"...ZZ Top's definitive work, a Tex-Mex combo platter of blues, soul and funky hard rock, spiced with a little Beefheart-inspired weirdness." (5 stars) -- Mojo

Released in 1973, their third album is the gale-force blues-rock juggernaut that shot ZZ Top to stardom and defined their enduring sound. Features the signature hits “La Grange,” “Jesus Just Left Chicago,” and “Waitin' For The Bus,” plus three bonus live tracks.

In 1970, Billy Gibbons of The Moving Sidewalks joined forces with Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of rival Houston band American Blues, and ZZ Top were born. After two albums of playful, straight-ahead blues-rock, they unleashed a potent sound of their own with 1973's Tres Hombres and its heavy-riffing hit "La Grange." After three more albums and a brief hiatus, they turned in 1979's Deguello, which packed sleek grooves into wise-ass classics like "Cheap Sunglasses" and "A Fool For Your Stockings."

In the '80s ZZ Top's hot rod truly took off. With a synthed up sound and some of the most memorable videos of the era, the bearded band drag-raced up the charts with no-filler albums like Eliminator (1983) and Afterburner (1985), and sizzling singles like "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Legs."

After recording and touring throughout the '90s, ZZ Top are still tearing it up Texas-style. The fall 2003 release of Mescalero, their 15th album, coincided with the arrival of Chrome, Smoke & BBQ, the long-awaited four-CD boxed set from the biggest "Little Ol' Band" in the land.

Matered for vinyl from the original analogue master tapes by Kevin Grey and Steve Hoffman- with plating and pressing by Record Technology Inc.

Available at:

http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=78966

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