They ensure that the best work isn't lost to the "deep cuts" of history.
Before Michael Jackson's Thriller , this was the best-selling album in American history. Why? Because it is the sound of 1970s California distilled into vinyl. "Take It Easy," "Desperado," "Best of My Love"—it is a slow-creeping seduction. It didn't have a #1 single initially (only "Best of My Love" hit the top later), but it had a dozen songs that radio stations never got tired of playing. The Greatest Hits
Music is the central mechanic of the film, with the soundtrack available as a double album/2 LP vinyl Featured Artists: They ensure that the best work isn't lost
If you are at a barbecue, in a car with friends, or at a dive bar, you cannot put on The Smiths' "Louder Than Bombs." You will clear the room. You put on a Greatest Hits album. It is the ultimate social lubricant—music that has been vetted by millions of people over decades. It says, "We all agree this is good." Because it is the sound of 1970s California
Enter the Greatest Hits album.