Tweaked

by Enuff Z'nuff

Overview

Released in 1995, Tweaked marked a new beginning for Enuff Z'Nuff, as the Chicago natives attempted to put their drug problems, financial straits, and especially their major label woes behind them. The release of the previous year's 1985 album (so named because it comprised nothing more than the band's first demo recordings) had killed two birds with one stone, earning the boys some well-needed pocket change, and effectively doing away with all of singer Donnie Vie and bassist Chip Z'Nuff's creative output thus far. For the most part, Tweaked finds Enuff Z'Nuff in a more psychedelic, laid-back groove than on previous records, starting with very first track "Stoned" and all the way through cheeky closer "How Am I Supposed to Write a Love Song?" In between, they strut their way through the swaggering "If I Can't Have You," glide across the easy blues of "Without Your Love," and evoke melodies past in somewhat derivative numbers like "We're All Alright" and "Life Is Strange." Even at its most extreme, however, Tweaked never really starts to cook. The acoustic "My Heroin" steals blatantly from the Beatles (surprise!), while the cryptic "Mr. Jones" see the group exploring its darker side, but without ever raising its voice. Still, the band can produce a gorgeous ballad when pressed, and the excellent "It's Too Late" certainly bears that distinction. In short, Tweaked clearly represented an attempt to regroup, and Enuff Z'Nuff would carry on with building confidence from here on out. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Product Details

Release Date:	03/03/2023
Label:	Deadline
UPC:	0889466217012
Rank:	57207

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Enuff Z'nuff   Primary Artist
Chip Znuff   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Bruce Breckenfeld   Organ,Organ (Hammond)
Phil Miller   Guitar
Norton Buffalo   Harmonica
Ricky Parent   Drums,Percussion
Donnie Vie   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion
Derek Frigo   Guitar

Technical Credits

Chris Znuff   Producer
Stefon Taylor   Engineer
Paul Lani   Mixing,Producer
Chip Znuff   Mixing,Concept,Composer,Producer
Johnny K   Engineer
Eric Gast   Mixing
Brian Lee   Mastering
Ricky Parent   Composer
Donnie Vie   Composer,Producer
Chris Shepard   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Jeff Luif   Engineer
Phil Bonanno   Engineer
John Giles   Photography
Elisa Keogh   Design,Art Direction
Paul Natkin   Photography
Christopher de Monk   Mixing
Jim Hoffman   Engineer
Tommy Lipnick   Engineer