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RATINGS:  A = must own   B = buy it   C= average   D = yawn   F = puke

Bob Seger – Greatest Hits
Capitol Records
www.bobseger.com

Rating: A

Originally released in 1994, Capitol Records has re-released the album. There are no additional tunes, no new liner notes and no bonus discs of any kind. Still, this is one hell of an album. Bob Seger is fresh off his first American tour in years and recently announced that he is going to be doing another one. Probably a smart move to make sure this album is on the shelves.

Greatest Hits is far from being a complete collection of the best Bob has to offer but it does a good job at representing his most popular eras. The overplayed “Like A Rock” is on the album and will likely be skipped over as listeners choose songs that have not been beat to death. “Roll Me Away” is a great song that never got the total respected it deserved. It starts off the album and reminds us that Bob Seger is much, much more than “Old Time Rock n’ Roll.”

Songs like “Mainstreet,” “Against the Wind,” “Turn the Page,” “You’ll Accomp’ny Me,” “Hollywood Nights,” “Night Moves,” “Still the Same,” “We’ve Got Tonight” and “The Fire Inside” show Seger’s musical soul.

We are still waiting for Bob to put out that huge box set of all his hits but in the meantime we have this, a good showing of his wares. These are timeless American classics proving that Seger should be revered the same way other American rock artists such as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are.

By Jeb Wright

 
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