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The Night
by Morphine
ALBUM RANKINGS:
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
2.9050
Avg. Critic Score:
2.9426
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Entertainment WeeklyMorphine's sonic scope remains typically sparse... ...more
Rolling StoneThe Night is the Boston band's most painstakingly layered and ambitious album, with cello, organ and oud expanding on the trio's original sax-y swagger. ...more
Rolling StoneBefore he died of a heart attack onstage last July, Mark Sandman specialized in leaving things unsaid; he was a master minimalist who created mood as much by what he left out as by what he put in. ...more
All Music GuideWhereas many of the songs on their previous album sounded unfinished and rushed, The Night sounds like a fully realized work. ...more
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The Daily Vault Album Reviews
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are Morphine, at your service."Mark Sandman, lead singer of Morphine, used to open many an electrifying show by uttering that simple sentence. And that philosophy also applied to their albums. Yes, Morphine was a band that ...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews
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Wall of Sound
Sounds nothing like a swan song, but rather like what should have been a mid-career album from a band whose ideas and abilities were still in full effect....read the complete review at Wall of Sound
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New Musical Express
Merely a decent Morphine album....read the complete review at New Musical Express
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The A.V. Club
When musicians die, their unreleased work is bound to be seen differently way when it surfaces, whether as a sad last gasp (Freddie Mercury's The Great Pretender ), a tragic reminder of lost potential (Jeff Buckley's Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk...read the complete review at The A.V. Club
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