Probably one of the most criminally underrated bands ever. They should have been big as Poison. They were well ahead of their peers in the songwriting department. I liked poppy metal bands who put a big emphasis on vocal arrangements - like these guys, Saigon kick and Extreme.
I saw them like 93 or 94 suppporting poison on their Richie Kotzen/native tongue tour. I never heard of enuff z'nuff before that night, had no idea they even existed. Next day I was out, buying every album they had released to that point. They were almost as good live as poison were that night. And that was poison with Richie Kotzen, when they were truly great live and far more tight as a band than they were towards the end of the CC Deville days back then. I don't know as I agree they are one of the most underrated of all time, but they were definitely a great band that never seemed to catch the big break they deserved. But considering all the addictions and so on in the band, if they became as big as poison, they would have likely died soon after.
Well if they All woulda got along & didn't drink so much to the point of fist fights between them, they prolly would've been as Big as Poison. Hell, Poison had problems too but they Always came back together for the Music & the Fans. But Chip Never worked with Donnie Again & they were the Magic of the Band. It was a Dayumm Shame. I saw them Live in a lil club in Fremont, CA around this time & I was Blown Away by The uplifting sounds they were able to produce from Song To Song. So much talent & their Vocals were So Spot on. One of my Fave Live shows to date.
Derek was always overlooked. I know the core was Donnie ans Chip but Derek adds something no one else did. I happen to love Monaco on vocals or guitar but Derek's playing/sound is something they never captured again.
Thank you for sharing this footage with the superior audio quality. I had this on VHS many years ago but it didn't sound this good. EZN fans know a lot about this legendary venue where they played many nights. 1993 was not a great commercial year for the band and touring was minimal and reduced to small clubs. Except for the UK tour opening for Poison in larger venues. If you have more of these high quality videos please share. Good luck 🤘🏼
Love me some Enuff Z nuff RIP Derek Frigo WAS a frigin Beast. RIP Ricky Both are Sorely Missed but Never Forgotten, Do Miss Vik Foxx he had such a unique Style , All around one of the best bands of there time as there music stands the test of time .... Donnie keep up the great work you are looking and sounding great love ya Brother :) Peace :)
Set List: 0:28 - Intro + Heaven or Hell 4:31 - Superstitious 9:04 - Fly High Michelle 13:40 - Baby Loves You 19:38 - In The Groove 29:51 - Strength 35:13 - Jealous Guy (John Lennon cover) 39:21 - Derek Frigo's guitar solo 43:41 - Long Way To Go 46:27 - How Am I Supposed to Write a Love Song? 52:19 - New Thing 57:53 - Rock 'n' World 1:06:24 - For Now 1:11:12 - Revolution (Beatles cover)
Interesting. In the song breaks after Baby Loves You and In The Groove, Derek Frigo is tooling around with the melody for Stoned, which was the lead track of off their next album (Tweaked) in 1994.
35:31 I totally overlooked this band back then... but after listening to this at work, tells me " I wish I could have seen them Live in Concert"....... back then
This was my favorite line up. I loved the Thirsty Whale! I was there that night and many other nights seeing Z'nuff. Those were the times of my life! I miss Derek and Ricky so much. Thank you for sharing this with us!!
You're welcome! I wish I could find my more edited copy - I have a version SOMEWHERE with a second camera angle intercut. Someday. I used to love seeing them as far back as the Vik Foxx days, but Rikki was awesome in his own way. A really great guy, too.
Best times of our life!!!! There's a reason I say "what" so often now... we always were at all 4 shows in the front row, no fail and never wore earplugs! Soooooooo worth it, especially hearing and seeing this back. I remember these two days so well. If only we could turn back time, I'd do it over again!! We met cuz of z'nuff and still friends! Love ya!! Lyssa xxxx
Spent soooooo many nights at the Thirsty Whale! We'd stand outside all day to make sure we were against the stage. Then we got to know the guys and we'd go backstage. Best years of my entire life. I miss Derek and Ricky. He was the sweetest person ever!
