Eliminator

Subtlety zero, but it is very fun to listen to. Energy wise, it's a hell of an album. Not my favorite flavour of (hard) rock, but I can definitely picture myself listening it very loudly while driving. On the down side, lyrics leave some things to be desire, and the style become slightly boring and repetitive once you've reached the end of the album. I had never listened to ZZ Top before, and it was a rather nice discovery, even if I'm not completely sold as of now.

80s rock

The quality and my interest really petered out towards the end. 2.8.

I think I need some doxycycline and azithromycin after listening to this album. Personal enjoyment: 3 Relevance to this list: 3

On paper I hate a lot of hard rock but this is fun and has a sense of humor so I like it. Not really my thing but I still like it.

Найбільш комерційно успішний альбом ZZ Top, примітною рисою якого є перехід гурту до більш "сучасного" #hardrock - ового звучання. Не втрачаючи при цьому всьому свій #bluesrock - овський шарм. Проте, на мій погляд, він не стільки важливий для самого гурту, скільки для такого явища, як #southernrock в цілому. Для тих хто не в курсі, Southern Rock - це жанр, що зародився на півдні США та в значний мірі покладався на блюз рок до якого додавались елементи кантрі та фолк року. Не без участі Lynyrd Skynyrd, жанр набув популярності у 70-х, але у 80-х його популярність пішла на спад. І саме на Eliminator, ZZ Top, фактично, "перевинайшли" його звучання, та повернули цікавість до подібної музики. Щодо вражень, то цей доволі енергійний хард/блюз рок, просякнутий південним духом Техасу, "заходить" на диво гарно. Проте, це тільки в тому випадку, якщо вам справді подобається блюз роковий гітарний саунд під доволі бадьору ритм-секцію. І якщо вам довподоби звучання таких гуртів як Clutch чи Black Label Society, то вам, щонайменше, буде цікаво повернутись до "першоджерела". Але наскільки б цей альбом не був "важливий", їх більш блюзовий Tres Hombres (1973) мені подобається набагато більше.

Somehow it seems that at least one of the members of ZZ Top sold his soul for commercial success. The songs have very fun hooks, energy, and presence, but in many ways they are unremarkable or at least not clearly the ZZ Top of earlier years. They went from Rock and Roll to Pop and it basically ended them as a band. You may enjoy this album, but it is more of a stop down than a step forward.

kind of annoyed that I enjoyed this. ZZ Top is so boring but also catchy.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Got Me Under Pressure (2) 2 - Sharped Dressed Man (3) 3 - I Got the Six (5)

3.5

Bluesy rock and big bushy beards. This album contains just about every track I like and are familiar with so to me it’s their greatest hits album. Good for a change when in the mood but not one I’d keep spinning. 3/5 28/1/25

I think we all know the hits on this album... (Sharp Dressed Man, Legs, Gimme All Your Lovin'). They are also the best song. The rest feels a bit like filler is is very samey. I feel like I should give this 2, max, for the quality of the music (with all its clichés) but that's not the point of this music. It was more about having fun and they didn't take themselves too seriously. So an extra point for that.

Just straight up guitar-based blues rock. All of it sounds pretty much the same. Not much vocal melody, plenty of straight-up 4 beat guitar.

sounds like hard rock condensed, not bad not amazing NNN

This album is fun, but I feel like this album is precisely when ZZ Top went from solid guitar driven southern rock to straight up cheesy. Still, enjoyable enough.

This is fun to listen to, but it’s a lot of the same thing

rock para papais carecas e barbudos (com sintetizador). eu num grado de zz top nao, viu. umas musica meio vazia só pra vc ouvir uns solinho meio broxa. não é "inescutável" mas é paia. dito isso, legs é bem legal, até.

епт какое то хард-рок диско получилось

Pretty good. ZZ Top is ever reliable.

Generic MOR Rock, decent enough but feels a bit too clean

Rock n roll, baby. Oh, and cocaine. A bunch of cocaine, too.

17/01/25 It was alright, they had a few good songs. A lot of it sounded the same.

3.6 didn’t like as much as i thought i would. would throw it on in the background but no crazy standouts.

