overall this very best off is fairly complete. however i have two good things to say and two bad things. the good things are 1) the three previously unreleased tracks are good "up for breakfast being a great future classic van halen song" (too bad sammy is not there anymore and they did not have time to siung this song in concerts or else it would have been a classic. 2) the way the cd is laid out. first on david lee roth tune then one sammy hagar tune. this is nice. the two bad things are 1) the way the track finish what you started ends in a terrible and abrupt way. the first time i heard it i thought my cd player was on the brink. 2) the three live songs at the end of disc to are totally useless. these three songs is what made me give a four star review instead of a five. why so? because who ever made this greatest hits list left out one crucial song from the balance album called "don't tell me what love can do" probably one of sammy hagar era's best songs. and plus they could have put a few more tracks from david lee roth era which are worth thier weight in this list.

If you want the best van halen CD get this one I got it and it's so good that I can't get my ears off the speakers when it's played even when it's over and I have to take it out of the CD payer 'cause if I keep playing it the CD catches fire I put the discs on my ears to keep listening, that good it is.

Look, I'll make this review quick. This isn't anywhere near a definitive Van Halen collection. Where are 'Somebody Get Me a Doctor!!,' 'Atomic Punk,' 'Ice Cream Man,' 'Cabo Wabo,' '5150,' 'Ballot or the Bullet,' and 'Can't Get This Stuff No More,' among countless others? Look, what's here is great, and the new-for-2004 tracks are great, featuring the Red Rocker in fine voice. But it just isn't enough to give this compilation high marks. There's so much missing, and the sound quality isn't that great either. It's a bit compressed. If you are a Van Halen collector, get this for the new songs, as they are quite good, and if you are an easily-pleased casual fan who wants the radio hits and nothing but, this also might be worth checking out. Otherwise, just wait a few years for Eddie and company to dig into the vaults and release the definitive Van Halen compilation, because I can almost guarantee you, that will happen one day soon. This can be skipped.

Was purchased for my friend and she was extremely excited to get it and she was very happy with the price. In addition she said she was ordering one for a friend who also loved Van Hanlen. She also was excited to get it.