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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The title suggests good beer and unwholesome entertainment, copious amounts of which have accompanied ZZ Top's music for the past 30 years. A decade--or two--removed from their arena-rock prime and cartoonish MTV reincarnation, ZZ Top's music has mellowed like a case of three-dollar rotgut, which is how the blues should age. Pared down, raw, and rough-edged, the Gibbons, Beard, and Hill of XXX's eight studio cuts sound increasingly like their grizzled Texas, Delta, and Southside blues heroes. The beats are tricked-up funky, Gibbons's growl and guitar are lugubrious, and the trio overall is lusty and unafraid to slow the tempo to a dirty dirge. Coupled with the band's loopy sense of subject matter and style--which ranges here from automotive theology ("Crucifixx-A-Flatt") to more prosaic concerns of boogie and t&a--are four live cuts that are often just as quirky, from Dusty Hill's slick lampoon croon of Elvis's "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" to a rave-up version of "Hey Mr. Millionaire" that features another inspired bit of ZZ goofiness--having guitar-god Jeff Beck guest . . . on vocals! --Jerry McCulley
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| 1. Poke Chop Sandwhich 2. Crucifixx-A-Flat 3. Fearless Boogie 4. 36-22-36 5. Made Into A Movie 6. Beatbox 7. Trippin' 8. Dreadmonboogaloo 9. Live Intro 10. Sinpusher 11. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 12. Hey Mr. Millionaire 13. Belt Buckle |
Smokin' Rhythms and Guitar Tone to Boot!, January 4, 2005
By Big G
This recording is one of the most mature and creative recordings, of ZZ Top, to date. The drum patterns are ultra-cool and the overall vibe is even somewhat avante-garde (but in a good way). In short, it's modern and retro all in one fell swoop. And each subsequent listen gives something new. Give it a try!
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