I can't imagine ever _choosing_ to sit down and listen to this, but, for the singles, at least, it's undeniably fun. The deep cuts aren't as strong and it tails off significantly in the second half. Billy Gibbons is a great guitarist though.

3/5

They've got guitars and they know how to use them, just don't ask them to shift out of their comfort gear.

Overall: 6/10 The hits off of this album belong in some sort of hall of fame. Possibly for rock. As for the deeper cuts, those can be put in a box and be forgotten about. Fav Song: Gimme All Your Lovin' Least Fav Song: If I Could Only Flag Her Down

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Not bad. Great singles.

Solid

Generic

Favorite track: Sharp dressed man other picks: gimme all your loving, legs

A couple of jams, but ultimately just sounds the same after a while

How dare you start with Gimmie All Your Lovin' then be so mid! Favourite track: Gimmie All Your Lovin'.

4 estrelas

I had low expectations, but this is dumb rock fun.

The singles slap but the other songs are pretty pedestrian

didnt hate it i guess

Not my style and songs sounded much the same. Cool though, no doubt.

EVERY lady is crazy about a sharp dressed man? EVERY one?? Doubt.

While this definitely holds stronger than Tres Hombres, it still ultimately feels generic enough for me to not care for it that much. Very 80's rock. And not in a good way. There was a lot of enjoyable moments and instrumentals on here, but ZZ Top really just doesn't have anything outside of the "generic garage rock" appeasement. It was a very average listen, but nothing offended me here. This album is the kind of shit you'd hear blaring from the site radio at an exhaust mod shop. Still, better than Top 40 hits or if you're unlucky enough to find the worlds gayest exhaust fitter who happens to be listening to Radiohead.

Having now listened to ZZ Top’s too ‘best’ albums I can comfortably say they are overrated bluesrock for old men who like hot rods and day drinking. I’m not going to say that this is BAD music per say, more that outside the big hits their music is forgettable and samey. Seriously name a ZZ Top track outside the hits that you would go out of your way to listen to.

A very fun album, and one you have only heard two songs from. Reading about this album, it marked a huge shift in ZZ Top's sound and also their appeal. Moving from their blues-y sound like on Tres Hombres, into the coveted space of "songs that play on the PA of fishing/camping/auto stores". I don't think that the band here were trying to create anything groundbreaking, I think they wanted to have fun playing music and wanted their audience to have fun as well. And that's exactly what this album is. The two hits here are good, I have probably heard them both one too many times and on repeat listens of this album I found myself skipping Gimme All Your Lovin' as I am mentally transported to being 12 years old at TimeZone, returning to the skeeball machine because I did not get enough tickets to buy a sticky hand. The line 'Clean shirt, new shoes' will never not be funny to me as the defining features of a Sharp Dressed Man. This album is frontloaded as fuck, not saying the second half is bad per se but certainly not as memorable. Before listening I had a suspicion that I would walk away from this only having enjoyed the hits, but I was pleasantly surprised with Thug which has an absolutely killer bassline and I found myself replaying it more than a few times. If/when I open a hobby store that caters to middle aged men, I know what I will be putting on the shop radio. Highlights: Sharp Dressed Man, I Need You Tonight, Legs, Thug

Ehh. I mean, it's ZZ Top, speaks for itself.

Honestly, I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I vaguely knew of ZZ Top before listening to this, including a couple of the hits here. But what's interesting is their trajectory, incorporating synths and new wave elements into their music. (They cited Depeche Mode as an influence???) The 80s are here, let pop rule. I was shocked that I knew "Legs", since I figured it was by one of the plethora of new wave one-hit wonder bands, but it was these tres hombres all along! The guitars sound great, nice and crunchy. I find the album does drag a bit at times, but the better songs manage to split it up. Fav tracks: Gimme All Your Lovin', Sharp Dressed Man, Legs

Solid rock. Good hooks, great solos and even a massive bass solo. Don’t mind it one bit

Living in Texas in the 80's, I swear I heard this one too many times. But f*ckall, it is good fun. Not my favorite but perfectly representative of 1983.

Decently fun cock rock from the 80s. I still like “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Legs”, just not as much as I did as a kid.

Guys being dudes type of album. Something to put on when you feel like vibing to some fun electric guitar and gruff vocals. Nothing stands out too much, but a fun listen nonetheless.