Grew up with these dudes jamming in my speakers. Chip and my Aunt Dawn were great friends. Me and a buddy of mine use to ride our bikes down to Chips house he’d give us records and posters signed. That other friend is the drummer for another known Blue Island band called MEST. Blue Island has put out so much music and still does to this day. This is great video for a show in 1993. Great video glad it was put up. Miss the fuck out of shows at the whale. I also saw Cannible Corpse at the whale. Was a awesome lil bar/show spot!!!
Amazing all around talent and songwriting , the guitarist and bass player are completely doing their own thing and it works with the incredible vocalist. Idk what happened that this band wasn't in arena's , but I would bet on make a quick buck bad record co. managment , such a shame so many people never heard this band.
Wasn't all grunge. The band has stated there were lots of factors. Like bad management and many many bad choices in there careers. I like la guns, a kid row and motley crue. But I'll take znuff any day over the others I mentioned. Donnie is 1 of the best song writers ever glad hea still doing his thing
Props to you for posting this! The '80s and '90s were a little bit of a blur but I'm pretty sure I was at this exact show. These guys sound great live and their vocals are spot on almost like the record. That's when you know they just naturally have great voices.. and Johnny and Chip harmonized so well together! I think I saw some 90s obscure metal bands like McQueen Street and Southgang here as well. Bet nobody knows those bands. Ha! Side note, when Animals with human intelligence came out from these guys they played a Best Buy in Schaumburg Illinois. I remember they took some appliances or TVs off of a top rack and the guys played kind of like an acoustic little set and then signed their CDs afterwards. So bummed out that Donnie is not in the Band anymore. He was a rock star in his own right
I was at the Best Buy in Schaumburg! That was wild. They were up on top of the scaffolding lol. I believe it was off to the right side when you walk in. Great times! I wanna go back!😊
@@lfh1973 you know, Lorne michaels, the producer for Saturday Night Live, says that people's favorite era of Saturday Night Live is usually the era that they were in high school. For me my favorite time in my life was probably the first six years after high school . I went to Harper College and worked a whole lot but always found time with my friends to go see a show. Such great times and great memories. And when you hear certain songs it just gives you chills and takes you right back sounds like such a cliche but it's so damn true. Cheers!🤘
@@lfh1973 and by the way, I never ran into anybodr, other than my friend of course that I was there with, that remembers that little impromptu promo for their release of their album😜. And people always say they should have sold millions and millions more albums. Of course I agree but sometimes it's kind of nice to have a couple of bands that only you and a smaller amount of people know about. Kind of like when there's a movie out that everybody's going crazy for and telling you to see, you almost feel turned off just because....🤷♂️ that was kind of like what they were for me, I guess. Ha!
Love Donnie, you can see the many nights of no sleep since blowing up 4 years earlier. Reminds me of Steven Tyler's condition in late 70s. Great band and regardless of the hard partying Donnie always sounds great.
Think I was at the all ages show that night. Was only 18. Loved the Whale! These guys were always so good there. Would love to find a video of that final night before the place closed.
This is GREAT! Thanks for sharing this. Donnie sounds so good! Great to hear Derek playing!. Surprised the place didn't go up in flames with all the cigarettes dangling from lips... Oops.. it fell.. where did it go? Poof!
i think the beatlesque vocal harmonies and the excessive makeup did not work for them because it was in the late 80's and by then grunge was picking up the lipstick and throwing it away...but it was one of the top 20 bands of 1980-1990 and they still play and make new albums \m/
When they played their shows at The Thirsty Whale, it was just them. They never had opening bands. And they played two days in a row, two shows each night. All ages & over 21. Even though I was only 18 I wasn't ever kicked out. But that was the most amazing time ever. Front row every show.
Probably one of the most criminally underrated bands ever. They should have been big as Poison. They were well ahead of their peers in the songwriting department. I liked poppy metal bands who put a big emphasis on vocal arrangements - like these guys, Saigon kick and Extreme.
I saw them like 93 or 94 suppporting poison on their Richie Kotzen/native tongue tour.
I never heard of enuff z'nuff before that night, had no idea they even existed. Next day I was out, buying every album they had released to that point.
