Reviews (page 7 of 13)
Solid Blues Rock Album
Guitar work on most songs was great. Added Waiting for the Bus
I enjoyed it.
There may have been a time that something being Fun wasn’t enough but I dunno I suppose the bar has changed quite a lot. This is Fun. More Fun than lots of classic rock at least
La Grange is such a classic, especially with that laugh at the beginning. The rest is fine, nothing in here actually stood out besides La Grange. Worth listening to at least.
Boring old man music. It was just fine
Not bad.
I'm a sucker for all that guitar. La Grange stuck out to me more than the others, but this was still pretty dang good.
Certainly a more preferable ZZ Top to the ‘80s band they turned in to but still nothing to write home about. A decent album of bluesy, pool hall rock but nothing that fires the senses. For me. 3/5
Rock estradeiro, indiferente à época e ao lugar. Escutar ZZ Top é sempre fazer uma pausa na vida e entrar num bar de estrada com música ao vivo boa.
I grew up with 80s ZZ Top, so wasn't really looking forward to this. I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. Yes it's common-or-garden blues rock, but it's very good common-or-garden blues rock. Kind of annoying spotify only offers the mono remaster, but I can see this getting another proverbial spin.
Blues rock eclettico, Lagrange cannibalizza l'intero album staccandosi e dando sfogo alla parte rock del gruppo
Classic album. I came to know the band with Eliminator, so I have a soft spot for that much slicker record but this is good raw blues rock.
La Grange is an absolute killer classic rock track that never disappoints, and epitomises what is good about this album. There's great guitar work, driving energetic basslines and well written tracks on this record, but unfortunately there's too much filler for me that doesn't quite hit the same heights as the stronger tracks.
Lyrically, it's a lot better than Eliminator! Musically, it's a lot worse.
Chill
ok, cool guitars. no songs added
I didn’t expect to like this but I actually found it pretty enjoyable.
Favorite track(s): Waitin' for the Bus, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers, La Grange
I’m always surprised how much I like these ZZ Top albums. First two songs were really good.
Dece
Pretty agreeable. Not much more to add, didn’t blow me away but was an enjoyable listen
Great rock 'n roll album. Driving rhythms, great solos, good vocals. Familiar from the era of my growing up.
This is exactly what I expected when I saw it was ZZ Top - an incredibly generic Blues Rock album with a couple fun tracks. While I didn’t hate this album, it was definitely a less enjoyable listen than most 70s rock, there’s no innovation and it’s just very basic overall. It has their big hit ‘La Grange’, but again, it’s quite mediocre compared to other artists’ hits.
Normal rien de mauvais mais vrm average
Sympatoche, des bonnes parties de guitare mais jsp un peu plat dans l'ensemble
Très osef non ?
3.5+/5
More blues, but there’s plenty to like here. Tone wise it has real grit and punch and on songs like La Grange and waiting for the bus you just get caught up in the guitars. I must admit though sometimes it just washed over me a bit.
That guitar is pretty good.
Overall solid, with an especially distinctive guitar sound. Other than La Grange no particular song stood out 3.5
this is fine but it just made me want to listen to Sharp Dressed Man, which is unfortunately not on this album but easily beats all these songs
i mean… its an album.
Enjoyable. But bar La Grange kinda unmemorable. Great jukebox music for a drive bar but not much more. 3.5* rounded down to 3*
"waitin' for the bus" its feels like some kind of southern blues or smth, i didn't knew what to expect about this album i've never heard the band before. its kinda good, i like the groove but it aint the big thing. "jesus just left chicago" it has very american lyrics. "beer drinkers n hell raisers" its only me but i feel the vocals are so similar Alice In Chains. its a hard rock/rock n roll basic songs, i liked it tho. the only thing that it could be a bit shorter, but good anyways. "master of sparks" this is pure sotuhern rock, it isnt a bad song just because of that, actually i think its pretty good. "hot, blue and righteous" i think this is the ballad of the album, i actually didnt payed attention to the lyrics. it boring. and idk if im slow but i hear some doom metal things. "move me on down the line" this has to be the anthem of barbecues, there is no song more american than this one. not so bad tho. "precious and grace" its hard rock a bit over-mid song. dont have a lot to say. "la grange" the outro its too long but the song is good. "sheik" the name makes me think bout shrek. mid "have you heard"
Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers no la conocia, muy buena. En general muy generico, aunque se reconoce el porque ellos son asi. Aun asi, nada muy interesante, solo muy bueno. La Grange tambien lo mejor, como se esperaba. Los extras en vivo mucho mejores de lo comun, un plus
It was ok but is carried by La Grange
It actually amazes me how many albums exist where the artist fully locked in for one song and then just threw on whatever else they had. It amazes me even more that multiple of those albums are on this list while some of the highest praised, most popular, or most influential ones aren’t. There are entire bands left off this list while others have multiple albums are far worse. Not all of this applies to this album but I recently looked up albums kept off the list and it’s on my mind. This album gets a tres from me (See what I did there)
sounds like something i'd hear in a dive bar or my local bowling alley. i'm probably not returning to this tbh but it was a nice classic rock jam.
Tres hombres more like tres stars. More like très nul.
I don't have a lot to say about this album, just a solid bluesy southern rock album.
