A story so far collection for those who do not know the whole story of Zakk Wylde's non-Ozzy output.

The CD even gives a glimpse of Zakk's pre-BLS output in the form of a track from Pride & Glory (an album I can highly recomend) and something from his excellent acoustic album 'Book of Shadows'.

We then get into the meat & potatoes of BLS impressive output including the impressive title track to 'Blessed Hellride', 'Sold My Soul', 'Stronger than Death' and other highlights.

If you already have all of BLS' stuff there is little to interest you here, save for maybe the second CD with 7 covers (inc: Neil Young, the Black Sabbath and Megadeth with enhanced features and videos). However if you do not know BLS or Zakk's non-Ozzy output then I would highly recommend this collection.

It is a perfect CD for a long journey anywhere. While not everything is top drawer stuff; the overall collection is a very good representation of the man and the band. Love or love the man; he does crank out some damn good redneck metal

****

Review by Marty Dodge

***** Out of this world | **** Pretty damn fine |
*** OK, approach with caution unless you are a fan |
** Instant bargain bin fodder | * Ugly. Just ugly