtful yet edgy musical experience.

I'll start out by saying that I'm biased and am a huge fan of Placebo. I love the way that the band has progressed and believe that each album that they've put out has something that someone can connect to in some way or another. I've owned this one for awhile and it is easily my favorite Placebo disk. There are dark songs, but there are also songs of hope mingling throughout. However, both the dark and the light songs rip through with an energy that is pure rock and roll and pure Placebo. Brian's vocals have so much conviction on this album it is as if he wrote part of a journal entry of his own life. Standout tracks for me have to be the songs of hope, which to me are "Sleeping with Ghosts", which insists that two who were meant to be together will be, through whatever may happen, good or bad. The other one would have to be "Plasticine", which just tells people not to be ashamed of themselves for anything. It's a shame that these two tracks never got airplay. The rest of the album is worth every penny too. Get it.

A personal favorite of the Placebo albums. Sleeping With Ghosts, Meds and Without You I Am Nothing are essential listens.

Probably my favorite Placebo album ever.

After three years, London-based rock trio Placebo has finally arrived with long-awaited fourth album, Sleeping with Ghosts. With their previous three records all hitting top 10 in the UK, the expectations for the new album are, to say the least, elevated. Then it is with no small amount of pleasure that many fans, after having heard the new tracks, pronounced Sleeping with Ghosts Placebo’s best album to date. I, for one, am inclined to agree.Taking their cues from the likes of DJ Shadow this time around, Placebo cleverly sidestep the pitfalls that dance/electronica influences often represent, and manage to fuse these influences effortlessly with their unique style. The arrangement chosen to showcase the music has a lot to do with this – in general, odd-numbered tracks on the album lean toward their old, guitar-driven approach with trademark ‘insect buzz’ distortion and simple punky rhythms; whereas even-numbered tracks showcase their new direction, with a couple of quiet, piano-led tracks to close off.The album opens with a sinister, frenzied instrumental reminiscent of the hidden track 'Evil Dildo' from second album Without You I’m Nothing, but as the record wears on, this quickly proves itself to be a red herring as to an indication of where the album is heading. Track 2, 'English Summer Rain', features vocalist Brian Molko on drums, providing a bouncy vibe and melodies you can’t help but sing along to. 'Special Needs' is another highlight in a similar style, with lines like ‘remember me / when every nose starts to bleed’ exemplifying Placebo’s usual lyrical perversity. How *very* Brian Molko.'The Bitter End', the first single off the album, is typical Placebo, perhaps with a little more melody than previous material. This newfound love of tunes features throughout the record, with is all the better for it. Placebo’s old, arse-on-fire running-with-guitars style sits heavily on tracks such as 'Plasticine' and 'Second Sight', and 'This Picture' comes across like a close relative of 1998’s 'You Don’t Care About Us'.The title track is more than a highlight. Upon the first few listens it is already elevated to a status equal to despondent Placebo classics such as 'Without You I’m Nothing' and 'My Sweet Prince'. Stealing a couple of lines from Les Misérables, this a heartbroken anthem backed by sparse electronica and a gorgeous tune. ‘Soulmates never die’, laments Molko in his remarkable helium-laced voice, bringing to the fore blatant emotional intensity and fierce love.Musically, Sleeping with Ghosts is marvellous. The band has struck gold with the heady mix of electronica, their signature trashy lite-punk and Molko’s constantly above-par vocal performance. Though the words are competent enough, it doesn’t ever get back to the lyrical genius exemplified in early Placebo. But overall, that’s a small price to pay. This is a dazzling album, a must-have for every Placebo fan and many more people besides.

I always found Placebo as a good all round band in the indie/alt scene. Twisted enough to be cool with the more subversive and bizarre side, whilst remaining commercial and upbeat for the pop kids and us oldies.Seemingly this annoys the critics who do more whinining about Brians vocals than Brians vocals would ever be capable of on their own.Dispite a stack of bad reviews Placebo continue to sell and personally having found BBM an awful album for the most part, I was unsure how I was going to take to sleeping with ghosts. Placebo did not let me down at all, this album is excellent, from the guitar and drum beats of Bulletproof cupid to the more ambient English summer rain I just find sleeping with ghosts getting better and better each listen, even the slow song Special needs is grabbing my attention and unlike BBM this album has the ability of Placebo's past albums to keep me coming back for more & more continually rather than just the odd selected track.A must have album at the price it retails for here.

I recommend all placebo albums to everyone, they are amazingly crafted albums with touching lyrics, brilliant music and the lead singer has a beautiful voice (a mixture of french and scottish!)In my opinion, it isn't the best Placebo album, 'Black Market Music' and 'Meds' are a little better holistically.However, 'This Picture' and 'Special Needs' are pretty brilliant songs and deserve endless praise and endless listens!

As usual, Placebo don't let you down.

fast service, well packed, a great cd, many thanks