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34-493: "Time to Let You Go" was originally recorded by Enuff Z'nuff on the album Strength . All songs written by Paul Gilbert except where noted. This 2000s metal album–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Enuff Z%27nuff Enuff Z'Nuff (a sensational spelling of "enough's enough") is an American glam metal band from Blue Island , Illinois , founded by singer Donnie Vie and bassist Chip Z'Nuff. The band charted two times on

68-627: A 3-piece. In April 2016, Metal Sludge confirmed via an interview with Johnny Monaco that he is no longer in the band. The band continued with Chip Z'nuff as the lead singer, Tory Stoffregen back on lead guitar, Tony Fenelle ( Ultravox ) on guitar and Daniel B. Hill on drums. Enuff Z'nuff released an album of older, previously unreleased original material on Frontiers Records in late 2016, titled Clowns Lounge . It mainly features demo material from studio sessions originally recorded in 1988 and 1989. Enuff Z'nuff released an album of new material with Chip Z'nuff on lead vocals, Diamond Boy , in 2018 on

102-585: A Serial Killer . Band members during this period also included drummer B.W. Boeski and guitarists Gino Martino and Alex Kane, the latter of whom moved on to lead guitars for Life, Sex & Death and eventually formed the band AntiProduct . By 1989, Enough Z'Nuff had revised their band name to "Enuff Z'Nuff" and released their first major label offering, a self-titled debut album on Atco Records . For this recording, founding members Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff were joined by ex-Le Mans guitarist Derek Frigo and drummer Vikki Foxx. The band had two charting hits with

136-568: A benefit show for muscular dystrophy on July 25, 2004, in Santa Barbara, CA at Fess Parker 's Doubletree Resort. West would be replaced by Kelly Hansen , formerly with Hurricane , who made his debut with the group on March 11, 2005, at Boulder Station in Las Vegas. Pilson has been part of every Foreigner recording and tour since, including the 2009 studio album, Can't Slow Down . Pilson would play bass on Lynch Mob 's 2015 album, Rebel . In

170-460: A better descriptor of their sound, and suggested that the group would have retained their popularity had they been promoted as such. For their follow-up album, 1991's Strength , the band consciously toned down their glam image. Strength was released in 1991 on Atco to strong reviews, including Rolling Stone magazine calling the group "The Hot Band of the Year." There were promotional videos for

204-584: A brief period, Varney called Pilson to get involved in the recording of Rock Justice , a rock opera co-written by Varney and produced by Marty Balin . Still based in San Francisco, Pilson next teamed up with guitarist Randy Hansen , best known as a Jimi Hendrix impersonator, and Pilson recorded the Astral Projection – Live album with Hansen for Shrapnel Records . When the band with Hansen dissolved, Pilson moved to Los Angeles and only weeks later, on

238-496: A heavy progressive rock project named 13th Floor although no album was ever released. After exiting both Dio and Dokken, he and former War & Peace mate, Tommy Henriksen , began working on a modern rock project called Underground Moon, for which Pilson decided to assume the pseudonym Dominic Moon. The album, which included a cover of Midnight Oil 's " Beds Are Burning ", was released in Europe and Japan in 2001 and Pilson put together

272-642: A previous Enuff Z'nuff band member who had played with the band before their first major label breakthrough. Enuff Z'Nuff continues to release new recordings. Their 15th studio album, named Brainwashed Generation, came out in 2020 through Frontiers Records. In August 2021, a 3-CD set of formerly unreleased demo recordings titled Never Enuff was released through Cleopatra Records. A Beatles cover album, Hardrock Nite , released in 2021 through Frontiers Records. The newest Enuff Z'nuff album, Finer than Sin came out in late 2022. Chip also released his second solo album Perfectly Imperfect that year. Enuff Z'Nuff's music

306-550: A recommendation by Mike Varney, was contacted by vocalist Don Dokken who was looking for a bass player for his band Dokken . An audition was set up and Pilson joined the band in October 1983. Pilson was co-writer on many of Dokken's best known and most successful songs, including Just Got Lucky , Alone Again , Into the Fire , The Hunter , In My Dreams , It's Not Love , Kiss of Death , and Dream Warriors . Pilson recorded

340-555: A remake of Dokken's "It's Not Love" on T&N's Slave to the Empire . Initially called Superstroke, the name was changed to The End Machine for the band's eponymous 2019 debut album , produced by Pilson. 2020 saw Pilson part of yet another all-star project involving former bandmates, Robin McAuley and Reb Beach , as well as drummer Matt Starr from Mr. Big . Dubbed Black Swan, the quartet issued their Pilson produced debut album, Shake

374-607: A short-lived live band and performed a handful of L.A. club shows. The album saw a limited edition re-issue in 2008 through Polish company Metal Mind Productions . On the heels of Underground Moon, Pilson reunited with his ex-Dokken bandmate, guitarist George Lynch , in a project called Lynch/Pilson, releasing the album Wicked Underground in 2003. After a proposed Dokken reunion did not materialize, Pilson re-teamed with Lynch and drummer Mick Brown in Tooth & Nail, later shortened to T & N in 2011. They would release Slave to

