Taken on their own, most of these are still pretty tremendous, but tossed together on GHV2, the end result is less than the sum of its parts, even if this is a good way to get all of Madge's '90s hits at once.

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Far from immaculate, this is still quite a collection.

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Madonna's GHV2 is sufficiently confident to avoid remixes or new tracks. Desperate times, however, call for desperate measures.

A 15-track resume of Madonna's music since 1992, telling a fascinating tale.

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Unlike her previous hits collections, GHV2 doesn't include lost singles or new cuts, and the albums it culls from (Evita aside) offer stronger, more consistent pleasures.

No new songs. No controversial videos. No remixes. GHV2 is a long way from Madonna’s previous greatest hits compilations.

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