Solid rock n roll

Sharp dressed man is sending me back to my Duck Dynasty obsession 3/5

11/21/24. ZZ Top adapted to the 80s very well - kept their style and swagger while also embracing new sounds. Enjoyable album.

Was fun. Enjoyed the music and bits of silliness but couldnt get over the incessant horniness behind 90% of the songs. Guitar in most songs was the stand out. Really cool

Very MTV era vibes

Started strong. Relentless rhythm section and some fine synths. It became samey samey towards the end by which time I was, frankly, bored.

This felt very similar to “Tres Hombres” to me. One undeniable hit in “Sharp Dressed Man”, and the rest is good. Very easy to listen to and I like the style, but there wasn’t enough variety or “wow” factor for me to bump it up to a 4.

Good album! 3 out of 5 because of some good hits on the first have of the album. I also appreciate the length.

The hits being frontloaded on this album bring it down from a four to a three. The front half has three of the biggest hits ZZ Top has ever released and then the second half is mostly forgettable generic southern rock. Overall, I did still like this album, just can’t get behind anything above a three.

Some great tracks

This is a fun album, but not much more than that. I’m fine with it, but it’s not an album that I really like.

Jag letar aldrig upp dom men när jag hör dom så vill jag lyssna på dom i en bil som låter BRÖÖÖÖÖÖT!

this was very silly. perhaps even a bit too silly

not my thing, though Gimme All Your Lovin isn't bad. "Legs" survives despite ridiculous lyrics. I've heard a lot worse.

I got the six is bangin

see previous review I guess?

Classic rock type album. Not the best but definitely not the worst.

This is so annoying because this album starts out so strong with its catchy hooks and instrumentals that managed to itch the right part of my brain, and then those things remained constant throughout the entirety of the album. But not in a way that makes an album cohesive but in a way that all the songs start to sound the same as there’s only some many ways guys can sing about wanting to have sex with girls (and weirdly enough TV dinners). In other words this album starts strong and then plateaus with both the instruments and the lyrics starting to become repetitive, making 45 minutes start to feel longer then it is in actuality.

"Eliminator" is the eighth studio album by American rock band ZZ Top. Bandleader, guitarist and vocalist Billy Gibbons had become a big fan of new wave artists Depeche Mode and OMD and wanted to take his blues-rock band in that direction. On this album, he increased the tempo and used more synthesizers and drum machines. Most of the album was written by Gibbons and pre-production engineer Linden Hudson. Bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard complete the band formally. Other key musicians during the recording included Hudson (synths) and Terry Manning (electronic drums and bass and drum machine). It worked commercially reaching #3 in the UK and #9 in the US and became their best selling album. The first single "Gimme All Your Lovin'" opens the album with an electronic drum beat which goes to a guitar jam. Weird synth noises in the background. Layered guitars and a guitar solo. Highly produced. Yes, this was what Gibbons was looking for. The pace quickens on "Got Me Under Pressure." An electronic bass. A growling guitar. She's got him under pressure. And then there's "Sharp Dressed Men." Hello MTV. A great guitar riff carries this song. I think there's a mixture of electronic and real drums. I give up at this point trying to figure that out. Nice vocal additions. Side two blasts off with "Legs." Layered and slick. They get the groove going. Another great guitar riff and solo by Gibbons. Oh, I did like the video. Mid-80's synth-rock at finest (that can be very good or very bad depending on...) They slow down the pace a bit and bring a more bluesy guitar in "TV Dinner." 80's-sounding synth keys giving this more a new wave sound. He's getting sick eating those tv dinners. Well,well, well, this is a highly produced album with a very clean guutar sound. I gave up after awhile trying to figure if the instruments were real or electronic; it doesn't matter, Gibbons got the slick, highly produced and successful album he was looking for. Oh, there are very catchy riffs and the hit songs are still fun to listen to. They took full advantage of the MTV video era to successfully establish their image. Hey, what's not to like about an album with songs about girls and tv dinners. Well, actually, the synthesized beats and production got kind of old for me in the end. But, the hit songs still sounded cheesy and good to me. I think everyone reading this knows where they stand on mid-80's ZZ Top.

