So even though I picked this up last week, I just got around to spinning it today.

Low and behold, when "For What It's Worth" (no, I did not hear it prior, or watch the provided video below) came on, I was surprised to hear the second artist this year that nicked the melody of "I Was Made For Loving You" by KISS. (The other was Bruce Springsteen, with "Outlaw Pete"). Oh, it's not for the whole song, and I'm sure it was inadvertently - but that distorted harmonic guitar line that comes in around :40 seconds, is pretty much it.

Other than that, I found the album decent enough, but Meds is far superior in my book.

I kinda disliked this at first but it is definitely growing on me. Lyrically I think it is weaker than other albums. I think Speak in Tongues is one of the better tracks on the album, though it is kinda overly dramatic. The new drummer is adding more fills to the songs I think than the previous one which is nice.

North American dates are finally announced, damn Terminal 5, but I am still goin.

Placebo - 2009 Tour Dates
Jul 10 - Portugal @ Optimus Alive Festival
Jul 11 - Spain @ Bilbao Live Festival
Jul 17 - Italy @ Italia Wave Love Festival
Jul 18 - Italy @ Villafranca Castle
Jul 19 - Switzerland @ Moon and Stars Festival
Jul 21 - Switzerland @ Paleo Festival
Jul 24 - Spain @ Plaza de Toros de Atarfe
Aug 01 - Taiwan @ Music Terminals Festival
Aug 03 - Hong Kong @ Hi Tec Star Hall
Aug 05 - South Korea @ Seoul Olympic Hall
Aug 08 - Tokyo, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival
Aug 09 - Osaka, Japan @ Summer Sonic Fetival
Aug 15 - Hungary @ Sziget Festival
Aug 21 - Belgium @ Pukkelpop
Aug 28 - UK @ Reading Festival
Aug 30 - UK @ Leeds Festival
Sep 12 - Roseland Theatre, Portland OR
Sep 13 - The Show Box at Market, Seattle WA
Sep 14 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC
Sep 16 - Murray Theatre, Murray UT
Sep 17 - House Of Blues, Las Vega NV
Sep 20 - Club Nokia Live, Los Angeles CA
Sep 21 - SOMA, San Diego CA
Sep 23 - Gothic Theatre, Denver CO
Sep 25 - La Zona Rosa, Austin TX
Sep 26 - House Of Blues, Dallas TX
Sep 27 - Beaumont Club, Kansas City MO
Oct 2 - House Of Blues, Chicago IL
Oct 3 - Newport Music Hall, OH
Oct 4 - Sonar, Baltimore MD
Oct 6 - Sound Academy, Toronto ON
Oct 7 - Metropolis, Montreal QU
Oct 10 - Northern Lights, Clifton Park NY
Oct 11 - Terminal 5, New York City NY
Oct 21 - France @ Dijon Zenith
Oct 22 - France @ Strasbourg Zenith
Oct 24 - France@ Paris Zenith
Oct 31 - France @ Rouen Zenith
Nov 01 - France @ Nantes Zenith
Nov 06 - France @ Marseille Le Dome
Nov 07 - France @ Lyon Halle Tony Garnier
Nov 09 - Germany @ Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
Nov 10 - Germany @ Hamburg Colorline Arena
Nov 12 - Denmark @ Copenhagen KB Hall
Nov 13 - Sweden @ Stockholm Annex
Nov 21 - Germany @ Leipzig Arena
Nov 22 - Germany @ Berlin Treptow
Nov 24 - Germany @ Mannheim Sap Arena
Nov 26 - Germany @ Munich Olympiahalle
Dec 04 - Germany @ Cologne Lanxess Arena
Dec 08 - UK @ Birmingham LG Arena
Dec 09 - UK @ London 02 Arena
Dec 11 - UK @ Bridlington Spa
Dec 12 - UK @ Manchester Central
Dec 14 - UK @ Glasgow SECC Arena
Dec 15 - Eire @ The Olympia Theatre
Dec 15 - Eire @ The Olympia Theatre