First up I must mention Rocky Shades Wildside Riot whose band played 3rd on this bill. The ex-Wrathchild man is back fronting his new band, Wildside Riot.Very good they were too. A very amiable front man, who played the best tunes from his debut album, as well as finishing with an old Wrathchild classic, 'Stakk Attak'. Definitely worth checking him out again.
Rating: 8/10
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| Rocky Shades |
Now Enuff Z'Nuff have been doing the rounds for a number of years with Donnie View back in the band. I have already given them a glowing review a few years ago at The Borderline. However on tonight's performance I'm not sure how this will last. His stage antics was a fine line between watching a car crash performance or first nights exuberance. Lets call it the latter for arguments sake! Maybe he had one to many sherberts before the show, but constantly asking members of the crowd for a smoke nearly every other song smacked signs of desperation. Even when he managed to smoke he was told to put it out by a surely bouncer! Despite his antics Chip Z'Nuff, Tory Stoffregen and Randi Scott kept a professional performance. No Enuff Z'Nuff gig is complete without 'Fly High Michelle', 'New Thing' 'We're All Alright' and 'Baby Loves You'.We are also treated to 2 encores, 'Come Together' and 'Dissonance'. While it was a miracle that Donnie made it to the end of the gig without tangling himself in Chip's bass cable, he promised us that he would be back just him and his guitar for a gig in the very near future. Mmmm, was he trying to tell us something!
Rating: 7/10
Set list: 'High', 'Heaven or Hell', 'Wheels', 'We're All Alright', 'There Goes My Heart', 'Baby Loves You', 'Altered States', 'Lisa', 'The Love Train', 'Fly High Michelle', 'New Thing' 'Come Together' and 'Dissonance'.
POSTSCRIPT: Donnie Vie has now left the band!
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| Donnie Vie |
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| Chip Z'Nuff |
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