Cure For Pain (Deluxe Edition)

Description

One of the most unique, original and unusual rock bands to burst onto the alternative scene in the 90s, Morphine was originally formed by vocalist/bassist Mark Sandman, saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Jerome Deupree (later replaced by Billy Conway) in Cambridge, Mass in 1989. They expertly combined blues, jazz and rock elements into a very distinct style, anchored by Sandmans deep, crooning, beat-style vocals. Rather than having an electric guitar as the focal point like most rock bands, the trios sound was built around Sandmans two-string electric bass (often deployed with a slide) and Colleys growling, baritone sax which was dubbed as low-rock.

Cure For Pain is the bands second album for Rykodisc, originally released September 14, 1993. Jerome Deupree, quit due to health problems during the recording of the album and was replaced by Billy Conway. The tracks Sheila and In Spite of Me were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey. The video for Thursday also appeared on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head. The track Buena also appears in the first season of The Sopranos and in the Daria episode The Teachings of Don Jake. In 2014, the album placed eighth on the Alternative Nation sites Top 10 Underrated 90s Alternative Rock Albums list. As of 1995, it has sold 107,000 copies in the US and over 300,000 copies worldwide.