10 Placebo Riffs

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  • Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
  • Placebo are one of those bands that you forget how many songs of theirs that you know. They also used some pretty unusual tunings which I've marked below in the track list. Here are 10 cool songs of theirs in no particular order. Which songs would you include?
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    TRACKS (All songs in FA#D#G#CC except where noted)
    0:00 Bruise Pristine
    0:35 Teenage Angst
    1:00 Bulletproof Cupid (D#A#D#G#CC)
    1:28 Special Needs (F#A#D#G#CC)
    1:50 Meds (D Standard)
    2:16 Loud Like Love (Eb standard)
    2:44 Every You Ever Me
    3:13 The Bitter End (D#A#D#G#CC)
    3:44 Nancy Boy
    4:07 Pure Morning (D#A#D#G#CC)
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Комментарии • 159

  • @agustinalejandrogerosa7069
    @agustinalejandrogerosa7069 Год назад +194

    Brian Molko is a really underrated player/songwriter. Amazing

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +37

      Yeah, he really knows how to write a song. Probably doesn't get enough recognition.

    • @luigimacchi9525
      @luigimacchi9525 Год назад +20

      Yeah, he is a poor guy who writes great songs and works at walmart, very underrated

    • @agustinalejandrogerosa7069
      @agustinalejandrogerosa7069 11 месяцев назад +13

      @@dave_clarke I mean, most of placebo records got really lukewarm reviews and his guitar playing itself is never regard by publications or other players even. You can be famous and still be underrated but I see your point

    • @PJmichelle
      @PJmichelle 11 месяцев назад +13

      Many of these riffs are by Stefan Olsdal too.

    • @haroldhernandez7213
      @haroldhernandez7213 7 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@pontonmscand on top of that he sings with vibrato and all kind of good stuff, Brian is indeed underrated

  • @beepst
    @beepst 10 месяцев назад +36

    Placebo’s debut album is a collection of awesome riffs. Bionic and Hang On To Your IQ have memorable stuff too.

  • @nitecrwlrz
    @nitecrwlrz Год назад +55

    The guitar on Placebo's first album is what encouraged me to start playing guitar and looking back both my guitar and bass styles take a lot of influence from Placebo

  • @guneskarolisklar3287
    @guneskarolisklar3287 Год назад +107

    Love all the Sonic Youth vibes in their riffs

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +29

      Kind of like a glam Sonic Youth? Kind of.

    • @gob5974
      @gob5974 Год назад +18

      They where huge fans of sonic youth, the guitar playing was very inspired by Thurston Moore so where the tunings

    • @samnoobsinnadaoriginal1176
      @samnoobsinnadaoriginal1176 Год назад +8

      ​@@gob5974Almost every Alt Rock band in the 90s was inpired by Sonic Youth

    • @PJmichelle
      @PJmichelle 11 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@samnoobsinnadaoriginal1176 After the 90s too.

    • @drugstoreeyeliner9936
      @drugstoreeyeliner9936 11 месяцев назад +2

      jesus i never noticed this! guess that explains why i like them sm

  • @paolomars8925
    @paolomars8925 9 месяцев назад +7

    Bruise Pristine is a so powerful riff👌

  • @cheezuz666
    @cheezuz666 Год назад +39

    As a big Placebo fan I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you for writing the tunings as well.

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +2

      Thanks for watching!

  • @ellienomaly
    @ellienomaly 11 месяцев назад +8

    they were such a formative band for me, i still immediately recognise every single riff haha - awesome work, thank you !!

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks!

  • @pitoohuii
    @pitoohuii 11 месяцев назад +11

    this video just influenced me to take a look at Placebo. I'm 99% sure I just found one of my new favorite bands. Keep this up

    • @Devonsucks.
      @Devonsucks. 4 месяца назад

      How’d it turn out for you?

  • @tobyridley9273
    @tobyridley9273 11 месяцев назад +11

    Saw them this weekend at download and they were great. Played mostly stuff of the new album but they played bionic and infra-red which are my favourite songs

    • @abbeysmart2471
      @abbeysmart2471 7 месяцев назад +1

      we got nancy boy too! they never play it anymore, i was so happy to be there:)

  • @alanbrito5239
    @alanbrito5239 Год назад +4

    DUUUUDEEE!
    teenage angst bring me some great memories

  • @RunOfTheHind
    @RunOfTheHind 11 месяцев назад +7

    They played 2 miles away from me the other night and I could hear it. I realised that most of their songs have 2-chord progressions.