Day 4 I feel like a Texan father of three after this. It's aight. Some songs are actually pretty good, some just blend together Fav track: Jesus Just Left Chicago
The "essential boogie-rock album" does include great riffs, good grooves, good solos, and is overall a fine listen. But very rarely did this album actually catch my attention, and I had to put in a bit of an effort to concentrate - overall, it is pretty fun, but not amazing, probably best suited for a fun time while cleaning your house. Hot, Blue and Righteous is a lovely track tho. Great solo on Precious and Grace. The live bonus-tracks on the remaster sounds way more excited, probably would have enjoyed the record a lot had they produced a heavier sound for these songs. 6.5/10
It rocks but isn’t as annoying as the other album I listened to.
nice
Fairly standard blues rock affair. Some fun moments but nothing akin to the greats of the genre.
Blues rock as good as I've heard. Never knew ZZ Top were going in the early 70s. The bonus live versions show how good they were before going with backing tracks.
Good bluesy southern rock. The live songs were a great addition. I’d be happy to hear something like this at the local dive bar drinking some beers on a Friday night after a hard week at work.
God bless three bearded guys with guitars that can make waiting for the bus sound cool. …and if you are a rock & roll guy/gal and don’t like La Grange, just go ahead and check your pulse now‘cause you may be dead. ZZ Top is without a doubt underrated considering the classics they’ve laid down yet always seem to be forgotten. A rockin good album to kick start the weekend.
It’s a straightforward, unadorned blues rock album with a Southern style, nothing more, nothing less. A solid 3.5 for the way it made me play air guitar at stop lights.
Uh huh huh huh...love me some gritty and bluesy ZZ Top.
Stadig sydstatsrock men jag tycker Billy Gibbons borde sjunga på alla låtar som han gör på La Grange. Solot på La Grange är 5/5. Balladen på mitten av plattan suger.
I’ve always liked Eliminator-era ZZ Top, mostly because of the strong synth elements that gave it more of a synth rock feel. But when it comes to this earlier era of the band, I’ve never really connected with it, and to be honest, I’ve heard these tracks way too many times already. The Southern pride blues rock style, especially within the ‘70s classic rock context, just doesn’t appeal to me. It has a certain flavor that feels a little off putting. That said, it’s clearly good quality music from a talented band, but for me, it’s nothing I ever feel the need to revisit.
This is a bluesy, groovy rock n roll album that I've heard a couple songs off of before. The guitars were good and it was pretty okay overall.
Had never listened through this album. Phenomenal guitar tone. I’m a sucker for a band of 3 that sounds like 6. Very good at what they do, which is hard blues.
Decent white dude blues, but doesn't really stand out
This is what is playing on the jukebox in a dive bar when, fueled by cheap booze and bad decisions, a person 20 years my senior tries to hit on me.
Bro that beard on the lead singer is crazy. Thats already plus 1 star. Then the music fire. Now not everysong hits hard but they all hit and then suddenly la grange hits and my la gringo looking ass starts dancing.
Very churchy but easy listening and pleasant, not bad at all
I appreciate the commitment to beards by these guys more than anything. Musically, they have some great southern rock sound. It’s music I associate with beer tents at state fairs and dive bars. It’s something I never really cared for. They’re great at what they do, but what they do isn’t in my wheelhouse. Objectively, it’s a fine album. Personally, I didn’t really get into any songs, not even the popular La Grange. Hot, Blue and Righteous was a good song though.
Classic La Grange.
This is almost a 4. I need to devote more time to it. La Grange is, of course, the GOAT ZZ Top track.
Well, I wasn’t expecting to like this after listening to that shite eliminator. However, even though it’s not my style of music it had me toes tapping and I almost thought about growing a mullet. It’s just got a more mature and credible sound to it. Yeah, good one
Listened before and loved
Tres Hombres was actually a pretty nice surprise. There are plenty of fun, no-frills rock songs on here that are easy to boogie along with, which is pretty much what I was hoping for from ZZ Top. What really caught me off guard, though, was the singing. I’m already pretty familiar with the band, I knew “La Grange,” along with plenty of their later hits, but I never realized how much vocal range they actually had. There are moments where the vocals are genuinely impressive, and it made me appreciate them a little more beyond the beards, sunglasses, and fuzzy guitars. Nothing on the album completely blew me away, but it stays enjoyable for most of its runtime. I also think this was the first time I’d ever heard a slow ZZ Top song. After hearing it, I understand why that side of the band never became their calling card. It was pretty dull. Still, this was a decent, fun rock album with more personality, and better singing, than I expected.
A couple of okay songs, but I’m still not over having to listen to these guys ad nauseum in the 80s.
Alright, not mind blowing
This is fun rock. It doesn't do anything too crazy, but it is enjoyable. It just is fun! The style and the vocals work really well together too! "La Grange" is a classic! These were great rocker songs. Actual Rating....3.5 Liked Songs: "Jesus Just Left Chicago" , "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers", "Hot, Blue and Righteous" , "Move Me on Down the Line" , "Precious and Grace" , "La Grange" , "Sheik" , "Have You Heard?"
Okayy
Funky, blusey fun times. Saw them live last year. Unfortunately, they either lost a step or they've always phoned it in for live shows. I guess I'll never know. La Grange makes the playlist of course.
I’ve heard ZZ Top before in spurts but never a full record until now. I liked aspects of this more than I expected, the guitars in particular were often. great. Aside from a few moments, though, this was still nothing spectacular, just good Southern Rock. 1 listen Favorite Tracks: La Grange, Waitin’ for the Bus
I was excited for this because I love their hits and wanted to hear more. Fairly disappointed in a lot of the other songs though. It's a big roller coaster for me between stuff I really like and stuff I'd skip if I heard it again.
