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But at its best, and that is often (at least through the mid-'60s), this set presents one of the primal forces in rock & roll. The sessionography is very detailed and pretty cool, and the notes are among the better biographical accounts of life and career -- oh, and there are lots of pictures of and re-created throughout the set. There are problems with the mastering, however -- momentary gaps exist in one or two songs, and the sound quality in certain places, such as the live material, leaves something to be desired. Additionally, the collection gives the listener a chance to see how explored different variations on his sound, adapting it to doo wop, folk, and even calypso, all of which worked better than one would have expected, plus soul and funk, which didn't. The highlights (which would be far more costly to find on vinyl today) include 'Bo Meets the Monster,' his catchy (and very funny) answer to 'Purple People Eater'; 'Here 'Tis,' which became famous when covered by, but only really comes to life in the hands of the originator; the comical 'Bucket,' 'Lazy Woman,' and 'Run Diddley Daddy'; the rousing, slashing 'Puttentang'; the side-splittingly funny biographical song 'All Together,' a sort of sequel to 'The Story of Bo Diddley'; the complete album, and a handful of demos from the late 1960 sessions that yielded tracks for the album. Skip james hard time killing floor blues rar.

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Learning standard: Comprehending and evaluating the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations.

Grade Level: Middle grades and up.

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