ChipвЂ™s voice sounds electric, totally compressed and really hurts my ears. Of all the songs, it is strangely, but clearly, the worst sounding of the lot.

The opening title track, Diamond Boy, doesnвЂ™t make it easy to like the album, as it has a hideous production. On one hand, it is irrevocably retro in its musical inspirations and execution, yet it feels current due to its spirited delivery, and in the end, the album feels like an Enuff Z'Nuff album. On his own, but with a new band in tow, Chip has created something special, and it is an album which is really hard to pin down. I am sitting here, writing this, totally stumped that Chip has the touch, which I always imagined was Donnie's sole primary talent, but of course, and this album proves it, their collaboration was always two-fold. You have to dig through several layers of muddy production to find it, but listen beyond the sound of a band stuck in a glass dome somewhere far beyond, and you just might discover these sweet melodies, excellent guitar licks and vocal harmonies to die for. Imagine then, my total surprise, when I found a hint of that same old magic, buried deep in the grooves of the album. So, as you can imagine, it was with much hesitation and little excitement that I put on Diamond Boy for the first time.

Nobody wants Enuff Z'Nuff to succeed more than me, but with that said, it is clear to me when something doesn't work, and as much as it hurts, I have to mention it. I was challenged by, what seemed to me, to be complete and utter misdirection. This may sound harsh, but those were my honest thoughts at the time, and I hold Chip Z'Nuff in higher regard than you can imagine. It was clear to me that the actual songwriter of the band had left and with his departure, the magic was all but gone.ДЄdd to that, several embarrassing YouTube videos (especially the cover of Billy Squier's The Stroke), followed by the announcement of a new line-up of the band, with Chip now handling vocal duties, and I honestly shook my head in despair and thought to myself 'Oh no, please don't destroy the legacy of the band more than you already have, man'. To me, it was a low point in the band's career, and even I started questioning the decision of co-founder Chip Z'Nuff to continue the band without Donnie Vie. Then came the release of Clown's Lounge, another collection of old demos with a few new songs. Dissonance is the ultimate example of 'Less is more'.Дonnie Vie had left the band's touring activities in 2002 and though he returned briefly, at some point after the release of Dissonance, he left the band for good. These extra songs completely ruined the flow of the album and resulted in an album that felt unfocused. Then the band released Dissonance, a perfect 9-song album, in it's never officially released limited edition, but in its official state, added 4 extra songs of questionable quality. The album ? (Also known as Question Mark) was a bunch of old demo songs thrown together with a few new songs of lesser quality. Yet, after this point, things started to slip. With the release of the brilliant 'Welcome To Blue Island' in 2002, their tenth studio album, I found that they had never released a bad song on any of their official albums, which made me compare the genius ability of the songwriting duo Chip Z'Nuff and Donnie Vie, to that of Lennon/McCartney. However, the band has challenged me on this statement several times, as the quality of their albums has slipped through the years. This is a band who has a song for every mood.Д®nuff Z'Nuff's enigmatic ability to craft long lasting songs, has constantly made me favor the band, when mentioning my favorites, in front of other incredible bands like Savatage, Virgin Steele, The Beatles, Manowar, Dream Theater, Pain Of Salvation, QueensrГїche, X Japan and many more.

Ever since discovering them in the early nineties with their second album, Strength, their music has made a huge impact on me, and their musical output is so varied, eclectic and simply, stunning, that they have no rivals, in terms of good songs and pure feeling. To put this review into context, I'll start by mentioning that Enuff Z'Nuff has remained my favorite band for almost three decades now. Now everyone is pissed.' One Word Review: Surprising Enuff Z'nuff - Official Website Album Review 'You've got a metal heart,

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