Enjoyable but it felt like one long song. I think I’d feel so cool listening to this live though. 3/5.
These guys have a good vibe about them. Not gonna always come back to this one, but if I hear it at a barbecue or on a road trip, I'm feeling it.
Kinda liked it, but not really my thing.
At one point, it seemed like their image was better than their music. If you said ZZ Top, my first association is beards.
ZZ Top only really have about three songs and about three themes – women (or parts of), cars (or parts of), and good times (general) – but they do them well, with such growly, groovy panache that I can't get too annoyed. I thought this was a fun, slight album with a strong opening, a weak middle, and one sizzling hot classic in La Grange.
Disappointed with this. Not a major fan of ZZ Top by any means but did enjoy much of their output in the 80s (Eliminator was their best album). This just felt a bit boring. A couple of tracks got my foot-tapping but most of the stuff didn't excite. The slower ones were instantly forgettable, The exception for me was La Grange which had a good riff and the middle/end guitar section appealed.
Jesus Just Left Chicago Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers La Grange
Feels like showing up at some random dive bar during a road trip and being blown away by the local band. Really nailed the vibe, just not hugely my type of rock.
6/10
Es un rock que me hace acordar a vaqueros.
The live songs were so much better than the rest of the album
Es muy disfrutable, pero no me pareció algo muy loco o exageradamente bueno, es más que el 3, pero no siento que llegue al 4
Southern groovy blues rock; with slight touches of early metal - mostly from shredding and the odd heavy riff like the start of master of sparks. If drinking Jack (or southern comfort ) while playing game of pool in a dingy bar had a sound this would probably be it . “Hot blues , and righteous” really drags the album down and the following “move me on down the line “ does little to rectify the situation tres estrellas
Tres estrellas
First album I’ve encountered where I disliked the recorded songs, but once they were live, I got it. Should’ve done live songs for the entire album.
bueno…
Nesten alle vet at La Grange er verdens kuleste låt. Resten av skiva veksler mellom ganske kul og litt kjedelig. Hot, Blue and Righteous spiller ikke akkurat på bandets styrker vel? Og Move Me On Down the Line må vel være et eksempel på den kjedeligste formen rock har tatt? Tipper ZZ Top er et band der det er lov å lage sin egen greatest hits og si seg fornøyd.
Jeg har aldri likt "La Grange" noe særlig, shoot me. Resten av plata er helt OK, men jeg får heller lyst til å høre på Lynyrd Skynyrd eller Grand Funk Railroad.
i am so deeply ambivalent
Great 73 album from three men from Texas
I understand how this is good. But I can't enjoy it. Except La Grange. This was on Guitar Hero 3. Memories!
Beast but not really my thing? Gotta respect it tho
This was fine
rock bangbang cool but not niche
2.5/5 good album, not my fave Johnny Cash album, and tbh Hurt by NIN is better, sorry, not sorry.
Some fine classic/swamp rock, could see it growing on me in the future. Highlights-Hot, Blue And Righteous, La Grange, and Have You Heard?
Alright classic southern feeling rock. Nothing particularly stood out, but I wouldn't mind it being on again
A few good songs but about half of them are pretty tedious, and the whole record has the same sound and feel.
This record makes me want to grow a beard, buy a motorcycle and ride it across the country. Favorite track : La grange 3.5/5
More like southern rock than the stuff I know them for.
Kkool
Not bad, but not my thing.
sounds great! Kinda boring. one star for each hombre ❤️
Good bluesy sound. I liked this one. Didn't listen to all of it though.
Not too bad, a bit blusey.
Three men, drinkin' some bourbon while talkin' shit and watchin' the game. 3/5, a point for each man
This album made me 20 years older, and made me want to neglect my wife and children by going and cracking open a cold one with the boys.
This was pretty interesting at points, I liked the more bluesy stuff, but overall it's not really for me. Shrug. Music to ride a 4 wheeler with your shirt off to.
I’ve probably mentioned before, this is one of the bands that I shared with my dad. I would find ZZ Top and Van Halen tapes in his truck, that he had borrowed for me. I always love that connection. Also, this record is just so bluesy, swampy, swaggering.
No doubt ZZ Top are tops at what they do. That said, I find their music basically tolerable. If this app had a scale of 10, I'd rate this a six. But here we are with only 5 on our scale.
Feel like I expect more from ZZ Top. Solid, but nothing remarkable.
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Classic rock and roll but not my genre
Surprisingly good!
Dad Rock but amplify it and turn it up to 11. All solos and shredding guitar jams, and yet not a lot of substance. To be honest, I was expecting to like this one a bit more, but it’s rather samey from song to song and besides the famous “La Grange”, the best song on the album by far, it’s very unmemorable as a whole. This is the first of 2 ZZ Top albums I have rolled for this project, and the first in order of release. Considering the other album came out 10 years later and has “Sharp Dressed Man”, I’m going to be very interested in comparing the 2 albums. This album in particular is fine. I really don’t have a lot of negative things to say about it. The guitar playing is great, but somehow I don’t find myself getting very attached to it. It’s missing something, and I don’t really know what that something is. I feel in my heart they this should be an easy 5 star album, but it just didn’t really do a lot for me. That’s surprising, because I’m a sucker for solos like this. However, when every song kinda has the same energy, style and vibe, the repetition can start to lose some charm. This album is very repetitive. Come for the fantastic guitar solos and not much else. Still though, it’s a great album and I had fun listening to it. After all, I really am a sucker for a good solo, and that’s this entire albums gimmick it would seem. ZZ Top is one of those bands where I know I’ve heard a lot of, but can’t name anything besides their 2 huge hits, both prominently featured for this project. The bands image is greater than the sum of their music in my mind. ZZ Top to me just exude coolness, and that’s all I need them to do. 3 cool guys with some long ass beards who appreciate a good, gritty, old fashioned guitar solo. You can’t get much more American than that. This one for all its strengths, surprisingly, is getting a Tres from me. Perhaps that’s appropriate given the album name, but I was really expecting a bit more to it than what it ultimately delivered.
