Morphine - The Night (2000) reaction commentary

Today I listen to American rock band, Morphine perform The Night from their 2000 album of the same name. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:17 - The Night 5:07 - My thoughts 7:33 - Who are Morphine? Links Original Video:    • The Night   Alternative Rock playlist:    • Alternative Rock   Morphine playlist:    • Morphine   Morphine was an American rock band formed by Mark Sandman, Dana Colley, and Jerome Deupree in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1989. Drummer Billy Conway replaced Deupree as the band's live drummer in 1991. Deupree recorded the album Cure For Pain, with the exception of the title track which was recorded by Conway, before being permanently replaced by Conway in 1993. Both drummers appeared together during a 15 date US tour in March of 1999. After five successful albums and extensive touring, they disbanded after lead vocalist Sandman died of a heart attack onstage in Palestrina, Italy, on July 3, 1999 at the Nel Nome Del Rock Festival. Founding members have reformed into the band Vapors of Morphine, maintaining much of the original style and sound. The band themselves coined the label "low rock" to describe their music, which involved "a minimalist, low-end sound that could have easily become a gimmick: a 'power trio' not built around the sound of an electric guitar. Instead, Morphine expanded its offbeat vocabulary on each album." The Night is their fifth and final studio album, released in 2000 via DreamWorks. The album expands the band's sound beyond their usual arrangements of previous albums (bass, saxophone and drums), introducing acoustic guitars, organs, strings and female backing vocals. The album peaked at No. 137 on the Billboard 200. The Night is the opening track, written by Mark Sandman. Vocals, Bass Guitar: Mark Sandman Saxophone: Dana Colley Percussion: Billy Conway Drums: Jerome Deupree Cello: Jane Scarpantoni