For those who have encountered in the sets of , the wild posturing of early , or on compilations or her comeback during the early part of the 21st century, this is a compilation made in heaven -- or hell if you are simply a fan of her later records. assembled a whopping serving of tracks and put them on a single disc. Her first-ever original is here, as well as her politically incorrect but oh-so- damned-fine version of ' and the burning honesty of 's Her version of is arguably the definitive one. Her readings of and are genuine scorchers. There is nary a cut in this batch that won't inspire worship at the altar of the Almighty . ~ Thom Jurek