Some classics, but mostly meh

It has some hits on it, but those hits are pretty overplayed. As a whole it is cohesive and let's me know who they are and what kind of music they are. Lead singer has a unique and interesting voice. There is also something hard about them, but also kind of mellow which is a bit of a change.

The hits on this album are so overplayed, it's hard to get excited about them. Got Me Under Pressure and Thug were my favorites.

like the songs but they’re all very much the same vibe. repetitive but real cool !

Had Pottential at first but got repetative quite quickly

The start of Eliminator was strong, with some truly standout tracks at the beginning. However, as the album progressed, both the lyrics and instrumentals started to feel less engaging and a bit repetitive.

Solid dad rock 🤘

The hits and the style are undeniable. But MAN is the filler bad. Great opening and these dudes had some guitar tone, big sound, Texas vibe. Could have used a lyricist.

Solid rock and roll. Sharp Dressed Man stood out to me, but the rest just kind of faded into the background as I listened. Nothing really made it pop.

Not a big ZZ Top fan but haven't heard these songs in a while, so it was a fun listen. I think the music videos are more memorial than the songs themselves.

Il y a des albums qui sont des monuments, et puis il y a des albums qui sont des panneaux publicitaires. "Eliminator" de ZZ Top, c’est un peu les deux. Un panneau publicitaire pour un monument, ou l’inverse, je ne sais plus trop. Ce qui est certain, c'est qu'en 1983, ce disque a débarqué avec la subtilité d'un semi-remorque lancé à pleine vitesse sur une route déserte du Texas, écrasant tout sur son passage. Et au volant, trois barbus hilares qui venaient de signer un pacte, non pas avec le diable, mais avec un type bien plus redoutable : le directeur des programmes de MTV. Pour comprendre le choc "Eliminator", il faut se souvenir de ce qu'était ZZ Top avant. Un trio texan pur jus, gras, poussiéreux, sentant la bière tiède et l'huile de vidange. Des albums comme "Tres Hombres" ou Degüello" étaient des merveilles de boogie-blues crasseux, joués avec un feeling incroyable et une nonchalance de mecs qui savent qu'ils n'ont rien à prouver. Billy Gibbons était déjà un dieu de la six-cordes, mais un dieu pour initiés, un prophète prêchant dans le désert des disquaires indépendants et des rades enfumés. Et puis, paf 1983, le monde découvre la Ford '33 rouge, le porte-clés qui tourne tout seul, les filles aux jambes interminables et, surtout, ce son. Ce putain de son. Ce mélange improbable entre le riff boogie le plus primaire qui soit et la froideur métronomique des synthétiseurs et des boîtes à rythmes LinnDrum. C'était comme si on avait forcé John Lee Hooker à faire un featuring avec Kraftwerk après une soirée trop arrosée. Sur le papier, ça avait tout du sacrilège, de la trahison pure et simple. Dans les faits, c'était une formule magique. Une formule pour vendre des millions de disques et devenir des icônes planétaires. Et c'est bien là que le bât blesse, et que ma note ne décollera pas au-dessus d'un modeste 3 sur 5. "Eliminator" n'est pas un grand album, c'est une compilation de singles monstrueusement efficaces. C'est une machine de guerre commerciale pensée pour une nouvelle ère, celle du clip vidéo roi. Soyons honnêtes, le succès stratosphérique de ce disque est indissociable de son matraquage visuel. Les clips de "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Sharp Dressed Man" et "Legs" formaient un feuilleton absurde et génial, une sorte de version rock'n'roll de L'Homme qui valait trois milliards où le super-héros était un bolide rouge. Sans ces images, est-ce que les morceaux auraient eu le même impact ? J'en doute fortement. Parce que musicalement, quand on gratte un peu le vernis rutilant de la production, on sent le malaise. La batterie, autrefois puissante et organique de Frank Beard, est ici souvent remplacée ou doublée par une programmation d'une raideur cadavérique. Les synthés de Dusty Hill, bien que discrets, ajoutent une couche de plastique qui lisse toutes les aspérités. On est passé du cuir élimé au skaï bon marché. Heureusement, il reste la guitare de Billy Gibbons. Le Révérend a beau être noyé sous des tonnes de réverb et de chorus typiques des années 80, il parvient encore à balancer des soli d'une classe folle. Il est le dernier rempart, le gardien du temple blues qui refuse de se rendre complètement face à l'envahisseur synthétique. Alors, pourquoi ce n'est pas une bouse infâme non plus ? Pourquoi un 3 sur 5 et pas un zéro pointé ? Parce qu'il faut être sacrément bouché pour ne pas reconnaître l'efficacité redoutable de ces chansons. "Gimme All Your Lovin'" est un rouleau compresseur. "Sharp Dressed Man" est l'hymne ultime du type qui s'est fait beau pour aller boire des coups. "Legs" a un groove tellement con qu'il en devient génial. C'est du boogie rock pour les nuls, simplifié à l'extrême, calibré pour les stades et les autoroutes. C'est de la musique qui ne demande aucun effort, qui s'écoute le coude à la portière et qui donne envie de taper du pied. Et parfois, ça fait du bien. Le problème, c'est que ça s'arrête là. Le reste de l'album oscille entre le sympathique ("Got Me Under Pressure"), le dispensable ("I Need You Tonight") et le carrément paresseux ("Thug"). On sent qu'ils ont trouvé une formule et qu'ils l'ont essorée jusqu'à la dernière goutte. L'album manque cruellement de la profondeur, de la chaleur et de la crasse qui faisaient le charme de leurs précédentes productions. C'est un album propre, trop propre. Un album qui a été passé au Kärcher. Dans le grand carnet de bord des 1001 albums, "Eliminator" a une place particulière. C'est le disque qui a transformé un groupe culte en phénomène de foire, c'est le symbole d'une décennie où l'image a souvent pris le pas sur la musique. C'est un album que l'on doit écouter, non pas pour sa valeur artistique intrinsèque, mais pour comprendre comment un groupe a pu, avec une recette simple mais diablement bien exécutée, conquérir le monde. C'est une leçon de marketing, une étude de cas. Pour moi, le vrai ZZ Top, le grand, le sublime, est mort un peu avant, ou a survécu péniblement après. "Eliminator", c'est juste un bon album de boogie rock, un excellent produit de son temps, mais un album de ZZ Top tout juste passable. C'est l'album qui leur a permis de s'acheter des plus grosses voitures, mais qui a laissé une partie de leur âme sur le bord de la route. Un album à écouter en bagnole, de préférence une rouge, avec des filles qui font de l'auto-stop. Cliché ? Oui. Comme cet album, en fait.

