Tres Hombres

Entiendo q la más conocida sea "La Grange" porque es buenisima mal, pero si alguien quiere escuchar el albúm solo por esa se va a llevar una mala impresión. Me gusta el sonido, para mí "Waitin' for the Bus" la mejor, y la peor "Jesus Just Left Chicago" srry

kinda boring

meteen de sfeer van een americana kroeg met motoren en leren gilets en lange baarden

I never did get on particularly with ZZ Top - the kind of band for whom a 'Greatest Hits' would have done me fine. Still, this was enjoyable enough, and I can see why it's beloved of some. Really, though, 'La Grange' is all you need. Oh, and maybe 'Jesus Just Left Chicago', if only so you can sing AC/DC's 'Ride On' while it plays.

Well, this has the second-best song about waiting for a bus I have heard, after Satellite High's The Bus Is Late. Other than that, all that struck me was that this was a lot more Southern Blues-y than Eliminator (which I had heard from ZZ Top earlier on this list), but I enjoyed Eliminator more.

1973 -- 3rd studio album -- Southern rock / blues rock / boogie rock / Texas blues -- lead single La Grange; "We could tell that we had something special. The record became quite the turning point for us. The success was handwriting on the wall, because from that point we became honorary citizens of Memphis;" "... full of characters and doings so steeped in caricature – yet presented straight-faced – as to invite skepticism. The album is stuffed with color and flavor, much like its famous gate-fold photo on the inside: a gut-busting couple of plates of food from the much-beloved but now-closed Leo's Mexican Restaurant on South Shepherd near Westheimer." I listened but don't feel anything about ZZ Top. I'm good.

La Grange alone is worth it. Not the best, but I like me some Southern rawk. 3.5

You know what, I kind of completely wrote off ZZ Top as being just another corny 70s blues band, but this had some serious swagger I wasn't ready for. The album starts out with a solid groove and never lets it go, delivering chuggy bass lines and a soundscape that made me feel like I stumbled into a dusty dive bar in the middle of the desert in the best way. There's really no better description than that it sounds like Texas come to life. Probably the most stereotypically "America" album I've heard so far on this list, and there's a certain charm to that sound that I can't deny. Gave me the serious urge to shotgun a beer and play a game of pool. 3.5/5 rounded down Favorite tracks: Waitin' for the Bus, Master of Sparks, La Grange

Solid album. You can bang this album out. Perfect length and good old rock and roll with a touch of blues.

Really well done hell yeah Dad rock is absolutely my type of music. Their hits are still good and they’re lesser known songs are also very good, which was a surprise.

As is common I think for most, I only know ZZ Top for their massive hits, which are fine in themselves, but I was surprised to find this album really engaging and enjoyable. They show a bit of restraint and control over their sound that makes it all the more effective. Fun listen, I’d come back to a couple tracks.

Worlds best bar band

An enjoyable listen with some fun moments. Not too serious, not too silly. Lags a little at times but was definitely worth a listen. Probably a 3.5.

3,5

I like this way better than their later, kitschier stuff. Some very cool guitar work and vocals. I can see why this was a big influence on bands like QOTSA and Monster Magnet

mucho mas tranqui eliminator pero igual me gustó, buen rock con sus altos y bajos muy agradable de escuchar

Why?

I am familiar with ZZ Tops' 'Eliminator'. This is more blues-rocky but really good. 4 stars

I just finished up a Bones rewatch, so the timing was perfect. La Grange is obviously a banger, but most of this album was just a touch too restrained for me. Rating: 3

Es ist der Moment, in dem ZZ Top ihren staubigen Texas‑Blues endgültig schärfen. „Waitin’ for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago“ eröffnet das Album wie ein durchgehender Highway‑Groove, und „La Grange“ ist dieser unsterbliche Boogie‑Riff‑Klassiker, der bis heute jede Kneipe zum Nicken bringt.

Not bad. Some nice playing but a bit too bluesy for me.

I have to be in the mood, but when I am those blusey grinds just hit. I enjoyed this album, more then I thought I would.

fun roock album made my day a bit better

Great album, a perfect ZZ Top album really, whenever one is in the mood for such a thing

this was fun

Hot, Blue, and Righteous shows a lot more range than I anticipated from ZZ Top.

was hoping to like this because it is an early album of theirs, but not so much

Pretty damn fun. This isn't electric all the way through, but there are a lot of great tunes, and those tunes are fucking solid. Just gets your heart pumping. I like this a fair amount more than Eliminator. Dirtier, edgier, bluesier. And they nail that style. An easy reach album.

