The Late Great PFR

PFR

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 7, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chordant
• ASIN: B000000V5X
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,192 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PFR is one of the best examples of modern Christian Music, September 23, 1998

By A Customer

In this compilation, PFR gives listeners a glimpse of the past five years of PFR. And songs from every album are taken (with some slight alterations on Pray for Rain and Do You Want To Know Love).

While some songs, like Name and Pour Me Out just plain rock, others, like The Love I Know, Wait For The Sun, and Forever are beautiful in both lyrics and song. Many have shared stories of going through a hard time in relationships, then only to hear The Love I Know. The lyrics can be powerful.

The Music is varied from Hard Rock to country (the last song, not listed on CD). And It closes with the retrospect, Fare Thee Well.

Of the 17 tracks, 3 are new. 2 are from Pray For Rain (1992), 5 are from Goldie's Last Day (1994), 4 are from Great Lengths (1995), and 2 are from Them (1996).

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars aren't enough, December 5, 1999

By	Wraith - See all my reviews

Anything from PfR has a touch of greatness. They have the uncanny ability to make beautiful, catchy, touching songs, never repeating themselves, never a dull moment. This CD can never attempt to show the complete spectrum of each PfR CD ("Pray for Rain", "Goldie's Last Day", "Great Lengths", and "Them"), but it does give you a good taste of their outstanding musical ability and creativity. The Late Great PfR also includes 3 (actually 4) new tracks. The 3 listed on the album are "Name" (rock), "Forever" (soft & powerful), and "Fare Thee Well" (a touching farewell). Also included is a bonus track, carefully hidden at the end of the album. (you'll know it when you find it, just let the CD play after track 16, or go to Track 17 and rewind a bit) This one was just for fun.

If you are a die-hard PfR Fan, this is a must have. If you haven't heard them before and want to get an idea what their music sounds like, at least listen to a demo of this disc. Also consider their other 4 wonderful projects.

Joel, Pat, Mark, if you guys are reading this, Thanks for your last concert in Brainerd. It meant a lot! We love you guys! God bless.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A band sorely missed in Christian rock, June 22, 2000

By	Scott Johnson (Ames, Iowa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

PFR will be missed more and more as the years go by. The Late Great PFR is a wonderful survey of their greatest songs, and provides a good look at the incredible range of sound they were able to produce. From Beatle-like pop to edgy, distorted rock, PFR was a guaranteed trip every time you listened to them.