Rating: 
Summary: A neat idea gone very wrong.
Review: Remarkably, less than 80 minutes of material on each disk. Beyond that, the video choices are highly debatable, which could be fun but winds up being frustrating since MTV's choices are so questionable so often. (The Pop DVD is especially awful - "Tubthumping"????; the Rock DVD is closest to worthwhile.)Save your ... and videotape the "Buggles to Bizkit" special - a much better retrospective that MTV is likely to eventually repackage and sell anyway.
Rating: 
Summary: Not perfect, but a great way to archive some classic videos
Review: Whether or not you should buy this is really determined by your gut reaction to the concept. If the thought of owning some of your favorite videos from years past puts a smile on your face, go buy this immediately. If you hem and haw, or are unsure, pass it up. Unless you can think of a few videos on each disc that you would love to own, you are probably better off just buying your favorite disc, as the bonus DVD is rather sparse. The videos in general are in great quality (the more recent ones look pristine), and the sound quality is fine. The little video interviews are completely forgettable however, and the 'bonus' disc really could have used some more fleshing out. DVD is really the ideal medium for video retrospectives like this because you can skip past the ones you don't like in the blink of an eye. My one beef with the set is that you are left wondering why they didn't fill these discs up a bit more. DVDs can certainly fit more than 15 or so videos per disc, and it gets you to thinking about what deserving bands got snubbed by this retrospective.
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