Ahuh hahaha
Not sure why I’m not more of a ZZ Top fan. I like the album, don’t love it. I like La Grange, but my favorite ZZ Top-associated memory is the drummer at the wrong gig video.
Pretty good blues rock. This is one of those classic albums where it's proficient and enjoyable enough, but still nothing amazing. Not a bad album by any means. A bit samey, bit slow in parts. The guitar sounds too good for the songs most of the time, like he's ripping these amazing solos for some of the most plodding songs, it's quite incongruous, like Messi playing for your local sunday league team. Like a V8 in a shopping cart.
the first of my first listens for this project. ive heard the pretty popular songs by these guys but not much else if im honest. this is a lot more bluesy than most of the stuff ive heard by them. ill be honest, not all of this works for me, and its entirely because of the vocals. but oh well. ive heard La Grange before, of course. ah haugh haugh haugh favorite tracks: La Grange
Pretty average against people like Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Albert King, etc in my opinion.
I got bit by a dog in my neighborhood while listening to this album, so needless to say, that put a bad taste in my mouth and I’ll now forever associate this with that.
Pues la verdad es un album que no es ni muy bueno pero tampoco tan malo, dura muy poco y en general todas las canciones son buenas aunque no memorables, bastante tranquilo la verdad
A lesser good version of intimidator, wasn’t half bad though!
I'm not surprised that the people on this list prefer this over Eliminator, but it is not as good. It's good, but the more bluesy Midwest kind of sound doesn't compare to their catchy riffs. Still, it has awesome guitar riffs, and it holds up well. This would be so cool to hear live.
It was okay. Listened to it in the background while I worked, could listen again but wouldn’t go out of my way to.
I've always found the lead singer a little corny, but La Grange is an all timer
Good mix of rock songs with a hint of twang.
less country than i thought it would be, which is good for me. favourite song: waitin' for the bus
Very Dad rock sound for sure, get the Harleys and go cross country and get the band back together. Not a lot that jumped out to grab me, just competent music with a steady vibe. Wouldn't buy tickets to see them but dont mind the music
Notable Textzeile: Right on, that bus done got me back Well, I'll be ridin' on the bus till I Cadillac Blues Rock. Könnte mir Live sehr gefallen, die Live Versionen auf dem Expander Remaster haben mich zu min 50% mehr überzeugt als die Platte. Auch, oder vielleicht gerade weil die aus dem Studio sehr/zu gut gemischt und gemastert sind, habe bei den ersten Songs den Bass sogar etwas rausgedreht um die Nachbarn nicht in der Mittagsruhe zu ärgern. Ich finde das ingesamt völlig okay, hab eine Doku über die gesehen wo sie sehr süß miteinander sind - mir würde aber auch nichts in der Welt fehlen wenn das plötzlich wäre. Ich hab das Gefühl bei mir häuft sich gerade in den Bewertungen das Mittelfeld, aber so ist ja auch das Leben.
Solid rock fare really. Nice easy listening but nothing too revolutionary rather. Bless.
Grange is a general well known song, the guitar riff is iconic the overall album is good with a range of hype songs to slower songs. Besides grange none of the songs are very memorable
La grange and a bunch of stuff.
Good time, straight forward rock and roll.. solid album but don't feel like it adds that much to the conversation.
This album immediately reminded me of one of our neighbours growing up. Every year on his birthday he would host a pig roast where he would invite pretty much the entire village, their friends, and their families. He played in a ZZ Top cover band that would play a set every year at the pig roast. The whole thing was pretty wild and a great time for all the kids running wild through the neighborhood. Anyways, this album felt like ZZ Top had found their sound, but their beards hadn’t fully grown out and they hadn’t quite figured out the spinning guitar tricks. Overall, a good time and a lot less gimmicky sounding than Eliminator.
About what you’d expect from a ZZ Top album. Sounds just like the other one that was on the list. The most unique song is La Grange, which is probably why it is the most recognizable song.
The original and best for the fans who knew the Texas rockers before 'gimme all your lovin' and the source of the classic shuffle 'La Grange' which certainly stands up today as an early high point. I didn't too much to get worked up about in the rest of it but it is definitely a good competent rock album from a band who helped put another part of the states on the map.
Bueno
I respect the craft but I’m prob not returning to this
Was expecting this to be more hard rock than blues but can’t be mad at it.
