Seasoned Rod Steart collectors may have this material on several other sets already. But for a new or casual collector this is a great sampling of Rod's material before he made the move to Warner and began to make dramatic (and in many peoples minds, unfortunate) shifts in his musical taste.
It includes all the big early solo hits - Reason to Believe, Maggie May, You Wear It Well, along with a wealth of other great album tracks. It isn't as comprehensive as the 3-CD Reason to Believe box set, but has the early tracks that all but the most devoted Stewart fans will want to have. This set does not include any Faces material (ex. Stay With Me), but then you can get The Best of Faces: Good Boys When They're Asleep or download a few appropriate MP3s for that.
If your looking for later "Pop Icon" Stewart staples such as Tonight's the Night, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Hot Legs, and Forever Young there are other CDs to get. But for the "Rock Icon" Stewart the Gold collection is top notch.