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Im glad he did this. Im satisfied. now when is 3 and 4 coming out??? - Review written on July 19, 2006
Rating: 4 out of 5
6 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.
Well first of all i liked Bob's first collection back in 94 but i like this one too. I wish he would have released tis earlier though, because hits like Shakedown and Shame on the moon should have already been on the first Greatest Hits. And im glad he put Understanding on there. As well as the new stuff. But there is still a lot missing from both of he cds. This is where the new Seger collections come in.
Well if you havent noticed, Bob Seger's first album isnt Beautiful Loser, thats just his breakthrough record. Theres a lot of older records that deserve to be remastered or atleast have a couple of the best songs on them released on a Greatest Hits record cuz bob was popular back then too believe it or not. Just listen to Live Bullet. In fact, Turn the Page and Let it rock are true seger classics and the original versions need to see the light of day once again. As well as Neon Sky. One of Seger's biggest hits and if you havent heard this song yet raise your hands! wow i see a lot of hands im sure, because that song probably hasnt been played on the radio in over 10 years!!! Also, whatever happened to Bob Seger System? You know, Lucifer and RGM are true Seger classics as well as Leaning on my Dream. You cant leave those out! As you can see the past Seger records have been awesome. No doubt about it, but i think he needs to put Feel like a number and Betty Lou at least on a hits album.
A welcome addition to "Greatest Hits" - Review written on June 05, 2005
Rating: 4 out of 5
11 customers found this review helpful.
A nice companion volume to Bob Seger's original Greatest Hits album from 1994, "Greatest Hits 2" not only focuses on Seger's latter-day material, it also goes a long way towards making up for the fact that "Greatest Hits" featured more ballads and less rock n'roll than the average Bob Seger concert by including grinding rockers like "Katmandu", "Rock And Roll Never Forgets" and "The Fire Down Below".
There are ballads here too, though, and it's a good thing that there is, because the title track from Seger's "Beautiful Loser" album is one of his best slow songs.
And among the lesser-known songs are the two latter-day sides "Manhattan" and "New Coat of Paint", as well as the brand-new cuts "Satisfied" and "Tomorrow", two hard-rocking songs that are some of his best music in years.
It is a shame that "Greatest Hits 2", like its predecessor, ignores Bob Seger's early Cameo/Parkway singles and his first several LPs as well. But it is still a fine addition to "Greatest Hits", even if Seger's two live albums remain the best introduction to his music.
Supplemental Seger - Review written on January 17, 2005
Rating: 3 out of 5
21 customers found this review helpful, 10 did not.
Sometimes, when Greatest hits record seem to come out, they either hit the nail on the head, or they flop right out of the gates with a lackluster compilation. That does sometimes happen to so many quality artists, in all the wrong compilations. There are very few deserving acts from the 70's that have had that happen to, especially Bob Seger. His first Greatest Hits package from 1994 really made a massive smash in record sales the past few years, nearly doubling in record sales from the original release. Now that a sequel was issued, a feeling of the success could be enhanced quite a bit.
Bob Seger Greatest Hits 2, is a compilation consisting of 16 tracks, including some well recognized tracks never before released on any Bob Seger collection. The songs here on this volume are mixed, compared to the previous hits collection. There are some well known recognized tracks incluidng the soulful Shame On The Moon, the classic track Beautiful Loser, Shakedown from Beverly Hills Cop II, Manhattan, and other tracks. The album includes two never before released tracks: Satisfied & Tomorrow. The new tracks really lost a bit of the shine that really held down quite well for other tracks. The album does also rely on lesser known songs Seger performed like New Coat Of Paint, Her Strut, and his collaboration with Martina McBride on Chances Are from Hope Floats, instead of recognizing live materialand better realized songs.
All in all, Bob Seger Greatest Hits volume 2 fairs well for some who enjoyed the previous hits collection, but other people might not really feel well interested in this collection. The only way to understand this from the Silver Bullet from Detroit, is to listen to this collection and see. If not, just stick to the 1994 Greatest Hits collection only.
Album Cover: B-
Rematsering: B+
Price: B-
Collection of Songs: C-
Overall: C
Finallllly get a second collection of hits - Review written on December 21, 2004
Rating: 5 out of 5
7 customers found this review helpful.
We finally get more Seger on a greatest hits C.D. Most of these songs are his lesser known hits, with a couple of exceptions. I'm not nearly as famliar with these songs, so no individual reviews on these.
