PFR - "Them"

PFR - Them
1996, Sparrow

1. Pour Me Out
2. Daddy Never Cried
3. Anything
4. Fight
5. Line of Love
6. Ordinary Day
7. Tried to Tell Her
8. Face to Face
9. Them
10. Kingdom Smile
11. Say
12. Garden

When it originally came out, Them was billed as PFR's "heavier, edgier" album. And it is - for the the first two songs. "Pour Me Out" and "Daddy Never Cried" are definitely some of the hardest stuff they'd done. The vocalists can't quite grasp the raspy-type vocals as the guy sounds like Cartman from South Park on "Daddy Never Cried." The rest of the album, though, is pretty standard PFR. This is not a bad thing. It's just as pleasant to listen to as any of their other discs.

Useless Fact: The band put out a greatest hits album before breaking up for awhile. They also released another album some time later called Disappear.

PFR - "Goldie's Last Day"

PFR - Goldie's Last Day

1993, Sparrow

1. Walk Away From Love

2. By Myself

3. That Kind of Love

4. Dying Man

5. Spinnin' Round

6. Goldie's Last Day

7. Satisfied

8. I Don't Understand

9. Mercy Man

10. Shine

11. Wait For the Sun

I've never been a huge fan of PFR but I do enjoy this one on occasion. Their sound is a little bit too much... um... "Christian radio" for me, if that makes any sense. Still they've got great harmonies and the title tracks is about their poor dog. I have dogs myself so I relate. "That Kind of Love" is an acoustic track with a shoebox providing the percussion.

Useless Fact: Drummer Mark Nash was married to the vocalist for Sixpence None the Richer for a time.