Throwback Thursday: Morphine

And the winner of this week's open call for Throwback Thursday is... me!?! Since I had zero suggestions, I had to wing it. The sad thing is that somebody could have written in and said Vanilla Ice and they would have won. The good news is that I came up with something at the eleventh hour. Our weekly throwback artist is... Morphine.

Morphine was a nineties band from the Boston area. The funny thing about them is that there are a lot of people reading this that have never heard of them. They were cool like that, in an underground way. Their sound is very unique. For the most part, it consisted of a 2-string bass, various percussion and sax. Tragically, lead singer Mark Sandman died of a heart attack on stage in 1999.

I am very fortunate to have seen them at the 9:30 Club in DC, literally a couple of months before his death. It was a great show and one of the ones that I am proudest to have witnessed. In concert, they played with bass, sax and two drummers. Sandman did poetry readings in between songs. I also remember it being a very loud show.

So enjoy this week's throwback. If you don't know them, try something new. Mike will be filling in next week and he has a good one planned. As for the prize that went unclaimed, it will be added back to the pool that will be given away for our first contest. Look for details on that in the near future.

Good
You Look Like Rain
The Saddest Song

Yes
Honey White
Yes

Cure For Pain
Candy
Cure For Pain

Greatest Hits: '92-'95
Buena
I'm Free Now

Like Swimming
Wishing Well
French Fries With Pepper

The Night
The Night



Past Throwbacks:
08/24/06: The Lemonheads
08/17/06: Depeche Mode
08/10/06: New Order