  • @curiousone6435
    @curiousone6435 Год назад +24

    Surprised (well, maybe not) that you went here, and I love it! Placebo was amazing live. Dude, you're on a sonic kick lately... I was blown away by your Sonic Youth riffs videos. I love how you isolate the riffs and sounds so damn perfectly whatever you play. I have played these songs, too, for a long time, but the clarity you bring is helping me become a better player because I've missed some important nuances -- saying this as an amateur guitarist of 30+ years. I am still learning every day and don't often come across people interested in these sounds very often. Thank you, Bloxsy.

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +6

      Thanks mate. I want to do some more Sonic Youth as there's so much to explore by them! Yeah I've found myself paying more attention to those nuances by playing this way. It's helped me too.

    • @enriquepastor3626
      @enriquepastor3626 Год назад +3

      ​@@bloxsy_ you're an inspiration to various of us guitar players that are still trying to conquer our Harley Bentons and Squiers too! You rock man

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +2

      Thanks man.

  • @berryblue4
    @berryblue4 11 месяцев назад +4

    Special K and Battle for the Sun are good riffs too

  • @OIP_1
    @OIP_1 Год назад +4

    love these sort of big pedal note riffs, very much my own style of playing too. alongside the tone and riff selection you've got awesome rhythm man great stuff

  • @Alexwtstn
    @Alexwtstn 11 месяцев назад +8

    Solid playing!! Loving those riffs that basically motivated me to start learning the guitar.

  • @MrHubb1
    @MrHubb1 11 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you. I've been a placebo fan for years now I have the time to try and learn some of their songs.

  • @stephenscala3114
    @stephenscala3114 Год назад +2

    One of my all time fav bands, since I was a kid. Love this 🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @mycawild
    @mycawild Год назад +7

    This band seems really cool and great playing, it's like something I never heard before but need it now ♥

  • @sans6956
    @sans6956 Год назад +4

    Wow didn’t expect this one but most welcome. Great tones man. They are brill

  • @End-Result
    @End-Result 11 месяцев назад +6

    One of the first decent bands I got into as a kid in the early 00s. Brilliant choice!
    I was only reflecting recently on just how excellent Sleeping With Ghosts is so I’m glad to see you featuring some of the best riffs from that album.

  • @raphaelfp
    @raphaelfp Год назад +3

    Some of the finest fuzz jazzmaster riffs ever written! I would add Slave to the Wage to the list

  • @jeamaro1978
    @jeamaro1978 Год назад +2

    Impressive!! Very good work!!

  • @roberttaylor4396
    @roberttaylor4396 Год назад +2

    Hell yes, been waiting for a Placebo vid

  • @MaquiladoraIII
    @MaquiladoraIII Год назад +3

    Top fare as ever, and the tone from that V65 is awesome.

  • @allantucker4972
    @allantucker4972 9 месяцев назад +1

    Bloxy my stooge ... Nailed it again.. always was a frewt band to see in the early days. Thanks

  • @danielcastillo5525
    @danielcastillo5525 Год назад +4

    Awesome video man, you nailed the tone perfectly, thanks for making this 🥺🙏

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +2

      Thanks man! It was fun making it.

    • @danielcastillo5525
      @danielcastillo5525 Год назад

      If I may ask, which string gauge did you use for the F tuning?

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +1

      I was using a set of 9s for all the songs. I didn't change the strings for any of the tunings.

    • @danielcastillo5525
      @danielcastillo5525 Год назад

      @@bloxsy_ Even the high C string? I mean, in forums I've read that the high C should be gauge 11 or 12

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  11 месяцев назад +1

      It probably would sound better with that, but I could never be bothered swapping strings.

  • @Chris75717
    @Chris75717 Год назад +7

    Nice! Love placebo

  • @lharmy
    @lharmy 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for including the tunings in the chapters or whatever they are called!

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  11 месяцев назад +1

      No problem :)

  • @MusikSilver-il9zy
    @MusikSilver-il9zy 2 месяца назад

    THANK YOU! Love Placebo! 🫶

  • @lemorgan87
    @lemorgan87 2 месяца назад

    Awesome playing!

