The succesful and sad story of Morphine
In 1989, the band Morphine becomes the pioneer of narcotic low rock. From Boston to Brazil and from New Orleans to the Netherlands: music lovers all over the world go bonkers for the experimental rock with blues and jazz influences of the American collective. Especially in Australia, Portugal, France, Belgium and Holland, they gain high-profile success. The nineties are Morphine’s decade and the future remains promising for the new century. Unfortunately, it is not meant to be that way. In 1999, singer and guitarist Mark Sandman collapses on stage when the band is touring through Europe. He doesn’t survive his heart attack and Morphine immediately falls apart, leaving behind thousands of fans.
Vapors of Morphine
Ten years later, in 2009, founding members Dana Colley and Jerome Deupree revive Morphine with a little bit of help from blues guitarist and singer Jeremy Lyons and call the resurrection Vapors of Morphine. Back is the sound of the original band! The psychedelic, experimental rock, flirting with a varied range of music genres such as African music, delta blues, noise rock and jazz makes you wonder: what have we done without Morphine all this time?
Film showing ‘Cure for pain’
Before this concert takes place, the film ‘Cure For Pain, The Mark Sandman Story’ will be shown. For this showing only a limited amount of seats are available.
“New takes on old songs, and the result is pure magic. The songs sound amazing and I’m grinning from ear to ear with pure joy.” – Kier Byrnes, The Noise
“It’s no surprise a critically acclaimed band signed to DreamWorks would bleed impressive skill. Every note undulates with shimmering grace, sinister in undertone yet imbued with a gentle, soothing feel that persistently threatens to break loose. Sandman’s lyrics sport a beat poet’s sensibility, laden with existential imagesboth abstract and personal, and Lyons’ vocal intonations trod a similar path.” – MusicConnection.com
