The musical selection I want to recommend to you is not new, nor is it the greatest musical release. It's a compilation of major tracks, kind of like a "Greatest Hits" on steroids, from the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers called Playback.

I grew up listening to Tom Petty, Phil Collins, Brooks and Dunn, Garth Brooks and other late '80s music behemoths. I had Full Moon Fever and their Greatest Hits collection (ironically their greatest selling album), but never got a chance to listen to most of their music. I found Playback on Amazon at a reasonable price and even though it's old music, it's definitely a must-have for Petty fans.

This collection boasts a 6-CD (yes, Compat Disc) set with 92 tracks, ranging from Petty's immortal "Free Falling" to his lesser known "Mary Jane's Last Dance". It also includes a couple tracks featuring his pre- and post-Heartbreakers band, Mudcrutch. The discs seem to have themes, but I can't really make out what they are, but it really doesn't matter, since I ripped the tracks to my computer so I can shuffle them.

I know CDs are falling by the wayside, as are box collector's editions, but I still found this vital to keeping in touch with my roots.