They were almost as good live as poison were that night. And that was poison with Richie Kotzen, when they were truly great live and far more tight as a band than they were towards the end of the CC Deville days back then.
I don't know as I agree they are one of the most underrated of all time, but they were definitely a great band that never seemed to catch the big break they deserved.
But considering all the addictions and so on in the band, if they became as big as poison, they would have likely died soon after.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug lol
Well if they All woulda got along & didn't drink so much to the point of fist fights between them, they prolly would've been as Big as Poison.
Hell, Poison had problems too but they Always came back together for the Music & the Fans. But Chip Never worked with Donnie Again & they were the Magic of the Band.
It was a Dayumm Shame. I saw them Live in a lil club in Fremont, CA around this time & I was Blown Away by The uplifting sounds they were able to produce from Song To Song. So much talent & their Vocals were So Spot on.
One of my Fave Live shows to date.
They just simply came too late.
@@MichaelCarperyeah...they just hit the tail end of glam rock.
Strength is one of the best album from this era. Underrated for sure. It should have sold million copies.
56:16 that energy build and Derek tearin' it up. That's how it's done!
Donnie's the man. Met him once and got the privilege to see him with Marvelous 3 last Thursday night. A night I'll never forget.
So glad a decent copy of this surfaced.
This was the end of an era
Derek was always overlooked. I know the core was Donnie ans Chip but Derek adds something no one else did. I happen to love Monaco on vocals or guitar but Derek's playing/sound is something they never captured again.
Derek brought metal guitar to their melodic Beatle stylings. That combo is why I loved 'em.
Derek Frigo rocked!
Thank you for sharing this footage with the superior audio quality. I had this on VHS many years ago but it didn't sound this good. EZN fans know a lot about this legendary venue where they played many nights.
1993 was not a great commercial year for the band and touring was minimal and reduced to small clubs. Except for the UK tour opening for Poison in larger venues.
If you have more of these high quality videos please share. Good luck 🤘🏼
Pure fun, classic Enuff'z'nuff , Derek Frigo is surely missed.
Holy shit! These guys were great live! Still no one like Donnie....love ya brother.
Love me some Enuff Z nuff RIP Derek Frigo WAS a frigin Beast. RIP Ricky Both are Sorely Missed but Never Forgotten, Do Miss Vik Foxx he had such a unique Style , All around one of the best bands of there time as there music stands the test of time .... Donnie keep up the great work you are looking and sounding great love ya Brother :) Peace :)
Holy Sh*t....."Strength" live ????? Been looking for this for years after seeing it live in Seattle in 1993.....Unbelievable! Love It!
Set List:
0:28 - Intro + Heaven or Hell
4:31 - Superstitious
9:04 - Fly High Michelle
13:40 - Baby Loves You
19:38 - In The Groove
29:51 - Strength
35:13 - Jealous Guy (John Lennon cover)
39:21 - Derek Frigo's guitar solo
43:41 - Long Way To Go
46:27 - How Am I Supposed to Write a Love Song?
52:19 - New Thing
57:53 - Rock 'n' World
1:06:24 - For Now
1:11:12 - Revolution (Beatles cover)
Thank you ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
Interesting. In the song breaks after Baby Loves You and In The Groove, Derek Frigo is tooling around with the melody for Stoned, which was the lead track of off their next album (Tweaked) in 1994.
Still going 2023
35:31 I totally overlooked this band back then... but after listening to this at work, tells me " I wish I could have seen them Live in Concert"....... back then
This was my favorite line up. I loved the Thirsty Whale! I was there that night and many other nights seeing Z'nuff. Those were the times of my life! I miss Derek and Ricky so much. Thank you for sharing this with us!!
You're welcome! I wish I could find my more edited copy - I have a version SOMEWHERE with a second camera angle intercut.
Someday.
I used to love seeing them as far back as the Vik Foxx days, but Rikki was awesome in his own way. A really great guy, too.
