There's little question that the double-disc collection is comprehensive, since it contains the entirety of the band's first three albums plus a bevy of rarities, including six songs from , two cuts from , two tracks from , the non-LP single and originally released on the 1988 collection . That pretty much covers everything they cut during those four years. Since were truly great while was in the band -- once he left, they were still solid, thanks to -- this may border on overkill for some listeners, especially since the years are covered expertly by , which contained all but one song from , plus the best songs from and rarities and highlights from posthumous releases. For neophytes, that's a better bet, yet the converted will find this quite nice. Apart from which rarely shows up on collections, there aren't any revelations or even new songs, but there are nice liner notes, great outtakes from the photo shoot for , and exquisite remastered sound. And, for fanatics, the -led may seem like a new record, too, since they may have previously overlooked it. So, diehards get all the material in one place, while neophytes with a serious attention span will be introduced to one of the great bands of the last 25 years of the 20th century -- and, yes, that means it qualifies as definitive. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine