Reviews (page 2 of 14)
Not really my taste but I get why this was big in the 80s lol
Fair
Always find ZZ Top’s music a fun romp. It’s never the greatest rock, but it’s just pure dumb fun, and sometimes that is all you want in life.
I have to say - I have never really listened to ZZ Top. And I was expecting this to be a grueling experience. But I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. And then I felt really bad for liking it as much as I did. Gross.
(7.3)
ZZ Top really are top tier weirdos. They found a lane and sped down it (pun intended). They may have influenced a ton of bands, but no one was capable of doing what they did. Eliminator is, at once, 1) true blue authentic country fried blues rock n roll and, 2) shiny chrome 80s pop music. It took me a long time to "get" what they were doing, but now that I do I love it.
Joa war ok ne. Solide. Wobei die letzte Minute von den Songs immer nur der selbe Loop ist ohne Lyrics?
First half is stellar, second half is not. They should have limited this to 6 tracks
(decent 6/10) For all the good things this album has, it also has a lot dragging it down. Good stuff includes: Chunky unique guitar playing, incredible singles, Bad stuff: Still robotic drum playing (drum machine???), awkward lyrics, and the 80's style production wasn't utilized super well. Makes for decent background music though when driving. *Tries to wash the image of Billy Gibbons 69'ing out of my head*
A fun rock album, but nothing makes it special for me 3/5
Really good actually. One or two lesser tracks, but overall an interesting album.
So this was a vibe. I was familiar with several songs on this album from back in the day - the video for Legs ran 24/7 on MTV the summer after 6th grade. The music is enjoyable and encapsulates so much of the early 1980s mainstream rock and roll. That said, the tone and style is so engrained that everything ends up feeling roughly the same. You hear one song, you’ve heard them all. I’m somewhere between a 3 and a 4 and today I’m rounding down. 3/5
3.5
A nice hit, and the rest is good as well. 4 stars
I don't think anyone expected Texas blues-rockers ZZ Top to embrace synthesizers and drum machines and yield less than terrible results, but somehow the band did just that and made their most commercially successful album. It shouldn't really work, but it does. "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Got Me Under Pressure", "Sharp Dressed Man", and "Legs" are all jams. Hoever, I do think it loses some steam beyond that. 4 stars.
Zzzz top. About 3 good singles and a load of other non-essential songs. Eliminate ‘er from this list.
A great album for apreciatours of hard rock.
This is rock!
Got a couple fantastic tracks but the rest is pretty generic 80s rock.
lyrics aged like milk. guitar riffs are ok but I would rather listen to any other band
꽤 신나고 괜찮은 느낌이었다. It felt pretty exciting and good.
Undeniable. That little band from Texas. I recently watched a YouTube video of them playing at Clapton’s Crossroads festival, and man. Sometimes you forget why people are so famous. I know they were one of the early mtv bands that wove their way into pop culture, but their truth is that they are masters of the blues, and that performance really showed it. I don’t know if this is their best album, but it doesn’t really matter. Their sound, their showmanship, their look, just icons. This album is iconic, with a few of their iconic tunes, but a couple hidden goodies too. Just a jam, all the way through. My dad met Billy gibbons and got a picture with him, so that’s a pretty cool claim. Hope there’s more of them here, but if not, this made me want to get way deeper into their discography.
Familiar
Awright. Nothing special
Nice
Listened before?: nope Gimme All Your Lovin - 4/5 Got Me Under Pressure - 4/5 Sharp Dressed Man - 5/5 I Need You Tonight - 4/5 I Got the Six - 2/5 Legs - 3/5 Thug - 3/5 TV Dinners - 3/5 Dirty Dog - 3/5 If I Could Only Flag Her Down - 3/5 Bad Girl - 3/5 Average score: 3.4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ started strong with the first 4 songs, but the rest of the album isn't nearly as good or worth listening to most of these tracks sound so damn similar that i lost interest very quickly by the middle of it. same could kinda be said about Tres Hombres when i first listened, but i'd argue even that was more interesting than Eliminator. i suppose this was worth at least one listen, but i can't imagine myself coming back to listen to this in the future
Very cool 80s rock album. Isn’t particularly my taste but was eventually charmed by it.
Beardy
It’s alright it’s good rock but kinda blends together
ZZ Top explaining any one of their songs: imagine a woman, she’s beautiful, and wowee she knows how use everything she’s got, you know. And I’m wearing THE COOLEST clothes, uhhh and so is she.
Yeah not gonna lie I loved it!
didnt mind it until the guy kept singing
Great guitar parts and a fun mix of blues and rock
Really great album, I got Tres Hombres just last week so comparing them, this album is much better as a whole, but obviously does not include La Grange, but in the end I much prefer Eliminator. Also the style is something I'm more partial towards, but still really fun songs with a great sound.
Didn’t have high hope, but fun listen! Stand-outs - I Need You Tonight
I knew so many of these songs, and they are all so big that I was impressed to learn they came from the same album. A standard for all other US rock albums to measure themselves against.
The beginning of a short, but very successful pop career for this "Lil ol Texas blues band". Of course their earlier and even much later stuff is much better, but this is kind of fun, as cheesy as it is.
Hmmmm
4/7
Nice as always with ZZ Top
Man, who knew you could make talking about sex so boooring.
the guitar work saves this brainless mess
Not really my type of sound but I guess it's okay. It's American to the max and I found the music "TV Dinners" curious to say the least.
Enjoyable listen. Was worried at first that this was gonna be another bland 80s cock rock slop album but I should’ve known better. Groovy throughout
Nothing here was bad, but it left me feeling very bored. It was doable for half an hour, but the 15 minutes that followed left me impatient. Like I said, it’s not that anything’s bad; riffs are cool, nice lead playing - but there is insanely little variation from track to track in my taste. I feel like if you type into YouTube “blues backing track”, you’ve got Eliminator minus vocals 😂 maybe a bit harsh, but it’s how I felt. Harmonically I’m not even sure how many times we changed key centres throughout this album, or altered the tempo much. As you can probably hear, not for me - and I’m a guitar player so it was a surprise that I didn’t enjoy it more than I did. Despite all of this, I don’t feel too far from home with this one because I’m a big rock and metal fan, and it didn’t actually have one song that I thought was bad, so it still gets a stable 3/5. Onto the next!
