Morphine-Yes (1995)
Artist: Morphine
Title: Yes
Label: Rykodisc
Format: CD
Cat #: RCD 10320
Year of Release: 1995
Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995
Listed Condition: VG+/VG+
Sell Date: 7/2/25
Sell Price: $3.99
Discogs Last Sold: 6/27/25 VG/VG+ $3.47
Low: $1.67
Median: $4,46
Average: $5.04
High: $12.93
Current low price: $2.37
Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 51
Have/Want: 2445/195
Where Sold: Miami, FL
Time it took to sell: 10 years
Where and When Bought: internet used late 90's
Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B+
Sad To See It Go: No
1999 was a good time to die. At the time it seemed shocking that Mark Sandman would pass at 46 of a heart attack at a gig in Italy only 4 years after his biggest mainstream success. When you look at all the crap that has transpired since, Morphine was born and lived in a truly different world. Tranquility and "all it's blessed privacy" the jazz poem interlude "The Jury" concludes isn't even a topic for consideration these days.
I've had a chance to put a little time in Morphine this week and after 3-4 spins each, I'm thinking Cure For Pain has the slight nod. The band itself had a great format that clearly coalesced in this time period. They couldn't be successful without "Jazz" or "Grunge" or "Blues" but they are none of these. They do have some trappings of an alt-rock production of the day with occasional compressed vocals but the sax/bass/drums format is original and pure.
As for the songs, well my Dad's beloved "Honey White" that I wrote about yesterday is by far the song of the album. It blows "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey out of the water sax-wise, but I'm sure they could stand side by side or back to back on WBCN in 1995. "All Your Way" has a sax part that sticks. "Scratch" is another strong one. "I lost everything I had. Starting over from scratch." I can relate.
I'd like to see a little more fat.
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