By Chuck Baxter
April 1999
Challenge - "Acoustic Universe"
Acoustic Pop Rock
CD - 10 Tracks
Challenge, this is great! I was expecting something different, but am quite surprised. This is a fine collection of tracks that are crisp and clear and perfect. It's unusual that you hear a debut CD from a band that just sounds so good. A lot of hard work was put into this and it's amazing this isn't on the radio. The vocals are clear and stand out well over the music and the music itself is fantastic. It's a change from the music that most female vocalists are putting out, but this was the bands idea, go back to basics and just make some good songs. Well, they did just that and did a great job of it too. I've listened to this a few times and know it will get a lot more listens.
Challenge
ALV Music
P.O. Box 36755
Los Angeles, CA. 90036