New drummer

Nicky is shocked.Nicky is very shocked.

What the hell have Bri and Stef seen in that guy?

girls, ever noticed that placebo is now a half American band...*tears*

The WILL to conquer the f***ing great U.S.A might be one of the reasons they chose this guy...

adan wrote:Personally, I think I'm not going to make any tattoo ever.

So am I

placebo is now a half American band

Brian is half-American too because of his father. Though Placebo always said that they didn't like the US

The WILL to conquer the f***ing great U.S.A might be one of the reasons they chose this guy...

Yep, I thought of it too But on the other hand they know that the fact that Stef is Swedish doesn't help them attract fans in Sweden

Maybe this guy is temporary or they won't make him the official band member He is not in their style at all.

Amethyst wrote:
Maybe this guy is temporary or they won't make him the official band member He is not in their style at all.

I don't think he's only temporary. If it's like that, they wouldn't announce him as band member, they would say he is only temporary drummer and not band member.

Oh, only thing which make me happy about all this is waiting for new album...

And I also can't see what Brian and Stefan could saw in this guy?

And one more thing, I think I miss originally Steve more then ever.

But maybe they invited him for the recordings only. I even can't call him Steve. My tongue doesn't obey. There is the only Steve for me and he is Steve Hewitt Yes, I miss him

^ Same here.

As, I said, I don't think so. He's there for some time for sure.

But, let's believe what Brian and Stefan decided... They obviously think he's great.

Or at the moment they didn't find anyone better (as with Robert )

^SAME!!!! i just cant call him Steve as if it is something offensive to sweet old Steve (when i talk like this i always refer to Mr.Hewitt).

@katya: i knew that Brian's half American so i called the band half american one...or it would be one-third...

and at least it's better than Robert coming back, that would be defenitely the end of the world...

Take a look:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muEQZNAZZfo

Old Steve have way better drums.

On a recent trip to Toronto, I ran into queer guitarist Stefan Olsdal from the British alternative-rock trio Placebo. He said they were in Canada recording new album with a new drummer. The already written material will have a rock edge to it in the style of PJ Harvey and My Bloody Valentine. Olsdal also promises that Placebo will take to the road again soon. Placebo's 2006 opus, Meds, features Alison Mosshart from the Kills on the title track and the remake of Kate Bush's “Running up That Hill” had its video—consisting of a collage of fan clips—come out last year.

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I saw this on SP then I was shocked...that means I was right about the style they might get into.

Psychedelic + noise pop + shoegazing, basically indie rock......god that's my favorite...LOL!!!!!

I'd come to the conclusion simply becuz of the producer they announced to be working with, David Bottrill, who mixed King Crimson - Thrak (1995),dEUS - The Ideal Crash (1999),Muse - Origin of Symmetry (2001) and even got involved in Dream Theate's album Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory!!!!

If they would produce an album like my assumption...god, THAT MUST BE THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD...

adan wrote:Take a look:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muEQZNAZZfo

I can't play drums at all and I can't judge

PJ Harvey and My Bloody Valentine

No Tool sound

I can't play drums at all and I can't judge

Me neither

My Bloody Valentine

That will be so cool

one of my friends who founded a band told me that the boy playing drums reminded him of a little monkey, and there was something incoordinate in it...

i dont know drums well so i cant judge as well

I've found out about this news like three days ago.
I wouldn't judge the drummer at all, from the side of his image or skills or whatever. I don't know him.
It's a great news that Placebo are finally back recording. I was kind of worried if they ever record anything after the Steve-split. I know they said that Placebo continues even without Steve, but that's what all bands say when they lose some of its members.

It has been only 15 days I have been away and not checking out about Placebo news and now here they are!! I am absolutely excited with finding out that they are actually recording and will even be on tour some time soon (I hope).
Now...what about this American guy..? Yes, he is absolutely American with that style of his that I don't even know what to say... I just hope Placebo won't become like this. One of the reasons I love them, is because they are different and have their own style. I just like this guy's hair.
And yeah...can't call him Steve! It doesn't even suit/fit to him!! For me he is just Evaline's drummer, I can't even imagine him performing with Brian and Stefan

Last thing.....couldn't they post some new pictures of Placebo?? God...we're missing them!! I feel like they don't understand us or don't CARE.....

^ So, you have the same look at new drummer as most of all.

Yes, I want some new pictures so much, and I hope they will give us something soon.

^ count me in...god i want the new pics!!!



and we got this...i found it from a Chinese bbs but the poster didnt tell us the source

Wow, great to see that!

I just hope it's not photoshop.

It's an old photo from 2006. Maybe it's even on the official site.

They don't look good together The guy looks like a fan who approached Stef for his autograph.

Amethyst wrote:They don't look good together The guy looks like a fan who approached Stef for his autograph.

Exactly he is really too young for them

Amethyst wrote:It's an old photo from 2006. Maybe it's even on the official site.

They don't look good together The guy looks like a fan who approached Stef for his autograph.

Oh, so nothing new then.

I agree. It does look like that a bit.

Amethyst wrote:
They don't look good together The guy looks like a fan who approached Stef for his autograph.

Yeah...it is really like this...

agina wrote:

eeek those tattoos that's-just-yucky

he looks like some Good-Charlotte-type of guy

Just found it on the This Picture forum

User: Placebo
Site: Placeboworld.co.uk
Posted: Sep 1 2008, 01:38 PM

We all understand that image is important of course it is, in this business at least. We understand how people can say that he doesn't fit. The image doesn't suit the typical Placebo image but let's wait and see what happens shall we. Steve Forrest isn't intended to be a permanent member of Placebo just for the next album/tour if that.
For us all that is really important is having a decent drummer. Unfortunately it isn't easy picking someone who has the skills and talent that Steve Hewitt has, he is a fantastic drummer with great talent and we are sad to have lost him.
Like Existential~freak said it was a quick fix by management. Steve Forrest has had no imput on the new album and will not be involved!

This user speaks the way as if he works for Placebo. I don't know if this info is reliable. But Steve Forrest is not in the members list on the official myspace. There are only Brian and Stef there.

Hm... I don't know if I get it right.

They want not to judge him by his look, he is not just temporary solution, he will stay in bend, and he has nothing to do with new album?