  • @ningunrecords
    @ningunrecords Год назад +4

    brilliant, you perfectly got the tones

  • @ivanserdukov1998
    @ivanserdukov1998 Год назад +1

    Perfect as usual!

  • @TestMeatDollSteak
    @TestMeatDollSteak 11 месяцев назад +8

    My favorite Placebo song is “Infra-Red”. I actually bought their “Meds” album on CD back in the day just for that song, and I was kind of “meh” on the rest of the album, unfortunately. Maybe I should revisit it and see if it’s grown on me at all in the last 17 years…

    • @Reriiru
      @Reriiru 11 месяцев назад +2

      It's got Meds, Post Blue, Song To Say Goodbye. It's an exceptionally solid album. Give it a go.

  • @dennyquiroz4034
    @dennyquiroz4034 Год назад

    Sugoi! Happy pride Bloxsy!🎉

  • @raffaellosanzioo
    @raffaellosanzioo 6 месяцев назад

    okay this is the best video i have ever seen… when i start to singing, the riff is changing lol. please keep your playing good, you’re so talented.

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks!

  • @aziziabdrahman7756
    @aziziabdrahman7756 Год назад +1

    This is amazing!

  • @leoneee9135
    @leoneee9135 Год назад +1

    That’s stunning !

  • @andyspinks9996
    @andyspinks9996 Год назад +6

    Sorry but this is fkn amazing. I too love placebo. Brilliant band. Well done mate. You smashed this.

  • @BenjiH23
    @BenjiH23 Год назад +5

    Very underrated band imo. Nice going!

    • @berryblue4
      @berryblue4 11 месяцев назад

      They got almost 4 millions listeners on Spotify at mount. This band had many world tours also. I don't think that Placebo underrated

  • @ttobiasg
    @ttobiasg Год назад +1

    great video. I love placebo

  • @experienceanimation217
    @experienceanimation217 11 месяцев назад +1

    Under appreciated, they're golden

  • @nikcrown
    @nikcrown Месяц назад

    Great Placebo! 😘

  • @NinjaMatt2201
    @NinjaMatt2201 Год назад +2

    I expected the last entry was going to be a literal placebo, where you didn't actually play anything but did something to make it seem like you are great guitar player or something.

  • @petersmith8458
    @petersmith8458 18 дней назад

    Smashed it as ever fella

  • @profmarchioro
    @profmarchioro Год назад +2

    Great. Brick shithouse is one of their most epic riffs imho

  • @stephie4228
    @stephie4228 9 месяцев назад +1

    Soo well played.❤❤

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you!

  • @matthiasgeeroms7852
    @matthiasgeeroms7852 Год назад +3

    Placebo is my favourite band 🙂.

  • @JoeAQuinn
    @JoeAQuinn Год назад +1

    What a band, what a video

  • @fronesis01
    @fronesis01 11 месяцев назад +2

    I love Placebo but until I started playing. I wasnt aware that 90% of their songs are power chords although Brian is a máster of strumming.

  • @benk9947
    @benk9947 Год назад +1

    Bloxsy, you f*cking rule. Thanks for the memories!

  • @mattpownall3097
    @mattpownall3097 Год назад

    Bang on tones

  • @Brahd79
    @Brahd79 Месяц назад

    i love the bitter end tone

  • @billdjango
    @billdjango 5 месяцев назад

    Very cool

  • @Jonathan-ih7qp
    @Jonathan-ih7qp 11 месяцев назад +1

    Just popped "Without You I'm Nothing" into my car's CD player again today after a looong time of not listening to anything Placebo related, and guess what was the first recommended video in my feed next time I got online?
    So just remember, your devices are most definitely always listening to you, and I guess I'd just like to say "Hi" to whatever CIA lackey is having to review/monitor all my boring ass activity.

  • @caospasajeroable
    @caospasajeroable Год назад +4

    The "Without you I'm Nothing" album has a very complex guitar riffs structure

    • @MrColaKO
      @MrColaKO 11 месяцев назад +2

      It's basically the only album you need to listen from them. The rest is just repetitions.

    • @caospasajeroable
      @caospasajeroable 11 месяцев назад

      @@MrColaKO The first album is very different too. From "Black Market Music" (despite being a good album) Placebo didn't change his sound and structure.

  • @ioannesromanvs
    @ioannesromanvs 5 месяцев назад

    Wow man!! So fantastic riffs and sounds!! A question... are those Jazzmaster mics or p90s?? Greetings!

