Placebo: We Come in Pieces

Placebo has always put on the most amazing live shows. Granted I've only seen them live twice but I own other dvds and live cds and they always manage to sound great live. Some bands use lots of props and crap to hide the fact they are terrible live but Placebo has never needed anything more than the music to prove they are a great live band. I recently saw them performing at a club in LA for the new album Loud Like Love and it was such a perfect show. Probably one of the best live bands I have ever seen live and trust me I've been to thousands of shows over the years.

As a long-time Placebo fan, I've been waiting for this Blu-ray unpatiently. Mostly, because their latest studio album "Battle for the sun" is a great example of how the band had progressed through the years. Although, if compared with Placebo's outstanding performance in Paris in 2003, this concert somewhat lacks the energy. As far as a track listing goes, I was disappointed that (in my opinion) one of their best song from "Battle for the sun" - "Kings of Medicine" is NOT THERE. C'mmon, guys, how could you!!!! All other hits are on the menu, and some of them ("Meds", for instance) sound very fresh. Another disappointment - new drummer. Don't get me wrong, it seems like he knows what he is doing (and doing a great job, BTW), still, an absence of Hewitt is a real loss. Nevertheless, old tracks sound quite good but not as good as on a "Soulmates Never Die" DVD (live from Paris 2003).I was lucky to see them live in Kansas City at the Beaumont Club in April 2007, and I'd tell you, Placebo - is even better live than on studio albums. Great band that grew with years, songs are more melodic and energetic now, yet somewhat private and romantic (yes, romantic!). As always, Molko's vocal is terrific and lyrics is outstanding!The sound quality on this Blu-ray is a very good (DTS-HD). The Dolby 5.1 surround and stereo mixes are enclosed as well for those of you who don't care about DTS. I do, and think that DTS mix is ALWAYS way better than Dolby 5.1 surround. Reacher, more vivid and brings a real fun to every concert or music clips mixed in DTS.There is a lot of extras on this Blu-ray including 6 live bonus performances from the same world tour of 09-10'.I've really enjoyed this concert and would recommend it to everybody who likes simple but powerful grunge music. Placebo always delivers. Good job!

It's a good show besides the sound quality isn't all I expected from a blu-ray. It's a simple show (like "Soulmates never die") but it has meny songs from the "Battle for the sun" album, so it worths the show. It also brings a video from a song not release on the simple edition of "Battle for the sun" and a very good documentary of the bands tour and its new lineup.

Great performance, great Blu-Ray! THey play pretty much every song you would want to hear live without making it seem like it's just a play-through of an album version.

A must have for placebo fans. It has a good direction with the photography and it fun to watch the crowd and the band move with the tones

Excellent!

A must have!

It's quite good. I don't like live music DVD where scenes change very quickly. This one could have less transactions but everybody can enjoy this beautiful performance.

I had been looking for a dvd of Placibo and found one on Amazon, Soulmates never die, live in Paris 2003 before an 16.000 up for it fans, it was agreat concert plus a documentary. Then l took another look on Amazon and found, "We come in pieces," in Blu-ray and recorded in a theatre in Brixton 2011. lt really is an excellent concert and by then they had a new drummer who works like a trogon and is obviously very talented. There is also a longer than usual documentary taking you to some of the many countries they went to on their huge world wide tour, l cannot recommend this disc enough, if you like Placibo just get it. l do however have one observation to make regarding the concert, its to do with the director who kept on mucking about with picture making it distort horribly in all sorts of annoying ways. why? it wasn't clever just irritating plus a camera shot of who ever was playing would last barely two or three seconds before more picture distortions l for myself would have sacked the silly sod, but fortunately because of a group like Placibo it is their music that shines through and carries you through. There are also some bonus tracks as well, you certainly get your moneys worth and despite what l said about the "director" l love this disc and fans will too.Rob.

I'm a long term Placebo fan, but have never seen them live ; this Blu Ray certainly makes me feel like I have! Great list of songs, obviously heavy with the 'Battle for the Sun' songs, but also a nice collection of tracks from all their other albums.Technically, the picture quality of the concert is fine, nothing to shout about, but the sound is the main thing, and that is great, with a choice of PCM, Dolby and DTS, which was nice to have.The stage 'performance' is simple ; there is a video screen behind them, but essentially it's a small(ish) concert venue; this isn't a massive visual spectacle- but it's the music that counts after all. Unlike some bands, there is no time wasted on chatting to the crowd, introducing the band etc..just music from start to finish.As the previous reviewer mentioned, the documentary was a great surprise : I normally expect these sort of 'tour videos' to be a rather obvious affair, just trailing after the band. But this was actually a very insightful piece, and it was great to hear Brian and the other band members talking about all aspects of the music profession, their whole career, their feelings etc. Also, the imagery was really impressive, and it looks superb in High Def.Let's face it, if you are even looking at this Blu Ray page, you're already a fan; so just get on and buy this thing!For info : the concert itself is 1hour 24mins : the documentary is 1hour, and the other extras last about 30minsOnly (very minor) criticism: the Blu Ray comes in a cardboard packaging, which doesn't stay shut and will be easily damaged.

Many thanks

interesting look into touring

Fantastic bluray with fantastic songs and footage on it.If you are a placebo fan like me you wont regret buying this.