Reviews (page 14 of 14)
Some of the best biker bar music there is. Love the sound of this album, it's hard, fast, and yet still has a comfortable blues/southern rock sound that is endlessly listenable
Soon as this album gets going you're thrown into the soundscape of some musty hard rock pool hall complete with a few biker guys, cigarette smoke, and a well used jukebox providing the cohesive glue of American blues rhythm of ZZ Top that pulls it all together. By the time you're three tracks in, you're already riding a motorcycle, and your beard is long enough to get caught on the zipper of your leather jacket. A pillar hard rock crafted from blues and the precursor to a sound that would be further explored by bands AC/DC, Motorhead, and Mötley Crüe; ZZ Top's first top ten album delivers on the American Harley dream. Tracks like Waitin' for the Bus,Jesus Just Left Chicago, and of course La Grange utilize the guitar fueled yet ever steady rhythm that is synonymous with throwing on your shades and riding out into the horizon. While these a bit homogenous in the delivery of this type of sound over the course of the album, frequent and sporadic guitar flourishes keep things interesting as you ride along the introspective vibe of wandering the country or getting access to that whorehouse in Texas or simply waiting around for the bus for too damned long. This tale of wanderlust expands beyond waiting for busses and covers other locations in Jesus just Left Chicago and even some out of country locations in Shiek. The track Master Of Sparks stood out to me with interesting time changes throughout the song compared to what I had heard up until it, which was a nice surprise. Sheik also ends with with a bit of a psychedelic outro which also spoke to me thorugh my favorite genre. Very cool. In the end though, La Grange is where it's at, and to be honest, if you've heard just that, then you've heard a decent amount of the album. Favorite Track: La Grange Honorable Mention: Master of Sparks
A semi-decent blues-rock album. 7.5/10
This was a great album. Really bluesy!
I sleep
I have to say, that this is not an album I will listen to again, because it wasn't to my taste and that is why I've decided to give it two stars
c'est moins bourrin que ce que je pensais c'est pas si mal mais je réécouterai pas ça avant 1000 ans. 6.
Eliminator will forever be my ZZ album of choice but this is more traditionally blues rock. Great album
Nice music to slug whiskeys to. Could do with some slower numbers though.
Very much enjoyed this. Loved the bluesy riffs and guitar work in general. I'll certainly revisit and glad to learn that the Top aren't a joke band.
Top.
At last, an album I can enjoy, energy, variety whats not to like!
Just a bloody great blues rock album. Best track: La Grange
The hits are obviously gold here, but the deep cuts honestly don't do a lot for me. Still a pretty nice record though.
Not bad. Best track La Grange & Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers.
Bluesy rock. Great all around album.
Fantasizing about walking into a bar and watching this trio rip (or should I say, spark) as I sip a cool beer.
The songs you think of when you hear "ZZ Top" and consider riding a motorcycle. All around pretty good energy.
You can see a gem forming, but most of this album sounds rough to me, I dunno. But if course then there's La Grange, which I have to assume is the only reason this album made the list.
Didn’t even finish. Found myself bored.
Oh yeah, it got me moving over my room.
This is at least a 4, maybe my first 5!? Several songs I really like. I'll listen closely to the rest.
I listened to the 2000-something remaster, and I was pleasantly surprised!
Classic
I had no idea ZZ Top were so religious. How did they go from Jesus band to party band so fast? The music here is almost perfect rock, it's like the template for rocking. I'm not so keen on the voices though. This is my failing rather than theirs, I'm fussy aout voices. Regardless, this is a fun listen.
Old school ZZ.
Later ZZTop albums were in the era where I started to get picky about guitar denominated tunes. This stemmed from getting sick of most heavy metal and other heavy guitar dominated music. ZZ Top wasn't that heavy but they were in the neighbourhood so I kept my distance. This album was before I switched off but I didn't listen to this until now.The first three tracks show that these lads know how to play and it's fun enough to keep my review and rating polite. In track 4 they start to cross the line to the stuff I hate but they got back to the bluesy boogie stuff. The opening to The Grange sounds like the old Slim Harpo tune "Shake Your Hips". I guess blues is blues is blues. I enjoyed this album. It's a decade away literally (and a century away figuratively) from their hits and accompanying videos with spinning guitars and enough hotties that it could be mistaken for a beer commercial.
Big Blaney vibes. I’m here for it.
I can see what this album is trying to do, and I even liked it for a few songs, but it gets old very quickly.
I liked it. Reminds me of family parties growing up
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Pretty good
where are they even finding these albums ?!
La Grange + friends. straightforward driving rock. all the songs kind of blur together for me.
Repetitive but competently so
Really good fun without being outstanding. Would be happy to listen again but won’t be rushing to.
Like this one way more than I thought I would. Typical bluesy dad rock, but still fun. I could put this on in the background while I do something else and I think it would help me stay focused.
Listened to like half, there were some fun songs
Pretty enjoyable
It was actually quite good i thought, I really liked the first couple of songs!
Not my thing
I liked this one lot, it felt like classic rock and the songs come together
Was expecting to hate this but it was actually decent. Would give it 3.5 if I could.
3/5
I avoided these guys when I was a yoot, but in retrospect, they're not so bad. They're more blues based than I remember, and I was less of a blues fan then. These days, with a dearth of guitar solos, it's nice to hear an album that has 20 guitar solos in 10 songs.
