Brian Kennedy is such a gifted performer: His voice is simply unlike anyone else's, with its grace, soul and sensitivity. He's also got outstanding taste, both in original material and the songs he chooses to cover. This two-disc set includes tracks from both "The Great War of Words" and "A Better Man," plus "Sweetmouth," the album that featured a group consisting of Brian and Mark Nevin. There's not a bad track here -- pay particular attention to Brian's playful reading of John Lennon's "Intuition" and the joyful "Put the Message in the Box." The only drawback: One wishes that the compilers of the discs chose more of Brian's obscure material, such as B sides, unreleased tracks, etc. Otherwise, it's hard to find fault with this collection, especially as it includes liner notes from Brian himself. Let's hope there's a volume two somewhere down the line.