A good one, but don’t think it stands up to the 1970s top tracks.ĭecision Or Collision: and now we are back to sounding like Afterburner. The boogie groove is back in a big way, although still augmented by robots. My Head's in Mississippi: I remember this one as a highlight. Tell it: Good, but didn’t really leave an impression. The “drums” right after the guitar solo sounded very artificial, even though it’s a part Frank could totally have played himself. I do like Billy’s vocals on this one, though. Penthouse Eyes – Starts with Sharp Dressed man-esque spoken line “What you looking at, girl?” and sounds more like Afterburner production style. Lovething: Not bad, but not sure what else I can say. Guitar does seem to be more to the forefront, as it should be. I do remember it (Much like Afterburner, I haven't listened to this album in many years). That schizophrenia makes for a weird listen.Ĭoncrete and Steel – This is a good one. Part of this album might as well be Afterburner songs, while close to half show some progression/regression back to being a Rock band.
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The liner notes also explain that Billy played the lead (which is full of “squanky” sounds) on a Fender Jaguar.Īnd now, for what you've all been waiting for, my review of Recycler:įunny that this is the album they named Recycler, because that's a more fitting title for the Afterburner album. Either way, the lyrics are pretty silly, but overall I like the song. The one with the title I managed to dig up is one by Smiley Lewis (written by Dave Bartholomew). All in all, the song reminds me of the Rolling Stones a bit.Īccording to the liner notes this is based on a song by Jimmy Reed called "Real Gone Lover" but I'm not finding that song. I really like the piano - a new facet for the band.
Dusty changed the timing and stress of the “one-arm bandits”, and the line “If you see it once, you’ll never be the same again” was changed to “.you’ll never come home again”.Īside from the gimmicky female sighs on the intro, this is the most stripped down and earthy song ZZ Top have done in over a decade, and points at the next couple of albums. Also worth noting that there are some changes compared to the original: Where Elvis’ version was fast and jaunty, ZZ’s version is more sludgy.
And Billy plays some great solos over the course of the song. I like Dusty’s Elvis impression even if it’s a bit lower than his usual vocals. The electronics are even more pronounced on the eight-minute remix. It doesn’t sound like Frank in fact when they play the song live, Frank changes the patterns so he can play them (the same happened on “Lovething” from Recycler). I’ve long tried to make sense of the drums - if they are real, they were not only triggered, but also extensively quantized. Everything is full of bleeps - I guess it makes conceptual sense, as it conjures up blinking gambling machines and a city full of temptations. Oddly, after the band was reducing the synths on Recycler, this one-off shows them ramping up the electronic element again. The original version starts with a little sample of Elvis himself saying "Y'all still wants me to come with you" (or something like that), the Rancho Texicano version edits this out but still has the same length! Included is the acclaimed ELIMINATOR trilogy of "Gimme All Your Lovin," "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs," along with "TV Dinners," "Stages," the group's rendition of the Elvis Presley classic "Viva Las Vegas" and so much more.The second Elvis Presley cover after "Jailhouse Rock" way back on Fandango!, this was ZZ Top's last big hit single. Along with being expert musicians, ZZ Top have also become cultural icons, their music videos representative of a certain slice of car and girl-loving Americana, as exemplified especially in "Legs." This GREATEST HITS compilation contains 12 of the band's videos. However, the three men are actually acclaimed and hugely successful rock stars, whose Southern blues-influenced rock has proved appealing to millions of Americans. At first glance, the three men who make up ZZ Top-the stoically silent, bearded look-a-likes Frank Beard and Dusty Hill and curly-haired front man Billy Gibbons-appear to be American rednecks with a little extra cash and access to musical instruments.
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