I barely took this CD out of my player for the next week or so. I also figured that if there was a compilation from 1990-2000, there HAD to be one from 1980-1990, hopefully also with a B-Sides disc. There was and I HAD to have it. I didn't even bother to order it online, I ran to the local Newbury Comics and found it. I was impressed with this one, too. Not AS impressed, since I was more familiar with the songs on it but still damn impressed. The real bonus to that one was the fact that I finally have a decent copy of the only U2 song I retained a love for, "Sunday, Bloody Sunday."

I'm not sure how I could have judged these songs so harshly and pull such a 180 degree turn of opinion on them, but I'm going with it. These are absolutely brilliant songs, put together in absolutely brilliant packages. The inclusion of the B-Sides discs is a stroke of genius to me. I love finding the obscure, rarer songs by any artist, since that's usually where their "artsy" or "experimental" side come out and these are no exception to that rule. Since I was not a huge fan before I got these, I don't have many criticisms on what was and what wasn't included on the compilations. I've seen rabid U2 fans pick apart the packages online. I only agree that they should have included more than a "hidden" version of "October" from that album. I'm not familiar enough with each album to say what should have been included. I know they included just the right songs for me, since these CD's really impressed me. In the linear notes, they should have included where each song was originally released, though. It might be because I haven't checked out everything they've released that I'm not familiar, but it would be nice to know what single each B-side was from, what album the original version of the remixes were on and what album each song was from.

Although, I doubt this will prompt me to run out and buy everything they've ever released, these two discs will get a whole lot of play. I haven't stopped listening to these yet and I highly recommend them to anyone. My father in-law stated it the best, "I knew you'd come around eventually."