When I was an 11-year-old punk kid getting into real music for the first time, Pearl Jam was one of the first bands I truly got interested in (thanks to the help of my hip older sister). Ever since they exploded with the hair-band-killing grunge phase way back in 1992 (alongside other Seattle bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees, etc.), they went on to become one of the biggest bands in the alternative genre, and also one of the last big ones to remain together. This double-disc set pretty much contains all of the hits with the harder ones on the first disc, and the slower (and sometimes boring) ones on the second disc. The first disc includes the obvious rocking hits that we all know and love from their early and mid 90's prime. It's got the hits from the classic "Ten," ("Once," "Alive," "Even Flow," and my personal favorite, "Jeremy,") the hits from the harsher, more complex "Vs.", (the paranoid "Go," the scathing "Animal," and the pounding "Rearviewmirror") and the hits from the weird-but-still-great "Vitalogy," (the no-holds-barred "Spin the Black Circle," the dramatic "Corduroy," and the super-angry "Not For You"). After their first three albums, the band kind of went downhill musically, but one can't blame them for continuing to churn out the records. Therefore, "No Code's" effortless-sounding "Hail, Hail," "Yield's" ridiculous "Do the Evolution" and "Riot Act's" boring "Save You" are also included on the disc. However, the hard-to-find, amazing song "I Got Id" is included as well.

On the second disc you've got "Ten's" saddening "Black," "Daughter" and "Elderly Woman" from "Vs." and "Vitalogy's" "Immortality," "Nothingman," and "Better Man," which is a tune that I thought always sounded a bit too happy and cheery for Pearl Jam's style. This second disc goes downhill after that with easily forgettable tracks from "No Code," "Yield," "Binaural," and "Riot Act," but their cover of the 50's novelty hit "Last Kiss," and the widely-known classic "Yellow Ledbetter" (found only on the "Jeremy" single) are included to make up for it all. Even though this double-disc set may contain a few misses, the great memorable hits are here and are reason enough for this greatest hits package to be a must for a newer generation to feast their ears upon. It not only contains some of the greatest music of the 90's, but it makes one remember why PJ changed the face of alternative rock during their heyday.