Morphine
USA
Formed: 1990
Died: 01 January 1999
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Morphine is a rarity -- bluesy, bare-bones rock & roll without any guitars. Instead of guitar riffs, the trio relies on sliding two-string basslines, raucous saxophones, and wry, ironically detached vocals. During the mid-'90s, Morphine gained a sizable cult following in America, primarily due to good word of mouth, heavy college airplay, and positive reviews. Morphine was formed in 1990 by bassist/vocalist Mark Sandman, who had previously played with the bluesy alternative rock band Treat Her Right, and Dana Colley (tenor and baritone saxopho...
See also
- Treat Her Right (0)
Similar artists
- Beck (119)
- the Replacements (27)
Influenced by
- The Rolling Stones (384)
- Miles Davis (281)
- Bob Dylan (148)
- Tom Waits (115)
- John Coltrane (110)
- Captain Beefheart (35)
- the Velvet Underground (35)
- Gang of Four (33)
- Pylon (11)
- Dream Syndicate (11)
- Lounge Lizards (10)
Followers
- Andrew Bird (31)
- the Gutter Twins (1)
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