Title: A delightfully melancholy journey
Product review: This "best of" album nicely showcases Browne's progression through the years, from his highly personal early work through his more outwardly focused and often political music. Overall, I enjoyed the album, because the song choices often coincided with my favorites from particular albums. For example, "Sky Blue and Black" and "The Barricades of Heaven" are the two best from their respective albums. It is a shame, though, that music does not seem to have been chosen this way consistently; some, like "Running on Empty" and "Somebody's Baby" (while, granted, good songs) seem to have been included more for recognizability than artistry and stick out oddly among the more pensive-sounding tunes that populate this recording. One caveat: Jackson's best work is excellent, but often his best work is also wrenchingly melancholy. This makes it hard to sit down and listen to "The Next Voice You Hear" at a stretch without sinking into a deep melancholia yourself. Be warned!
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