Songs like Understanding, Katmandu, Her Strut, Sunspot Baby, Fire Lake, and Rock And Roll Never Forgets have never gotten their due. They're all great songs by a great artist and it's just so nice to see them on one C.D.
Also included on this are The Fire Down Below, Beautiful Loser, Shame On The Moon, Shakedown(From Beverly Hills Cop II), and more. This includes a duet with Martina Mcbride "Chances are" from the movie Hope Floats.
He includes three new previously unreleased songs. The previously mentioned Shakedown which was originally on the soundtrack from the Eddie Murphy vehicle, Chances Are, and Understanding.
Seger, like I said in my review of the first greatest hits, sings songs that move you. He's written a lot of songs that many people can symbolize with. American hits from a Michigan artist. People seem to under-appreciate Seger. That is a shame. HE's a great artist with a great sound. Great music, lyrics, and messages. Just sit back and listen to his music and you will not be disappointed.
Well worth the money. Don't listen to the nay-sayers. Get IT!
THE BEAUTIFUL LOSER MAKES GOOD - Review written on July 06, 2004
Rating: 4 out of 5
9 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.
As with his first collection of Greatest Hits, I find myself thinking that this album just does not do Bob Seger justice. Yes, a lot of great stuff is here-but somehow the greatness of the man is missed.
Bob Seger is one of our own here in the Midwest. For years he toured extensively putting on one hell of a show; but he could not break out nationally. Then he came very close with BEAUTIFUL LOSER. Having got the scent of becoming known across the country in a big way, Seger then released LIVE BULLET and NIGHT MOVES. Suddenly Seger was the hot ticket with a deep back catalogue of records in the past. Several of those albums were cleaned up and re-released where an eager audience quickly snapped them up.
Unfortunately, Seger's last good album was LIKE A ROCK back in 1986. He released a few more albums that didn't quite hit it and then he went home to raise his children for a while. This collection seems to sew up some loose ends. Some of the remaining classic songs that were not on the first collection are presented here along with some non-album songs done for movies. Along with these are two new songs made especially for this collection.
Don't get me wrong: this is a very fine collection. If you don't know Bob Seger, then by all means get this CD along with his first GREATEST HITS. But if you want to get a better flavor of this great rock artist, I would recommend any of the following:
LIVE BULLET (1976)---Seger's first "live" album and in many regards his best.
NIGHT MOVES (1976)-The classic Bob Seger album of all time.
AGAINST THE WIND (1980)-Many overlook this album but it contains many of Seger's most memorable songs.
LIKE A ROCK (1986)-Seger's last great album. Really rocks. Remembered mostly for its title song but the rest of the album is just as good.
If you're like me, these four CDs will make you hunger for more and so you might end up getting the rest of Seger's CDs. If not, you still will have an excellent CD or two for your record collection. But maybe you're not that interested in getting that deep into the "ancient rock cannon". Short of getting an actual Bob Seger album, there is nothing wrong and everything right in getting this CD and the first GREATEST HITS. Bob will understand.
Helping round out first hits volume - Review written on July 01, 2004
Rating: 4 out of 5
3 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.
In an Amazon.com review I wrote a couple of years ago about Bob Seger's first "Greatest Hits" CD, I of course applauded the music there but lamented the fact that certain songs were missing. Specifically, here is what I said about songs I would like to see on a "volume 2":
"...For starters, I would like to see the movie songs "Understanding" and the # 1 "Shakedown" included, as they aren't anywhere else besides their respective sound tracks. As for other album songs, I'd like to see most if not all of the following: "Katmandu" (live version), "Travellin' Man", "Beautiful Loser", "Rock And Roll Never Forgets", "The Fire Down Below", "Feel Like A Number", "The Horizontal Bop", "Her Strut", "Fire Lake", "Let It Rock", "Even Now", "Shame On The Moon", "American Storm", and maybe even "The Real Love" and "Lock And Load" off of his two '90's albums of all new material...."
Based on this, how should I grade the actual volume 2 release? In all, 8 of the 17 songs I recommended in the version I specified are on this collection. Another "half a song" credit can go to the classic "Katmandu"; while I prefer the live version, at least it was put on here. So I guess you could say that in my opinion of two years ago they got it exactly half right (8 1/2 of 17 songs "requested" made it to this compilation).