Cool
An album with 2 hits by a band with 2 hits
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
Kjørerock! Flere deilige låter her, men tidvis litt for åttitalls til at det får ut sitt fulle potensiale. Bedre på 70-tallet, si. Likevel: Blues done right? Svært sterk 3'er.
Would love to have seen these guys live before Dusty and Frank died.
Great album, fun all the way through and some really good songs in here. Just consistently good. 4.25?
My second Zz top album and my less favourite. Just some realy basic rock music that chugs along at a surprisingly slow pace. Opener was good, everything else was dirge. 2.5 rounded up to 3 due to beards.
Yeah, okay for a band that I'm not a big fan of. Like many of these albums, I respect the quality of it and how important it was, but it's not really my thing
The synths and sequences show their age, all a little bit too rigid at times, but there’s enough tunes here to make it a fun listen.
Fuck yeah, some of these tracks are incredible, and make me want to be cruising down an American highway in a convertible on a summer's day. The hit, upbeat tracks are absolute head bangers and I love them. Whilst I don't love some of the slower tracks as much, and the slightly repetitive guitar solos, I really like the album. A good solid 8/10 from me.
It's full of classic songs, but I can't condone ZZ Tops chicanery
Some good songs but an average album
Enjoyment: 10/10 Replayability: 9/10 Cohesion: 10/10 Flow/Pacing: 8/10 Artistic Merit: 9/10 Weighted Average: 9.4/10 Review: This album kicks off with an absolute banger and holds that high for the first half. It wanes a bit in the back half, but the tracks still their carry weight with a couple hidden gems. The electric guitar is... well... electrifying! And the drums keep a tight beat that make it easy to listen to again and again. Liked Song(s): Gimme All Your Lovin', Sharp Dressed Man, I Got the Six, Legs, Dirty Dog, If I Could Only Flag Her Down, Bad Girl Disliked Song(s): (None) Recommend? Yes Heard Before? Partly
REAL GOOD! so groovy and funk... hit a little jig to all the song "gimme all your loving" makes me want to give a kiss to nearest bad bitches around... not suuuuper into this type of music but a good listen either way !
big 3
Classic 80s rock album - loved it and great vibe! Will have to listen to more ZZ Top for sure
Hot rods, hot girls, and MTV vaulted the bearded trio from TX to mainstream popularity and superstardom. Eliminator (and MTV) surely helped change ZZ Top’s image. The girls in the videos made them seem younger and cooler than previous. The album is fun, but a bit one dimensional. (2.83*s) Oh mercy.
ZZ is at the Top of their game with Eliminator. "Sharp Dressed Man" is their best song. The hit tracks do stick to a similar formula though and could almost be interchanged lyrically without knowing the difference. Without this 3fer, album really didn't deliver much else. Songs about jerkin' it and T.V. dinners did not fit and took away from the swag associated with ZZ. Maybe they were just poking fun at the ridiculous idea that a couple of old beirdos could be considered "cool." I think Eliminator deserves a spot on the list either way. The band is iconic and the album is the most successful of their repertoire. Do love that the drummer, Beard, is beardless...just adds to their character. 2.69 stars.
I knew ZZ Top had a string of hits in the 80's but I didn't realize just how big this specific album is. The fact that Eliminator hit 10M records sold is quite an accomplishment. I'm a little amazed at that number even though Eliminator is a pretty solid album from front to back. It's got a little bit of everything that 80's rock can throw at you. A little blues, some featured solos, some cheeky subject matter and a bit of synthesizers thrown in for good measure. The truth is that even though I'm surprised at 10M sold I guess I can see how it got there. ZZ Top was a unique act with the southern flair, long beards, hot rod attitude, fuzzy spinning guitars and anything else they could throw at you on MTV so they obviously did a good job to market themselves and show some wide appeal. Eliminator has a handful of their biggest hits and even the deep cuts are pretty good. It's a little formulaic across the board but still gets the job done. While I don't put it at the top of any all time greatest lists it's pretty clear that Eliminator is a deserving entry on the list. 3.27 stars
Leuk wakker worden zo 🤩
3.4 2x classics here but still not my fave
Fairly middle of the road. Blandish hard rock with a bit of 80s new wave flair sprinkled on. Not bad but not particularly memorable.
I really like the sound of this album, although it's still clearly an 80's album.
reminds me of working in the ice cream shop attached to a BBQ restaurant that only played the Classic Rewind siriusXM station... which unfortunately is all the same music my dad has listened to for my entire life
The beards made me think they were more of a novelty band, but this was fantastic.
Poignant to have this two days after Frank Beard's passing. An amazing timeless rock classic, and a great pivot from a band whose core is amazing Blues Rock. Amazing singles, great flow, tight production. It just hits all the marks. Everyone should experience this! Perfect for a Friday. This will always be in my rotation.
Excellent album, classic
One of the best albums of all time!
259. ok
Fun, brainless rock music. ZZ Top is the good kind of simpleton rock whereas Kiss is the bad kind. The 80s synths and drums give it a slightly different flavor. Best moments are a 4, but I'll round down because only the hits really left a mark...
Rate: 7/10.
just some ZZ Top. Some classics my parents listened to a lot when I was growing up, but some songs are kinda lame. “TV dinners”? Nah
Classic 80s rock. They have such a great sound that it is no doubt who is playing when you here their music. 7/10 Top song... Legs
It always surprises me how much I like ZZ Top. I have the same reaction every time.
Slightly more interesting than stereotypical ‘80s rock, but not by a lot. There are some classic sounds that will be familiar (Gimme All Your Lovin’, Sharp Dressed Man, Legs), that draw on more interesting influences than the ‘wow-o’ rock that will come to dominate the decade. But ultimately, it still feels a bit shallow. It’s enjoyable enough to listen to to merit 3, but no more.
An enjoyable, if rather samey and one-dimensional album in which ZZ Top’s brand of boogie/blues-rock meets 80s new wave-style synths and production. It’s a very unserious album, definitely nothing too cerebral, but it largely works well, and it’s easy to see why tracks like ‘Gimme All Your Lovin’’, ‘Sharp Dressed Man’ and ‘Legs’ were such big hits. Those are the best songs, however, and the remaining tracks are essentially just worse examples of that same style. The last four or five tracks are particularly uninspiring, but the strength of the earlier material is enough to ensure a 3-star rating.
The rock spectrum requires balance. At one end of the alphabet is AC/DC, who make straight up rock with a lot of sexual innuendo. Then there's millions of other bands of varying degrees in the vast middle. At the other end of the alphabet is ZZ Top, who make straight up rock with a lot of sexual innuendo. And all was perfectly balanced and right with the world. Oh, um...great fun, simple rock and roll album. Enjoyed it more than I should have.
RIP
I never cared for the 80's ZZ Top sound. There are some decent grooves on here but I prefer their previous albums.
Pretty much the quintessential middle of the road rock. It is competent in every way but it is nothing special. Sounds good to listen to and leaves little to no lasting impact
Not my type of music...
Hard rock, 6.5/10 Gayl: 7.5 Gmup: 8 Sdm: 7.5 Inyt: 7 Igts: 8 L: 6.5 T: 6.5 Tvd: 6 Dd: 7 Iicofhd: 6.5 Bg: 8
Oh, hey, it’s the worst parts of ‘70s rock in an ‘80s font. That’s cool, moving on.
Reminds me of car journeys or being at home with my Dad - nice memories
Frank Beard died yesterday, so this isn't a coincidence...even if he's not really playing on much of this album. But Frank and Dusty were the pocket that made this whole thing work in the first place. Immediately, I am transported back to being 6 or 7 years old and riding around with my dad and listening to this. A 5 isn't strong enough for this album and what it means to me. Is it their best album? Debatable. It gets labeled their "synthesizer" album which is a little unfair. Yeah, there are synths all over this album, they're everywhere. The drum machines are all over the goddamn place...this whole album is just neon and MTV and very 1983, I won't argue otherwise. But the synths never pass Billy Gibbons' guitar. They pull right up next to it, but Billy's guitar is still the undisputed boss on this album. The synths and the machines don't replace the band's identity here, they just enhance it a little. The technology of the time never outruns Billy Gibbons. There's so much on this album that just hits and while the big singles are overplayed and overused, for me the deep cuts are just fantastic. The outro to "I Need You Tonight" is just two minutes of Gibbons and synths dancing together, working warm magenta and deep red sunset tones. It sounds like an 80s sunset looks. "Thug" might be my favorite song on here. It's a song about crime, but it's on the way to the crime. Machine guns, cash, Alcatraz, wrong guy? "Scoot over and let me drive your car," WHAT? I need the whole story here. "Bad Girl," she can do it in a mini-skirt? Say no more, I know exactly what 80s babe you're talking about. Got Me Under Pressure," she likes cocaine? Tell me more, Billy, and then play the outro to "I Need You Tonight" because that mid 80s temptress you fell for is the one you know you shouldn't have. On Metallica's deluxe box version for Kill 'Em All, one of the bootlegs is the end of Thug playing over the crowd waiting for the band to hit the stage. What I'd give to have been in that room.... And yeah, this album just slaps, not a track on here worth skipping...even the TV Dinners song isn't bad.
Fantastic, bluesy rock n' roll.
i think this on the better side of cock rock. it's synthy and very 80s, sure, but it hasn't collapsed into empty plastic production. at its best it feels alive and boisterous. the tv dinner song sucks though. deserves to be one of the 1001? i think it has a good case for being on here yea
Crusty riffs and even crustier lyrics
Típico som de ZZ Top (rock básico), contaminado pela sonoridade dos anos 1980. Regular, mediano.
Mmmm ñe
5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background
🦵🕶️🎸🎩🕺🏼
"I was there from the very beginning for this project. In fact, I was working on this project with Billy before I even knew we were working on a project. I knew about the approach to ELIMINATOR and songs on ELIMINATOR before two-thirds of the band did (Frank and Dusty). I was deeply involved, then I was shunned, bad-mouthed, shat upon, disavowed and treated like a dog. It really happened like this. What more can I say or do. This is truly a story about greed and betrayal. You're welcome Billy Gibbons (WTF)." - Linden Hudson: cowriter of this album https://www.reddit.com/r/musichistory/comments/891bl7/linden_hudson_cowriter_of_the_zz_top_eliminator/
This wasn't downright bad, the first 3 tracks were actually really enjoyable! However, this album does feel like one long repetitive song! The lyrics don't really mean anything, but some of them are terrible and extremely cringeworthy, but the guitar is the main attraction so I wasn't expecting any insightful or intelligent lyrics. Hard Rock is very hit-or-miss, but I've found that it's often very repetitive and most albums in the genre have a couple hits then a whole lot of filler. This fits that description perfectly.
fine
sounds like OST to one of those zombie movies, or racing games, I guess.
I dig the minimal drum machine and electronic bass paired with the blues guitar. I’ve never really been a massive ZZ Top fan. I’ve tried but it’s not really stuck but this is a fun enough. Listen I think that’s funny that there’s a song about TV dinners.
Best album they did all the hits on here. Nice rock sound good vocals icon look and sound. Nice stuff
Hard rockin' bluesy music with lots of hits.
This album is the beginning of a southern rock band with some great hits that turned into a generic pop rock band with cool videos to make MTV as much as possible. The car and the girls were nothing but to to attract younger boys/men into turning on their videos. Hell it worked and is still working. What can I say, I liked the girls too. There are 2 very good songs, a few decent to OK and then falls off at the end. The good- Got Me Under Pressure and I Got the Six. My 2 favorite songs off the album back in the 80's and probably the only 2 songs off this album I listen to today. Outside of the girls, not much of a fan of Gimme All Your Lovin, Sharp Dressed and Legs. Apparently the marketing strategy worked though. TV Dinners just dumb and outside of I Need You Tonight, the rest is forgettable. Have a feeling your "older" ZZ Top fans weren't much a fan of this album. Anyway, yea, this album made a big splash in the music world and I can understand why it's here, but there's something about it that leaves me with the "meh" feeling. RIP Frank 3
3.5 First and foremost, RIP Frank Beard. What are the odds we got this album the day of his death? I swear, I’ve seen more headlines labeling him as “The only ZZ Top member without a beard” than I have “drummer”. Second round of preliminary thoughts - has there always been one “P” in “Top”? I don’t know if I’m having a Mandela Effect moment or what, but I really thought the name of this group was “ZZ Topp”. Also, for some reason, I thought Frank was their primary vocalist. Funnily enough, I apparently called out both of these things in my previous review for Tres Hombres and then seemingly proceeded to keep living in this made-up reality anyway. That all out of the way, this is a pretty different album than Tres Hombres. The guys seemingly dropped the whole desert blues rock thing they had going on and leaned hard into the new hard-rockin’, sex-drippin’, MTV-driven sound of the ‘80s. And by “the guys”, I mean Billy Gibbons and his audio engineer buddy Linden Hudson, because Frank was apparently replaced by a drum machine, and Dusty Hill’s parts were largely re-recorded without him. In fact, Linden actually co-wrote and performed with Billy on most every song here, with Thug actually being an entirely original composition of his own. When the album was ultimately released, he received zero credit for his work, which basically destroyed his relationship with Billy and his bandmates. So, it seems our last living ZZ Topper is a POS. Still, at the time, he was a POS with his finger on the pulse. This album was a huge success, and listening to it now, I can hear why - it’s catchy, and the production is absolutely insane. There is so much I hate about mainstream ‘80s rock music, and this exhibits so many of those things in its songwriting, but I really had a hard time staying mad at it. Yes, the whole vibe of this album is so, so corny by today’s standards (the cover/title combo especially) and certainly a little misogynistic, but it’s like, you cringe, then you groove a little, then you get your face melted off by an awesome guitar solo. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve last listened to Sharp Dressed Man, but you know what? It’s a really good song, and so is a lot of the other stuff here as well. A lot of memories of playing the original Guitar Hero came flooding back with this one. There are a lot of reasons I’d love to put down this album, but I’ll be damned if I didn’t have at least a 3.5/5 level of enjoyment with my listening each time I put it on. The songwriting isn’t anything to write home about, and it’s oftentimes quite questionable lyrically, but I think the production puts it a step above similar releases from this time. Unfortunately, liking this makes me feel a bit like a divorced dad in a wifebeater who spends his time in the garage sipping Miller High Life, but whether we like to admit it or not, I think we all have an inkling of that taste in us somewhere.
excellent record, takes me back to all the fun of teenage years 5/5
Cool
I love ZZ Top, but this album kinda blows
Nope apart from a few moments
Ah sure look it, a classic rock masterpiece
Inoffensive rock
A good album. I liked it more than I thought I would.
De base je pensais mettre 5 sans hésiter pour les bangers Sharp Dressed Man et Gimme All Your Lovin et les découvertes que je ferais mais malheureusement les autres sons c'est la même mais en moins bien
Such a fantastic album from top to bottom. The singles are near perfection, and the rest of the album is great too. Even “TV Dinners” has a charm to it that you wouldn’t expect, and it’s really a fine line to include a song like that on an album like this. Definitely ZZ Top’s best album and worthy of being on the list.
Low key loved
The first thing that associates with ZZ Top is, of course, their gorgeous beards. The second is their desert-blues sound, as if made on the Mexican border. That's always been the case, but blues is a delicate thing: it's fashionable today and gone tomorrow. So Billy Gibbons twisted and twisted his blues until it was in keeping with his times. The resulting album, the genre of which I would describe as "disco blues": old guitar riffs and a raspy voice sit alongside synthesizers and even a drum machine. Older fans naturally cried "Sellout!" but the result is an extremely stylish record that even today would be a joy to listen to, whether for young people at a disco or their fathers sitting in the nearest dive bar. And it won't be out of place on the road, especially if you're driving an old coupe that looks like it came straight from this cover, with a cigar in your mouth.
I'm not sure we needed two ZZ Top albums, especially when this does basically more of the same as what Tres Hombres does. The guitar tone is impressively distinctive, to the point where you could spot a ZZ Top riff a mile off, even when it follows the same progression as a hundred other riffs in rock music. I'm not going to pretend I didn't enjoy this and I'd definitely listen to it again. So while I may find it a bit unnecessary in the context of the project, from a purely subjective point of view, I'm happy every time I have a day like this one.
So fun and groovy, with some eternal classics, but also repetitive deep cuts with corny 80s schtick
Pretty good album I think its 5 stars for me I actually enjoyed every song
i dont know if i am just ignorant to not see what this music is about or if it is just boring "classic" rock. For me every track sounds the same. Its nit generally bad but neither good
Some songs are fun enough, but the lyrics are one-note and generally the whole thing was noth very interesting.
While I've never listened to this whole album, I'm very familiar with the hit songs that are on it. As a 12 year old when this came out, I definitely wasn't the target audience for anything ZZ Top had put out before this album, but as someone who watched MTV non-stop at that point in my life, I knew all of these songs from watching the music videos. I don't know a lot about ZZ Top, but this album marked a time where they decided to change from their more bluesy southern rock sound to a more "pop rock" radio friendly sound. Whether you agree with the change or not, it worked for ZZ Top as this record really put them on the map and exposed them to an entire audience they never would have reached otherwise. The guitar work on this album is great and still gives the music that bluesy feel. Listening to the whole album, you realize that a lot of the songs sound very similar. But you have to give them credit that they discovered what worked and went with it.
