Morphine
Like Swimming
[Dreamworks]
Rating: 4.0
Morphine. Like a dog eternally chasing
its own tail. I mean, Morphine's debut,
Good was, regardless of what
the album title says, fucking awesome.
No one had ever heard anything like it
before. What an original sound. Cure
For Pain, the follow-up, was exactly
that. Feeling down? Pop in some Morphine.
Sure it sounds a lot like Good, but
who's listening? Unfortunately, by the
band's third release, Yes, they
were quickly becoming a No. And the weird
stuff on side two was just plain bad.
By this, their fourth record, the world
collectively puts its head down and
goes to sleep.
It's not really that the quality of the
songs have deteriorated, it's just that it
all sounds the same. They desperately need
to alter their sound, and if they have to
break up to do it, I don't think anyone's
gonna care. In fact, after four identical
records, it's about time, 'cause Morphine is
like, drowning.
It's the perfect time, too. They haven't
lost all their cool yet. There's still hope.
So if they break up and all start new bands,
they still have prestige. Of course, it's
really about what you want to do musically,
and if Morphine are content with their sound,
I guess that's okay. But like a famous guy
once said, "No one wants to hear that song
again."
-Ryan Schreiber