The participants in the film are either in denial or pretending they’re too cool to acknowledge the benefit they reaped from the film. Not exactly – film supervisors came running AFTER “Spanking The Monkey.” The film committed to the band BEFORE Cure For Pain was released. Yet in the film, it’s “we played everywhere and built a huge following off our live show, then music supervisors came running.” The record not only exploded in markets where “Spanking the Monkey” played, but Morphine specifically booked tours through those cities. I sat in sales and marketing meetings, looking at data - like where we were shipping records, as well as weekly soundscan numbers for “Cure For Pain.” The timeline of Morphine becoming a successful live act has been separated from the “Spanking The Monkey” story. For instance, Sugar’s “Copper Blue” was one THE alternative rock success stories of the year prior to “Cure For Pain.” There are lots of other things to say, but this is plenty for now.įirst, I want to touch on a few of the factual issues with the "Journey Of Dreams" doc (and the subsequent Q&A).īilly Conway says Morphine was the first “live band” Rykodisc ever signed. I promised more Morphine stuff on the 20th Anniversary of “Yes” – here it is.
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