I cannot say enough good things about this group and their Greatest Hits album. Just when I think I know their music well, they continue to evolve and grow to levels that totally amaze me. Aaron Lewis' voice is without a doubt one of the best in rock music ever. His talents as a singer and song writer are totally mesmerizing and combined with the instrumentals, the sound is both haunting and intensely beautiful. Anyone thinking of purchasing this album should do so. Their music will be around forever.

This is a special message for Staind, not its fans. Dear Staind, I alwayse thought you were a average modern day band. Singing about sad stuff, and crying. But once I heard you covered TOOL, I threw my stereo across the room in rage. The fact that you took a very good Prog metal song and turned it into a slow, depressing song disgusts me. I think I speak for all the metal heads out there when I say Leave our Music alone. Just because you wish you could make music like that doenst mean you should cover it! If this message makes you teary eyed, go home and cry to your mommy then. If you cant play like the big boys then dont play at all!

This CD is perfect for any Staind fan as well as anyone that just likes great music. A decade of favorites and some excellent acoustic tracks from the Hiro Ballroom are included in this collection making this disc an enjoyable experience from beginning to end. I say it is a must have and I encourage anyone to pick it up.

I am a bit older(a classic rock fan before we knew it was going to be classic). When I purchase music from most of the nineties bands that I am only aquainted with from radio etc. I prefer to buy a greatest hits and delve into the albums proper if I am impressed with what I hear. This is one of those times. I am not going to make the usual comparisons to other bands or scratch my head over why a collection like this is issued by record companies or the like. I just like the music and that is what we listen to it for.

This greatest hits really does do a good job on covering the span of Staind's career, getting some of the radio single hits, and utilizing most of the CD (16 tracks, mine has 18 with 2 bonus tracks from a chain store). This has all the hits like mudshovel, home, epiphany, outside, ect...but adds bonuses like Comfortably Numb (pink floyd cover, Sober (tool cover), schizophrenic conversations, and Nutshell (Alice in Chains cover). I can't give it five stars because it doesn't have songs like JUST GO on it, or a few of the others. Worth picking up, especially for a new fan. Old fans will enjoy it to, cause of the rarer acoustic stuff.

When I saw that Staind was releasing a compilation CD of their big hits throughout the past decade, I knew I had to have it. I love this CD. I'm a little disappointed that "Home" and "Fade" were left off the CD, though. Still, Aaron Lewis live...you can't get much better than that. A great buy for any Staind fan.