Was it Bubblegum? Glam? Hard rock? A singles band in an album era, Sweet played pop melodies throughout the Seventies with such joy and malevolence that the English quartet typically confounded critics in the U.S., where much of their catalog went unreleased: For every glam–tastic American hit like "Ballroom Blitz" there were equally catchy U.K. protopunk smashes like "Teenage Rampage" that suggested the Who covering the Archies via a phalanx of violent guitars, vicious drums and castrato–high harmonies. This two–disc, 32–track collection traces the group's evolution from Latin–esque froth to metallic ferocity, definitively proving that Sweet were the glitter gang Def Leppard always wanted to be.