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Morphine - B-Sides & Otherwise Audio CD

A fair review of the Morphine "B-Sides & Otherwise" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Morphine reviews here, or go back to the Morphine tabs.

Morphine Band: Morphine
Title: B-Sides & Otherwise
Rating:
Release Date: 2008-01-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Have a Lucky Day [Live] 2: All Wrong [Live] 3: I Know You, Pt. 2 [Live] 4: Bo's Veranda 5: Mile High 6: Shame 7: Down Love's Tributaries 8: Kerouac 9: Pulled over the Car 10: Sunday Afternoon Weightlessness 11: Mail 12: My Brain

"It's poetry time, right
" If you appreciate Mark Sandman's poetic artistry coupled with the murky, liquid milieu of Billy Conway and Dana Colley, this CD is for you. here in your living room. It contains more musical poetry (or is it poetic music?) than any other Morphine CD. Listen with the lights off; let the sounds envelop you, and you will see what I mean. .


"I got an action-packed extravaganza..." (from "Mile High")

The live tracks are great, with "Have a Lucky Day" having a bit more frivolity than the studio version; "Mail," "My Brain," "Pulled Over the Car," and the lyrically-rich "Kerouac" are all Sandman-as-poet tracks; "Bo's Veranda" is acoustic guitar made for relaxing with drinks; the two long-format songs, "Sundayafternoonweightlessness" and "Down Love's Tributaries" bring the trippiness of Colley's dragging saxophones and shows off free-form jazz roots, and the swank "Mile High" and "Shame" (two of Morphine's best rockers) keep the entire album from getting too bottom-heavy. This collection of Morphine rarities shows off Mark Sandman's spoken word performance as much as it shows off the band's standard low rock sound and skill with ethereal low-fi.

This is a must-buy for any Morphine fan, and is representative of the various genres and styles that have influenced the band.


take it easy, folks
by that, I'm trying to say that morphine has no bad album. for me the album is just another morphine album. this may be a b-sides work but it sounds like a average one. don't be silly, folks. don't try to find a secret message. here's the band at his best. it's not junk music, it's the old band playing as usual. spend a good moment and turn off the tv.


it rocks
sometimes its not about what YOU think a band should be about. very different from the norm. sometimes its about the band messing their fans a little. this isn't typical morphine. if all you can stomach is typical morphine (or typical anything) you are wasting your time and money. for those of you that are open to some cool and weird stuff, you'll love it. i promise. doodoobrad >>> atl >>> GA.


Morphine's worst
This is the only Morphine album I would not reccomend. Of all the Morphine albums this by far the worst. In my opinion YES is by far the best album. For me the albums beakdown like this: Yes is 5 stars, the other albums are 4 stars except for The Night which is 3 stars.


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