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'Enuff Z'nuff' is an American rock band from Blue Island, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), founded by Donnie Vie (vocals, guitar & keyboards) and Chip Z'nuff (bass & vocals). Their main influences include Cheap Trick, Off Broadway, Pezband, The Raspberries, Badfinger, Elvis Costello, Queen, and most notably, The Beatles.
Formed in 1984, the band soon grew a strong local following. By the following year, they had recorded their first demo songs, many of which would be released only much later in their careers. The band's first single, "Fingers On It," was featured in the 1986 movie '','' but the song was not available commercially until 1994.
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, the son of singer/actress Brittney Browne and renowned violinist/songwriter Johnny Frigo. They had two minor hits that year 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 remove 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 videos for the singles "Mother's Eyes" and "Baby Loves You," as well as appearances on ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. This follow-up album did not sell nearly as well as their first.
The band filed chapter 7 and left Atco Records, but soon after was picked up by Clive Davis' Arista Records for their 1993 album ''Animals With Human Intelligence''. The album received critical acclaim, but failed commercially. After the band was dropped from Arista, Derek Frigo decided to leave due to creative differences. However, the band has continued touring and recording up until the present, releasing albums on several indie labels, and finding a solid fanbase overseas.
The band had also made regular appearances in the mid-90's through 2005 on the Howard Stern Radio Show, and there is a chapter on Chip Z'nuff in Howard Stern's book ''Private Parts''.
Lead singer and songwriter Donnie Vie stopped touring with the group in early 2002 to embark upon a solo career. Former lead-guitarist Derek Frigo, died from an apparent drug overdose at the age of 36. In 2006 the existing original members reconvened to shoot a pilot for VH1's reality based show Bands On The Run. The band recently finished up production in Las Vegas on their 16th album tentatively titled "Lost In Vegas" due for release in 2007. Since 2001 the band continues to tour regularly throughout the US & Europe as a power trio with guitarist/singer/songwriter Johnny Monaco performing lead vocals & guitar.
The ''Guilty Gear'' series of fighting games, notorious for its hard rock and metal nomenclature, features a character named Chipp Zanuff, an obvious reference to the band and its' bassist.
The last name Z'nuff is referenced on Homestarrunner in one of Strong Bad's e-mails, entitled "band names", where he cites it as an example of deriving a band name from a really cool last name of one of the members (among other examples such as Van Halen and Dokken).
Chip Z'nuff's stage name is a punctuational distortion of the phrase "Chip is enough."
In the band's earliest years, their name was spelled "Enough Z'Nuff."
★ 1989 Enuff Z'nuff
★ 1991 Strength
★ 1993 Animals With Human Intelligence
★ 1994 1985
★ 1995 Tweaked
★ 1996 Peach Fuzz
★ 1997 Seven
★ 1998 Live
★ 1999 Paraphernalia
★ 2000 10
★ 2003 Welcome To Blue Island
★ 2004 Favorites (Compilation)
★ 2004 ?
★ 2006 Greatest Hits
★ 2006 Extended Versions (Live)
★ 2007 Lost In Vegas (Tentative Title)
★ www.EnuffZnuff.com
★ www.DonnieVie.com
★ www.JohnnyMonaco.com
★ Enuff Z'nuff on YouTube
★ Chip Z'nuff Interview on JBTV
'Enuff Z'nuff' is an American rock band from Blue Island, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), founded by Donnie Vie (vocals, guitar & keyboards) and Chip Z'nuff (bass & vocals). Their main influences include Cheap Trick, Off Broadway, Pezband, The Raspberries, Badfinger, Elvis Costello, Queen, and most notably, The Beatles.
Formed in 1984, the band soon grew a strong local following. By the following year, they had recorded their first demo songs, many of which would be released only much later in their careers. The band's first single, "Fingers On It," was featured in the 1986 movie '','' but the song was not available commercially until 1994.
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, the son of singer/actress Brittney Browne and renowned violinist/songwriter Johnny Frigo. They had two minor hits that year 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 remove 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 videos for the singles "Mother's Eyes" and "Baby Loves You," as well as appearances on ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. This follow-up album did not sell nearly as well as their first.
The band filed chapter 7 and left Atco Records, but soon after was picked up by Clive Davis' Arista Records for their 1993 album ''Animals With Human Intelligence''. The album received critical acclaim, but failed commercially. After the band was dropped from Arista, Derek Frigo decided to leave due to creative differences. However, the band has continued touring and recording up until the present, releasing albums on several indie labels, and finding a solid fanbase overseas.
The band had also made regular appearances in the mid-90's through 2005 on the Howard Stern Radio Show, and there is a chapter on Chip Z'nuff in Howard Stern's book ''Private Parts''.
Lead singer and songwriter Donnie Vie stopped touring with the group in early 2002 to embark upon a solo career. Former lead-guitarist Derek Frigo, died from an apparent drug overdose at the age of 36. In 2006 the existing original members reconvened to shoot a pilot for VH1's reality based show Bands On The Run. The band recently finished up production in Las Vegas on their 16th album tentatively titled "Lost In Vegas" due for release in 2007. Since 2001 the band continues to tour regularly throughout the US & Europe as a power trio with guitarist/singer/songwriter Johnny Monaco performing lead vocals & guitar.
| Contents |
| Trivia |
| Discography |
| External links |
Trivia
The ''Guilty Gear'' series of fighting games, notorious for its hard rock and metal nomenclature, features a character named Chipp Zanuff, an obvious reference to the band and its' bassist.
The last name Z'nuff is referenced on Homestarrunner in one of Strong Bad's e-mails, entitled "band names", where he cites it as an example of deriving a band name from a really cool last name of one of the members (among other examples such as Van Halen and Dokken).
Chip Z'nuff's stage name is a punctuational distortion of the phrase "Chip is enough."
In the band's earliest years, their name was spelled "Enough Z'Nuff."
Discography
★ 1989 Enuff Z'nuff
★ 1991 Strength
★ 1993 Animals With Human Intelligence
★ 1994 1985
★ 1995 Tweaked
★ 1996 Peach Fuzz
★ 1997 Seven
★ 1998 Live
★ 1999 Paraphernalia
★ 2000 10
★ 2003 Welcome To Blue Island
★ 2004 Favorites (Compilation)
★ 2004 ?
★ 2006 Greatest Hits
★ 2006 Extended Versions (Live)
★ 2007 Lost In Vegas (Tentative Title)
External links
★ www.EnuffZnuff.com
★ www.DonnieVie.com
★ www.JohnnyMonaco.com
★ Enuff Z'nuff on YouTube
★ Chip Z'nuff Interview on JBTV
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