Rolling Stone (12/9/99, p.75) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...an odds-and-ends compilation for committed fans....[It] covers most of the obvious career high points...it's also [filled] with esoterica: more than a dozen B sides, unreleased tracks and rarities..."

Entertainment Weekly (12/17/99, p.86) - "...makes clear that while their music sometimes followed trends, more often it set them....startlingly consistent....demonstrates their greatest, most infectious quality - that they have unbridled creativity down to a science." - Rating: A+

Q (1/00, pp.130-1) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...sneakily rewrites history...offering clues as to why this group are admired, respected and enjoyed..."

Uncut (1/02, p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...All this is necessary, the upshot of the Beasties' untamed, undiminished exuberance which has enabled them to splice together some of the best, most infectious and unlikeliest of sounds of the past two decades..."

Alternative Press (2/00, p.76) - 4 out of 5 - "...an essential part of any collection....[It] does an admirable job of representing every facet of the Beasties' oeuvre..."

Muzik (1/00, p.106) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...arrives in your CD player like a cluster bomb in a toy shop....high on the yelp-rap that has remained a constant thrill throughout their career....pretty much brilliant all the way..."

Mojo (Publisher) (1/00, pp.90-2) - "...it's their sheer eclectic scope which impresses here, particularly on the many unreleased outakes, rarities and new tracks..."