Tres stars for the 'Tres Hombres.' ZZ Top is a band that I like, but don't love. This has one of their stalwart songs and some other nice things. A quick, chill classic rock album. Top tracks: "La Grange," "Waitin' for the Bus," "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers"
—Waitin’ for the Bus…good power trio groove —Jesus Just Left Chicago…a little too generic —Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers…here we go. I always found it strange that Billy Gibbons was the “lead” vocalist even though he and Dusty Hill sound exactly the same. this shit rips —Master of Sparks…nice heaviness but the vocal recording is weird. Nice guitar solo but overall not for me —Hot, Blue and Righteous…no Oxford comma, fellas? I guess they wanted a ballad. boring --Move Me on Down the Line…fun groove but nothing special --Precious and Grace…some good ol’ fashioned rock ‘n’ roll --La Grange…a-haw haw haw. classic --Sheik…something tells me Billy Gibbons did not actually meet a sheik from Mozambique. sweet guitar solo --Have You Heard?…they add some soul to their dirty blues. It works
la granja que temuuuun .es todo lo que esta bien.Me gusta zz top .fines de los 80 experimentan con sintetisadores y la rompen.Igual no me fu.o un disco entero .
Chill background music, classic and consistent 😎
============================================== ============================================== ============================================== ============================================== ---------------------ZZ TOP------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ------------------TRES HOMBRES---------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------(1973)------------------- ============================================== ============================================== ------------------CALIFICACIÓN---------------- ----------------------★★★⯨☆------------------ ----------------------(3,6)------------------- ============================================== ============================================== ============================================== ============================================== 1. Waitin' for the Bus (★★★★☆) 2. Jesus Just Left Chicago (★★★⯨☆) 3. Beer Drinker & Hell Raisers (★★★⯨☆) 4. Master of Sparks (★★★☆☆) 5. Hot, Blue and Righteous (★★⯨☆☆) 6. Move Me on Down the Line (★★★⯨☆) 7. Precious and Grace (★★★⯨☆) 8. La Grange (★★★★★) -Fav 9. Sheik (★★★☆☆) 10. Have You Heard? (★★★★⯨) ============================================== ============================================== ============================================== PUNTAJE TOTAL 4+3,5+3,5+3+2,5+3,5+3,5+5+3+4,5 = 36 ============================================== ============================================== PUNTAJE PROMEDIO 36 / 10 = 3,6 ============================================== ============================================== ============================================== ============================================== CALIFICACIÓN FINAL ★★★⯨☆ (3,6) ============================================== ============================================== ============================================== ============================================== ============================================== COMENTARIO -Si hubieran creado un álbum completo alrededor de "La Grange", sería un 5 estrellas considerable para mí, pero parece sacada de otro álbum lamentablemente... -Sounds good. Must be a four, but I feel like a three star album, except for two songs, so, it's a three for me. ============================================== ==============================================
Every time I hear this album I ask myself, "who are ZZ Top?" Are they a solid rock and roll band or a hook driven, spectacle of what rock and roll music labels want rock to be in the 80s? This album being closer to the former, it is much more appreciated.
Was pretty chill but idk it feels as if I’ve heard something like this before and I’m probably not gonna come back tot his one.
3/5 More my genre that I usually listen to but I didn't like any of the songs. This surprised me as I like Sharp Dressed Man from them. Favorite Song: Waitin' For the Bus
Sólido disco de rock.
Some teak good rock songs
Serviceable blues rock.
As a kid, I saw the "Viva Las Vegas" music video and loved it so much that I wanted a ZZ Top album. Their "Greatest Hits" cassette was probably my first album. I'm not really into these blues rock Santas anymore, but La Grange is a great song. One extra star for nostalgia.
This is a very good Texas blues rock album. I feel like this is how every friday night bar band wishes to sound like. La Grange is a banger.
I liked this note than the last ZZ Top record. Maybe because I was less familiar with it?
I liked this WAY more than I expected. I had not appreciated that they at some point kind of sounded like Blue Oyster Cult or Thin Lizzy.
Can't hate the Top.
Weer een album dat gewoon prima is, niet bijzonder
Blues rock. Dat wil zeggen: elk nummer klinkt als een blues rock nummer. Prima uitgevoerde blues rock nummers, maar nog steeds blues rock nummers en niets meer dan dat.
I actually quite liked Tres Hombres. Tracks like ‘La Grange’ really stand out. I wouldn’t say it’s perfect, but I did enjoy it, so I’d give it a 3 out of 5. Very bluesy and rocky
3.2 2x
Less one note than I expected but still a one listen
Ctrl+z
Classic rock radio ass album, it's fine
Yeah brotheeeeeer 🍺🦅🇺🇸
meh
7/10
Ранній період я не чув) Краще ніж я думав)
Pretty agreeable. Not much more to add, didn’t blow me away but was an enjoyable listen
“Jesus Left Chicago,” and “La Grange,” are great tracks. The rest is surprisingly “meh,” blues rock, but better than a lot of what they put out in the 80s.
Some good riffs, not my normal cup of tea
Given I bounced hard off the other ZZ Top album, this one was pretty alright.
There was a suprisingly large outlaw motorcycle club culture near wherew I lived in Canada. I always thought the ZZ Top connection was overexaggerated but especially the old heads tend to love that stuff. No comment on the rest of what they're up to, but y'know what, good for them! This is like the flavored water of music, I can't hate it but its not exactly making me go "woah so exciting". I like about three-quarters of the songs but my enjoyment of the good ones is very 7/10, La Grange is kinda great though. This is the kinda Dad rock that is now officially converging on Grandpa rock.
There are similar albums ive probably been harsher on, its a style of music I detest. I hate the 12 bar blues But this feels like a bit of fun. I wont stress it too much. Its a simple 3. It won't win any awards, it isnt some darling album, it doesn't deserve heaps of praise, but its a bit of a laugh
This was better than the other ZZ Top album on this list. The other album is what I knew ZZ Top as. This was a pleasant surprise.
