1985

Sometimes, listening to a band's first cries, especially when they've established a name and reputation for themselves, is a bit difficult. It's hard ...

1985
Provided By:The Daily Vault

1985
Enuff Z'Nuff
Stoney / Spitfire Records, 1994
REVIEW BY: Christopher Thelen
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 12/08/2000
Sometimes, listening to a band's first cries, especially whenthey've established a name and reputation for themselves, is a bitdifficult. It's hard to put aside what you know about the band inthe present and try to look at them through musical grannyglasses.
That's kind of the position I'm in as I sit here in the PierceMemorial Archives, listening to 1985 from Chicago-based rockers Enuff Z'Nuff. Musically,Chip Z'Nuff and crew were sound, but they had fully developedeither their own sound or the mixture of Beatles and Cheap Trickinfluences that would shape their music down the road.
This disc - complete with liner notes written by one HowardStern - originally was put out when the band was in limbo. They hadjust parted ways with Arista, and their future wasn't exactlyclear. (Fortunately for them, things began looking rosy realquick.)
Even back then, there was a lot to praise in these firstrecordings (which were first released in 1994). Tracks like "Day ByDay," "Marie," "I'll B The 1 2 Luv U" and "Goodbye, Goodbye" allshow the talent that these guys had then... and still do. DonnieVie's vocals are just as powerful, whether you're listening to the11 tracks on this disc or Enuff Z'Nuff's most recentrecordings.

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