CHALLENGE - Acoustic Universe
Splash International

CHALLENGE is Allison Lindsay - vocals and Arno Verstappen-acoustic guitar. The additional players on this CD are: Fernand Bos (bass), Toss Panos (drums/percussion), Ronna Cohen (keyboards) and Wayne Cook (grand piano & Hammond B3), Looking at the title of the CD, you already know what it will bring you; this is beautiful music to listen to. CHALLENGE shows they're good musicians and the CD is played very well and beautifully arranged. People, who like MELISSA ETHERIDGE got a very fine CD in this "Acoustic Universe." During "Angel's Scared To Fly" you hear the remarkable sound of the Hammond organ and in "It's My Life" we hear a nice acoustic guitar solo.

The CD bears some very nice moments, though it never gets really heavy. Nonetheless, we can speak of a very surprising band, 'cause from the very first notes it grabs your attention through its craftsmanship. Ten songs and forty-one minutes of nice A.O.R/M.O.R. music, which could easily end up in the charts; it has got lots of potential. But then again with all the house and techno trends going on today, I'm afraid it never will. You can reach Challenge by writing to: P.O. Box 36755, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA.