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Matrix / Runout (Scribed in runout B, Variant 2, [STERLING is stamped]): T/ SAHS 1661-2 RL STERLING The the album contains five strong songs, two average and two totally superfluous songs. It can't compete with Trés Hombre and Rio Grande Mud at all. Because the strong songs are real killers it still get's 7/10. West, Mike (1982). Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Omnibus Press. pp.19, 42. ISBN 0-7119-0149-X. a b Myers, Marc (April 4, 2022). "ZZ Top's 'Rio Grande Mud' at 50". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved May 3, 2022.

Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning.In short, just because it is a ZZ Top release and it contains Blue Jean Blues, Heard It On The X and Tush it doesn't mean it deserves a great score. 5 out of 10 from me. Miller, Jim (July 3, 1975). "ZZ Top: Fandango!". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. For its part, side two of Fandango! introduced no less than six exhilarating new studio cuts, as strong as anything contained on the celebrated Tres Hombres. John Davidson: A tale of two sides. I'll be honest and say I really didn't find the live set on Side 1 all that interesting. Fairly standard blues covers with some unusual vocal work , but nothing that set my pulse racing. Side 2 however was great.

Let's get the record straight: I am not very keen on the live side. It is a typical 1970s show, where the jams go on for a little too long and the covers make up the majority of the material. Had I been there I would probably have enjoyed it, but I wasn't and on record it just doesn't work. Greene, Andy (July 28, 2021). "ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dead at 72". Rolling Stone . Retrieved July 28, 2021.How Billy Gibbons can go mellowdowneasymellowdowneasy like that without water is incredible, and the rest of the live side punches hard.

While no official live album was made from that particular event, it did spark the idea that ZZ Top’s next project should at least reflect that sort of energy on record. A live album was imagined—well, half-imagined.Your computer may be infected with malware or spyware that makes automated requests to our server and causes problems. But side 2? Every one a pearl. A classic in the Smoke On The Water list of classics in Tush. Blue Jean Blues will set me off as Rough Boy does perfectly now. This second side built the bridge to Tejas. Breihan, Tom (July 28, 2021). "ZZ Top's Dusty Hill Dead at 72". Stereogum. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021 . Retrieved August 22, 2021.

It's not a Tres Hombres or an Eliminator, but it's still a great, fun album. Well worth a listen, but avoid the 80s remixed album where possible. 8/10. Matrix / Runout (Scribed in runout A, Variant 3, [STERLING is stamped]): T\ SAHS-1660-2 STERLING RL C8 So: about 18 minutes I don't care for and <20 that I do. It's a hella short album (not a problem in itself) but this is going to be hard to score.In the late 80s, after the colossal successes of Eliminator and Afterburner, Warner Records made the decision to reissue all ZZ Top's London-era albums on CD for the first time. Sounds great, only an immense spanner ended up getting thrown into the works. See, some genius there had the bright idea of also giving those older albums a sonic makeover, adding extra reverb and echo to the drum sound in particular. I guess the thinking was that these 'enhanced' new versions would resonate better with younger fans of the band, only familiar with the then current, synthesised, Eliminator-era Top. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Apple, Steve (September 13, 1973). "ZZ Top: Tres Hombres". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Ratliff, Ben (September 6, 2012). "Traveling at the Speed of Molasses". The New York Times . Retrieved July 28, 2014.