A classic album that just rips.
Les trois premiers sons : excellent Et puis ça avance, et c’est long. Trop long… C’est pas mauvais pour autant mais c’est long et très similaire. 3-/5
Some bangers, a lot repetitive.
I like legs the best. I have it on loop not gonna lie
Can’t lie, this is the most relatable divorced dad rock album yet and was my soundtrack of summer ‘25. It’s greasy, horny, and it boogies. All that with some 80’s gloss slapped on top. Love it or hate it if you ever grew up around any kind of classic rock there’s a ton of familiar tracks on here. TV Dinners gets so much hate but it’s my fav by far. I wouldnt say this is ZZ Top’s best record, but it definitely is the most accessible (for better or worse)
Guitar solo city! ZZ Top is a band I know nothing about I heard 2 songs in my life,Sharply Dressed man and I think as an introduction to this band I think they are just okay. A lot of it blends together to create this kinda dad soundscape which is essentially easy listening music. Lyrically this thing is raunchy and silly and dated. Tv dinners being a silly highlight just a song about frozen dinner come on! Legs is one of those raunchy moments but it still Sounds like love even with all the leg talk. I think this to me is more of a bit and a pretty accurate representation of boomer/late Gen X rock. Which to me is better than the actually monotonous nature of the songs ending early lyrically and becoming a solo. Is the song the lyrics or the solo behind it. That’s a larger music question that is far more interesting than anything I heard on the Exterminator. Oh it’s called Exterminator because it bugs you haha get it.
Enorme 80s rock sound, ik vond het ook wel wat weg hebben van ACDC en Van Helen. Deze luisterde ik toen ik op de motor aan het toeren was, daardoor een 4 ster. Op een rustige zondagochtend … zou het wel anders uitpakken
Ik vind het eigenlijk best saai. Het imago wat ze neer proberen te zetten is als een bbq’ende hells angels man. Maar de muziek is vrij saai los van de solo’s gebeurt er niet veel. Het is net zo’n anticlimax als een hells angel die uiteindelijk gewoon een lieve man blijkt te zijn. Saai
Doet me weinig. Ik heb hierover niet echt een mening, geen aanknopingspunten om te haten of te prijzen. Zijn de 80 synths hierbij leuk? Ik weet het oprecht niet. PS: heb na de review de comment van Arie gelezen. Ik heb de clip tip van Arie gekeken en dat was zeker een leuke tip. Velcro fly is ook een kunststukje. Manman, zit er helemaal in nu. Meer zz top!
Ik snap het wel. Als je van gitaren houdt is het een leuke rockplaat die niet al te traditioneel is. Hij is superstrak en heeft voor die tijd een vrij moderne sound. Tis verder totaal niet mijn smaak, maar ik kan je wel de clip van Legs aanraden om even op te zoeken op YouTube, veel Amerikaanser dan dit gaat het niet worden.
This was surprisingly fun. I remember having ZZ Top on my iPod/MSN/Myspace/blog whenever I would list bands I like back when you’d do an A-Z to show how eclectic your taste was or whatever but I don’t actually ever remember listening to them, they were probably just the only band I knew that started with a Z - what a poser! Anyway, I did really enjoy this as I’m firmly in my dad rock era right now. But I’m not sure I’d have felt the same had I actually listened when I was 12 😅😂
3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/zz-top/eliminator-1/ Quite like this, especially because I didn't think I'd really enjoy ZZ Top much. Reminds me a lot of Sturgill Simpson's Sound & Fury, which I feel must be heavily inspired by this album. Nice and groovy, cool electronic influences, peak driving music (as the album cover implies). However, the second half is a bit of a drag.
Somehow I get the feeling that gays are not the target audience for this.
Loved it
repetitive but its okay
me gushta sisi
Not quite my thing I reckon
Du hard rock classique à la Aerosmith ou Def leppard
Je m’attendais à pire
C'est ok tier, pas trop ma came mais l'album tient la route
A return after a hiatus with a more new wave streamlined approach to recording. There is some question as to how much of Frank and Dusty’s rhythm section was replaced by drum machines and sequencers but it certainly had a tighter AC/DC like sound and the hit singles came - the first I’d ever heard of the band. Sold 11 million on the strength of songs and videos. Billy gibbons still sounds great and it’s a consistent record.
To me, ZZ Top is a band from which I like the hits only. Sharp Dressed Man is a banger, but the rest of the record is just meh for me. I like Tres Hombres a bit more. I give this a 2 for that matter, cause I gave 3 to Tres Hombres.
Finally some good fucking music. I've seen people spit on this because of how it departs from the bluesy roots of the band, but thank God, because the 125 bpm here is what makes this so enthralling. And yeah, the lyrics are, huh... questionable. But it's so over-the-top and childish, it's hard to take any of it seriously. And the music is so loud anyway, you can't even understand what's being said, so who gives a flying fuck really, I'm just GROOVING.
Svag trea. Konstig robotisk produktion på hela plattan som funkar på vissa låtar men som får andra att låta skit. Legs var bra, Bad Girl var usel!
