The Complete Greatest Hits in Bloomington, MN

The Complete Greatest Hits
is an awkward title, but it's more or less accurate. Less because there are two new recordings here (
"World of Light,"
"Paradise"
) at the end that couldn't qualify as hits. More because it does contain all of the group's greatest hits, from their
Warner
recordings from the '70s (
"A Horse With No Name,"
"Tin Man,"
"Ventura Highway,"
"Lonely People,"
and
"Sister Golden Hair"
) to their smooth recordings for
Capitol
in the early '80s (
"You Can Do Magic,"
"The Border"
). Not counting
Rhino
's superb box set,
Highway
, this is the first collection to do this, and it makes for an excellent listen and a great, succinct summary of their strengths. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine