Electric Basement

Enuff Z'nuff isn't merely a subtle reflection of 70s hook laden hard rock, but they ARE the 70s. What other band can you think of that has cranked out one album per year over a full decade? Hmmm? Remember when Ted Nugent and Foghat had something new to chew on very 12 to 18 months? And what was so impressive, was that those were their peak periods artistically. There is something to be said about just doing it and not analyzing about every nook and cranny of big picture. 

And Enuff Z'nuff, not to shockingly, have also kept their artistic merits in tact through the whirlwind output. Effortlessly, they weave a slew of poppy, yet somehow melancholy light rockers for dreamy afternoons on album after album. Ten, like its predecessors, gushes with Cheap Trick and Beatle based harmonies and atmospheric riffs. Not always hard rock, but definitely rock and more respectable than many will give them credit for. Like a little workhorse that never quits, the band remain an underground force all there own. There is a passion and expertise that goes into each track, whether it be the waltzy "There Goes My Heart" or the harder edged "Fly Away." "Your Heart's No Good" represents one of the top notch moody floaters that take us on a journey beyond the surface, yet not punching us in the gut either. Kind of a safe sadness, forgotten ten minutes later, but like little pill, does the trick when it has to. It's not all frowny faced fare tough, "Bang On" busts it out just like something you'd expect from later day Def Leppard. 

Enuff Znuff remain a well deserved treat in a world pervaded by droning guitars and forgotten hook. May there be ten more.- Brian Coles 

Rating: 4 (of 5)

 Electric Basement