What happens when a very good boogie southern blues band that fuses psychedelic Tex Mex sounds into a stew decides that the secret to success is to add more synths and discover the magic guitar tone? They turn into a popular pile of shit. Sure, 2/3 of a band of bearded ugly guys surrounding themselves with hot women hides the smell but it is just impossible to hide the fact that this record is really the same song cut up into 12 pieces. It bears repeating that it is just a pile of crap cleverly designed to appeal to a specific group of listeners who would never ever be called discerning. It’s a cheesy pop record with embarrassing lyrics that are repeated for effect. Sharp Dressed Man and Legs are truly the same song structure including the solo placement. Again, the so called critics loved this record, the masses ate the shit up, and then like most pop records, ended up in the used record bins alongside Billy Joel, Barry Manilow and 3 of the 4 Kiss solo records. There are no redeeming qualities to this record. The only interesting thing about ZZ Top is that Frank Beard is the only member of the band without a Beard. See you at the county fair. 2/5
generally didn't enjoy this too clean and too stadium sound. The only tracks that do it right are the first two. Got Me Under Pressure in particular finds a great groove and electromechanic sound using, I think, a synth bass
You know, musically this album is a bop with some good licks and grooving bass lines, but lyrically it’s comically one dimensional and a bit cringe to listen to. Still lots of well known hits crammed into one album: “gimme all your loving”, “sharp dressed man”, “legs” are all jams.
county fair ass music Will I listen to again: 0%
3.5/5
Bog standard ZZ Top but it's so goddamn GROOVY. Every girl's crazy bout a sharp dressed man🕺
Enjoyable listen. Was worried at first that this was gonna be another bland 80s cock rock slop album but I should’ve known better. Groovy throughout
A lot of hits on there
Pretty much a pure nostalgia listen. Amazing how basic much of this is, particularly the drums. Although vocals are decent and there are some catchy licks that have survived a generation.
V rámci žánru lepší pop. Počúvateľné...
Solid but very derivative in parts. There's something to be said for this album having too much polish - the drum machine and other synthesizers make for a more driving and steady record, but I find it lacks the charm and edge of ZZ Top's easier and bluesier albums. There's a sterile quality to the production that is not bad, but makes the songs feel less unique. Top tracks: I Need You Tonight, I Got the Six, Thug
muy bueno, sólido.
Ok
Pretty dang rockin.
I am only aware of them as a concept of beards, sleazy rock and American brashness. Radio playtime over here was limited to "Sharp Dressed Man" ---- Driving rock with bluesy undertones. I'm not sure if this had A and B sides but there's a huge shift in the production and style after "I got the Six" that introduces 80s style production, synth? and drum machines? It's almost like 2 albums smashed together. These tracks are more experimental and varied and less well liked but I kinda dig the proggy "TV dinners" despite the odd lyrical choices. The first 6 and last 3 tracks are a snapshot of 80s cock rock. Pounding tracks with memorable hooks, impressive guitar noodling and frantic pacing. (It also has the obligatory power ballard). 3*
This is the album where ZZ Top jumped the shark. Not the same band they were in the 1970s to be sure. The car on the album cover symbolizes the enshitification of music brought about by videos and MTV.
i feel like hal when he meets his new neighbor
Great album
ZZ Top only has like 2 or 3 songs in their repertoire, but they do them exceptionally well. And this album has some of the most known,
This album was a bit of fun, a bit corny but the melodies and riffs were good
It's fine. Rock you would hear at a bar. There's a couple good song on here, but the rest are just one note and boring.
Classic Classic Rock vibes
6 keepers out of 11 (54%) 0 bangers (0%) 3 stars 54
Крутые деды
A classic no doubt, however I would say there are definitely 2 versions of band ZZ Top. First one being legendary 70s rock ensemble from Texas which I love very much so and then there's this 80s commercial resurgance. This is good stuff, but a bit too commercial and clean and really not as legendary as original run, therefore strong 4 stars for this one.
Mágico y transformador album, me trajo grandes sabores de boca, los solos que se llegan a dar te erizan la piel, y te llenan de grandes emociones en el trascurso de las letras.
Faijarockia!
Dad rock goat
rock is not really my thing but I had fun
Typical guitar riffs from the ZZ Top boys. Album is good with a few of their popular hits for sure. Has that feel of 80s rock.
This was solid, some classic songs I have heard a bunch on the radio and honestly more of that same type throughout. Can’t quite give it a 4 but 3 seems right.
I was ready to dislike this one, but it's actually a solid offering from your favourite dad rockers. From the hits to the b-sides, this album really held up for what it was. 7/10
qepd pancho barbas, el día anterior había visto que los pusieron en la concert week
я правда пыталась дать этому шанс, но это ваще не моё. альбом вышел в год рождения моей мамы, еще до ее рождения 🙃 из плюсов крутые гитарные соло, можно включить если захочется попрыгать под что-то около рока Сохранила: 1/11, 9% (и кстати не самые популярные!)
I honestly can’t tell whether I like the ZZ Top “sound” but 2 stars seems too low for an album I didn’t necessarily dislike
Estos señores se la rifan bonito Este álbum marca un sonido más eléctrico sin perder la esencia del blues en el ADN que proyectan También tiene mucha personalidad el álbum, canciones como I Need You Tonight lo demuestran fácilmente Legs está buena Mantienen esa fuerte energía en el resto del álbum Se pasó un buen rato y si está reescuchable y entretenido
Nothing lile ZZ Top to make you want to kick out the old school jams. This, while containing some of their best singles, doesn’t hold a flame to Tres Hombres as my favorite ZZ Top album.
Ah ZZ Top. What is there to say, you know exactly what you're getting. I saw ZZ Top years ago (and they were old then, somehow still touring as of 2026) and Billy Gibbons steps up to the mic and says that he's happy everyone came to see 'the same three guys playing the same three chords'. I've always thought that was hilarious. However, as far as iconic bands go, ZZ Top has to be up there. Yeah they have their schtick but they're fun and still a staple on (dad) rock radio. And goddamn can Billy play guitar. As for this album specifically, it's pretty much right down the middle for them. I mean the line of their music doesn't really curve much so that's not really saying anything I guess. But it's a fun album, lots of energy, stupid lyrics, great guitar playing. Put this one on during a long stretch in a road trip. Would I make a point to listen to this intentionally? Probably not. But I do feel like it belongs on the list and it's fun to listen to now and again. 3.5/5 but rounding down because it really falls off towards the second half.
7.21.26 serviceable but boring. i can't say that i gafed nor that will i ever want to listen to this again. tv dinners is quite a bad song like actually so bad that it knocked my rating down. Favorite Song: Legs Rating: 1/5
Peak 1980s dad rock. The synths and guitars go alright.Perfect for driving to, it’s completely fine and inoffensive, just not my thing at all, personal preference. Felt really repetitive.
