Title: Cut 'em a break
Product review: OK, Thyrty is no Gold & Platinum, but I've gotta stick up for the decision to include the demo tracks, especially "Need All My Friends to Talk To", which has gotten an unfair trashing here. It's a really lovely little piece of simple vocals and guitar/bass, and if you listen to it carefully, you can hear the building blocks for 3 different later hits: "Comin' Home", "Down South Jukin'", and even "Free Bird". Say what you will about late CD compilations but I really love the trend towards including demo tracks. Just like DVD extras, some of them are terrible, but some of them are a really interesting, rawbone glimpse into what the band was gonna become.
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