In Spite Of Me by Morphine
“"Last night I told a stranger all about you..."”
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"Last night I told a stranger all about you..."
2 min 30 of perfect bittersweet, beauty. The lead singer died on stage in 1999. He left this behind. RIP Mark
Busy getting nostalgic. This album turned up at home when my dad read a review and was intrigued by the two-string bass and baritone sax combination (he played bass, I played sax). We both fell for Morphine.
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What I probably was listening to most this week...20 years ago. This track is not at all representative of the trio Morphine's unique vocal-bass-drums-sax sound, which I love (and have missed since Mark Sandman's death). But I love this album even more for its exploration down this side road, bringing friend Jimmy Ryan's beautiful mandolin into play. Enjoy this, then go find the heart of this disc in the classic tracks"Buena," "Thursday" and the title track "Cure for Pain." (Album released September 14, 1993)
Black and truly beautiful...
A criminally under-rated band and this is one of their softer almost john martyn-esque tracks.