  • @iliketrains3495
    @iliketrains3495 Год назад +1

    Love this band, so slept on. Wish I wasn't late to the party on this video 😣

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +1

      You're not late. Welcome! Thanks for watching.

  • @TheMrbasebll
    @TheMrbasebll 11 месяцев назад

    Amazing

  • @wtfareyoudoingnow1984
    @wtfareyoudoingnow1984 Год назад +2

    Teenage Angst my fav

  • @elwachojoch9272
    @elwachojoch9272 14 дней назад

    hey!! i loved your vid, placebo is one my favorite bands! do you have the tabs by chance?

  • @mikhamaxi904
    @mikhamaxi904 Год назад +3

    May i offer my own top 10 of their riffs?))
    10. Pure morning
    9. English summer rain
    8. Black market music
    7. Evalia
    6. Lady of the flovers
    5. 36 degrees
    4. Hang on to your IQ
    3. Every you and every me
    2. Come home
    1. Come home (again!!!)))
    Thanks))

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +3

      Of course! I'll give those a listen :)

    • @dimonpinguin462
      @dimonpinguin462 2 месяца назад +1

      Great top))

  • @dalicamacho9503
    @dalicamacho9503 Год назад +1

    Can you do the top 10 The Offspring riffs

  • @davidrevan1374
    @davidrevan1374 4 месяца назад

    Your video is so cool! What are the pickups in your first jaguar guitar please???

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  4 месяца назад +1

      They are Wilkinson p90 pickups.

  • @fiftysixx6853
    @fiftysixx6853 6 месяцев назад

    Sound great !! Good job bro!👌 How can i tune my guitar like you ? I’ve got only a standard guitar tuner😢

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  6 месяцев назад +1

      You can tune to any tuning with a standard guitar tuner. You just need to tune to the notes individually

    • @fiftysixx6853
      @fiftysixx6853 6 месяцев назад

      @@bloxsy_ I will try it 🙏😉

  • @hunivox
    @hunivox 11 месяцев назад

    first impression of this band. i thought their riffs were gonna be much heavier and badass, the name of the band made me think so, placebo sounds menacing

  • @LaurentOut4n
    @LaurentOut4n 11 месяцев назад +1

    Special K is great also

  • @sukiakazuki1281
    @sukiakazuki1281 Год назад

    Hey nice playing ist the guitar gut the coils in there .i want buy this Vintage are Wilkinson god?

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +1

      The guitar has Wilkinson hardware in which is very good. The pickups are Wilkinson p90s. I'm happy with mine anyway but the squires are also meant to be good but I haven't played them.

  • @lol_cccc9195
    @lol_cccc9195 Год назад +1

    Hi I love Placebo and I would like to know how to play bulletproof Cupid and wehere you get the tabs from

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад

      I learnt from watching some other RUclips guitar videos and also watching live videos of the band playing live.

  • @fionnosullivan1097
    @fionnosullivan1097 11 месяцев назад +3

    how’d you get that tone on the katana? it’s absolutely killer

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  11 месяцев назад +2

      I used the 'crunch' channel with some extra boost on top.

  • @user-ox8gj6fj3v
    @user-ox8gj6fj3v Год назад

    Мега хорош, в прочем как всегда

  • @Sylandrophol
    @Sylandrophol Год назад

    fuck yes placebo

  • @ossred4780
    @ossred4780 11 месяцев назад

    Amazing 🫶🏻, what distortion do you use?

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks. I used a Boss Katana amp with built in distortion.

  • @renegadechic
    @renegadechic Год назад

    This was great!
    May be an unrealistic suggestion, but any chance of some Mansun?
    Take It Easy Chicken
    Wide Open Space
    Legacy
    Everyone Must Win
    A good few gems

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +1

      Thanks! I know a few Mansun songs, but I haven’t heard all those so I’ll give them a listen.

  • @Boomslang14
    @Boomslang14 Год назад

    I like the plant.

  • @paulnoupier665
    @paulnoupier665 Месяц назад

    How do i get this distorted guitar tone?

  • @felipedelima9832
    @felipedelima9832 11 месяцев назад

    Wooow, what is the pedal you used in Loud Like Love Dude?