Best times of our life!!!! There's a reason I say "what" so often now... we always were at all 4 shows in the front row, no fail and never wore earplugs! Soooooooo worth it, especially hearing and seeing this back. I remember these two days so well. If only we could turn back time, I'd do it over again!! We met cuz of z'nuff and still friends! Love ya!! Lyssa xxxx
Spent soooooo many nights at the Thirsty Whale! We'd stand outside all day to make sure we were against the stage. Then we got to know the guys and we'd go backstage. Best years of my entire life. I miss Derek and Ricky. He was the sweetest person ever!
What a wonderful fxxking guitar tone and sound ! Superb Live ! Thanks for sharing
Grew up with these dudes jamming in my speakers. Chip and my Aunt Dawn were great friends. Me and a buddy of mine use to ride our bikes down to Chips house he’d give us records and posters signed. That other friend is the drummer for another known Blue Island band called MEST. Blue Island has put out so much music and still does to this day. This is great video for a show in 1993. Great video glad it was put up. Miss the fuck out of shows at the whale. I also saw Cannible Corpse at the whale. Was a awesome lil bar/show spot!!!
The day before, they did an acoustic set at Rolling Stone in Norridge, IL.
I was there at both shows!
I got into Enuff'Z'nuff when I bought their first album and had loved them until Frigo left the band.I still miss him.
".......people like us don't ever change .....they just get rearranged....people like us don't you ever change ...."❤❤❤❤❤
I'm pretty sure I was at this show. Damn I miss the Thirsty Whale. It was our only club that was like being on the Sunset Strip.
Best tour....the band at their peak of greatness. Saw them on 06/19/93.
Love this band.
OMG!!! AWESOME, AMAZING Just WOW!!! Thank you so much for recording this
Amazing all around talent and songwriting , the guitarist and bass player are completely doing their own thing and it works with the incredible vocalist. Idk what happened that this band wasn't in arena's , but I would bet on make a quick buck bad record co. managment , such a shame so many people never heard this band.
Grunge, that was what happen😞
Wasn't all grunge. The band has stated there were lots of factors. Like bad management and many many bad choices in there careers. I like la guns, a kid row and motley crue. But I'll take znuff any day over the others I mentioned. Donnie is 1 of the best song writers ever glad hea still doing his thing
I was there for this! I believe it was two shows per night for Friday and Saturday. I went to all 4 lol. Couldn’t get enough.. or Enuff 😊
Absolutely awesome :-) would love to see some more full length concerts from Enuff Znuff from back then
Props to you for posting this! The '80s and '90s were a little bit of a blur but I'm pretty sure I was at this exact show. These guys sound great live and their vocals are spot on almost like the record. That's when you know they just naturally have great voices.. and Johnny and Chip harmonized so well together! I think I saw some 90s obscure metal bands like McQueen Street and Southgang here as well. Bet nobody knows those bands. Ha! Side note, when Animals with human intelligence came out from these guys they played a Best Buy in Schaumburg Illinois. I remember they took some appliances or TVs off of a top rack and the guys played kind of like an acoustic little set and then signed their CDs afterwards. So bummed out that Donnie is not in the Band anymore. He was a rock star in his own right
I was at the Best Buy in Schaumburg! That was wild. They were up on top of the scaffolding lol. I believe it was off to the right side when you walk in. Great times! I wanna go back!😊
@@lfh1973 you know, Lorne michaels, the producer for Saturday Night Live, says that people's favorite era of Saturday Night Live is usually the era that they were in high school. For me my favorite time in my life was probably the first six years after high school . I went to Harper College and worked a whole lot but always found time with my friends to go see a show. Such great times and great memories. And when you hear certain songs it just gives you chills and takes you right back sounds like such a cliche but it's so damn true. Cheers!🤘
@@lfh1973 and by the way, I never ran into anybodr, other than my friend of course that I was there with, that remembers that little impromptu promo for their release of their album😜.
And people always say they should have sold millions and millions more albums. Of course I agree but sometimes it's kind of nice to have a couple of bands that only you and a smaller amount of people know about. Kind of like when there's a movie out that everybody's going crazy for and telling you to see, you almost feel turned off just because....🤷♂️ that was kind of like what they were for me, I guess. Ha!
awesome vid !!! board feed sound is fantastic ..thanks for posting !!..they were on point then !!!
wow great quality !!!!!!
