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Morphine's sound was smooth and easy, a band for people to kick back to. The bluesy sax with the bass sliding around it was fun, sexy and most of all, cool. With an excellent album behind them, "Cure For Pain" being a classic, one more classic and two more top notch albums ahead, Morphine were a band capable of churning out classic track after classic track.
It is rare for an album to have nothing but great songs on it. Morphine's second album, however, does exactly this. The tracks of "Cure For Pain" are in exactly the right order, but were any to be swtiched, the tracks would still be in exactly the right order. The album often switches between sadder and more bluesy tracks and upbeat jazzy (but still bluesy) tracks ("Candy", followed by "A Head With Wings"). The chemistry between the band is remarkable. The drums drive the music in conjunction with Mark Sandman's smooth and groovy basslines. On top of that, Dana Colley's gravelly sax parts drive the music along with the bass but also play some great melodies with excellent solos in the majority of tracks. Most of all, Mark Sandman's deep and smooth vocals give the songs their feel and make the album truly great. "Cure For Pain" is arguably Morphine's best record, which says a lot. A classic album, filled with classic tracks, "Cure For Pain" is simply a must own.