I recognised "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Sharp Dressed Man". Classic tracks, the rest of the album was broadly similar. Fun blues rock.
Solid album with some banger songs. Gimme All Your Loving is a personal favorite
Inesperado y grandioso álbum
Awesome!
It’s 80’s rock. Pretty standard stuff.
Good rock album! But i didnt found anything that called them out from the majority of rock bands. I know they are one of THE rock bands but, maybe because im from metal, i think there is missing some crazy riffs, just my opinion. There is great songs here. Love the album cover!
I am so serious when I say that this sounds like the same song 14 times. Same lyrics, same baseline, same guitar licks. It's not bad it just gets stale after a while. Highlight: TV Dinners
Boogie gets new-waved, new wave learns to shoot pool, men stay manly, & ZZ Top, tho not tops, remains more artful & various than expected. Try to find a lady’s-man record overflowing with this many hormones yet utterly devoid of horniness - I don’t think you could, a strange success in that way. It’s for the next beer not the next lay - that beer’s tasty tho, & kinda, sorta, sophisticated (ironies not so silently abound). Chivalrous e’en b/c blue-collared, mhm, AC/DC ought to take a page from their book. Fun, mostly.
With the help of MTV this is probably their best selling album. Musically they have better.
80s rock, dad vibes, just not my kind of thing
Tush
The Brits probably call them Zed Zed Top. Absurd. ZZ Top is great. I should listen to them more.
This is pretty banging, right up my street. The first half of the album is really strong, standout tracks being Sharp Dressed Man, Got Me Under Pressure and Need You Tonight. The second half doesn't have as many memorable tracks but is still pretty solid. Really enjoyed this.
Reading the reviews on here there's a lot of pretentiousness going on. Now this isn't a masterpiece by any means but it is what it's supposed to be. I will say that song TV Dinners is insanely bad. That song gets a 1/10. The rest of the album is just fun. The first three tracks are killer, absolutely 80s radio gems. There is a dropoff. The rest of the album is fine but I think ZZ Top is exactly what I thought they were...a radio hits band. 3 stars
Middle of the road whiskers rock.
It feels weird to call a ZZ Top album a sellout album. But that’s what Eliminator feels like. I like their earlier stuff that’s more blues rock. But this feels like it’s trying too hard to get played on the radio
Actually some stand out classic rock here
Starts to drag on the back half, but not bad Likes: Gimme All Your Lovin; Sharp Dressed Man; Legs
Quality classic rock. Nothing more, nothing less.
Hits are good, but don’t love the 80s hair metal influences drifting in.
Melted into bg noise.
Some absolute classics in here but not an album worth coming back to, fine overall
I can imagine guitar hero listening to this album
Found this weirdly difficult to get through. Like really enjoyed the first three tracks then it just descended into some bullshit. I Got The Six is the craziest shit I ever heard.
Pretty shallow, but enjoyable blues rock with hints of new wave. I don't think I'd ever seek out ZZ Top, but I don't mind listening to it. Favorite Track - Legs Least Favorite Track - I Need You Tonight
Gimme ❤️ all your lovin🥰, all your hugs 🤗and kisses 💏too
Unfortunately for my better judgement, I’m right in the middle of a supernatural rewatch right now, so this hit the spot. OG Misogyny But It Rocks. The song about how all the girls love their big top hats was awesome. As was the ode to TV dinners. They’re calling it the most divorced album of all time!
5/10
Hat zum Teil echt nette Songs. An sich gar nicht mal so schlecht. Die letzten 2-3 Songs kann man sich jedoch klemmen.
It's a great album by a band who perfectly adapted their blues rock for the 80s. The hits are obvious and are listened to to this day. However, the drenched in synth sound feels a little dated and some songs are obvious filler. It's a 4/5 for me.
A painful experience
They all kind of sound the same
I just can't!! Not my jam. Did not finish.
You can find some great songs and some mediocre songs on this album. But overall, it's unpretentious straight up fun.
nice classic rock and entertaining. I like the TV dinner song
la portada dice todo. las guitarras bien celosas ganaron mi puntuación buen album sin mas puntos mas altos: Gimme All Your Lovin' - Got Me Under Pressure - TV Dinners - Bad Girl
Underwhelming mostly, but not offensive
one note band
4/7
Cool album
Reminds me of watching MTV in my parents house hoping they don't walk into the room during the 'legs' video. I'm glad to hear the whole album
Amazing rhythm, passion, and voices that reach deep into your soul—this is one of the best albums of all time. ★★★★★
ZZ Top at their tightest as hitmakers, turned down a bit from the Texas blues/funk. A thoroughly enjoyable ride, as their music videos that were ubiquitous in the 80s proved.
2.5 It’s okay. It’s ZZ Top. There’s no question what you’re getting. The hits are good, everything kind of sounds the same.
Fun! The songs from this album are what I think of when I think about ZZ Top.
I want an album to compel me to listen, this didn’t quite do the trick.
Yeah a classic, good solid 70s rock
It's a very good album. It's got the bluesy hard rock sound that they're known for. It is one of their most famous albums. The listen was definitely worth it!
It really surprised me in a good way
Fun album with lots of radio hits and a few fun surprises. Not a huge fan of the electronic drum machines used on this album but it works for this one.
Only listened to one song and liked it
ZZ Top is a band with exactly one mode. That lane is blues forward riff based 70s arena rock. If that’s not your flavor, nothing on this or any other zz album will be your speed. It’s very nostalgic for me, especially the three big hits, but the rest of it is basically just worse versions of those songs. Sharp dressed man, legs, and gimme all your loving will always be classic rock staples, and nothing on the album makes me die of boredom, so three stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rocks and makes me nostalgic.
I prefer their 70s work, but this one is still great.
A classic
nah
why is the "hard rock" band mixed like the beastie boys. why is the "hard rock" band mixed like flock of seagulls. why is it (somewhat) tolerable? why am i unable to rate any of these songs? the vocals. anyways. cathy duran duran. 1.7-2.5.
