I have owned this disc since it came out and it never gets old. Admittedly it doesn't make its way into the player quite as much any more, but when it does these tunes always hit the spot. Morphine was a power trio of a different sort, a two string bass, a sax player, and a drummer. As a guitarist, not the type of band I would normally be interested in, but with a sound so bass heavy I couldn't resist. Songs like "Buena" and "Thursday" practically blew me out of the room when I first heard them, proving that Morphine could utilize elements of jazz and still rock hard in the age of grunge. Not to mention the haunting opening of "Dawna" and closing of "Miles Davis' Funeral" that bookend this disc. The clincher though was "In Spite Of Me", a totally atypical Morphine song steeped in reverb drenched mandolins and echo chamber vocals from vocalist Mark Sandman. I first heard this song while watching the darkly hilarious and excellent independent film "Spanking The Monkey", which turned me on to Morphine in the first place. I personally want this song played at my funeral: love the lyrics, love Sandman's voice, love the whole vibe. To me, it stands as one of the most perfect songs ever written. Mark Sandman's passing only makes the lyrics that much more poignant. I also love "Let's Take A Trip Together", a song that I doubt by its arrangement could have been about anything other than LSD. Overall, a wild, eclectic ride that I can't do without.