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408-747: Is a combination of glam metal , hard rock , power pop , and psychedelic rock . Current members Jeff Pilson Jeffrey Steven Pilson (born 19 January 1958) is an American musician best known for being the bass player in the glam metal band Dokken and currently classic rock band Foreigner . He has also had an extended stint with Dio in the 1990s. Pilson was born on 19 January 1958 in Lake Forest, Illinois . Has an Irish descent. Spent part of his youth in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , before moving to Longview, Washington , where he graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1976. He attended

442-497: The University of Washington to study music after he had started playing bass at age 13 but left without a degree in order to pursue a career in music. One of his early bands was an Emerson, Lake & Palmer type progressive trio called Christmas. He moved to San Francisco in 1978 where he met up and became friends with guitarist Mike Varney . Varney and Pilson would join forces in the band Cinema. After moving back to Seattle for

476-629: The Dead (2012). He produced Foreigner's 2006 CD, Live in '05 , as well as tracks off of their 2008 No End in Sight release as well as their most recent effort, The Best of Foreigner 4 & More (2014). He returned as producer for Benedictum in 2012 for their fourth album, Obey (2013). In December 2012 it was revealed that Pilson would produce the second album by Kill Devil Hill , featuring Pilson's former Flesh & Blood and Dio bandmate Vinny Appice on drums. Pilson also wrote all but two songs and produced

510-646: The Empire , an album of re-worked Dokken songs and new material involving a plethora of guest vocalists in the fall of 2012. Pilson was also confirmed as the bass player on the Lynch Mob 's forthcoming 2015 studio release. Pilson briefly returned to Dio to help record the band's final studio album, Master of the Moon . He became the bass player for Foreigner in the summer of 2004 when he joined an impromptu lineup consisting of founding member Mick Jones , Jason Bonham , Jeff Jacobs, Thom Gimbel, and Bonham singer Chas West for

544-475: The Frontiers label. It was their first recording without contributions from former Enuff Z'nuff singer/songwriter Donnie Vie. Vie is still active musically and created a PledgeMusic campaign for his latest solo album, which released July 15, 2019. On March 11, 2019, guitarist Tony Fennell announced his departure from the band in a statement that was posted on the band's Facebook page. He was replaced by Alex Kane,

578-592: The US Hot 100; " Fly High Michelle " (#47) and " New Thing " (#67). The Chicago -area band has continually recorded and toured throughout their career of more than 30 years, releasing 17 studio albums and 27 official recordings to date. Their songs have been recorded by several other musicians, including Paul Gilbert , the Wildhearts , and Nelson . The group has appeared on MTV , The Howard Stern Show and The Late Show with David Letterman . Their music has been released on

612-633: The World , on February 14, 2020, prefaced by videos for the songs "Shake the World" and "Big Disaster". On October 31, 2022, it was announced the Pilson had joined forces with guitarist Joel Hoekstra and drummer Deen Castronovo to become part of the band Revolution Saints. In addition to producing his own projects starting with War & Peace, Pilson has also worked in that capacity with several other acts, helming Benedictum 's Uncreation (2006) and Seasons of Tragedy (2008), respectively, and Adler 's Back from

646-567: The age of 37, soon after the band planned a Japanese tour with the original line-up. Another tragedy struck when the band's drummer Ricky Parent lost his long-time battle with cancer in October 2007. Parent had been with the band for approximately 12 years. In 2006, original members Chip Z'Nuff and Donnie Vie reconvened to shoot a pilot for the VH1 reality television show, Bands on the Run . The show's pilot episode never aired. However, during that time

680-579: The album, Enuff Z'Nuff toured both Japan and Europe, including the Download Festival in the U.K. As of May 2013, Donnie Vie once again left the band. Johnny Monaco returned to Enuff Z'Nuff as the band's singer. There was more band member shuffling in May 2014 when guitarist Tory Stoffregen and drummer Randi Scott each left the band. Drummer Erik Donner joined on drums in June, while Enuff Z'Nuff continued touring as

714-651: The band to join Vince Neil 's solo band. Foxx would be airbrushed out of the album cover, despite performing on each track of the recording. Foxx was replaced by New Jersey resident and former War and Peace member Ricky Parent, who also appeared for most of the album's promotional material. The band performed on Letterman again and shot a video for the single "Right by Your Side". However this release, much like Strength , received some critical acclaim but ultimately disappointed commercially. A short time after Enuff Z'Nuff parted ways from Arista Records, guitarist Derek Frigo left

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748-637: The band, though he still recorded on occasion with them. Despite this setback, the band continued touring and recording, releasing albums on several indie labels and finding a solid fanbase overseas. Some notable events include many appearances on The Howard Stern Show , local appearances on the Mancow's Morning Madhouse radio program, a 1998 performance on The Jenny Jones Show , a pair of features on VH1 about hair bands in 1999, and attaining an opening slot for Poison 's 2001 "Glam Slam Metal Jam" tour. Lead singer and songwriter Donnie Vie stopped touring with