Lidt bedre end den sidste vi havde med dem
Kæft de kan finde ud af at spille giddar. Kan bedre lide den her end den anden vi havde med dem
If you know ZZ Top you get what you'd expect. I liked it better than their most played hits like i.e. "Legs". BLuesy Rock.
Some bangers here for sure but doesn't do too much more than any other blues rock stuff from the 70s, I like Eliminator a little more
It's great driving music. The point is it's groove and feel, which works
Billy Gibbons is great, but this album is woefully average.
Is meh
Good classic rock, especially La Grange
first full listen through a zz album, enjoyed and lots of classics and riffs that are major influences but overall not my fav
I've always been pretty indifferent on ZZ Top. Didn't actively dislike the album, just was pretty meh.
I've been to many a Texas BBQ and Bike Night to understand the cultural significance of ZZ Top. It's reliable, consistent, and inoffensive background music for gatherings. It was an easy listen on my work commute and kept me entertained.
Actually way more enjoyable than I was expecting. I don’t hate La grange as much in its context. Good! Don’t care as much for the slower songs on this thing.
Waitin' for the Bus - 3.5/5 Jesus Just Left Chicago - 3/5 Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers - 3.5/5 Master of Sparks - 3/5 Hot, Blue and Righteous - 3/5 Move Me On Down the Line - 3/5 Precious and Grace - 3.5/5 La Grange - 5/5 Shiek - 3.5/5 Have You Heard? - 3/5 Finding out that ZZ Top doesn't have any good songs outside of La Grange is like finding out that the only person in the band who doesn't have facial hair is named Beard. Like come on man what are we doing here. You had the sauce but instead decided to be a bland blues rock band for most of the way. Overall: 3/5 Favorites: La Grange
Don’t love his voice, and I also feel the switches into the big blues solos are a bit abrupt, but there’s a lot to like with ZZ Top.
I went into this one with a lot of trepidation and it turned out to be... not bad! Much like other rock bands of this era I find their sound very dated, but also like other 70s rock bands their non-hits tend skew more interesting. And there was really only mega-hit on this album so all in all I found it more interesting that I would have expected.
Mmm bueno pero hasta ahí
If Southern-fried, Tex-Mex rock and blues is your thing, this is a pretty terrific, crisp album with good production values and a nice variety of tempos and styles.
Listened to enough songs to know that it’s not horrible but not the best either. 3 stars
When I pressed play, I was like “whoa.” Overall, this was great. I didn’t expect to like it, but here we are — a VERY strong 3 out of 5. not a four because i would love for this site to generate different genres and include more women artists.
They're a great listen. Pretty good album overall.
Give me this album in a dark dive bar with a cold beer and a loud jukebox and it’s a fun Friday night
The bluesy rock riffs are hard to not nod along with! Not good enough to be great, but good enough for an occasional listen
Just fine. It's blues rock of generally the standard kind, although Billy Gibbons absolutely kills it on the guitar here. I would say the album is worth listening to for that alone.
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: La Grange Short one today: Eh. Perfectly average.
Better than I thought it would be. Blues rock isnt my favorite, but most of the songs were listenable.
not entirely bad though I found a lot of the songs to be average. none impressed me, but none were absolute buns either. A good 3 stars will do.
Has anyone ever pointed out that Billy Gibbons sounds like David Byrne on Waitin' for the Bus? Anyway, this rocks when it rocks. Don't really need to hear ZZ do ballads ever. But I'm just fine with it.
La grange can not lift it to a 4. Solid 3.5
No bad, but get's pretty samey after about 3 songs. La Grange is the best song ever written about going to a whore house.
Guitarra incrível musica muito boa porém faltou um pouco de criatividade no baixo
Great album. Considering it was only their 3rd and was originally released in 1973 (I was 9 yrs old). I enjoyed this one. It has inspired me to listen to some of their extensive back catalogue. I'd give it a 7/10
Earlier ZZ Top. Not so heavy or pounding. More bluesy with a swing beat and homages to Muddy Waters. Nice stepping stone from Muddy Waters era blues rock to later hard rock. Surprisingly I quite like the sound. It's not too obnoxious or over-the-top. Nice and fun. There's also some funk DNA in there too (e.g. Precious and Grace) Starts strong, but does peter out. Best track - Waiting for the Bus, Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, 3 stars, initially fun but it does wear off by the end of the album
No standouts here. Very Forbert 3
Enjoy some ZZ Top, this album has some of their better songs. Some nice bluesy stuff. But overall, fairly middling, nothing too exciting.
Actually really enjoyed this one, I might even listen to it again.
Good jams. Fun.
I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the last one. None of the songs but one really stood out to me. It was good grooving music though.
I liked this more than their Eliminator album. The songs sounded more differenter from each other (review copied from my other group).
Better than the other ZZ Top album we had.
Rock lml
I don't really feel great about this southern American band using Mexican imagery and stuff but the music is fun enough.
Best Track - "La Grange"
Good road trip american rockin' . La Grange is great
Tres Hombres drips of everything you'd expect from a hard rock album. The varying vocals are nice, but the guitar is the real standout on the album, as it should be. It exudes American rock, and La Grange is an absolute work of art. There are a couple of other highlights on the album, but nothing that really lives up to the style and creativeness of La Grange.
rock 🤟🤟🤟 maneiro
Not a band I've really followed much and only know them from their 4 big hits, but they have a somewhat unique sound and there's some good instrumentals on this. Overall a good album, but it didn't make me want to dive much further into their discography.
