"The 1996 collection Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking was only billed as The Best of Pete Townshend. We obviously need an upgrade! And that's where Truancy steps in, to give us The Very Best of Pete Townshend. You'd think that the Very would make all the difference, but Truancy covers pretty much the same ground with just a few variations. Even the cover art of the two collections is similar. For what it's worth, Truancy runs chronologically and includes two exclusive tracks".