Last week my special feature on the Fuzz Factory was the one and only Morphine. A three piece band from Boston led by vocalist/bass player, Mark Sandman. I was fortunate to have seen Morphine in concert five times way back in the 1990’s. Mark Sandman tragically died of a heart attack mid-performance in 1999. In case you’re not familiar, Morphine featured drums, saxophone and bass guitar. That might not seem like much but it was so much more than the sum of it’s parts. Morphine’s sound was low and thick. In my not so humble opinion, Morphine was the greatest rock & roll band without a guitar that ever was! The feature also included Treat Her Right, a band led by Mark Sandman before he formed Morphine. I also played a song from Twinemen, a band featuring the surviving members of Morphine.
No particular reason to feature Morphine this week. Perhaps because it’s the end of the school year and I’m in search of a cure for pain.
Listen to the Fuzz Factory, Thursdays from 8-10 PM (EST) on SCAD-Atlanta Radio (www.scadatlantaradio.org).
Here’s the playlist:
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Douchebags On Parade – Mudhoney
Away – Toadies
Dead End Friends – Them Crooked Vultures
Mind Your Manners – Pearl Jam
Little Cream Soda – The White Stripes
Gold – Mount Carmel
Faith To Believe – Liquid Jesus
Burn In Hell – Tenderloin
Point Of View – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Troubled Land – King Loser
Mexican Radio – Polvo
Guilt – Smoke
All Tricked Out – Leslie
Fresh Blood – Eels
Duna – Nap
Gathering Of Ancient Tribes – Goat
Copernicus – The Afghan Whigs
I Wanna Be Your Friend Again – Concrete Blonde
Turn Me Loose – The Record Company
Hitched – The Kills
Sharp Sounds – The Sheepdogs
I Think She Likes Me – Treat Her Right
You Don’t Need Money – Treat Her Right
Spinner – Twinemen
You Speak My Language – Morphine
Moons Of Jupiter – Morphine
All Wrong (Live) – Morphine
Yes – Morphine