Eagles

Greatest Hits Vol. 2

An underrated compilation

Review Score:

(10/10)
The Eagles' first greatest hits-album became the first-ever LP to become certified platinum, and it remains the best-selling album ever in the US.
But "Greatest Hits volume 2" hasn't received the same accolades, and with the new "The Very Best Of The Eagles" compilation out, it looks like it'll be pushed even further into the background.

And that's a shame, really, because this collection brings together the very best from the group's last three albums (as well as one album track from "One Of These Nights", the lovely ballad "After The Thrill Is Gone", which is placed last, almost as if it was intended to serve as a comment upon the 1982 demise of the Eagles).

Unlike "Their Greatest Hits 1971-75", which featured primarily acoustic material and a few electric rock songs, "Greatest Hits volume 2" gets eight of its ten songs from the Eagles' last two studio albums, the multi-million seller "Hotel California" and "The Long Run".
Sure, there were great songs on "Hotel California" which aren't included here, particularly "Try And Love Again" and the ballad "Wasted Time", but this is the cream of the crop, really. The Eagles always chose the right songs for single release, and "Greatest Hits volume 2" brings together megahits like "New Kid In Town", "Heartache Tonight", "Life In The Fast Lane" and of course "Hotel California". (The only really significant omission is Joe Walsh's "In The City" from "The Long Run".)

"The Very Best Of The Eagles" is more comprehensive than "Their Greatest Hits" and "Greatest Hits vol. II", obviously, since it features 33 tracks as opposed to two times ten, but the combination of the Eagles' two original compilation albums remains a fine purchase for the casual fan who just wants the best of the best.

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