ADAM AGAIN - PERFECTA (*NEW-CD, 1995, BAI)

ADAM AGAIN - PERFECTA (*NEW-CD, 1995, BAI)  

Adam Again – Perfecta

(NEW CD – 1995, BAI)

Few albums in the alternative / underground Christian music canon carry the emotional gravity and artistic honesty of Perfecta. Released in 1995, this is not merely an Adam Again album—it is a deeply personal statement from Gene Eugene, laid bare with courage, poetry, and unsettling beauty.

Written in the aftermath of profound personal loss, Perfecta unfolds like a confessional journal set to music. Gene Eugene’s songwriting here is intimate and unguarded, marked by cryptic self-examination and a lyrical depth often compared—rightly—to Leonard Cohen. The influence is unmistakable, from the stark poetic framing to the haunting use of backing vocals, including those of his ex-wife, which add a fragile, ghost-like presence throughout the album.

Musically restrained yet emotionally overwhelming, Perfecta explores grief, disillusionment, faith, anger, and mortality without sentimentality. Eugene slowly reveals the weight he’s carrying—failed relationships, financial strain, isolation, and spiritual exhaustion—drawing the listener deeper with each track. This is not background music; it demands attention and rewards it with rare honesty.

At its core, Perfecta is a modern-day Book of Job set to music—sorrow laid at the feet of God without easy answers or tidy conclusions. Tracks like “Try Not to Try” wrestle openly with faith and surrender, while the closing song, “Don’t Cry,” delivers one of the most haunting and tender farewells in the genre.

In hindsight, the album carries even greater weight. Gene Eugene’s passing the following year transformed Perfecta into an unintentional final testament—making it not only one of Adam Again’s most essential releases, but one of the most sobering and meaningful albums of its era.

This is a must-own CD for fans of Adam Again, underground alternative music, and anyone who values authenticity over polish.

TRACKS

Hey Low

It's time to go

it's time to say goodbye

don't cry

It's wide and deep

and fast asleep

and now we say goodbye

and if you could go

you would I know

and if I could stay ...

don't cry