The Bookhouse Recordings

Christian Century, March 8, 2005 by Louis R. Carlozo

The Bookhouse Recordings, by PFR (Fuseic Music). Pop rock.

What if a band could revisit the gems of its catalog many years later and rerecord them on a new studio album that bears one continuous stylistic imprint? That's what PFR attempts here, throwing in three new songs along with the seven recast numbers. While versions of "Great Lengths" and "Pray for Rain" might not surpass the originals, both versions stand on their own as tasty slices of guitar rock with a British pop accent. Of the new pieces, "Home" hits the mark as an acoustic ballad of spiritual centering.

Louis R. Carlozo, an entertainment editor and staff writer at the Chicago Tribune, an independent record producer and a studio musician.