Good is the first album by the Boston-based alternative rock trio Morphine.[1][2] It was released in 1992 on the Accurate/Distortion label.[3] It was reissued by Rykodisc in 1993[4] after the band signed with the label.[5]
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| Released | September 8, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 37:53 | |||
| Label | Accurate/Distortion Rykodisc | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [7] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Trouser Press wrote that the album "establishes the goods, excavating a slippery, sultry groove that suggests blues and bebop without becoming either by providing ample room in the spacious mix for two evocative voices."[9] AllMusic wrote, "While it may not be as stellar as their future releases would be ... 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."[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Mark Sandman, except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good" | 2:36 | |
| 2. | "The Saddest Song" | 2:50 | |
| 3. | "Claire" | 3:07 | |
| 4. | "Have a Lucky Day" | 3:24 | |
| 5. | "You Speak My Language" | 3:25 | |
| 6. | "You Look Like Rain" | 3:42 | |
| 7. | "Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your Grave" | 3:21 | |
| 8. | "Lisa" | Dana Colley | 0:43 |
| 9. | "The Only One" | 2:42 | |
| 10. | "Test-Tube Baby/Shoot'm Down" | 3:11 | |
| 11. | "The Other Side" | Sandman, Colley | 3:50 |
| 12. | "I Know You (Part I)" | 2:17 | |
| 13. | "I Know You (Part II)" | 2:45 |
- Japanese edition bonus track
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Shame" (between "Lisa" and "The Only One") | 2:44 |
2020 vinyl expanded edition
editOn September 9, 2019, the Run Out Groove label announced that Good had been voted as their next vinyl rerelease and would include a bonus record of unreleased tracks remastered from the original source tapes. It was released on January 17, 2020.[10]
- side one (1-6) and two (7-13) as per original album
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where's the Sun Go" | 1:37 | |
| 2. | "Shame" | 2:43 | |
| 3. | "The Only One" (live radio broadcast) | 3:10 | |
| 4. | "If You Live" | Mose Allison | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Mom Bomb" | 1:01 | |
| 6. | "The Old Days (It's Not Like That Anymore)" | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Let's Dance" (Mark voice message) "Come Over" (early version) | 0:17 2:13 |
| 8. | "The Saddest Song" (alternate version) | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Mona's Sister" (alternate version; with Treat Her Right) | 3:27 |
| 10. | "You're Worse — Looking Good" (edited rehearsal recording) | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Test-Tube Baby/Shoot'm Down" (longer alternate version) | 4:36 |
| 12. | "Yes idea" "Morphine gig ad" (Mark voice message) | 1:13 0:29 |
- Notes
- All tracks on side three and four were recorded between 1989 and 1991. All tracks, except "Shame" and "Mona's Sister", are previously unreleased.[11] "Shame" was released in 1993 as a B-side to the "Cure for Pain" single,[9] and "Mona's Sister" was included on the 2004 box set Sandbox: The Mark Sandman Box Set.[11]
Personnel
editAdapted from the album's liner notes.[12]
- Morphine
- Mark Sandman – vocals, 2-string slide bass, organ, guitar, tritar
- Dana Colley – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, double saxophone, triangle, backing vocals on "You Look Like Rain"
- Jerome Deupree – drums
- Additional musicians
- Billy Conway – drums on "You Speak My Language" and "You Look Like Rain"
- Jim Fitting – bass harmonica on "I Know You (Part I)"
- Technical
- Mark Sandman – producer
- Paul Q. Kolderie – co-producer, engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13)
- Tom Dubé – co-producer, engineer (3, 8, 11, 12)
- Mike Dineen – mixing (9)
- Toby Mountain – mastering
- Eric Pfeiffer - artwork
- Notes
- Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 13 recorded at The Outpost.
- Tracks 3, 8, 11 and 12 recorded at Q Division and Fort Apache
- Track 6 recorded at High-N-Dry.
References
edit- ^ "Morphine | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (November 26, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 903.
- ^ Gagnon, Tim (September 14, 2018). "Remembering Morphine's 'Cure For Pain,' The Record That Solidified Boston's Nocturnal Sound". WBUR. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Dreamworks' Morphine Serves Up A Shot Of Noir". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 8, 1997 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Prato, Greg. Good at AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 780.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (November 26, 2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Morphine". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Good [Expanded Edition]". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ a b Good (CD liner notes). Morphine. Run Out Groove. 2020. ROGV-083.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Good (CD liner notes). Morphine. Accurate Distortion. 1992. AD-1001.
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