Nevertheless, _The Lost Tracks of Danzig_ proves an uneven listen -- at least half of the time. That much should be a given, really, seeing as how this retrospective takes us as far back as _Danzig 1_. Yet even so, we shouldn't really have to be subjected to such banal drivel as "Cold, Cold Rain", or a cringe-inducing cover of T-Rex's "Buick McKane". The off-cuts from Glen's mid-life crisis album (_Blackacidevil_, just in case there was any need to speculate) fare even worse, with "Warlock" regurgitating the lead riff to "Mother" against a fuzzed-up backdrop that has disaster written all over it.

Sift through the detritus and there are also quite a few gems to uncover. "Crawl Across Your Killing Floor" finds Danzig in full-blown singer / songwriter mode, refried in Black Sabbath and Led Zepplin's classic rock tradition, and as haunting and poignant as anything to be found in the Evil Elvis' impressive canon. Elsewhere, superb covers of David Bowie's "Cat People" and particularly The Germs' "Caught in My Eye" more than recompense for the aforementioned T-Rex faux pas. Even an uncharacteristically playful "I Know Your Lie" packs a punch hard enough to send your spleen to another continent.

With the prospect of another Danzig full-length becoming more of an uncertainty with every passing day, for fans of the man this is just about as good as it's going to get for a while.