Get them as a pair
4 Out of 5 Stars
It took almost ten years to happen, but Bob Seger finally gathered a second set of hits on CD to complete the original, 1994 set. "Greatest Hits Volume 2" puts a pair of his highest charting songs (the number 1 "Shakedown" and the number 2 "Shame On The Moon") in with several non-album songs like "Chances Are" and "Understanding." It also goes back to "Beautiful Loser" for a pair of songs.
Since his big three are "Night Moves," "Stranger in Town" and "Against The Wind," the lion's portion of this disc is drawn from those CD's. Any aficionado of classic rock radio is going to know most of these by heart. Seger knew how to lay down solid rocking/driving sounds, with "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" being a terrific example. he also became a first class balladeer as time went on, evidenced here by "Fire Lake" or "Tryin' To Live My Live Without You."
However, you still need "Like a Rock," "Night Moves," and, of course "Old Time Rock and Roll" among others to get the complete set. So while I can fully recommend this first volume of Bob Seger's best, you really need to get this and first Greatest Hits along with it.
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