Morphine (the band) - why is it I have only just heard of these guys????

[Taverner]

They're freakin amazing - where the hell have I been????

[taterguy]

1. Because there are an infinite number of cool bands out there

At least I hope so

[Taverner]

2. I'm noticing that

Ever since I made the switch from terrestrial radio to sat...life became better

[Capn Sunshine]

3. well the main guy dropped dead about 8 years ago

right when they were about to become the Next Big Thing.
It was very cool to watch vocalist Marc Sandman play a two stringed Bass. The sax man played two instruments at once frequently; they were all virtuosic musicians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrx4EnkVj50

[Roon]

6. i saw them in concert about 8 years ago

when they opened up for the femmes. I remember the two string bass, but I don't even remember the double horn.

[Orrex]

11. Wasn't he on Tanya Donnelly's second album?

Beautysleep

IIRC it may have been his one of his last recordings.

[aquaman]

4. One of the best bands on the planet....

Have loved them since the beginning. Welcome aboard!!!

[Zookeeper]

5. I only "discovered" them a year or two ago and felt the same...

way! I don't know how I missed them.

However, I do find that they have a few songs I can listen to over and over, but many others that I just skip because they're too draggy. I burned a copy of a Morphine CD for one of my daughter's friends since he is learning to play jazz sax, and he was wowed.

:thumbsup:

[Kat45]

7. I have a couple of their CDs, but then again

I'm from the Boston area, and that's where Morphine was from. I loved the band, but unfortunately never got a chance to see them live. Also loved Mark Sandman's earlier band, Treat Her Right. They had a good song on the radio called "I Think She Likes Me," which I'm thinking you might be able to find on iTunes or somewhere.

[fishwax]

8. I'm glad that you've stumbled onto them--they're a great band

I was just talking about them earlier today on the "three man band" thread.

I first heard "cure for pain" about fourteen years ago on a denver radio station. They never did get as much attention as they deserved, but once I heard that song I was completely hooked, bought the two CDs that were out by then and have picked up everything they've put out since. It's a shame that Mark Sandman died so young.

At any rate, though, I'm happy you like them :toast:

[Mojambo]

9. "Yes" is one of my all-time favorite records. n/t

[Orrex]

10. My wife introduced them to me

Took me a little while to warm up to them, to be honest, because the saxophone seemed a little heavy-handed at first.

But now I'm a fan. Cure for Pain is a damn fine album.