Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection
Anyone who can string together outcast clichés and make them as fresh and exciting as the songs that adornAin't Ever Satisfiedhas earned esteem. The anthology is really 1993'sEssential Steve Earleplus 15 additional tracks, including live covers of "State Trooper," "Dead Flowers," and "She's About a Mover." The earlier best-of will suffice, if you can still find it, but the 2 CD updating is by no means a stretch.--Steven Stolder