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| | Morphine: The Best of Morphine 1992-1995 - PopMatters Music Review |
 | | Yet this Boston trio, who dubbed themselves Morphine, managed to create a sound all their own over the 10 years they were together, fusing rock, jazz, and soul like no other band before or since. |
 | | As much as fans loved Morphine back in the '90s, their albums, aside from 1993's stellar Cure For Pain, sometimes sounded a bit spotty, but they were never short of great moments, so a best-of compilation really works well in Morphine's case, giving us a solid hour's worth of great music. |
 | | Their signature tune, "Buena", is a no-brainer choice, as the band perfectly executes the bass-sax-drums formula, while the deceptively gorgeous "Cure For Pain" actually delves into R&B, possessing a real pop hook in its melody, as well as some Motown-style sax playing by Colley. |
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