This album definitely benefited by it's exposure on MTV and radio ate it up the hits with me wondering at the time, what's the big deal? Such a generic sounding hard rock band that almost (well, did) became a joke with the twin long beards and spinning guitars. Visually stunning (uh, not really) and the music is catchy and infectious, but if you dig deeper into the other songs on the album, it rings hollow and seems repetitive, pumping out the same formula over and over. I admit I've probably nodded my head to their music at sporting events or in the car, but this is non-creative commercial music for the masses, that is best listened to with your brain turned off.

6/10. ZZ Top were never really my thing. Relistening to this album its full of some really admirable guitar playing, but I can't really say its gonna stick with me.

A whole album of classic ZZ Top. They're good.

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Gimme All Your Lovin' and Sharp Dressed Man are great, I've always liked those songs. The driving guitars / synths and steady drums are kind of addictive. I think I've heard Legs, but I never sought it out. I actively disliked I Got the Six and TV Dinners, and the rest were okay. Love their sound, but yeesh, the lyrics.

I obviously know all the hits from this album already. Was interesting reading the backstory and knowing that pretty much all the drums and bass were replaced by electronic drums and synths, it's really obvious now that I'm listening for it. Pretty awesome guitar work throughout. The deep cuts for the most part are deep cuts for a reason, not bad but nothing that stands out really.

It was good, i expected more bluesy style rock but this was more of an early MTV highlights reel

Good rock album got a little repetitive

Pretty fun 80s pop rock. Not massively my thing really but a good vibe. Favourite tracks: Gimme All Your Lovin', Got Me Under Pressure, Sharp Dressed Man, TV Dinners.

Honestly, ZZ Top isn't really my sound. This album is loaded with iconic songs though, and I appreciate their style.

Middle-aged divorced male power-fantasy where the women are wild, guitar solos go hard and the TV dinners don't taste depressing.

dad rock, but solid

MTV would not have been as good without ZZ Top.

good but very repetitive

Decent.

Basically most of ZZ Top's big hits on this one. Sure, they were massive. But I've just never been a huge fan of ZZ Top's biggest hits even though I probably know them all by heart at this point having heard them a million times...

Hillbilly energy.

Not totally ruined by the 80's mixing, but partly

Honestly what is the deal with these guys… they’re kinda hilarious. I thought Tres Hombres was a really slick crystallization of their chill yet unserious vibe, and I got some of that outta this (and probably more laughs) but it’s not as good… Christine ass cover also..

The only thing keeping this above a 2 is the Weird Al soundalike “TV Dinners”

better than i expected!

I went into this album knowing a few songs. After listening to the whole thing- I think ZZ Top definitely established a signature sound and had some strong hits. But the songs did start to get a little one-note for me. Also a lot of the sex/drugs/rock and roll vibe that got old. The hits are definitely catchy though and thr instrumentation is skilled and stylized Overall- a decent rock albun

ZZ Top is always fun

Fun enough to tap your foot along to, but gets a bit repetitive by the end.

I like this album. I like ZZ Top. But I almost never think of them.

Not as good as their earlier stuff. La Grange was top tier for me. Still, the first few tracks were quite good.

fágaðri en fyrri platan. vantar aðeins þennan húkkera hráleika en smá texas-sjarmi. veit ekki með framhaldið.

I didn't have high hopes for this, but it was better than expected. The problem is that the whole A-side is stellar, and then everything TV Dinners on is pretty mid. I'd pick it up used at the record store though. 3.5/5

Solid

Wow, the riffs and top songs here are iconic. Really a groove to the whole album even if it's not really my thing overall.

Fun to listen to, and there is clear talent on display. However, they have a similar issue that AC/DC have, which is that every song sounds the same.

A classic album, but there's not a lot of meat here. There's a few enduring hits, but the tracks that support and surround them are fairly lackluster.

Liked the vibe, wouldn't actively listen though

Some hits at the top of the album. Got repetitive after that

Pretty slick, ZZ Top is super cool

A few hits I recognized and jammed to but not my fav.

ZZ Top. Saw them in 1986. Loved it. They introduce synths to the blues. A New York or Chicago band, let alone a Sydney or Melbourne or London blues band, would have been laughed off as pretentious wankers. ZZ Top are - or were - the real thing. This is probably the last really great album they did. Guns, cars and girls. What more do you need? I’ll be honest. This type of thing tends to bore me now. But they do it very well.

This album has some real strong songs on it - Gimme All Your Lovin', Sharp Dressed Man, and Legs. However, outside of these, the remainder of the album is kind of forgettable for me.

These boys had an aesthetic that was their own, musically and all less interesting trappings eg cars and beards and two steps. Memphis shit! (Ardent studios). Cool recording history - Ol Billy Gibs got into bpm drum machines and moog bass etc. Kinda left the other boys hanging. Songs are tight, well produced, best is Sharp Dressed Man. High 3, almost four for effort, but the other songs aren't as good, and La Grange, and maybe tush are their best.

Didn’t leave much of an impression actually, apart from sharp dressed man and give me all your lovin

Very solid album, but I don't think it crosses into "great" territory.

Mmm

Well, here we are. In my previous review of Tres Hombres I mentioned I wasn’t a fan of the 80’s ZZ Top and now that this album has come around I stand by that statement. It’s all just a little dated and cringy. Even the songs that are supposed to be the back bone of the album, the singles just sound a little embarrassing. Not a fan, much preferred Tres Hombres.

miren, resulta que zz top no es sólo La Grange.

Had listened to a good few songs off this album but never the full album didn’t think I was gonna like it since I haven’t been into ZZ top in the last bit but honestly was quite good and I jived with most of not almost all of the album

I think I like ZZ Top, but I have never listened to a whole album, and listen to their hits very infrequently, maybe when I'm drunk and nostalgic, listening to 'classic rock hits from my youth' (I'm thinking Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, etc.) Now that I've gone start to finish on a ZZ Top album I can sincerely say, their hits are ok. And they can firmly stay where they were, in my nostalgic and beer fuelled memory, dusted off now and again to scratch an itch until someone else in my home asks what the hell I'm listening to, and can I put something else on. Then I put on La Grange (not on this album, but a far better song) before acquiescing. I'll give it three badass and bearded stars for old times' sake.