Donnie, you nailed strength here. Great performance!!!
Awesome show from a great band!
This is awesome! I haven’t heard much live stuff from that era with Frigo. ☮️
Love Donnie, you can see the many nights of no sleep since blowing up 4 years earlier. Reminds me of Steven Tyler's condition in late 70s. Great band and regardless of the hard partying Donnie always sounds great.
All that free coke. I don’t blame him.
Man, I can’t get enough.
Love EnuffZNuff!! I just happened to watch this on 9/11/19 and this concert was 9/11/93 ...exactly 26yrs ago.
Now it’s gonna be 31 years. Crazy
I loved the Whale. My buddy’s band played there with Bang Tango back in the day.
Sounds great we got 2 open 4 them in Jersey amazingly overlooked band.
This is awesome. Thanks for posting!!!!
This is awesome, thank you for sharing
Love that band🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
8 years later the WTC Collapse happened. I've ALWAYS loved Enuff 'Z Nuff
Think I was at the all ages show that night. Was only 18. Loved the Whale! These guys were always so good there. Would love to find a video of that final night before the place closed.
amazing live, they do not disappoint! Donnie is an amazing singer/song writer
great tour for a great album...wonderful derek!....fantastic jealous guy version!!!!
This is GREAT! Thanks for sharing this. Donnie sounds so good! Great to hear Derek playing!. Surprised the place didn't go up in flames with all the cigarettes dangling from lips... Oops.. it fell.. where did it go? Poof!
This is fantastic! Thanks!
"How Am I Supposed to Write a Love Song?" Just saying, and Frigo is amazing on guitar!
God I love this guy he's so unique in his own style
Very cool. I was there that night!
ROCK ON!
I was lookin' for EZ live but it was hard to find..thanks mate for uploading this..
The second song reminds me of the bullet boys type of groove.
thanks for the upload man
Holy shit. So god damn good
Being from the area, I saw this show. Awesome band, way better than Poison!
💜❤💜❤
30:00-35:00 incredibly fantastic
40:00....fantastic derek solo!!!!
Greatest song that many have never even heard!
@@TheM7drummer it’s straight fire
Awesome
Do love Donnie's voice alot.
Thanks-Thanks-Thanks-Thanks!!!! Tracklist, please!!!
Brilliant song!
Donnie is the best
Scott Loftus
So sad watching Derek here…. U could definitely see he’s totally doped up and is in his own world
JUST FOUND OUT DEREK LOVED MY GUITAR'N!
Brian Pauly you were such a jerk
They KIKKED!!!!!!!!!!
i think the beatlesque vocal harmonies and the excessive makeup did not work for them because it was in the late 80's and by then grunge was picking up the lipstick and throwing it away...but it was one of the top 20 bands of 1980-1990 and they still play and make new albums \m/
Donald Edwin Vandevelde always reminds me of John Lennon.
Best glam band after Slade❤ and Sweet❤❤❤
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Where exactly was “The Thirsty Whale?”
8800 Grand Ave., River Grove, IL
@@earlostrohs3543 should have NEVER been torn down....the history of bands that played there is incredible
Grand and Mannheim next to Gene and Jude’s.
It’s an Amoco/McDonalds now
Whos is on the drums in this video ? Does not feel like Vik....
@
Sigurður Kristinsson its Ricky Parent
Would be better if there weren’t 10 pinch harmonics every other second.
Ok is me or Derek not to happy …it was derek time for solo and chips had come out steal some of his spotlight ..it’s just my opinion
who were they out with?
When they played their shows at The Thirsty Whale, it was just them. They never had opening bands. And they played two days in a row, two shows each night. All ages & over 21. Even though I was only 18 I wasn't ever kicked out. But that was the most amazing time ever. Front row every show.
awful.
Zak Edwardz awfully good!
Your a turd
Douche bag , they Kicked Ass
Duffas