Perhaps as a contractual obligation, only a few months after Like Swimming appeared in record stores, a collection of B-sides and soundtrack-only material titled B-Sides and Otherwise was issued by Morphine's original label, Rykodisc. While the trio always used unconventionality to their advantage, their acute pop sensibilities appealed to a wider audience; however, the material here is more challenging and abstract than your average Morphine release. Some songs, such as the eight-minute soundscape "Down Love's Tributaries," test the listener's patience, while others, such as live radio broadcasts of two tracks ("Have a Lucky Day" and "All Wrong"), are thoroughly enjoyable. Other highlights include a beautiful acoustic guitar instrumental from the movie Get Shorty entitled "Bo's Veranda," plus "Shame," "Kerouac," "Pulled Over the Car," "Mail," the charged-up "Mile High," and the humorous "My Brain." An interesting collection of oddities that will appeal to the dedicated fan, B-Sides and Otherwise captures the band at their most experimental.
B-Sides & Otherwise
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B-Sides & Otherwise Review
by Greg Prato
Track Listing
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Morphine | 04:23 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
2 | Morphine | 03:40 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
3 | Morphine | 02:54 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
4 | Morphine | 03:14 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
5 | Morphine | 03:02 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
6 | Morphine | 02:44 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
7 | Morphine | 08:08 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
8 | Morphine | 02:54 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
9 | Morphine | 02:56 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
10 | Morphine | 04:52 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
11 | Morphine | 02:19 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
12 | Morphine | 02:45 | SpotifyAmazon |