Considering that even in their Seattle hometown The Green Pajamas are relatively unknown, and that the act puts out albums faster than Scott Wieland can get busted on drug counts, maybe a getting to know you style best-of compilation is in order. After all, who in the world can say they know everything about this insanely prolific psychedelic pop act?

Culled from its previous releases, Through Glass Colored Roses: The Best of the Green Pajamas, doesn’t need to tip its hat toward luring longtime fans to pick up this record with a token new song. A rerecorded version of “Kim the Waitress” is included, but otherwise, it’s all a history lesson.

And how much the band has to teach us! While singer/guitarist Jeff Kelly’s solo work is a bit more complex and challenging both lyrically and emotionally, it’s rarely as catchy as when he’s sparking with the Pajamas. Even if cutting out the best tunes of the band’s career shows that the Pajamas lack a bit of depth, this compilation is still tough for a psychedelic addict to pass up. The band moves through everything from a fuzzed-up number that brings some of the more ominous overtones of ’60s psychedelic rock (“Rattlesnake Kiss”), to a song that takes light acoustic strumming and throws it over the band’s warm, fuzzy bass lines and vintage guitar tones (“She’s Still Bewitching Me”). Most of the songs, save the stand-out “Downslide,” a depressive snapshot of a suicide sung by Laura Keller instead of Kelly, tend to run together, however, for an hour-long headtrip that, while solid, seems a bit too scattered to work properly.

Nonetheless, it’s a perfect entry point for listeners who are curious about Seattle’s cult band, if only because it’s so encompassing. Between Kelly’s solo work and the Pajamas’ output, anyone who’s plugged into the pop world should be able to find a favorite Pajamas song or two – most of them will be on this record.

- Shae Orgolisio