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Unfair it was overly the Jayhawks' lustre seemed to fade a miniscule in on most every approval album, much as the reputation of this alt-country friend and contemporary, Jeff Tweedy of Uncle Tupelo and later Wilco, was burnished. Unlike Tweedy, of course, the Jayhawks chose to carry on in one spot, refining this music until it was as soft and warm and comfortable as a favourite cardigan - never an attractive prospect for novelty seekers. The 20 tracks on such a primarily best-of, however, new a firm situation for the Minneapolis commission making one of the wonderful undervalued bands of the 90s. They survived the departure of one of the two key songwriters, Mark Olsen, halfway over such a six-album career, and still thrived: even of the better music - the bitter powerpop of Big Star, bemoaning the lack of success; the gorgeous planet rock of Angelyne - comes according to the closing 3 albums. Fans can get a deluxe edition of their best-of, amongst a DVD and a rarities disc, but the right junk is on the one-CD version, and it is very, truly wonderful indeed.