3.5/5

chirurgic metal with beards

Hmmm there's some 80s party girls referenced in this album who are now grandmothers. Some decent moments but it reeks of rock bitch fury from 80s. Hasn't aged week 5/10

This is the type of music some boomer would joke about being dangerous when driving because it makes you go fast

That album was some o.k. blues rock. Better than being forced to listed to racist clapton. Not too bad. 3/5

6/10 This one reminded me a bit of Status Quo, make of that what you like. But more proggy and much more proggy than expected. Basic leery bluesy rock music with some good choruses and seedy lyrics. They had clearly listened to Pink Floyd and taken the lesson that longer guitar solos = better. I disagree. Best: Sharp Dressed Man

Good

A bunch of classic rocking tunes in the first half, followed by a few fillers but ends strong. Really good fun for the most part. Mainly, i just want to drive the Eliminator Coupe. 3.5

This one is full of classic rock staples, so I was familiar with many of the songs on it. And it's a pretty good, cohesive record. But I've never been a huge fan of ZZ Top's style. All in all, I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.

ZZ Top is like the AC/DC of Blues Rock. Very proficient at what they do, but they often stay in their lane, and because of that, they rarely exceed my expectations. At first I was gonna give this album a 4, but... it's no more than a 3 or 3.5/5. It's good at exactly what it is, nothing more, nothing less.

Yeah it's just classic isn't it! Perfect classic rock songs. I have to say with these ones they do kind of blur into each other quite a bit. But I appreciate it. Recognised a few

Well it's good stuff, proper classic rock. Kind of all sounds the same but it's good fun right

Con más de una década de carrera a la espalda, ZZ Top editó en 1983 Eliminator, culminando su giro estilístico desde el clásico boogie-blues a una mezcla en la que sintentizadores y efectos electrónicos impulsan la guitarra de Gibbons en grandes éxitos como "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Got Me Under Pressure" y "TV Dinners" (ayudados, eso sí, por vídeos musicales en la MTV). Blues-rock de nueva ola y sonido irresistible que, sin embargo, con el paso de los años suena algo acartonado. No obstante, es un disco que hay que escuchar y, si te llama el ritmo, bailar.

Esencijalni 80s hard rock album.

HL: “Gimme All Your Lovin” "Sharp Dressed Man", "Legs", "I Need You Tonight" At least we’ll always have the 1st half of Eliminator I’ve heard the singles (not “Tv Dinners”, thank goodness) many, many times growing up on BOB FM; they were one of my entry points into 80s rock culture, along with The Cars, Guns n’ Roses and the legendary Weird Al. It’s clear after the halfway point that it doesn’t really get better than those singles, though I appreciate “Thug” & “I Need You Tonight” for being the outliers in a pretty homogenous-sounding record. 3.5

This album can not be fully appreciated without the accompanying music videos. This album and the rise of MTV were in lock step in the early 80s. The album is great as is but the music video revolution helped sell some units.

At first this was pretty unenjoyable. All the Radio Regulars don’t do anything Tyfor me. But a couple of tunes are excellent, especially “I Need You Tonight”. With its funky bass bit, “Thug” is also fun.

I was honestly shocked that two ZZ Top albums made it onto this list. Not because they aren’t a good band, but because…I mean, come on - you’ve heard one ZZ Top album, you’ve pretty much heard them all. And that’s kind of how I felt about this one. Sure I picked out more Standout Tracks than I might for some albums I regard better than this one, but that doesn’t mean it’s great. It’s good. It serves its purpose of being a ZZ Top album. Nothing mind blowing, nothing groundbreaking, just some cool, motorcycle rock and roll that kicks some ass. It’s fun, it’s energetic, it’s made to kick back and be listened to. Or to drive to. The band is talented, even if the vocals leave a little to be desired at times. Anyway, I would’ve picked this ZZ Top album over the other one, but hey I guess I got them both. I’m whelmed. Three stars. Standout Tracks: Gimme All Your Lovin’, Sharp Dressed Man, I Need You Tonight,

Driving music. Not appropriate to listen to whilst reading the sad bit of a book. Going to rank this one on personal basis - 3.25

Kept waiting for La Grange as a Sharp Dressed Man. Beautiful guitars in here.