As novelty acts go they're pretty good in that they have two memorable songs, but unfortunately only one is on this album, and the rest are entirely forgettable.

definitely a zz top album. Sounds like zz top.

boring generic rock

Some songs are great, others not so much.

Would have loved this when I was 10 years old. The American Status Quo

This is the second ZZ Top album I’ve listened to on this list, and I now understand where they got the swagger that they had later in their career. This is soulful, grimy; and so damn cool.

Review - Way better than I expected. Great guitar work. As always with this era, the more bog standard blues stuff is a bit bland but there's enough here to keep you interested. Score - 6.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Very good

4.75 Stars My dad listened to ZZ Top a lot when I was a kid. I never put the two together, but I think this had a direct influence on why I loved the early Black Keys. This is one of my favorite albums of all time. Only reason it's not a 5 star is that it's not groundbreaking or deeply "artistic". Its southern blues rock done exceptionally well. There are no skips on this album. Even the slower songs like "Hot Blue and Righteous" gets better upon re-listens. They do just enough from song to song to keep it interesting and engaging. Tight blues riffs give way to lose and boozy blues riffs. Rock songs that make you want to drain a beer and yell out "Hell yea!", rock songs that make you want to party and rock songs that make you want to chill. Of course "La Grange" is an all timer. But the whole album is great and would recommend it to anyone who has a pulse.

Not my bag at all. MOR boring rock.

This wasn't as one note as I'd expected and I definitely rocked along a little bit. The live songs were highlights for me and I never got bored. I won't dread them if they appear again.

I can't recall which mix this is - in fact I dont know, but I do recall this being a classic album. This is one of the most famous boogie-blues albums, and a very good one it is too! Listening to it again made me want to listen to The Rock Professor's (Chris Prior) again. A solid 4/5 from me.

Solid blues rock album. Sometimes hovers toward hard rock, but this album is very bluesy overall. Enjoyed this one a lot more than Eliminator.

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It’s zztop. Bit laboured. Nothing new. Competent but not scintillating.

The Good: We get to see a great western comedy! The Bad: That my Spanish is so bad, thus no Chevy Chase, Martin Short or Steve Martin... The Ugly: Imagining the afore mentioned with ZZ style beards... Fuck me, this was so enjoyable on the second listen! It has soul, it has funk, it has rock, and blues and even a little country... what a great melting pot of music. Also, one can hear where Joe Bonamassa got his sound from. Also, chalk another 5* up to the '70s!!! Would give 6* if I could

(8.6) Awesome transitions between tracks

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Great album! Right in my jam! Solid playthrough and some bluesy rock never fails! Zz Top is a masterclass of a musician. Timeless.

This album rocks! Waitin' for the Bus La Grange

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me: "ooh, zz top for tomorrow" partner: "ooh, which one?" me: "tres hombres" partner: "is that the gatefold one?" me: "i don't know, it's green...." partner: "DUDE. look up the gatefold. it's great." me: "wow, you got so excited you called me dude. heading to discogs now." partner: "when you see it, you'll understand." album was pretty whatever

La Grange is a top ten all time driving song, +1 stat

Fuckin A! Now we're talking...Goddamn it, so fucking good. 20 stars out of 5.

I could listen to this over and over which is impressive. It's not necessarily music I am going to sing along to, it's music that will just make me feel warm and happy on the inside. I am from Texas so I imagine there is underlying nostalgia BUT not for a specific song, just their overall SOUND. This music doesn't sound too Texas, it just IS Texas. It brings me home, it brings me to a bar in Austin, it brings me to a casual Wednesday evening at a restaurant with a rocking live band, brings me to a free concert in the park. This is the rock version of Texas Country and I didn't realize how much I need this sound in my life while drinking a beer on a warm spring day. I also realize why maybe my husband, not from Texas, might not appreciate it as much as I do. This is home and we need more of this!!!

i like top enough. the guitar playing is great, as is the overall pastiche, but i don't know about the tunes. "la grange" is obviously very memorable, but much of the rest i'm having a hard time recalling. the highlight is "jesus just left chicago". "eliminator" is the superior zz top album.

Yeah I’m not really into this style of rock

One of the fine rock trios ever formed. They bring their version of blues and rock on this release. Some songs make you want to get up and groove to the beat and others get you down laid back chilling with the blues. Great lusten.

