ENUFF Z'NUFF "?"
by Donna Anderson

Cover: 4 Seeds out of 10
The first thing I noticed is there's not a peace sign to be found! It's simply the Enuff Z'Nuff logo in front of a giant question mark. That's it! I think Chip's smoked so much skunk weed that he thinks he's Prince or something now.

Booklet: 4 Stems out of 10
Ugh. It's simply a little 4-panel thing, just some real basic thanks and credits inside, and a picture of Enuff Z'Nuff circa 1991 on the back of the booklet. That makes sense, since it's the same lineup as the first few EZN albums (Chip, Donnie, Vikki Foxx and Derek Frigo), but couldn't they have gotten a more recent photo? None of these guys looked like this at the time they recorded these tracks. There's another ancient pic of Chip and Donnie in the CD tray, back from when Chip could get away with not wearing anything covering his head.

Songs: 8 Bags of Shake out of 10
Enuff Z'Nuff's "Question Mark" CD is an eclectic mix of all kinds of tunes. There are some rockers, some ballads, and while some are a little more on the mellow side, some break a little out of the box and aren't quite what you'd expect on an EZN CD. Still, it sounds like Enuff Z'Nuff for the most part, with 11 songs total. For some odd reason, it starts of with a Chip song. I don't mind Chip taking over vocal duties once in a while, but I wasn't expecting the disc's first track to greet me with Chip's raspy pipes. It's a song called "Gorgeous" and it's OK, but definitely not my favorite on the disc. There's another Chip song called "Hang On For Life" that's a little better. It's got kind of a Stone Temple Pilots vibe, but with Chip singing. The rest of the songs feature Donnie's inimitable vocals. Some of these songs have been floating around in demo version for years and years, such as "Harleya" and "How Are You?" which I heard way back in the Napster days. It's nice to hear a final studio version of these tunes, even if they're some of the mellowest songs these guys ever recorded. Songs that I like the most are "This Guy," "Man With A Woman," and "Help..." But my absolute favorite is a rocker called "Joni Woni (Likes To Ride The Pony)." It's catchy, hooky, and has some of the most simple lyrics ever written by Donnie Vie. 'Tis a silly song. But it get stuck in your head, and it's way different than EZN's typically more elaborate arrangements, so I back that.

Comments: If you didn't already know, the "Question Mark" album (the 12th studio release from EZN) features the reunion of the original Enuff Z'Nuff lineup (Chip, Donnie, Vic Foxx and the late Derek Frigo.) Unfortunately, it also represents the last of Frigo's work, so it will be the last time we hear new songs from this lineup.