While it may not be as stellar as their future releases would be, Morphine's debut album, 1992's Good, did a splendid job of introducing the Boston trio's highly original sound.
While it was the alternative crowd who immediately latched onto Morphine, their music was geared more toward the jazz scene -- a wailing saxophone, lead bass (played with a slide), and lyrics influenced by '50s beat poetry were all-important ingredients.
The opening title track remains one of the band's darkest, while other selections are a bit more upbeat -- "Have a Lucky Day" and the inappropriately titled "The Saddest Song"; all the while, the band excels at creating different moods with each successive track.
Other highlights include the mid-paced "Claire" and "The Only One," the slight salsa feel of "You Speak My Language," the frantic "Test-Tube Baby/Shoot'm Down," and the more calm and sultry "You Look Like Rain." On their next release, Cure for Pain, Morphine would improve further on the strength of their songwriting and cutting-edge sound, but Good still contains more than a few standouts.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoodMark Sandman | Morphine | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | The Saddest SongMark Sandman | Morphine | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your GraveMark Sandman | Morphine | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | LisaDana Colley | Morphine | Play | 00:50 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The Only OneMark Sandman | Morphine | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Test-Tube Baby/Shoot'm DownMark Sandman | Morphine | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The Other SideMark Sandman | Morphine | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I Know You (Pt. I) | Morphine | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | I Know You (Pt. Ii) | Morphine | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 mins | 56 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dana Colley | Composer, Sax (Baritone), Saxophone, Vocals |
| 2 | Billy Conway | Drums |
| 3 | Jerry Deupree | Drums |
| 4 | Tom Dube | Engineer, Producer |
| 5 | Jim Fitting | Bass Harmonica |
| 6 | Paul Q. Kolderie | Engineer, Producer |
| 7 | Morphine | Group, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Toby Mountain | Mastering |
| 9 | Mark Sandman | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Organ, Producer, Slide Bass, Tritar, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |