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88 of 102 found the following review helpful:
 Great stuff, but not the bestMay 09, 2001
By Ryan Richards
"reb77"
Like any "Greatest Hits" album, this CD suffers from a mysterious lack of some of Seger's best work. Where's "Let It Rock," for example, or "Beautiful Loser," "Fire Lake," "Nine Tonight," etc. I know there's a limited amount of space available on any one CD for such a prolific artist, but I'd still rather have seen some of these songs than what ended up on this collection. That's not to say most of it isn't good; "The Fire Inside" is firmly established as my favorite Bob Seger song ever: a driving beat, a catchy melodic line and the typically introspective lyrics that are the reason Bob Seger is truly a rock legend. A string of classic songs occurs with "Hollywood Nights," "Still The Same," and "Mainstreet," but while the use of "Roll Me Away" and "Turn The Page" near the beginning isn't bad, it still seems like there are better songs that could have been put there. Of the two previously unreleased songs, "C'est La Vie" is the standout; even though it was originally a Chuck Berry number, Seger and the Silver Bullet band do a wonderful job with it. "In Your Time" is less noteworthy, and seems to be there mainly to underscore the fact that this album is dedicated to the children of the band members. Awww. Overall, this CD doesn't really seem representative of Seger's "typical" style to me. But it still contains a wealth of good, old-fashioned rock (since it's my opinion that Seger never wrote a bad song), and it's a wise investment.
30 of 32 found the following review helpful:
Good start, but it should have been a 2 CD setNov 01, 2003
By guillermoj
Over the past 2 decades, Bob Seger has put out some of the best mainstream rock and roll and this release gives a good sample of that. Most greatest hits collections tend to either overlook key songs when dealing with successful artists, or give you a bunch of filler when the record company has the audacity to put out a 1 or 2 hit wonder "greatest hits" release.Obviously when dealing with Bob Seger, there are just too many great songs, but these release overlooked too many especially when there were over 20 minutes left blank that could have filled with "Rock and Roll Never Forgets," "Katmandu," "Shame on the Moon," or any of his amazing early records; notwithstanding what is here is good and there is absolutely no filler. This 1994 release includes a new song that is really good as well as a very cool version of Chuck Berry's "C'est La Vie" Capitol Records is attempting to correct this wrong by releasing a second greatest hits volume on 11/4/2003. The good news that that this release will include overlooked songs as well as newer material, including two new songs. But back to thsi release... The songs will take you back to a time when music and life was so different. Listening great songs like "Against The Wind", "Night Moves", and "Mainstreet" (which I am lstening to right now) is a pleasure that I had not enjoyed in a long time as I am now revisiting all my CDs as I had gone overboard trying to buy new stuff and most of it fails to impress as those of yesteryear. I do wish that Capitol Records had released a remastered version of this release as it did with many others in the Bob Seger catologue as there are some incredible songs that deserve to be heard more clearly. I hope that the second volume is remastered, but it does not seem that it will. I'll still buy it and I will have most of the MUST HAVE's in Bob Seger's great career. He really needs to get back in the game as he's been in the sidelines too long. Enjoy this release but just make sure that if you buy it you know that some of your favorites are not included.
44 of 51 found the following review helpful:
 Bob Seger's music is greatFeb 02, 2000
By jasenao
I originally bought this cd because I loved the song, "Against The Wind." I didn't even know that Bob Seger sung all of these other great songs that I also liked such as, "Old Time Rock & Roll" and "Still The Same." After I listened to the whole cd, I realized why I had always heard a lot of people talk about how good Bob Seger was. There's not any bad songs on this album, most of them are great. "Night Moves" and "Like A Rock" became two more of my favorite classic songs. I recommend any true rock fan to get this album. Hopefully, Bob Seger has a Greatest Hits Vol. 2 in mind for one of these days.
42 of 52 found the following review helpful:
 Mediocre offering.....I'm holding out for something betterSep 07, 2004
By Paul Tognetti
"The real world is so much more interesting!"
This 1994 compilation from Capitol is really a misnomer. It contains only 9 of Segers charted singles. There's a lot of stuff missing that Capitol cleverly issued on "Greatest Hits Vol. 2". But it's a new day baby. Most major record companies are issuing "Ultimate Collections" of their most successful and prolific artists. It is high time that Capitol issued just such a disc for Bob Seger.
There is certainly no problem with the music on "Greatest Hits".
Not a bad track in the bunch. Several of Bob's biggest hits are here including his 1976 classic "Night Moves", "Still The Same" and "Against The Wind". You'll also find "Old Time Rock and Roll" and an outstanding remake of the Chuck Berry tune "C'est La Vie". But one cannot help but come away feeling cheated by this collection. The included booklet is OK but nothing special and contains little in the way of biographical information. The remastering job is fine but again at this stage of the game there is really nothing here to recommend this collection.
I suspect that Capitol will correct this oversight in the near future and issue a more impressive 20 track overview of Seger's entire career. In the meantime, I'll simply play my old '45s!
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Awesome CD But Not CompleteMar 16, 2003
This is an awesome Cd. Bob Seger is one of the best singers ever.
Roll Me Away-Awesome hard rocker
Night Moves-Awesome soft ballad
Turn The Page-Great song that Metallica ruined
You'll Accomp'ny Me- acoustic rock
Hollywood Nights- Hard rocker
Still The Same- Great Love song
Old Time Rock & Roll- Up-beat song. best Bob Seger Song
We've Got Tonight- Awesome Love Song
Against The Wind- One of his best
Mainstreet- blues guitar and rock drum and Bob Seger singing. How can it not be great?
The Fire Inside- Up-beat mainstream rocker
Like A Rock- Awesome
You Never Can Tell (C'est La Vie)- 1 of 2 new songs on the CD. A Chuck Berry song
In Your Time- New song about his son
This is a great CD and there is not a bad song on it but the real Bob Seger Greatest Hits should be a 2-CD Set and have all the songs on this CD and:
The Lonely One (First Song)
East Side Story
Heavy Music
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
2 Plus 2=? If I Were a Carpenter
Bo Diddley
U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)
Turn On Your Love Light
Katmandu
Beautiful Loser
Travelin' Man
Nutbush City Limits
Rock and Roll Never Forgets
The Fire Down Below
Mary Lou
Come to Poppa
Feel Like a Number
Nine Tonight
Tryin' to Live My Life Without You
Shame On The Moon (Top 10 hit)
Fire Lake
Shakedown (Number 1 hit)
Betty Lou's Getting' Out Tonight
The Horizontal Bop
Her Strut
Let It Rock
Even Now
American Storm
Ship Of Fools
Sunburst Sunspot Baby
Jody Girl
I've Been Working
Lookin' Back
Get Out of Denver
Tales Of Lucy Blue
Understanding
The Ballad of the Yellow Beret
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