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| 4.5 superb | Michael C. Davis | May 19th 20 |
Morphine's instrumental formula has been explained ad nauseam, but there is something truly beautiful about how bass, sax and drums come together in perfect harmony. Mark Sandman was a mad genius with a career which was one consistent prime, but Cure for Pain was the magnum opus; one of the most devastatingly overlooked albums of all time, yet based on pure quality is a near classic.
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| 5.0 classic | Britch2tiger | February 16th 16 |
My rating might be biased, but I really couldn't care! This album just has all the right moments of harmony w/ the vocals (sounding as a cross b/w Martin Gore and Mr. Mackey [just saying]) & instrumentations. Favorite instrument of choice in this album was the sax, second to the drums, and guitar/bass coming last. That list in itself blows me away 'cause I usually give my 1st place trophy to guitar instrumentations. Even the lyrics, as some being romantically oriented, were just so finely tuned to the music.
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| 4.5 superb | Splatch | October 13th 09 |
The low sound of Morphine is what attracts me. Their sound is very unique to me, and they come up with some catchy lyrics.
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| 4.5 superb | Iai EMERITUS | June 26th 06 |
It would be tempting to dismiss Morphine's template - 2-string slide bass, saxophone, and drums - as a gimmick, were it not for the fact that they were one of the most mind-fuckingly awesome groups of the 90s. Cure For Pain is Exhibit A - "Buena", "All Wrong", and "Mary Won't You Call My Name" are dark, sexy, and sleek, where "I'm Free Now", "Candy", "Cure For Pain", and "In Spite Of Me" are all possessed of a genuinely touching whiskey-drenched vulnerability. Their ability to switch between those two modes with ease, do both as well as each other, and underpin everything with some wonderful songwriting, makes them the next best thing to The Afghan Whigs. And you won't hear me give many higher compliments than that.
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| 4.0 excellent | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | teo | January 6th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | ArtBox | May 29th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | arf | May 2nd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | iGuter | January 12th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | KuyJuk | January 5th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Ryus | July 6th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | BoerK | October 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Collis | June 14th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djibura | April 20th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Oobaloo | February 18th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | uefest | September 12th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Source | July 5th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | luetin | June 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | May 13th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Wyder | December 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | rufous | July 11th 19 |
| 3.5 great | fog CONTRIBUTOR | June 13th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | ghworin | February 13th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | wg98 | January 27th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mad. | January 25th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | elch21 | November 13th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Rager99 | November 9th 18 |
| 3.5 great | NateMa | November 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gadalia | April 27th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | gilly | March 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Holsety | February 19th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | orakst | December 22nd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | xxm | November 30th 17 |
| 3.5 great | dzhondo | November 12th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | nadryv | October 20th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | ratfecal | September 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | GazAldo | July 13th 17 |
| 3.5 great | adr | June 1st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | bobby72 | December 28th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | flea182 | November 2nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | spur55 | October 15th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | jackled | October 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | July 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | bungy | May 22nd 16 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | March 31st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | tyler | March 15th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Abraxas | January 14th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | Mazarb | November 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mikep87 | September 22nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | ffs | August 19th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | SeiGor | April 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Riano | February 26th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Sine | February 10th 15 |
| 3.0 good | jsaf7 | November 21st 14 |
| 5.0 classic | seba302 | February 6th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Tulten | December 9th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | unkle | November 6th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | lotus62 | September 29th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Spec | March 17th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Minus. | February 11th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | TwigTW | February 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | dwejkk | November 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | plato66 | October 14th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zephir | August 2nd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | oubli | July 28th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | llima | May 8th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Paulus | March 16th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | KILL | January 25th 12 |
| 3.5 great | krkat | June 17th 11 |
| 3.5 great | kitsch | March 23rd 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Ricpru | February 20th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | zemaR33 | September 20th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | grotto | August 25th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | slaome | August 13th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | IAJP | August 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | bkahn | June 10th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Cake37 | June 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jruined | April 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | FLRTE | March 12th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Glomp | January 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | DonDijk | January 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | RoshanC | January 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Moraff | January 3rd 10 |
| 4.5 superb | pflurie | October 30th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | hatter | September 25th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Jansen | September 19th 09 |
| 2.5 average | natey | April 20th 08 |
| 3.0 good | woee | March 30th 08 |
| 3.0 good | EPacK | December 12th 07 |
| 5.0 classic | YDload | September 22nd 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | doqtor | August 1st 07 |
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