In reality, much of the best of what I hoped for is here. First of all, I was foolish to leave the tracks "Sunspot Baby" and the live "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" off of my list two years ago--they are both great tracks included on this collection. The two movie songs I mentioned, plus a third relatively recent one that I didn't even know about ("Chances Are"--a nice, if generic, duet pop ballad), are here. I was really happy to see rockers like "The Fire Down Below", "Her Strut", and of course "Rock And Roll Never Forgets" included. "Beautiful Loser" is a worthy classic from right before Bob became really big on the pop charts. "Shame On The Moon" and "Fire Lake" are great top 10 hits to include. The later material is misrepresented, as "New Coat Of Paint" and "Manhattan" should be replaced with "The Real Love" and "Lock And Load" off of the two 1990's albums the former tracks were taken from (as stated in my review of two years ago). The two new tracks at the end, "Satisifed" and "Tomorrow" are both surprisingly solid rock tracks--not ballads, proving that Bob may still have a bit of rock left in him.
If you have volume 1, get this for a more complete picture of the legendary Bob Seger. It's not perfect, but--as at least one other reviewer said--what compilation is for someone with this long a career? Enjoy it for what it is--and if you need more Bob buy his old original albums. Most if not all of his material is highly recommended for true classic rock fans. This collection is recommended to "round out" the first Greatest Hits CD. Throw in a video for the classic "Turn The Page" on the enhanced CD, and my overall grade of this album is actually closer to 4 1/2 stars.
OK, Bob.... - Review written on March 26, 2004
Rating: 4 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 4 did not.
I never really dug Bob's "blue collar" mentality, but his Silver Bullet Band truly WAS hot as a jumper cable at a Georgia funeral. And I was able to tune out his "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" stuff when I started (huh-huh-huh) "going out dancing" every weekend in '78-'79; that song "The Fire Down Below"....well, let's just say, the song could be interpreted more than ONE way (wherever you are, Doreen, you were absolutely the BEST). And I'm babbling, but that's OK, because I purchased "Bob's Best Vol. I" for all those songs that had, indeed, ignited the fire down below. And the finest two songs that Bob had ever written (well, for Rock and Rollers like me), "Fire Down Below," and "Her Strut" just.....weren't there. I swapped the cd for a used copy of "Night Moves." Ah, but just a couple of months ago, somebody at Capitol or whoever must've received some "feedback" or something, because here's Vol. 2 - and those coveted two songs are #2 and #3! Maybe "Rock and Roll really doesn't ever forget!
Still waiting... - Review written on February 25, 2004
Rating: 3 out of 5
16 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.
Anyone who ever turned on a rock/pop radio station during the 70's or 80's surely needs no convincing to buy (or not) music from Bob Seger. So this commentary is about the purpose of this particular CD, not the relative merits of the music it contains. With that being said, just what do we have here in this Seger compilation and how have we arrived here? Probably, in an effort to keep up sales of the individual albums on CD, a greatest hits collection for Bob Seger didn't appear until 1994. And when it did finally appear, what a letdown it was. More than half of his top-10 tunes were missing, there were a paltry 14 tracks and several non-hit songs appeared instead of the many bona-fide hits Seger had during his long tenure on the charts. Now, along comes volume two of greatest hits which does fill in some of the gaps but still falls far short of what it should be. Three top-20 tunes are yet to be accounted for with an additional ten, incredibly, top-100 tunes not to be found while several non-charting tunes have somehow nuzzled their way into a supposedly "greatest hits" piece. How many more greatest hits volumes do we need to see and purchase before Seger's music gets compiled correctly? Giving credit where at least minimal credit is due, between these two greatest hits volumes you can gather up most of Seger's biggest tunes but for the casual collector these two pieces are sadly inadequate. For the more avid fan, there is little reason to purchase either of these if you already have the CD's of the original albums. The only real benefit is here in volume two, where a couple of tunes from soundtracks are available for the first time on a Seger CD although these tracks can be found on the soundtrack CD's themselves. So either we wait for a comprehensive box set or a two-disc "very best"-styled compilation to get a decent overview of Seger's long run on the music charts. It doesn't look like Capital has much interest in this so maybe it'll have to be done by the likes of Rhino or some foreign label (which ironically often outdoes our domestic record companies). All in all then, a frustrating and disappointing Seger compilation CD, again.
Would have preferred a completely NEW studio album.. - Review written on February 08, 2004
Rating: 4 out of 5
2 customers found this review not to be helpful.
...but will settle for more greatest hits if I have to. I am happy to see some of the songs that I thought were sorely overlooked show up on this effort and the two new songs are moving us in the right direction.
I still long for the day when we see 1. A completely NEW effort from Bob and 2. Another tour. His shows are among the best!
