I’ve always felt that Morphine was one of the most appropriately named outfits in relation to their creative sound
Like the warm fuzz of an opioid – you can almost pack this track into your favourite implement, lay back and let the seduction take over.
I’m not condoning the use and abuse of such substances, just calling it how I see it.
The lyrics though, tell of an ambiguous tale of solitude and an attempt to pick up the pieces, whatever your hard luck story is or was – I can relate.
Now almost twenty years on from the tragic loss of front man and bassist, Mark Sandman - the surviving members honour his legacy withhttps://www.vaporsofmorphine.com/bio/
You can learn more about Morphine here:
About the Curator - Chris Mccann:
Drawn to music from an early age, Chris' first album was The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations, a record he'd spent weeks saving up his pocket money for. Now after many years of second hand vinyl markets and countless concerts and festivals, Chris a painter and decorator by day, continues to chase the dragon for that next cool music discovery. Raised in Brisbane and now operating out of Noosa on Australia's sunshine coast, you can learn more about Chris at https://www.noosadecorating.com/
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