782-597: The early 1990s, Pilson also worked as a session bassist with the band Wild Horses (not to be confused with the British band of the same name), guitarist Michael Lee Firkins , and MSG , before taking part in the Dokken reunion which resulted in 1995's Dysfunctional album. It was followed by the semi-acoustic One Live Night (1995), the controversial Shadowlife (1997), and Erase the Slate (1999), Pilson's last studio album with

816-912: The fall of 2016, Pilson and the classic Dokken lineup of Don Dokken, George Lynch, and 'Wild' Mick Brown reunited for 6 shows in Japan. They also played a warm-up show at Badlands Pawn Guns Gold And Rock 'N' Roll in Sioux Falls, SD . The band's October 8 Loud Park performance at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan was commemorated with the Return to the East Live 2016 CD/DVD/Blu-ray package in 2018; it also included an exclusive new studio track, "It's Just Another Day". In 2018, Pilson would once again get together with Dokken and T&N mates George Lynch and Mick Brown and former Lynch Mob vocalist, Robert Mason, who earlier guested on

850-400: The group in 2002 out of frustration and to embark upon a solo career. Enuff Z'Nuff continued to tour in his absence as a "3-piece," with their lead guitarist Johnny Monaco also serving as the band's lead singer. Despite not touring, Vie would still write and record with the band in future studio releases. On May 28, 2004, former lead guitarist Derek Frigo died from an apparent drug overdose at

884-443: The group. During the 1990s, Pilson also recorded and toured with Dio , appearing on both Strange Highways (1993) and Angry Machines (1996). In 1993, Pilson collaborated with former Giuffria and Dio guitarist Craig Goldy , co-writing and contributing lead vocals to 4 songs on Goldy's first solo album, Insufficient Therapy , issued on Shrapnel Records in 1993. During that time, Pilson, Goldy and drummer Tim Pedersen also had

918-697: The latest Starship feat. Mickey Thomas album, Loveless Fascination (2013), the group's first new studio release in almost a quarter century. As of late 2014, Pilson had resumed production work on the debut album by Last in Line , a band featuring original Dio members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain , and Vivian Campbell , with Andrew Freeman on vocals, which is due out in 2015. Pilson has also produced his two latest musical projects, The End Machine and Black Swan, whose debut albums were released through Italian label Frontiers Records in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Pilson has also worked as an actor, having appeared in

952-423: The major labels Atco Records and Arista Records , as well as several independent label releases. Enuff Z'Nuff formed in 1984 as "Enough Z'Nuff." The band soon grew a live following and recorded their first demo songs, some of which would be officially released later in their career. The band's first single, "Fingers On It", received some minor recognition when it was featured in the 1986 movie Henry: Portrait of

986-522: The movie Rock Star , 2001. Pilson played bassist Jorgen , of the fictional band Steel Dragon, along with Zakk Wylde , future Foreigner bandmate, Jason Bonham , who also contributed to the Soundtrack, with Miljenko Matijevic and Jeff Scott Soto as vocalists, who cannot be seen. He also contributed to the Mortal Kombat reboot, performing the voice acting for Johnny Cage . Pilson's current bass

1020-402: The name to War & Peace, Pilson released a total of four albums, starting with 1993's Time Capsule , utilizing different players and lineups along the way. The recordings of the original Flesh & Blood lineup were released in 1999 and re-issued in 2013 with a bonus track, packaged with recordings from another session, under the name War & Peace as The Flesh and Blood Sessions . In

1054-440: The psychedelic-flavored pop rock songs "New Thing" and " Fly High Michelle ", both of which received steady airplay on MTV . A few years later, the band's heavy glam rock appearance in the music videos would be parodied on Beavis & Butthead . Frontman Donnie Vie has expressed disappointment that the label marketed the group as a glam metal act during this period instead of as a power pop group, which he considered to be

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1088-405: The reunited band held their initial recording sessions for their 12th record. Several songs from these sessions eventually helped create their studio album, Dissonance , which also features former Ozzy Osbourne / Badlands guitarist Jake E. Lee on guitar. With Vie rejoining the live shows in 2008, Dissonance was released in 2009 in Japan, with a U.K. release following in 2010. In support of

1122-480: The singles "Mother's Eyes" and "Baby Loves You", as well as an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman . However, this follow-up album did not sell nearly as well as their first. The band filed for bankruptcy and left Atco Records , but soon after was picked up by Clive Davis ' Arista Records label for their 1993 album Animals with Human Intelligence . Before this album's release, drummer Vikki Foxx quit

1156-636: The studio albums Tooth and Nail (1984), Under Lock and Key (1985), and Back for the Attack (1987), all certified platinum , and the gold certified live album Beast from the East (1988). After the breakup of Dokken in the wake of the Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 , Pilson, along with Randy Hansen, Vinny Appice and Michael Diamond of Legs Diamond , formed his own group called Flesh & Blood in 1989, handling lead vocal and rhythm guitar duties. After changing

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