A great companion to the first set but lacks cohesiveness - Review written on December 17, 2003
Rating: 3 out of 5
28 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.
Although many, self included, liked Bob's first greatest hits collection, it overlooked so many key songs that I wondered why they did not shoot for a double CD release it the time as, unlike many other artists, Bob has huge hits and non-hit masterprices that could have made for an outstanding release.
While some key songs finally appear in this second volume, essential songs "Feel Like a Number" and "Even Now" are nowhere to be found, while there is a lot of filler that does not make for a fully satisfying purchase. My question to Capitol again would be why did they not use this opportunity to release a remastered 2CD set covering all of Bob's greatest hits (which would please those who only know Bob's hits) and some quality cuts that may not have made the charts or been released as singles?
The answer to my question is probably the almighty buck as volume one is a must, and fans will feel the need to buy the second volume to complement the missing material, maybe not knowing that key songs are still missing. The economics at work here are probably that the record company will make more money off two individual releases than releasing a 2 CD set, which are sold at much more reasonable prices these days.
If you can find this release at a reasonable price, you may want to buy it and grab the first greatest hits release to make your own hit-filled CD that may lack two (actually more as I can already think of a favorite of mine "Living Inside My Heart" from the movie "About Last Night") essential songs but at least you can bypass what I deem to be too much filler in this second release. The 2 new songs really did not do much for me and there are others that just don't cut it. I read somewhere that Bob did not include "Rambling Gambling Man" because he did not see it fitting in as part of this collection. If this is was indeed an intended omission due to flow, my thinking is that he should have worked harder on what is here as it not only lacks key releases, but it's greatest fault to me is not only the filler but the lack of cohesiveness.
This is not meant to knock Bob as I am a huge fan, and it's great to hear songs like "Beautiful Loser", "Katmandu", Shame On The Moon", "Fire Lake" again, but they missed the boat by not releasing a 2 CD set that would replace the first greatest hits, integrate what it originally overlooked, and provided some surprise gems. I am off to make my own copy.
(Almost) The rest of his best - Review written on December 07, 2003
Rating: 3 out of 5
11 customers found this review helpful.
While this collection has done much to address the missing tracks from his first greatest hits compilations, there's still something lacking in this set. True, many of the great Seger classics left off the first album finally get some attention: "Shame on the Moon," "Fire Lake," "Shakedown" (from the Beverly Hills Cop 2 soundtrack), "Fire Down Below," Rock n' Roll Never Forgets," "Katmandu," "Beautiful Loser," and others are included here, and thus this goes far in fixing the shortcomings of the first GH collection. (Granted, I still gave Vol. One five stars, grateful as I was for any set of classic Seger songs). However, I am of the opinion that any comprehensive greatest hits collection should contain Top 40 hits, hidden gems, rare cuts, and fan-favorites. Unfortunately, that didn't seem to be the philosophy when this was compiled. What about Seger classics like "Nutbush City Limits," "American Thunder," or "Get out of Denver?" What about live versions of "Night Moves" or "Against the Wind?" (I have bootlegs of both, and they're SPECTACULAR). Yes, we get two unreleased tracks, "Satisfied" and "Tomorrow," but they're hardly memorable. Since this set does include many of the great songs missing from the first collection, I recommend it, though with some reluctance. (Casual Seger fans may be more forgiving than I). Maybe someday we'll have a more comprehensive collection that does justice to the career of a man who helped define American rock and roll.
Rock & Roll Never Forgotten - Review written on December 03, 2003
Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
I've been a huge Bob Seger since the 1970s and look forward to anything that comes out from him. I've seen a lot of complaints on here from disappointed fans--but one thing stays the same: they all want MORE.
(I even like the suggested playlists some of them supplied. The two I've read would be fantastic).
Where's his first hit, "Ramblin Gamblin Man"?
And I understand Bob's got a lot to work from, but I'd love to hear the song "Yesterday Rules" again. He sang it in 1987 on tour and introduced it as a song "written for a movie, but the deal didn't work out."
Maybe it can be on a huge THE ESSENTIAL BOB SEGER CDs someday. I really like what they've done with other artists and Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, now set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this coming year, certainly deserve it.
Until then, I'll listen to whatever they put out. Maybe it's not enough to satisfy us all, but it'll do for now.
(I saw a trivia fact about Bob on a cable TV music station: Bob Seger has had only ONE number one hit. 1987's "Shakedown" from the BEVERLY HILLS COP sequel. It blew me away that his classics never made it to number one.)
