A mere 12 years after , volume two (with given as the dominant title) appeared to mop up odds and ends that hadn't appeared on the first anthology of material by the early band . As you might expect from a band that recorded infrequently and sporadically, there's a ragtag feel to this compilation. Ten of the 16 tracks, indeed, were previously unreleased; also tacked on are the late-'70s singles and (the B-side of a 1979 single), (from ' 1981 LP), and two songs from the 1990 LP . Although the material spans a dozen years (with a big gap between 1982 and 1988), the sound actually doesn't change much. It's straightforward ominous snarling , not quite hardcore but getting there, not too big on melody but not one-chord thrash either. A bit of experimental creeps into ' instrumentals and some revivalism into the 1980 live-in-the-studio covers of 's It's the late-'70s material that fans will probably be most hungry for, though, including not just the singles, but also a live 1978 track and two slightly crudely recorded 1977 live-in-the-studio numbers. Those are the freshest-sounding cuts on the set, sounding a little like a gallows in its sardonicism, though it all seems a lot less shocking and novel than it did back in the day. ~ Richie Unterberger