Precious & Few

Climax (Artist), Sonny Geraci (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 1999)
• Label: Krb Music Companies
• ASIN: B00000JHDZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #386,318 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anti Climax, December 6, 2005

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Tony James "A J" (Canadarocks) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Precious & Few (Audio CD)

Why anti climax? Because after this terrific album from former Outsiders Sonny Geraci and Walt(er) Nims, Climax disappeared. I was a "card carrying" member of hard rock and metal in the 70's but the vocals and arrangements on this album put me in awe. From the classics "Precious and Few, Life and Breath" to the equally moving "Picnic in the Rain, Rainbow Rides are Free, Prelude" and "Child of December" the whole album is a musical masterpiece from beginning to end. The song "Park Preserve" which was the "B" side to the single "Precious and Few" was probably left off the original album for good reason; it just didn't fit in to the theme of the project. It was most likely a precursor to get feedback to a future heavier sounding album which never came. It may be just as well because sometimes things are better left with you wanting more and in the case of this album its true. Of all the music I've heard over the years "Climax" is without a doubt my favourite soft rock/pop album of all time. Now if we could only get a few samples of this album to go with the song list, I'm certain that most people unfamiliar with this work of art would agree.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rare Content, Poor Quality, February 7, 2006

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Jeapa (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Precious & Few (Audio CD)

Yes, after years of searching... finally purchased Climax on CD. The songs are great, but the poor quality of the transfers leaves me muff-eared. Life & Breath and Picnic in the Rain's sound goes in and out like an old eight-track tape. Unless you are a fanatic fan of the group, I would seriously consider NOT purchasing this CD.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment after a looong search, July 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Precious & Few (Audio CD)

in an effort to "match" what I own on vinyl, I've found this CD to fall way short in regards to quality standards. It took years to find ANYTHING by this band in a digital format. Perhaps because they were a one hit wonder by releasing just one album??? ...The recording quality is so poor on some of the tracks it is hard to believe it is digitally re-mastered. Some tracks...for example, "Life and Breath" sound so "muffled" it sounds as though someone recorded a cheap analog copy on inferior recording equipment. Also, the entire CD lacks any stereophonic dimension. There are also some tracks that appeared on the original album yet are not present on the CD. Perhaps the master studio tape was damaged somehow throughout years of storage and these missing tracks were no longer worthy of digital transfer (???). I should point out however that in their place appear songs that weren't on the original album (perhaps they released a second LP which I never saw?). Overall, if your an audio quality hound I wouldn't recommend the purchase of this CD. It might be better worth your while to wait and see if this is re-released at a later date after it undergoes an audio makeover.