It's ok.
A storm of blues rock from Texas, in the year when southern rock was at its peak. All a statement!
3.2 Das Manufactum des rocknroll, wa. Sehr solide.
Was für coole Typen; geiles, geradliniges und doch auch verspielt vielschichtiges Rock Album, a an dem sich die manche Nuller-Band (Kings of Leon, Black Keys, ...) orientiert haben dürften. per los tres hombres: 3.8
Ja. Schön, das mal gehört zu haben.
Groovy Swamp rock with some solid singles.
Rock’roll
Just simply not for me
Un tanto soso... pero con el megahit La Grange
Good, but not my style. Too much rock/blues for my taste
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Solid American bluesy rock and roll here. It flags a bit with Move it down the line which includes cliched riffs and lyrics like “big wheels keep on turning” 🙄 but its saved by the excellent single La Grange with the signature ZZ Top geetar sound. I like how they mixed up the tempo and mood with Sheik also.
It's a live album and I normally don't rate those high. You have to be there to get the full effect. He incorporates Capital Theater into his song and the crowd goes wild. That means nothing to me. I don't even know where Capital Theater is. It isn't anything bad until they start adding back in the crowd and it's just annoying. Few songs are better in the live version. I'd rather just listen to these songs on their studio albums.
Helt ålreit. Fikk ikke med at jeg hørte på de mens jeg jobbet, bortsett fra la grange som er en av verdens kuleste sanger
Pretty boring
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Bon album, du bon blues rock qui s’ecoute bien. La grange est une hit qui est intemporel et l’album se meriterai un 5 juste pour cette toune. Le reste amene cela a un 4
Few albums kick this much ass. Almost a precursor to metal in some ways, this is HARD hard rock that deserves to be played on a windows down kinda day. If I could give half ratings, I would. Only four and half because of a few duds that drag on first listen, but probably hold up on more. STANDOUTS: -Waitin’ for the Bus -Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers -Move Me On Down the Line -Precious and Grace -La Grange -Sheik
Billy plays a mean guitar
great album, some classic songs on there
Not the best ZZ Top album but still brilliant.
eher boring, aber me muess safe o chli dricho
Meh. Not my type of music.
idk why but i got strong long island vibes from this album.
Yeah, La Grange is FIRE. The rest? Somewhat smouldering….
Great example of their basis in blues, storytelling, and Texas boogie.
Really good
Solid music, not my style
That was a lot of fun. Wasn’t expecting that from Zed Zed Top.
Great classic rock
Like it!
Meh.
I didn't have much time to listen to it. I enjoy zz top though
One of the best 1-2 openers ever. If you were raised on the MTV version of the band, this album was a revelation. It's a shame "La Grange" is so overplayed, because when you revisit it after 5 or 10 years, it's really good.
Excellent stuff
Mistura muito boa de blues com rock, com o classico La Grange coroando o album.
Eh
too old head for me
La Grange is the best song.
Classic Americana Rock with heavy blues influences, but neither too pop-y or too bluesy
I guess they're talented, but I don't know what I'd do in the audience.
First time listening to a whole zz top album. They had me with bus stop in the name of the first song.
Classic but not my fav Top record.
Anytime
La Grange is an all-timer and the rest of this album slaps alongside it!
Who doesn't love ZZ Top?
Classic guitar licks. It’s everything you expect from a blues guitar, bass and drums. Small group with big sound. Love the variation from a blues rock, ballad and rocking’ classic in La Grange.
Would give it a 5/5 but don’t think it musically deserves it. Too many songs I don’t fully fuck with but the ones I do I love.
classic rock isn’t really my type but not bad
Despite being from Texas AND liking the rock/blues style, ZZ Top has never been my favorite. This album is good, objectively, with La Grange being the best track. For me, it doesn't reach 5 stars, but it's better than 3 stars as well. I guess that leaves it at: 4 stars.
Fun, but maybe I wasn't in the mood for it
Beard guys good
pretty generic blues
At first it seems like just a blues album but quite a lot more going on.
Started off strong and la grange is a classic of course.
So nearly a 4! I had boxed ZZ Top into the style they played in the mid-80s onwards. Really liking this album! Rate 3.8/5.
Just classic rock
Good ol' Texas rock and roll
la grange is a banger but the rest is not that memorable, probably has a better effect when played live
This is a great record, honestly. It only gets docked a star because it's not ALL great. Just MOSTLY great. But the songs that are great are REALLY great. "Waitin' For The Bus," "Jesus Just Left Chicago," and, of course, "La Grange" are just ... man. So good.
I’m more of a man after having listened to this
Decent blues album. Nothing special overall but some great songs
Actually my second time listening to this album. Think I enjoyed it more on the first listen, but it came and go, not overstaying it’s welcome but not giving a whole lot either.
good vibes! grooved a lot
Bluesy. Had me in the first half, but aside from "La Grange", it just kind of tappers off for me. Solid licks as always. Favorite tracks: "Waitin' For the Bus", "Jesus Just Left Chicago"
7.5/10 FT: La Grange
1973. Key Songs. La Grange, Precious And Grace, Jesus Just Left Chicago
I didn't hate it or love it
Solid Blues Rock Album
ZZ Top rocks pretty hard. This is just kinda solid cool rockin music. La Grange is a classic. 3/5.