Morphine - Cure for Pain
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Track List: Cure for Pain
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- DawnaDownload & Buy
- BuenaDownload & Buy
- I'm Free NowDownload & Buy
- All WrongDownload & Buy
- CandyDownload & Buy
- A Head With WingsDownload & Buy
- In Spite Of MeDownload & Buy
- ThursdayDownload & Buy
- Cure For PainDownload & Buy
- Mary Won't You Call My Name?Download & Buy
- Let's Take A Trip TogetherDownload & Buy
- SheilaDownload & Buy
- Miles Davis' FuneralDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Cure for Pain
- Release Date:
- 09/01/1993
- Label:
- Rykodisc
- UPC:
- 014431026225
User Reviews: Cure for Pain
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Cures What Ails You
, March 24, 2007Reviewer: Sookie - See all Sookie's reviews -
indie jazzrock classic. RIP mark sandman
, April 24, 2002"less is more" - that was the approach of morphine, the Boston-based jazz/rock-trio that stands out with its sparse instrumentation (2-string bass, baritone sax, drums) and a gifted singer/songwriter in mark sandman, an enourmously creative and goodhearted artist who showed what it means to go your own way. finally the band became cult, and Mark Sandman got reward for his efforts, shortly before dying onstage during a concert in rome on july 3, 1999, which was the most tragic that i have ever witnessed. i still wear that "Mark Sandman music education fund" t-shirt... RIP Mark and thanks for being different. ...
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Pro Reviews: Cure for Pain
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews With their cult following growing, Morphine expanded their audience even further with their exceptional 1994 sophomore effort, Cure for Pain. Whereas their debut, Good, was intriguing yet not entirely consistent, Cure for Pain more than delivered. The songwriting was stronger and more succinct this time around, while new drummer Billy Conway made his recording debut with the trio (replacing Jerome Deupree). Like the debut, most of the material shifts between depressed and upbeat, with a few cacophonic rockers thrown in between. Such selections as "Buena," "I'm Free Now," "All Wrong," "Candy," "Thursday," "In Spite of Me" (one of the few tracks to contain six-string guitar), "Let's Take a Trip Together," "Sheila," and the title track are all certifiable Morphine classics. And again, Mark Sandman's two-string slide bass and Dana Colley's sax work help create impressive atmospherics throughout the album. Cure for Pain was unquestionably one of the best and most cutting-edge rock releases of the '90s. - Greg Prato, All Music Guide |
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Morphine was a rarity -- bluesy, bare-bones rock roll without any guitars. Instead of guitar riffs, the trio relied on sliding two-string bass lines, raucous saxophones, and wry, ironically detached vocals. During the mid-'90s, Morphine gained a siz...Full Morphine Biography
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-- ©2008 All Media Guide, LLC
Pros: Somber, but refreshing
Cons: Sandman's death in 1999 ended the band, and the story
I hate to pigeon-hole my music collection at home, but it seems to have the guitar, bass and drum rock formula well-covered, minus the occasional foray into piano, keyboards or turntable elements. Anything that deviates from this equation, and still moves me, is more than welcome on my CD racks. That is where "Cure For Pain" comes in.
Other than one track (that I can think of off-hand), there is no guitar anywhere on this album. The horns used in lieu of them provide so much more than the melody for Morphine, it provides an almost haunting environment, which makes the band such a refreshing change. The rhythm section is strong, low and able, and gives every song the spine it needs to not only stand, but stand up straight and tall. The only way I can think of describing this is as jazz while taking downers, but it avoids an obnoxious bout of crying in your beer. "Candy" and "Mary Won't You Call My Name?" hold the album's sad vibe while almost sticking a flirtatious toe in the pop pool, and "Thursday" is a dark but wistful retelling of a tale of infidelity. The dual personality of the dark verses and bright chorus of "Buena" always gets my toe tapping.
"Cure for Pain" is my spotlight track. The song about addiction is both confession and vow musically as well as lyrically. While it moves you as a complete piece, I would get just as much out of it as an instrumental.
The passing of band founder and songwriter Mark Sandman in 1999 means that the story is over for Morphine, but at least this piece of immortality remains. I consider it my cure for the musically mundane. ...