Awaiting a compleat greatest hits - Review written on December 01, 2003
Rating: 3 out of 5
7 customers found this review helpful.
There are 3 ways to put out a "Greatest Hits, Volume 2" CD.
1) The chronological: Ths simplest method - once an act has had enough material to fill a greatest hits package, put it out. If by some remote chance their career extends beyond that first greatest hits album, put out another hits package labelled Volume 2. Most sucessfully accomplished by: Elton John, John Denver, Billy Joel (who release vol 1 & 2 together, then released a later Vol 3.)
2) The sequel: Pick the very best tracks of an artist's career in a go-for-broke package. Hit the jackpot and then realize there's a market for a quick hit sequel. So take the next best set of tracks and call 'em Vol 2. Most successful: recently Elvis Presley (Elv1s/ElvIIs), Queen (Classic Queen/Greatest Hits), Rod Stewart.
3) The cynical: Put out a greatest hits package, knowing damn well it doesn't contain all the artists greatest hits. Save about, oh, say, 40% of the gems. Wait a few years, then put out a Vol 2, containing all the missed tracks from the first CD, and some filler to pad it out.
That's the path Capitol has taken with Bob Seger. Between the two CD's there's a real killer best of. But even between the two CD's there are still missing classics. A single Best-of from Seger should contain:
1. Ramblin' Gamblin Man
2. Katmandu
3. Nutbush City Limits
4. Night Moves
5. Hollywood Nights
6. Old Time Rock & Roll
7. We've Got Tonight
8. Still The Same
9. Shame On the Moon
10. Fire Lake
11. Against The Wind
12. Like A Rock
13. Rock & Roll Never Forgets
14. Shakedown
15. Understanding
16. Get Out of Denver
17. Nine Tonight
But until later, and you can be sure there will be a single "Very Best Of" later, we have to sigh and take this package.
LIGHTEN UP, EVERBODY! - Review written on November 28, 2003
Rating: 5 out of 5
9 customers found this review helpful, 5 did not.
Reading some of these reviews, I'd think Bob Seger killed JFK. Why people who claim to love his music
want to dog out his collections is beyond me.
Let's all agree on one thing. Hee has made some great music. It does not all fit onto one disc. It does not all fit on two discs. If we did three, someone would lament the inclusion of one song to the exclusion of another. If we did a disc with every cut he ever did, others would complain that the one song he did live at Joe Louis Arena in nineteen eighty whatever was not included. Any one disc will not satisfy everyone, and neither will an Anthology.
I am pleased to finally have his song Understanding (from the movie soundtrack Teachers) on disc. I am also pleased to have in one place Shame on the Moon, Fire Lake, and a number of
other cuts available only heretofore on the original release albums.
Seger also replies to those who lament new cuts on discs supposedly only Greatest Hits. In Your Time from Vol. 1 and Satisfied from this volume should shut those critics up for good. To the rest of us, these say only that this is one bad man.
Yes, I thought American Storm, was underrepresented. But it, like Stranger and the Distance, his albums themselves could be greatest hits albums. There is some great great music here. As another reviewer says, stop reading and order!
Another Disappointing Version of What Could Have Been..... - Review written on November 27, 2003
Rating: 2 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.
Another huge disappointment! Those of us raised in the Detroit area and knew of Bob Seger before he went on to national recognition in December 1968, yearn for the day when he will finally put his two local hits, "East Side Story" and "Heavy Music," onto a CD, along with the still missing-in-action "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man," and create the remaining half of a true Bob Seger's Greatest Hits. This sorry excuse for a Greatest Hits 2 is the very reason companies such as Napster came into existence, so that listeners could download songs and make their own Greatest Hits CDs because the greedy artists wouldn't do it themselves. I recommend that the next time Bob envisions doing a Greatest Hits CD, he simply title it the Bob Seger Anthology and finally give his fans the complete collection which they deserve, spanning his early years to the present!
Perfect! - Review written on November 23, 2003
Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.
Bob Segers greatest Hits 2 is perfect! It picks up right where his greatest hits left off. Everything they left off part one is here in part 2.
They Really Did a good job on this, it sounds just a fresh and new as it did when it was origanaly released in the 1970's and 1980's. Every song here is a Bob Seger classic. I have to mention 'Rock and Roll Never Forgets' I didnt think it would make it on here but it did and that is just killer! My only complant is that they didnt put 'Feel Like A Number' I wish they would have put that on here it would have been so awsome! But hey maybe they will put out a Part 3 someday with Seger makeing a brand new album and all.