Did they really need 2 albums on this list? (Also 300 down, we’re almost a full year in)

Really good!!

I always assumed ZZ Top was a bit bland in their music but this album actually had a quite good punch and some interesting tracks

The most successful bar band in history? And they all head beards, except the guy whose name is Beard (he had a mustache). 3⭐️

Guitar work on most songs was great. Added Waiting for the Bus

La Grange is epic its nice and bluesy a little boring in places but has nice flow to it.

Groovy. ZZ Top knows what they’re doing.

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.

ZZ Top rocks and I am just discovering this.

Fun and short - just like me! Favourite track: Hot, Blue and Righteous

ZZ Top was part of my musical consciousness from 1983 on. And they were part of my musical unconscious before then. But in 1983, ZZ Top released the album Eliminator and the "Gimme All Your Lovin" video was on heavy MTV rotation. So yeah, I liked ZZ Top then. I even bought their follow-up album Afterburner, which I eventually sold. So yeah, I guess I stopped liking ZZ Top at some point. However, I am happy to revisit their greatest hits and Tres Hombres has some of ZZ Top's first. I had not heard "Waitin' for the Bus"/"Jesus just left Chicago" in a long time. Those were a nice surprise. Of course, you also have "La Grange." With some solid, southern boogie rockers in between, I give Tres Hombres a 4.

"baby don't you wanna come with me" baby i wanna call the POLICE. gnarly, in both the good and bad way. not my speed but it had some fun moments i'll give it that. highlights - jesus left chicago, master of sparks

Great dirty blues guitar. Simple grooves but they work really well.

The sound of the Buffalo Club, Baldock on any given Sunday in 1990, the songs sound better played live, by someone else.. Not a bad record, but Southern Blues Rock is best appreciated by drunk 17 year olds.

Boring old man music. It was just fine

I liked it a lot more than I expected!

Not bad.

I’m a sucker for bluesy rock so I was looking forward to this. It was pretty much as expected; enjoyable without being breathtaking. Well executed bluesy rock without any absolute classics which would make it stand out from the crowd. 3 from me

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.

Incredible album that locked in the ZZ Top sound. "Waiting for the Bus" and "Jesus just left Chicago" is the "Brain Stew" + "Jade" of this generation and always best paired together. "La Grange" is one of my favorites and was the song I won the Guitar Hero contest final. Beat the kid that had never lost and knew I had him right when they popped up that it would be "La Grange." Won a limo ride, free dinner and box seats to see Bruce Springsteen from the radio station in Greensboro Winston-Salem, NC

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

Fills me with eschatological hope. Allows for reverence and rockkkkk. Gonna be a cool glass of sunny D accented with some grenadine

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.

Dad 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.

I can't tell if Billy Gibbons is underrated or if every other White Seventies bluesman is overrated. Probably some of both, but more the former than the latter. Gibbons' playing is proficient but never self-indulgent, which is helped greatly by his and his bandmates' decision to keep the tempos and phrases moving throughout. "La Grange" is wicked fun just like it's always been, and the wistful harmonies on "Hot, Blue and Righteous" recall the best of the Dead. And Josh Homme surely had "Precious and Grace" in mind when he was figuring out his own tone concoctions. I don't want to say stoner rock begins here (it begins with Sabbath) but surely it passed through Houston as it was taking I-10 to Palm Desert. This album is way better than a lot of allegedly more "important" albums.

8/10 - Waiting for the Bus, Precious and Grace, and La Grange are a few standouts for me but I thought it was a great album as a whole. Maybe a bit of trailing off at the end, but the Rock, Blues, Slight Funk thing they got going is great.

Having only heard my dad make fun of La Grange, I thought I was going to hate this album. It was a pleasant surprise how much I enjoyed it. 7/10

Boring

Lyrically, it's a lot better than Eliminator! Musically, it's a lot worse.

Chill

Whoa, bluesy as hell. and rockin. I had no idea

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

Much prefer this version of ZZ Top than the version we get in the 80s. They really wear the blues rock influences on their sleeves here and I love it. 4/5

A Bill Narum design with photography by Galen Scott. The inside gatefold Tex-Mex feast spread is the highlight of this album. The songs all sound the same which is fine if one comes on the radio but not when you have to listen to more than one.

I’m always surprised how much I like these ZZ Top albums. First two songs were really good.