The music is fine, would I listen to it on my own in a playlist - no. Would I be happy hearing this music in a bar while downing a pint, hell yeah.
Haven't listened to much ZZ Top, though I do know a few of their tracks. This album was _fine_ but most of the tracks were a bit too plodding for my taste. The vocals aren't bad, and they do vary a bit across the album. For 1973 though, this is pretty damn good rock. La Grange is an absolute jam. 5 for La Grange, but a 3 for the rest of the album unfortunately.
pues, en lo personal, no lo escucharia por mi propia cuenta pero me gusto, algo distinto para mi, interesante muy energico sonidos, amo la guitarra y la melodia rapida, son pegajosos y transmiten una buena vibra, hasta me provoco un whiskey mientras los escuchaba jajaj
"La Grange" is a perfect song, but the rest of the album skews toward a less-cocaine/more weed KISS. I suppose those beards are a mask of sorts.
I guess between this, butthole surfers, 13th floor elevators and Willie Nelson, the 1001 list has covered all facets of the "drug influences in Texas music" genres you ever need to hear.
Really cool album. Good 3. Again, Dad music of the best kind.
Waitin for the bus - 3/5 Jesus just left Chicago - 2/5 Beer drinkers & hell raisers - 4/5 Master of sparks - 4/5 Hot blue and righteous - 3/5 Move me on down the line - 3/5 Precious and grace - 3/5 La grange - 4/5 Sheik - 3/5 Have you heard - 3/5
This was fun
Dad rock in its purest form
Nice enough. I enjoyed the boogie/blues feel of it.
Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
ZZ Top à la granged band with their own sound
None
6.5/10
good musiccc
ZZ Top has a sound - even their pre-Eliminator stuff - that stands out from the glut of electric blues of the 60s and 70s. I like it. But I don't know if it floats my boat. The singles are excellent, the rest of the album is totally fine. THREE STARS
Listenable but ZZ Top don't do a lot for me.
not bad pretty generic nothing special good for background
Twas OK, they have a better album though.
Was all set to score this a 2, but as I listened it grew on me. And La Grange is such a classic, 3 it is.
Surprisingly good
repetitive but not bad. hot, blue, and righteous was the standout for me. i think this album works better as background noise...
ZZ Top's best singles are really fun, and I've always had a certain fondness for them since hearing an interview in like 1982 in which Billy Gibbons attributed their success to "never learning that third chord." That said, I have never listened to an album of theirs. This album was pretty much what I expected -- a bunch of ok songs, plus the one great single. Songwriting is really important. Having a fun sound can only take you so far.
Was okay, more bluesy than I was expecting. Light 3
Texas blues rock. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs Waitin' for the Bus Jesus Just Left Chicago La Grange
A breakthrough album for ZZ Top in 1973 that doesn't sound particularly revelatory to these ears in 2026. The name of their band is supposed to be a tribute to bluesmen Z.Z. Hill and B.B. King, and I'd recommend anyone interested in the blues-rock here to just listen to the music of B.B. King and John Lee Hooker instead.
I like this one more than Eliminator I think. Cool riffs and grooves abound. They didn’t do anything revolutionary or particularly innovative, but it’s just cool rock music.
Helt streit gammalmannsrock.
Now I wanna buy a vintage Harley, grow my beard and drink nothing but cheap beers at every dive bar in America with my biker mates.
Classique grâce à son morceau "La Grange"
I bet this was the coolest thing ever in 1973! I enjoyed this album quite a bit. Really cool groovy guitar through most of it.
Great record by ZZ Top. Just solid rock and roll. La Grange reminds me of Guitar Hero and always puts a smile on my face. I need to listen to more from this band beyond the singles!
Dirty southern blues rock that makes you want to take up smoking and shoot pool, but not much else going on there. As a very simple sound, it's very complete, but there's nothing here that isn't written on the tin. Tight, fun, and that's about it.
I liked this more than their Eliminator album. The songs sounded more differenter from each other.
Perfectly serviceable. Better than other albums of its time and genre. Their synth era was their peak, though. And I will die on that hill.
Not bad
La Grange is their best song, it's amazing. Other than that this is fine.
First Listen; 3; The guitar picking is what stood out to me most on this album. The different plucks and scrapes give the music a funky but hard driving feel. The other thing that stands out to me is how inextricably this music is linked with the image of a sunburnt, smoke-filled bar. I've always wondered, which came first, and how did it end up that way? Regardless, really enjoyed the album. Enough diversity within the somewhat limited confines of hard/blues-rock with similar guitar sounds throughout the record. Favorite Track: Waitin' For The Bus
didn't listen to most of it was okay
Bluesy, bar rock! I can smell thick cigarette smoke, that spilled half pitcher of beer, pool stick chalk…
One of the better white guy+ guitar combinations out there. Pairs well with smoked brisket dining but isn’t life changing
No strong feelings, but fine to listen too in the background. Not obnoxious or grating. Some nice twangs and riffs.
Look, ZZ Top is great. But this sound is just so iterated on to so it ends up middle of the road today. Not something I'd listen to critically in the future, but wouldn't mind hearing on the radio.
не отличаю зз топ от эйсидиси (...я знаю), эти оказывается более... кантри? что-то нежное в них))
A good album, I liked Master of Sparks and Move Me on Down the Line the most.
Enjoyable enough
Felt somewhat boring (apart from La Grange). Way below expectations.
Only on here for La Grange and that song is what keeps this from a 2. The rest is a strange vibe. ZZ Top trying to be heartfelt does not work. Light 3.