Mejor
Another also ran radio-friendly album that earns the most respect being played in DIY supermarkets. Novelty beards are just a weak gimmick that can't hide the vacuousness of this group. I mean for pop rock it's ok but one of the best albums of all time, not even close.
Excellent bluesy rock
ZZ Top is one of those One Song kinda bands. The synths generally suck. I vastly prefer the 70s stuff, but who can say no to Sharp Dressed Man?
Spanking his monkey? Really?
Meh
This is straight up boomer rock right into the veins. Not all bad, but not for me exactly!
Boring af
Bueee
*These guys are all about the guitars. *I always thought these guys were more hair metal than rock/pop-rock/prog/etc. but this had different sounds which made it for a good listen
An album best described as not weathered well ! Its sure a blast from the past but soon gets very boring unfortunately a lucky
Banger honestly, I love it, but it sounds a bit one dimensional after a while.
Great rocking guitar album.
ZZ Top shreds. They can't actually sing, most visible on I Need You Tonight, but anything in their typical yell/sing register works with the guitars so well. Makes me want to start ripping darts and work on my car.
you can’t make me listen to an entire zz top record. you just can’t
A couple of bangers, a few fillers: a solid album. 8/10
If these guys don’t get you going you’re lying to yourself
Great album, all gas no breaks.
Some classic rock staples lead this album. It's a solid, toe tapping good time. Top tracks: "Sharp Dressed Man," "Legs," "Gimme All Your Lovin'"
--Gimme All Your Lovin'...solid classic rock radio --Got Me Under Pressure...this rips --Sharp Dressed Man...you could argue this group plays the same song over and over again but, hot damn, the song cooks --I Need You Tonight...some downtempo blues. not something I wanted from these guys. it's also too long --I Got the Six...and we're back --Legs...a 70s boogie band that made a surprisingly easy transition into the 80s drum machine --Thug...oooh, funky --TV Dinners...interesting. I'm guessing they're not fans of TVDs --Dirty Dog...they take a few fun risks on this LP but they're at their best when they keep it simple. this kicks --If I Could Only Flag Her Down...basically a more syncopated "Sharp Dressed Man". works for me --Bad Girl...fitting closer
Gimme All Your Lovin' Sharp Dressed Man Legs
That lil old lovin' under pressure will get you sharp.
Was not expecting much from this album...it's just ZZ Top has always seemed like the most generic classic rock band of all time. Wasn't all that bad though, not something i would probably seek out again, but didn't hate it.
I didn’t know I was in the mood for some driving rock and roll. But I was and this definitely hit the spot! I added “Legs” to my playlist.
this feels spiritually dead to me. I did listen to the whole thing even though I did not want to
Hit after hit. This album solidified ZZ Top’s place in music history. Coolest dudes I’ve ever seen grace the stage. I’m not a big fan, but there is no denying their greatness.
Great
I've fallen so far behind, so in one day at work I will attempt my catch up. I've been a fan of ZZ Top since hearing them on classic rewind radio with my mom.
Guitars, hard, not really my style
Takes hard rock into the 80s, some popular hits but not as good as their 70s work in my opinion.
Thought I was going to like the song “Legs” until he sang “she had hair down to her fanny”. Now, Sir!!! Theme with this band though - they start off and I’m like oh I could groove to this.. and then they start shitting out their mouths.
Some cool stuff, some meh stuff. Liked Legs a lot
A lot more production than I’d ever expect on a ZZ Top album having only listened to them sporadically beforehand. Drum machines and synths manage to mostly work with the guitar riffs. A fine album it you like old school rock with a singular theme (girls). Otherwise it’s a bit one note.
This is schlock rock, but I love their videos and their image
I didn't hate it. Feels like decent 80s rock, though not particularly unique.
first thought was "damn zz top again?", second thought was "damn zz top made 8 albums?", third thought was "damn zz top kinda hits". favorite song is definitely Legs, also love I Need You Tonight. strong 3
Rating: 4/10 It sure is a ZZ Top album, but now worse. I should probably bump my La Grange scores up a point because the earlier career dirty blues sound is better than this. The first three tracks are generally the best the album has to offer, with Sharp Dressed Man being the highlight with its solid groove. After that though the monotony and lack of diversity further gets to me. The back half is entirely unremarkable. And thankfully I didn't really even take in the lyrics in my listen.
Very normal and fine. I can see how pieces of it are borrowed by artists all the time today but as it stands it's just a fine little guitar drum thing where every song sounds like Sharp Dressed Man 4.5/10
Legends
Amazing. I knew their song La Grange, but didn't know they were this great. Totally loved it.
Enjoyed! A lot of songs I already knew
Much like someone else said, the other songs on here besides the hits just sound like less good clones of those hits, which I kinda true. While I liked some of those deeper cuts, the sound definitely got old once I was halfway through. Still something I'd totally be fine to listen to again, but nothing that sticks with you all that much. Still though it's hard to hate too much, so 3/5 for me.
The worst of the worst.
The released singles don't do this album justice for the musicianship
Really great Vibe
It’s ZZ Top, what rise needs to be said.
The hits were really good, the other tracks were also decent. Is this the greatest ever made? No, but sometimes a straightforward rock album is all you need. 3.5/5
Fett ändå!
Ljuvligt enformig slick skäggrock. Jävla gitarrton på billy! Solid 3,5a som avrundas uppåt efter att ha avnjutit legs med videon på. Snurrande pälsgitarrer skojar man inte bort.
finns det något gubbigare?
Jävla bra gung i hitsen, ett tugg som inte går av för hackor. Är det synthbas som gör det? Ett för bra instrument ibland. Sen blir det ju lite väl enformigt och gubbigt ibland men aldrig att det är dåligt. Sen ska man inte glömma att det är en fin bil
Decent rock
Some all timers on this album for sure…great sounding rock
Solid bangers on this album. Always enjoy ZZ Top.
I actually lovee it but its not something that stays in my memory for long
Me encantó