by Jim Brenholts
It is probably difficult to gather a "best of" set when the discography is, at best, suspect. Christopher Franke chose 18 tracks for Epic. Two tracks are unreleased and the others are from nine of his solo discs. Only two of the tracks are from his better efforts. The unreleased tracks were unreleased for good reason -- they lack merit. That translates to 15 below average tracks from seven below average CD's. It does not shape up to be a winner and it is not. Franke seems lost and confused. There is little substance and no consistency. This CD, even at cut-out rates, is not a worthy purchase.