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Cure for Pain

Sep 24, 2008
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Mark Sandman would have turned 56 today; he died on stage in 1999 while playing a show in Italy. And while it may be cliche to suggest he died before his time, his contribution to music is still missed – at least by those that remember his presence.

Thankfully with the proliferation of sites like Youtube, Morphine videos can be shared with anyone that might have missed them the first time around. Do yourself a favor an enjoy the greatness that is Morphine.

I felt bad but there was nothing I could do about it. Nothing I could do to make it go away. I woke up and thought, "Everything's going to be alright. Everything's going to be ok." Then it hit me, like a wave. This is my shame…

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  1. Andrew  •  Sep 24, 2008 @11:28 am

    Thanks for sharing, Mike. I absolutely loved Morphine in the 90s. You've reminded me that I ought to re-buy their albums, since I only have them on cassette.

  2. Mike  •  Sep 24, 2008 @12:09 pm

    I had a chance to see them perform in NYC back in '98; it was unreal. There's quite a few Morphine CDs out there and their final CD, The Night, came out shortly after Mark had died.

    Dana Colley now plays with A.K.A.C.O.D. — a band that sounds pretty damn similar.

    http://www.akacod.com/profile.html

  3. Bruce  •  Sep 25, 2008 @3:36 am

    Don't you worry 'bout day-glo, orange life preserver.
    It won't save you,
    Swim for the shore.

  4. Chris  •  Sep 25, 2008 @7:19 am

    He had a Minneapolis show scheduled a couple weeks after his death. I never got to see them live.

  5. Mike  •  Sep 25, 2008 @7:55 am

    I was actually thinking about them over the weekend when "Lump" by the Presidents of the United States of America made it's way into my Rock Band 2 setlist. The 2 string bass and 3 string guitars they use were inspired by Mark Sandman.