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1. Lilah	Listen
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3. I Know You	Listen
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6. Like Swimming	Listen
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Description
Morphine is a textbook example of just how far the definition of alternative rock can be stretched. A casual listen to radio or peek at the charts in the post-Nirvana world would lead one to believe that the parameters of modern rock lie somewhere between Live and Bush, with little variation from the jackhammer-guitar-and-angst-ridden-vocals formula allowed. But vocalist/two-string "slide" bassist Mark Sandman and his unconvential trio are the photographic negative of the Nirvanawannabe legions.
Sandman's low, breathy vocals and elastic basslines combine with Dana Colley's impossibly low sax grunts and Billy Conway's syncopated, jazzy drumming to create a sound that makes Spinal Tap's infamous "Big Bottom" seem positively tinny. Throughout LIKE SWIMMING the band pursues a jazzy, understated groove that is sinuous, sensual and downright slippery. Lyrics use simplicity and humor to good effect, and exist largely to set the mood for the tunes' angular, minor-key riffs. The liquid flow of Morphine's songsmakes listening to the band's fourth album feel very much LIKE SWIMMING.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: do you feel like swimming?, 11 Dec 2000 By  noasis (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews This review is from: Like Swimming (Audio CD) that was the first album that i bought by morphine and i really liked their sound. they don't use a lead guitar and you certainly don't miss it. lots of sax and bass guitar..-you can feel the music going under your skin. "hanging on a curtain" and "empty box" are my favourite on this album. although it is the whole album which makes it for you. i think the best way to describe their sound is again to let them speak: "half in the shadows, half in the husky moonlight, half insane, just a sound in the night" (from "empty box") after this album i would recommend "yes".  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews