Thru the Flowers: The Anthology - A Collection of Inspirational Stories for Book Lovers, Perfect for Reading at Home, Travel, or Gifting

(...) This brand-new anthology---at the time of this writing, it's only three weeks old---may be a bit more expensive, but here's what you get: (1) Almost double the amount of tracks, including rarities and B-sides (2) Better packaging and better artwork (3) A more detailed chronicle of the band in the CD insert (4) It's limited. There you have it. You pay more money BUT EVERYTHING YOU GET IS BETTER IN EVERY WAY. The second disc on this anthology includes the best of the tracks in "The Best of The Primitives" anyway.I won't go into detail re-telling the story of the band, as it's been done to death on all the other reviews of their albums. I just want to vent out how fantastic this band is. I own *literally* a half a thousand CDs spanning the canons of a lot of bands, and since I only buy what I like that's only a fraction of bands and music that I know. This isn't a display of arrogance, stick with me I have a point to make: The Primitives are my favorite band by far. Every one of their tracks is pop brilliance. If you ever get a chance to read the lyrics to their songs, do it. Paul Court wrote about 95% of them, and doing so will make you realize just how great of a songwriter he is. It's just happy, optimistic lyricism, even on the songs about heartbreak and loneliness. Says Court on the fantastic "Buzz Buzz Buzz" (Disc 1)***, "Church bells ring/Blue birds sing/A noise in my ear's goin'/Ring ring ring about you/What can I do?"I'll tell you what you can do: get back together. Everything about this band is perfect. Tracy has the voice of an angel, and the hooks just keep on coming. Look, there's a reason why this collection is selling fast (don't pay attention to the "Amazon sales" number figures, when I was writing this only one copy was listed as being left in Amazon's inventory). Hardcore fans know what's good, and I think the uninitiated are getting in on the action because of fantastic word-of-mouth. Purchase this and be part of musical history. Cheers.*** Surprise, surprise, but "Buzz Buzz Buzz" isn't on "The Best of The Primitives." That track is definitely one of the band's "best," so what does that tell you about which is better, huh?