Obvious (CD - 2002)

Producers: Guy Roche, Peter Zizzo, Matthew Gerrard, Gabe Combs.

Personnel: Gabe Combs (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming); Rob Graves (guitar, acoustic guitar); Miklos Malek (guitar, keyboards); Michael Hart Thompson , Pete Stewart (guitar); Peter Zizzo (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard programming, drum programming); Dave Cleveland (acoustic guitar); Jerry McPherson, Mark Schulman, Quinlan (electric guitar); Nashville String Machine (strings); Leon Pendarvis (piano); Bernie Herms (keyboards, programming); Chris McHugh, Shawn Pelton, Dan Needham (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Jeeve, Pete Kipley, Damon Riley (programming); Dorian Cheah, Guy Roche, Jen Scaturro (keyboard programming, drum programming).

Audio Mixers: Dan Shike; F. Reid Shippen; Michael Huff; Miklos Malek; Tedd T.; Tony Maserati; Brad Gilderman.

Recording information: Antenna Studios, Franklin, TN; Babababoat Studios, Burbank, CA; Big Baby Recording, New York, NY; Edison Recording, New York, NY; The Indigo Room, Franklin, TN; The Lab, Santa Monica, CA; The Sound Kitchen, Franklin, TN; Where's My Cut Studio, Hollywood, CA.

Editor: Damon Riley.

Photographers: Ruedi Hofmann; Christina Dittmar.

Arrangers: Matthew Gerrard; Peter Zizzo; Rob Mathes; Tedd T.

A boy band with an edge? Believe it. A Christian boy band with an edge? Yes, it's true. Against the odds, the five photogenic young men who make up Plus One manage to serve harmony-laced pop with R&B flavorings a la N Sync et al without getting overly smooth. A perfect example is the opening tune "Camouflage" where the sophisticated vocal harmonies and programmed rhythms are offset by blazing rock guitar riffs and a touch of attitude. The spiritual content of the group's lyrics is ubiquitous but if you don't listen closely, it often sounds as if they could be singing to some ojet d'amour rather than to the man upstairs. minimize