Natalie Merchant joined 10,000 Maniacs at age 17, and her eloquent, socially conscious songs drove that band and her subsequent solo projects to achieve great success. This long-awaited retrospective features beautiful BandW photos, an intro by Natalie herself, and 36 songs: Carnival * Don't Talk * Gun Shy * Hey Jack Kerouac * Jezebel * Like the Weather * Ophelia * Verdi Cries * What's the Matter Here? * more.