Unzipped (Deluxe Edition)(2CD)

The acoustic demos alone are worth the price of this 2CD set — hearing these songs stripped down before they got the full studio treatment is fascinating. The live concert videos included on the deluxe edition are a nice bonus I didn't expect.

Twenty years of acoustic material and it actually holds together as a listen, not just a cash-in. The concert videos included on the set are a nice bonus I wasn't expecting. Disc one's live cuts have a warmth the studio versions never quite matched.

The acoustic demos on disc two are the real draw here — rough, unpolished takes that sound like the songs were still being figured out. Nice to finally have those live concert videos collected in one place instead of scattered across random bootlegs.