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Morphine was formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States in 1990 by Mark Sandman (vocals, bass) and Dana Colley (saxophone). Jerome Dupree became the group’s drummer in 1991 prior to the release of their debut album, Good. “Low Rock” is Morphine’s unique combination of jazz, blues and pop/rock, sung with darkly comic and ironic lyrics. Their guitarless sound relied on an unusual combination of baritone/tenor sax, percussion and a two string slide bass.
While “Good” earned the band critical notoriety and substantial underground cred, they did not — with this release or any subsequent — break into the mainstream. After the release of Good, the band replaced Dupree with Billy Conway, a former bandmate of Sandman. Morphine’s 1992 release of Cure for Pain, promoted by heavy touring, received some mainstream positive attention, selling over 300,000 copies worldwide and spawning a chart hit in many countries with the single
Buena
Subsequent releases include Yes and Like Swimming.
On July 3, 1999, Mark Sandman collapsed on stage in Palestrina, Italy, a suburb of Rome. He was pronounced dead of a heart attack at the scene. He was 46. Morphine released The Night — arguably their best effort — posthumously in 2000.
After Sandman’s death, the remaining band members reformed and continued to record as Twinemen
While “Good” earned the band critical notoriety and substantial underground cred, they did not — with this release or any subsequent — break into the mainstream. After the release of Good, the band replaced Dupree with Billy Conway, a former bandmate of Sandman. Morphine’s 1992 release of Cure for Pain, promoted by heavy touring, received some mainstream positive attention, selling over 300,000 copies worldwide and spawning a chart hit in many countries with the single
BuenaSubsequent releases include Yes and Like Swimming.
On July 3, 1999, Mark Sandman collapsed on stage in Palestrina, Italy, a suburb of Rome. He was pronounced dead of a heart attack at the scene. He was 46. Morphine released The Night — arguably their best effort — posthumously in 2000.
After Sandman’s death, the remaining band members reformed and continued to record as Twinemen
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Cure for Pain
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Good
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Yes
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The Night
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przt wrote:
Join to Heroin wave!
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vext_pome wrote:
i used to get these guys mixed up with Heroin, haha.
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suckothatratjoe wrote:
Mark Sandman was a genius.
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muchaveer wrote:
i`ve only been listening to them for two days, and they`re so so so fuckin` cool.
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Sonans wrote:
easy for listening, hard for feeling. very good!
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vanahich wrote:
stronger!
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barbirita wrote:
Injections of MORPHINE. Good, very good.
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IAJP wrote:
it's not depressing, i'd say it's extremely lo-fi (Earlier stuff) and quite introspective - but to be fair i think it was done with tongue in cheek, which would probably be lost on a lot of people. saxophone is one of the most dividing instruments in my opinion, if done poorly or tastelessly there is seldom a kind of music i would less rather listen to, morphine manage to get cramps style sleaziness in with nick cave style instrumental subtlety- no wonder they are one of my favourite bands.
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mike64m wrote:
Lol, who said that Morphine is depressive? It's very funny and hilarious music.
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VigilantFox wrote:
Eu gosto muito.
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begily wrote:
"Morphine fucking rules!"
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Fall-OuT-Doll wrote:
Марк,спой мне в небесах
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Dijkie1337 wrote:
Morphine fucking rules!
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synapthereal wrote:
Anybody been poking around the videos lately? Do we need a custodian?
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IAJP wrote:
definitely a spirit and individuality that is sorely lacking in music today...mark sandman an absolute legend
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alvaroalejandro wrote:
I confess! I'm addicted to Morphine! :)
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
the night is by far their most engaging album
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skmelanie wrote:
They had such a cool sound going.
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iixdotbe wrote:
From NPR on Jan. 6th: Encore: Morphine, Jeff Buckley On Mountain Stage -- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122285939&sc=fb&cc=fp -- Click the "Listen Now" link at the top to hear.
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