However, all of that said, there are some negative things that need to be pointed out about this collection. First off, there are some great songs missing. Notably, Wasted Time (one of my favorite Eagles songs) and The Last Resort from Hotel California, and Those Shoes (a very underrated song) from The Long Run. Granted, these songs were not necessarily "hits", but they are missed. So if you want these tracks, you might be better off just getting the original albums instead. Hotel California is one of the greatest albums of all-time and belongs in everyone's collection, anyway. Also, there is nothing new here for the Eagles fan who already has all of the original albums. Thus, I will not recommend this album unceasingly (though granted it does contain a lot of great music), whether you should purchase it or not rather depends on your position.

Volume 2 Is Necessary If You Bought Volume 1
This is a great collection and is necessary to have if you bought "The Eagles Greatest Hits (1971-1975)". The best thing about Volume 2? It will save you from buying "The Long Run" if you want to avoid that album. In my opinion, you will ONLY need the hits from "The Long Run". The worst thing about Volume 2? Two things: "Please Come Home For Christmas" should have been included and You MUST buy their first volume because The Eagles were A LOT more than "Hotel California".

If you want just 2 CDs, then get their most recent "Very Best Of..." which includes "Hole In The World", an excellent song.

Good compilation for when it was made
The Eagles were classic rock legends - no questions asked. Combining the talents of musicians like Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Joe Walsh, this band served up a number of classic rock masterpieces that still get played on the radio to this day. Their music has stood the test of time and then some. How does this, one of the band's hits compilations, measure up? Read on for my review.

PROS:
-Let's say you're a casual fan of the band and you want their big hits from their latter years. You'll get many of them on here - Heartache Tonight, Hotel California, Life In The Fast Lane, and Get Over It are among the masterpieces you'll find on here.
-Unlike the band's first greatest hits, this one also relies on a number of excellent songs that were never hits.
-This compilation is readily available in a number of stores.
-The price of this compilation will make it even more appealing to the casual fan.

CONS:
-This compilation doesn't even come close to filling the eighty minutes that you can fit onto a compact disc. When you're making a hits compilation, fill ALL of the space on the CD!
-The compilation only covers material from the band's latter years - So it doesn't span the band's whole career. That means you don't get anything before 1976 - including Peaceful Easy Feeling, Desperado, Already Gone, and Witchy Woman.
-Die-hard Eagles fans will say that many underrated masterpieces from the band's latter albums should have been on here but got cheated, and I agree with this entirely.

OVERALL:
As with any band, I recommend you buy all of the band's albums as opposed to a hits compilation. But if you must buy a hits compilation, the band released a new, dual disc one. I recommend getting that one instead of this one, since that one spans the band's entire career. Although this compilation was good for when it was made, it's dated now. If you're gonna get THIS compilation, don't pay too much.

Underrated compilation
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.
This second collection of hits features a hardening of sorts for these laid back southern California rockers. The emphasis shifts away from the lazy, rolling rhythms of the first collection to the tighter and harder-edged material contained herein. Part of the blame may be the inclusion of James Gang veteran Joe Walsh who adds noticeable lead guitar work and galvanizes Don Henley and Glenn Frey into taking greater chances. "Hotel California" is the obvious potboiler, but "Heartache Tonight," "Life in the Fast Lane," and "The Long Run" are close runners-up. Timothy B. Schmit's vocals on "I Can't Tell You Why" return the band full circle to their mellow, country-rock roots. --Rob O'Connor