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  11 месяцев назад

      It's a Boss Katana amp with built in octave effect

  • @kkrsnn5632
    @kkrsnn5632 Год назад

    No Bruise chorus🤯, one if the best Placebo stuff...

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +2

      Ah yeah, to be fair, that bit is good.

  • @wyattrileyedgeton7450
    @wyattrileyedgeton7450 11 месяцев назад

    I really would love to know what pedals you are using! 😮

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  11 месяцев назад

      I am just using a Boss Katana 50 mk 2 amp for this. The foot switch is just changing the sounds.

  • @Buttmannopfer19
    @Buttmannopfer19 Год назад

    any suggestions on how to learn to play tight?

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +1

      Maybe try practicing slowly first then play at the normal speed.

  • @StasBurkin
    @StasBurkin Год назад

    👍🏻✊🏻

  • @mattbelloni
    @mattbelloni Год назад

    Do you use a pitch shifter to change the tuning?

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +1

      No I tuned up. It’s only a semitone or two at the most.

  • @esveydyluna7111
    @esveydyluna7111 2 месяца назад

    Is nancy boy on standard tunning?
    I cant catch up

  • @thewintereaglefly
    @thewintereaglefly Месяц назад

    Teenage Angst sounds like a SP song imo

  • @littlemac844
    @littlemac844 11 месяцев назад

    What are the tunings???

  • @Siddhartha10100
    @Siddhartha10100 11 месяцев назад

    infra red ?? special k ??

  • @borisf.6572
    @borisf.6572 11 месяцев назад

    Hi ! What pedal do you use for this set ?

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  11 месяцев назад

      I used a boss katana amp. All sounds are from there.

    • @borisf.6572
      @borisf.6572 11 месяцев назад

      @@bloxsy_ okey !! thanks

    • @borisf.6572
      @borisf.6572 11 месяцев назад

      @@bloxsy_ you've actually draw some of the best from placebo indeed.. some missing, from the yellow and the blue album maybe... but great set

  • @discursemonger
    @discursemonger Год назад +2

    I thought it was ichika

    • @Artsunrise
      @Artsunrise Год назад

      Судя по живым выступлениям Ичики - он ускоряет свои видео - это читерство

    • @discursemonger
      @discursemonger Год назад

      @@Artsunrise он просто социофобный хикан, и на публике ловит дикий мандраж. И я его понимаю, потому что сам такой

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742 Год назад

    Tidy 😎
    Like deployed 👍

  • @daron98
    @daron98 Год назад

    Man, You Missed Pictures 😢

  • @bikeman123
    @bikeman123 10 месяцев назад +1

    Certainly takes a skill to write all your songs on one string and at the same tempo.

    • @tigersteffi
      @tigersteffi 9 месяцев назад +1

      They’re not the same tempo, use your ears

    • @bobsurface908
      @bobsurface908 8 месяцев назад +1

      Neither are they all on one string. As a Rush, Tool, Devin Townsend and Opeth fan: how do you figure that?

  • @Postglobalism
    @Postglobalism Год назад

    10 Zippy Kid's Riffs from his album "Peak" -aha-ha_ I think you can't do it ruclips.net/p/OLAK5uy_kbwO1crWs_8TCYlUOCMZeIIH1hPoJGUhw

  • @mikebaldino333
    @mikebaldino333 Год назад

    Riffs are tight, band is good, but there isn't a worse vocalist in all of rock music (maybe Anthony Keidis).

  • @moonbustin
    @moonbustin Год назад +2

    Come on man show us your face 😂

  • @alexeyrolik
    @alexeyrolik Год назад

    If you add distortion, it will sound like Nirvana

  • @johnbickley5954
    @johnbickley5954 Год назад

    Are you sponsored by Vintage?

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +1

      No

    • @johnbickley5954
      @johnbickley5954 Год назад

      @@bloxsy_ interesting. That guitar is good though? I love my v6 reissued sunburst.

    • @bloxsy_
      @bloxsy_  Год назад +1

      I’ve never played the V6 but it looks nice.

  • @TheHominidShow
    @TheHominidShow 11 месяцев назад

    I had never realised how boring placebos riffs were before this video. I also hadn't realised how unoriginal they are. It's like Sonic Youth if Sonic Youth had zero inspiration.

  • @Dusan_Zdravkovic
    @Dusan_Zdravkovic 11 месяцев назад

    Learn your skills.