When I first purchased this album, I was just going into high school. I did not think too much of it then, considering I was addicted to the group's previous hits like 'Always on My Mind,' Oppurtunities,' and 'West End Girls.' Their sound matured as my taste did not. In my first year of college, I relistened to the album on a rainy day and fell in love with it. It is, in general, their darkest album, dealing with issues(AIDS, death) many people would rather not acknowledge. However, Neil's voice is so bitterly soulful in these songs and Chris Lowe's keyboarding is an audio masterpiece, one cannot help but enjoy them.'My October Symphony,' a personal favorite, is loaded with allusions to the Russian Oktober Revolution, and contains a string quartet. Interestingly enough, this song was the inspiration for Guns 'n' Roses 'November Rain.'This is, in my opinion, their best album.