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It’s amazing that just a few simple instruments – a sax, drums, and a two-string bass – can come together to create something as complex and ingenious as Morphine’s music. I sincerely regret that I never had the opportunity to see them live before vocalist Mark Sandman died doing what he loved the most – on stage in 1999. Morphine had so much more left to teach the music world – and Sandman’s death was every music-lover’s loss.
Yes is an excellent album – one of my all-time favorites. It’s driven by the band’s trademark sax – which seems to have a mind of its own. And Sandman’s hypnotically playful vocals are dark and distorted – part spoken, part sung.
The songs are erratic and slurred. They feel pleasantly intoxicating – like a few too many gin and tonics. “Whisper” is lazy and seductive – like a Caribbean sunset. “I Had My Chance” sounds like the drunken ramblings of a street-corner bum. The entire album is a collection of experiments – concluding with a curveball. “Gone for Good” is quiet, peaceful, and acoustic – sad, but sweet. It’s so unlike the rest of the album, but it’s absolutely beautiful.
If you’re musically open-minded and looking for something out of the ordinary, Yes is the album to buy. You won’t be disappointed. It’ll give you a great buzz – and you won’t have to deal with the headache the next morning.
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