Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Only a Box Set will due justice

It's simply too difficult to find any 16-18 tracks and call it "Best of REM", a subjective exercise that is sure to disappoint long time fans (no IRS material) and fall short of expectations for the newbies (not enough radio-friendly fluff).That caveat aside, this is an excellent compilation, if only because "Bad Day", "Animal" and the outstanding "The Great Beyond" - all non-CD tracks - are here. Choosing the rest is like selecting your favorite sister / brother. Sure, I could have done without "Stand", "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite", and "Imitation of Life" (fluff) and would have substituted "Me in Honey", "The Apologist", and "She Just Wants To Be". True fans could rage on this debate for days.A real bonus is the liner notes, written by Peter Buck. Great insight into how these tracks came together.A 5-6 CD box set will be the only means by which to due the band's legacy justice.