''Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003)'' is a

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, recorded on 18 October 2003 at the

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. It is the first DVD by Placebo that was released mainstream and made available worldwide. The DVD was released in the UK on 15 March 2004 and in the US and

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on 29 June 2004.

Reception

Tim DiGravina of

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wrote that "the film is an intensely edgy portrait of Placebo as a trio of arena rock gods .. rian Molko'svoice is still in fine form, his and Stefan Olsdal's guitars are as fierce and crunchy as ever, and Steve Hewitt's drumming is spot-on. Every one of the 21 songs is tackled with conviction and passion. Indeed, most of the songs sound fuller and better here than on their respective albums."

Track listing

#"Bulletproof Cupid" #"Allergic (To Thoughts of Mother Earth)" #"

Every You Every Me "Every You Every Me" is a song by British alternative rock band Placebo, released as the third single from their second album, '' Without You I'm Nothing'', on 25 January 1999. It was released as a 2-CD set and on cassette, but promotional copie ...

" #"Bionic" #" Protège-Moi" (French version of "Protect Me From What I Want") #"Plasticine" #"

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" #" Soulmates" (Heavier version of "Sleeping with Ghosts") #" Black-Eyed" #"I'll Be Yours" #"

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" #" English Summer Rain" #" Without You I'm Nothing" #" This Picture" #"

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Slave to the Wage "Slave to the Wage" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released as a single from their third studio album, 2000's '' Black Market Music''. It reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart. The song, inspired by the drudgery o ...

" #"Peeping Tom" #"

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Features

*Sleeping with Ghosts documentary: A 25-minute tour documentary of the band as they tour the world to promote their album. Includes backstage footage, parties and the band just hanging out. *Chicks with Dicks: Hidden in the "Audio" section of the DVD is an old live performance of "Where Is My Mind?", a

cover, while the band is dressed-up in drag. To view this, one is to go to the 'Audio' section, highlight 'Stereo' and push the 'up' key, after which a French flag should appear. After pressing 'OK' the feature should begin playing. *Brian's B12's On Tour: This is a humorous scene in which the cameras are focused on Brian. To view this, one is to go to the DVD 'main menu', highlight 'set list' and press the 'up' key, after which a French flag should appear. After pressing 'OK' the feature should begin playing.

Personnel

Brian Molko Brian Molko (born 10 December 1972) is a Belgian-born Scottish-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist of the band Placebo. He is known in particular for his distinctive nasal, high-pitche ...

– guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, effects, harmonica, percussion *

Stefan Olsdal Bo Stefan Alexander Olsdal (born 31 March 1974) is a Swedish-Luxembourgish bassist/guitarist of the alternative rock band Placebo, he is part of the electronic band Digital 21 + Stefan Olsdal and launched the electronic/dance remix at Hotel Perso ...

– bass, guitars, keyboards, backing vocals *

Steve Hewitt Steven James Hewitt (born 22 March 1971) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the frontman of his own band, Love Amongst Ruin. Hewitt is best known for his tenure as the drummer for Placebo between September 1996 ...

– drums, percussion *Bill Lloyd – bass, guitars, keyboards *Xavior Roide – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals

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External links

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