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As one of the biggest Enuff Z'Nuff fans around, I was one of the first to admit that they did not exactly blow me away with their last release "Welcome to Blue Island". I loved Donnie Vie's stripped back solo record, and a few of the tunes from WTBI recalled their glory days, but I was disappointed that I hadn't heard any contenders for "true EZN classics" in awhile. To be fair, the band has put out 12 albums since 1989 (plus the Donnie Vie solo album and a ton of rare demos and covers). When I first heard about "?" I thought it would be another so-so record, with the bonus of cleanly recorded versions of some old favorite demos ("Home Tonight," "How Are You," and "Harleya"). Thankfully, I was wrong - though those songs still are the top 3 tracks. An enjoyable power pop record with a hard rock edge which won't disappoint fans of the band or genre. Also, I should note that these tracks employ the lineup from the self-titled EZN album - with Derek Frigo (RIP) on guitar and Vikki Foxx on drums.

Best Tracks:
"Gorgeous" - After the intentionally silly intro, this song kicks into pure power pop heaven. This song was penned and sung by bassist Chip Z'Nuff, proving he can hold his own with Donnie.
"Home Tonight" - Probably one of my top 10 all time EZN tracks. A Beatlesque charmer with sad lyrics and great vocals.
"No Place Like Home" - Would have fit right in on 1985 or the debut album with its simple structure and big chorus.
"Harleya" - A ballad paced track with an awesome chorus. Typically this is where I would say "this should be a hit," but the record buying public just wouldn't get it. Great song.
"How Are You" - The first 4 songs I named were pretty "big" in sound - fully electric and pretty upbeat. This acoustic song is simply gorgeous - a little melodramatic, but undeniable in its emotion and loaded with hooks. Thanks for finally making this one available guys!

Enuff Z'nuff are a great band with one of the most impressive catalogs of music available. Had they not gone the glam-metal route with their first two (and most successful) records, maybe they would've been huge. Who knows?

This is yet another strong effort from EZN, though not exactly their best (I'd give that title to either "Ten" or "Welcome to Blue Island.") The first track, "Gorgeous," is actually sung by bassist (and usually backing vocalist) Chip Z'nuff. He sounds exactly like Donnie (lead singer). As with most Enuff Z'nuff albums, the first 4 songs are the strongest, and then it kind of levels off. There's a cover of Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy," that's pretty good, but Metallica's version rocked harder.

This album reunited the 4 original band members, including Vikki Foxx (great drummer who's spent the last 10 years in the "Where are they now?" category), and Derek Frigo, who died of a drug overdose just after this CD was released.

They've been making great albums all along, but for me this is the third killer album in a row from Enuff Z'nuff where every song just clicks from start to finish. This album and the other two (2000's 10 and 2002's Welcome To Blue Island) are among my favorites in my entire CD collection.

"Help" (not a Beatles cover), "No Place Like Home", "Hang On For Life" and "Man With A Woman" are the standout tracks from this album. "This Guy", "Home Tonight", and "Joni Woni" are also very good.

But the killer track on this album is "Gorgeous", written by Chip and I'm guessing sung by him as well since that is definitely not Donnie's voice. What a geat song!

I would compare this album to Welcome To Blue Island in that it's a more straightforward, harder album with turned-up guitars, moreso than on their 1990's albums, but the hooks still come through in each song.

If you are starting out with Enuff Z'nuff, I would definitely recommend this album, 10 or Welcome To Blue Island...or better yet all three.

This has to be Enuff Z'nuff's best album since Seven. I wanted to give it 4.5 stars but since Amazon does't allow half stars I had to go with only four. The reason I won't give it five is because of the last track, a cover of "Stone Cold Crazy", which sounds almost identical to Metallica version but with Donnie Vie singing. I'm not a big fan of the song and I think Enuff Z'nuff should have went with another original tune instead.

That being said, ? is a phenominal album! All of the Z'nuff songs on this disc are amazing with the stand out tracks being "Home Tonight", "Help..." and "No Place Like Home". Guitarist Derek Frigo's signature guitar sound really shines on "No Place Like Home" and it takes me back to the day I first heard Enuff Z'nuff.

If you are a fan of Enuff Z'nuff I recommend this album. if you are a fan of bands like Cheap Trick, The Beatles, The Raspberries and Off Broadway I recommend this album. If you have never heard of Enuff Z'nuff and are looking for a good first album to buy I recommend this cd.

Just do yourself a favor and buy this album. Buy it right now!

I had the lucky fortune of finding this gem in a dollar bin at an odd store in Cleveland. I would not sell you my copy for 20 bucks! What a pleasant surpise to pop this Cd into my player and discover yet another handful of undeniably catchy, cool, great pop songs with flair and passion. "This Guy," "No Place Like Home," "Home Tonight," "How Are You" and the Queen cover "Stone Cold Crazy" are all awesome pieces of songwriting. These are songs you will find yourself playing over and over and over again. Too bad these guys have had their issues with drug abuse. I've met them and seen them in club concerts numerous times here in Cleveland. Another masterpiece guys. Keep up the good work.

"?" by Enuff Z'Nuff is a cool collection of songs that current fans will enjoy adding to their collection. However, this disc is not an especially strong record, nor is it the most appropriate representation of the band. "?" is more of a hodge-podge of unreleased rarity tracks that are finally seeing the light of day. The recordings of the tracks featured here range from the present day all the way back to the early '90s.

When it was released in 2004, "?" was promoted as a new Enuff Z'Nuff studio album. I do not feel that doing so was particularly fair to the fans, the band, or the songs included here. There's some great tunes here, and that definitely needs to be said. However, there's no focus to the disc, since the music here is all over the map and was even recorded during different decades. There's no theme here, no "record," just a collection of some pretty cool tracks that don't really fit together expect for the fact they haven't been released before.

It should be said that the recording quality of each song, old or new, is top-tier. They've all been properly mixed and engineered to sound as fantastic as any of their other work.

If you're a die-hard, pick this up. Or if you're a fan of the band's poppier side, pick this up. There are some great songs here... But, if you've heard about Enuff Z'Nuff just lately and want to check out their recent output, I would instead direct you to "Welcome To Blue Island." That 2002 album is their last proper studio album (as of this writing) and is a much better place to start.