Enuff Z'Nuff
is an American power pop band from Blue Island, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), founded by Donnie Vie (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Chip Z'nuff (bass, vocals).
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History
Formed in 1984, Enuff Z'Nuff soon grew a live following and recorded their first demo songs, some of which would be officially released only much later in their career. The band's first single, "Fingers On It," received some recognition when it was featured in the 1986 cult movie
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
.
By 1989, Enuff Z'Nuff had released their first major label offering, a self-titled debut album on
Atco Records, with founding members Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff being joined by guitarist Derek Frigo and drummer
Vik "Vikki" Foxx. They had two minor hits on this debut recording with the psychedelic-flavored pop rock songs "
New Thing" and "Fly High Michelle", which both received steady airplay on
MTV. The band's heavy
glam rock appearance in their videos was later parodied on MTV's
Beavis & Butthead
.
For their follow-up album, 1991's
Strength
, the band tried to tone-down their glam image. It was released in 1991 to strong reviews, including
Rolling Stone
magazine calling the group "The hot band of the year." There were promotional videos for the singles "Mother's Eyes" and "Baby Loves You," as well as an appearance on
The Late Show with David Letterman
. However, this follow-up album did not sell nearly as well as their first.
The band filed bankruptcy and left
Atco Records, but soon after this event, the band was picked up by Clive Davis'
Arista Records label for their 1993 album
Animals With Human Intelligence
. This release, much like
Strength
, received some critical acclaim, but ultimately failed commercially. Before the album's release, drummer Vikki Foxx quit the band to join
Vince Neil's solo band. He was replaced by New Jersey resident and former "War & Peace" member Ricky Parent. After Enuff Z'Nuff was dropped from Arista, guitarist Derek Frigo parted ways with the band. Despite these setbacks, the band has continued touring and recording up until the present, releasing albums on several independent labels, and also finding a solid fanbase overseas. The band had also made regular appearances in the mid-1990s and also 2005 on the
Howard Stern Radio Show.
Lead singer and songwriter Donnie Vie stopped touring with the group in 2002 to embark upon a solo career. Enuff Z'Nuff continued to tour in his absence as a 3-Piece with their lead guitarist Johnny Monaco also serving as the band's singer. In 2004, former lead guitarist Derek Frigo died from an apparent drug overdose at the age of 37.
[1] Another tragedy struck when the band's drummer Ricky Parent lost his long time battle with cancer in October 2007. Parent had been with the band for approximately 13 years.
In 2006, the existing original members, Chip Z'Nuff and Donnie Vie, reconvened to shoot a pilot for the
VH1 reality television show,
Bands on the Run
. The show's pilot episode never aired. However, during that time, the re-united band held their initial recording sessions for their 12th studio album tentatively titled
Dissonance
. The CD will feature appearances from former Ozzy Osbourne/Badlands guitarist
Jake E. Lee and original Guns N' Roses drummer
Steven Adler. The band is hoping to release it in late 2008.
[2]
Recently, bassist Chip Z'Nuff has performed worldwide with the band Adler's Appetite, which features former
Guns N' Roses drummer
Steven Adler, as well as
Missing Persons. Former member Vik Foxx is now the drummer for
Australian teen pop group
The Veronicas. The newly reformed Enuff Z'Nuff has performed at the Rocklahoma Music Festival in
Pryor, Oklahoma in July 2008, on the same bill as Poison's
Bret Michaels and Skid Row's
Sebastian Bach. Since then, other tour dates have been announced.
Discography
Albums
- Enuff Z'nuff (album) (1989) (US #74)
- Strength
(1991) (US #143)
- Animals With Human Intelligence
(1993)
- 1985
(1994)
- Tweaked
(1995)
- Peach Fuzz
(1996)
- Seven
(1997)
- Live
(1998) - live album
- Paraphernalia
(1999)
- ''10 (2000)
- Welcome To Blue Island
(2002)
- Favorites
(2004) - compilation album
- ?
(2004)
- One More For The Road
(2005) - live album
- Greatest Hits
(2006) - compilation album
- Extended Versions
(2006) - live album
- Tonight - Sold Out
(2007) - live album
- Dissonance
(2009 Japanese Import Only) - (Unreleased except for a limited edition)
References
- Sleaze Roxx: Derek Frigo
- http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/feb/01Jake_E._Lee_and_Vinnie_Castaldo_Appear_on_New_Enuff_Znuff_CD.shtml