Good southern rock with a healthy dose of blues on the side. The guitar playing is excellent, especially the riff on La Grange, which really stands out. 3.5 if possible.
Tres Hombres is often cited as ZZ Top’s masterpiece, and there’s no denying that Billy Gibbons is a guitarist steeped in the blues tradition. Still, something about the execution feels sterile: the riffs are locked so tightly to the beat that the rawness and unpredictability that give blues its bite get squeezed out. Muddy Waters could do more with fewer notes because each one leaned into the groove. Notes arrived early or late, hung in the air, or dragged just enough to create emotional tension and release. ZZ Top’s notes, by contrast, land exactly where expected; they’re precise rather than expressive. This music is confident and polished where it ought to feel a little dangerous, and that control ends up draining the blues of its urgency. If this version of blues-rock leaves you unmoved, it may be because nothing here ever sounds like it’s about to break. Great blues rock operates at a deeper level, where the feeling is the point and the technique is just in service of that.
Liked: Master of Sparks
This is a pretty solid blues-rock effort. It starts pretty strong with two full-bodied back to back tracks forming a single lengthy introduction, and that sets the mood. Then, slowly, it gets to La Grange. A single so well recognized I could successfully hum the solos and time changes as if I were a hardcore ZZ Top fan, which couldn't be farther from the truth. This is my first time actively giving them a listen. I'm glad I did, it does feel important, it feels like they care about the artists and genres that came before them, so there's an extra effort as far as the talent goes that really sets this record apart. Frankly, I had to read that it's considered Southern Rock for my ear to grasp at those influences. I'm impressed with how they mashed together their sound. 100% a must-listen album. I appreciate the initial drift from tracks one through two because of that prog-rock effect it creates. I also highly appreciate those live performances on the remaster, showing a band dominating a transition that was created in post production, turning it into 'their' introduction, and then swaying away towards the single everybody wanted to hear. I'd listen to this again, but I feel like La Grange is the main pull for this project, and I've never thought to myself I'd like to hear that song and songs that compliment it in a consecutive sequence... Else I'd probably have already heard this record. 3.4/5
La Grange is really classic for me but the rest of the album pales in comparison. not bad at all but it don't stick, it's just good blues rock.
The album was okay, but I'm not the biggest classic rock fan so it wasn't for me. Great background music and I might give it another listen to reassess.
Whoever made this list must love rock, because I don’t know how many of these albums I’ve heard. Many of them are the same; mediocre singing with good guitar. The lyrics themselves don’t have serious significance, either. It’s all just average.
This album was originally going to be a 2 but once I settled in to listening to it and I kind of understood what it was doing I think I'm moving it up to a high 3. Favorite Track: Master of Sparks
La Grange was a blast. The rest was OK.
***a good album, most tracks are easy listening. No RAP
Ok
Strong guitar bluesy rock. The first two songs and “La Grange” are prob the best ones.
The first song started and all I could think was why does this guy sound like he’s singing while trying to impersonate someone else but once I got over that I could appreciate the guitar playing. The transition from Waitin’ For The Bus into Jesus Just Left Chicago was chefs kiss. Idk why I’m getting Muppets vibes from their singing though lol. I just don’t think their style of music is for me like I like music that makes me feel something but I feel like ZZ Top is very much like beers with the boys, head banging type of music which isn’t my vibe in the slightest. Master of sparks was a tough listen. The instrumental saved it for me slightly. I don’t think it’s an album I’ll be revisiting nor do I think I’ll go back to any of the songs but hey it’s another artist listened to! And it’s nowhere near as bad as Suicide so that’s a plus!! Overall I think if the album was just instrumental I would’ve rated it higher because I really enjoyed the instrumentals on this album but in the majority of the songs the things that let them down for me were the lyrics and the singing style (lowkey creeped me out in La Grange at the start ahah). Also the voice screaming at the end of Have You Heard? sounds like the lil blue rat/mouse guy (can’t remember his name) from Bear in the Big Blue House 43/100
y yo pensaba que hablaban español
6/10
I like this album, it is fun and puts you in a good mood Fav song - Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers 3/5
More fun than it had any right to be.
Fun rock and roll album. Enjoyed in BB
It exists alright.
I liked it when they did more to incorporate their blues influences- the majority of this album is very straightforward AOR with some blues guitar thrown in. When they really dig into that Texas blues sound on tracks like “Waiting for the Bus” and the incredible “La Grange” they really unleash their full potential. Compilation band it seems
3 por La Grange
Texas, sweat, leather and licks. Hot telecaster fuzz
This albums alright but it feels like they don’t know what they want to be so they go more basic with it. Of course the big standout here is la grange but nothing else really reaches anywhere near the heights of that song here. The only thing keeping them out the 60s for me is that I saw them boys n concert and that they’re music videos where they’re like force ghost for helping guys score are hilarious.
Favorite Track: La Grange
Liked it.
The one that got them sued by John Lee Hooker! I had never heard "Jesus Just Left Chicago" before now and didn't know how much AC/DC's "Ride On" sounds like it. I wonder if John Lee Hooker laughed about that. This was OK. They definitely had a distinctive sound but I'm curious how well I would know their music if they hadn't been so MTV-savvy later.
Blusier than the other ZZ Top album on this list and for that I like this one more. Still don't love it but its a fun bluesy hard rock album.
3.5
It’s clear why La Grange is their biggest hit. Its the most catchy of the lot while the rest are great but more unassuming.
5.5/10