Friday, 11 April 2014

Donnie Vie - Goodbye Enough Z'Nuff.


Goodbye Enough Z'Nuff is the new album from former Enuff Z'Nuff singer/songwriter Donnie Vie.  The band was formed in Blue Island, Illinois in 1984 and Vie was a key member until he went part time in 2002, stopping touring with the band but continuing to write and record with them. This is a live album, recordedGoodbye Enough Z'Nuff is the new album from former Enuff Z'Nuff singer/songwriter Donnie Vie.  The band was formed in Blue Island, Illinois in 1984 and Vie was a key member until he went part time in 2002, stopping touring with the band but continuing to write and record with them. This is a live album, recorded by Lewis John and Baz Francis over three gigs in Wales and England on 2013′s Magical History Tour.  It's completely acoustic, each song stripped back to the barest bones.  Vie sings, plays acoustic guitar and occasional piano, and is joined on four of the fourteen songs by Baz Francis on backing vocals.  There's no doubt that this kind of live performance is a great way for a singer/songwriter to showcase their abilities, with nothing else to distract it really is all about Vie's performance.  He has decades of experience and is certainly a good singer, and has a massive back catalogue with Enuff Z'Nuff, much of which can be heard here.  His voice is showcased best on If I Can't Have You, the acoustic sound bringing the emotion in his voice to the fore. However, I'm not sure it works as an album.  For a live album to [...]

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