Morphine - At Your Service - Bye Bye Johnny

Mark sandman Morphine - At your service - "Bye Bye Johnny"


Mark Sandman hasn't been with us for 10 years now, but thanks to his proclivity for recording everything he played with everyone, his untimely death did not bring his music to a halt. First we got the 2004 compilation "Sandbox,'' which included a multitude of Sandman's musical projects and collaborations, and now this new double-disc set returns the focus to Morphine. "At Your Service'' features 15 previously unreleased songs, a handful of alternate versions (a slower take on the gorgeous "Patience'' is a particular highlight), and live radio performances dating from the Boston band's promotional efforts for its first two records. From the sounds of things, the "new'' material is drawn from across the band's career. Discographical notations detailing the where and when are not included; it's all just Morphine music, even the Celtic tinge of "Bye Bye Johnny'' the ominous growl of "It's Not Like That Anymore.'' From the careening pace of "Come Over'' and the sinuous Middle Eastern sound of "Lilah II'' to the atmospheric noir of "Hello Baby'' and the sly humor of "Women R Dogs'' - it all qualifies as vintage Morphine, too. (Out now)

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Music

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• Morphine
• mark sandman
• bye bye johnny
• low rock

[imkeylime]

Thank you ... I had no idea! This is awesome. So good to hear that voice ...

[grahamlaur]

Thanks for the upload; I didn't even know Morphine had an album this recent.