The first 5 songs on this CD are rock perfection - stellar blasts of hyper-energetic music, all firmly branded with the Jane's Addiction imprint through Perry Farrell's one-of-a-kind voice and Dave Navarro's manic guitar playing. Unfortunately the next three songs get bogged down in the band's pretentions; there is nothing wrong with a 10-minute song in theory but it has to have a reason for being that long and Three Days just becomes boring, grating, and self-indulgent after an admittedly beautiful beginning. The album does end on a stellar note, however, with the gorgeous and poignant Classic Girl. You know for us, these are the days...