Morphine

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Morphine was an American alternative rock band known for its distinctive “low rock” sound featuring two-string slide bass, baritone saxophone, and drums, with no guitar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American alternative rock band
studio album
activeYearsEndYear 1999
activeYearsStartYear 1989
album Cure for Pain NERFINISHED
Good NERFINISHED
Like Swimming NERFINISHED
The Night NERFINISHED
Yes NERFINISHED
cityOfOrigin Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutAlbum Good NERFINISHED
dissolvedInYear 1999
formedInYear 1989
genre alternative rock
blues rock
experimental rock
jazz rock
low rock
hasNotableCharacteristic absence of guitar in standard lineup
prominent baritone saxophone
trio format of bass, saxophone, and drums
use of two‑string slide bass
hasNotableEvent disbanded after death of Mark Sandman in 1999
influencedBy beat poetry
blues
jazz
instrument baritone saxophone
two‑string slide bass
vocals
member Billy Conway NERFINISHED
Dana Colley NERFINISHED
Jerome Deupree NERFINISHED
Mark Sandman NERFINISHED
notableSong Buena NERFINISHED
Cure for Pain NERFINISHED
Honey White NERFINISHED
Super Sex NERFINISHED
Thursday
performer Morphine NERFINISHED
Morphine NERFINISHED
Morphine NERFINISHED
Morphine NERFINISHED
Morphine NERFINISHED
recordLabel Accurate Records NERFINISHED
DreamWorks Records NERFINISHED
Rykodisc NERFINISHED
role bassist
drummer
drummer
saxophonist
singer
stateOfOrigin Massachusetts NERFINISHED

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Rykodisc releasedMusicOf Morphine