Classic dad rock

I've never heard a whole zz top album. Awee this makes me think of ZZ :( RIP I didn't listen to the whole thing but I will give it a 3

6/10

Horny swamp rock, with some peculiarly synthetic, chrome-plated sheen. Moderately diverting and a bit enigmatic. What are they hiding?

Classic

This was fine. Almost the whole album sounds like Sharp Dressed Man, the song I'm most familiar with, it's all quite unadventurous, but pleasant enough to listen to.

I dunno man. This is good pop music. Great at times. But I can't help but feel that something was lost in the transition to glossy pop. Maybe a little bit of magic got squeezed out with the heavily processed guitar. For what it is and what it's trying to be it's a damn fun time. But I know ZZ Top can make better music. 7/10 she got legs that haunt the radio for 40 years.

No surprises here, kind of formulaic, though that doesn't necessarily mean it's bad. I wouldn't search it out and don't intend on listening to it again, but I probably wouldn't skip it if it came up in a shuffle either. It's music shaped.

Some great songs. Gimme all your loving, sharp dressed man, Legs

Solid classic rock...but a bit repetitive at times.

Not sure I ever owned this one, but I'm familiar with all the songs. A strange love child of honky tonk and 80's synths. About half the songs here are made more memorable with the drum machine treatment, but the rest would probably be better served in a more traditional bluesy style. The lyrics are raunchier than I remember... Interesting for what is essentially a pop album. "You gotta make it hot Like a boomerang, I need a repeat"

Probably would have given this a 4 back in the day, but it hasn’t held up so well. Still love the older ZZ Top catalog though!

In terms of the ranking, I'm giving this 3 stars - most of the songs, except for a couple of hits, are just OK tracks to throw into the mix of a classic rock station. It is a sensible entry on the list, though - listening to some deep cuts from a famous classic rock band can be interesting (to be fair, there are other albums here that play the same role). The combination of growly guitars with laid-back riffs is great - it's both upbeat and smooth. The lyrics, which are overly sleazy in an ironic way, are good at creating the atmosphere of a low-key roadside bar. I am worried that with the intended audience being '80s men, many of them might have taken the lyrics to heart more than they should have. Either way, when the lyrics to "I Got the Six" are performed with a straight face and then followed by an average cool guitar riff with no further explanation - that's perfect satire to me.

Guay.

Some great classic ZZ Top tunes on this disc, but far below the standard they set with Tres Hombres...

I'm conflicted when it comes to ZZ Top. Some of their songs are bangers, others are in the class of an 80's beer commercial.

Legs = fire.

I was pleasantly surprised by the first ZZ Top album I got, this one is what I was expecting lol

Feels like a perfect album to soundtrack a night of driving across the desert in a soft top convertible fueled entirely by key-bumps of cocaine. Compressed vocals and mixing is distinctly 80s; a little too tidy for my tastes, but them is the times. ZZ Top has a formula and they really don't stray too far. Hopping, blues-rock with tight, punchy (and super boring) drums, some compressed smoky vocals, and plenty of distorted guitar licks. Clearly the formula works, because in this album alone there are at least 3 hit singles that to this day get radio play. And yet, I can't help but find myself bored by the back half of the album. High Points: Gimme All Your Lovin' is a fantastic way to start an album and I Need You Tonight has a tight groove to the outro jam that had me nodding. Otherwise, pretty forgettable stuff IMO, but I can't justifiably give lower than 3.

Gimme all your lovin is a classic. Not a bad listen. 3 stars

Man I didn't realize how similar ZZ Top songs sound to each other. Couple of legendary hits on this one. TV Dinners was a funny one. I like ZZ Top and figured this would be a 4, but I never really felt like this album deserved that.

Gimme All Your Lovin is such a jam of a classic rock song. This album started off as a high 4 but drifted down to high 3 as it went on.

Nice classic album. Don’t think the themes hold up well.

I liked the guitar a lot. I’ve listened to him before, as I like rock music. When I zone out while driving and listening, they all kind of sound the same. But I liked him! As for the themes, I never listened to the words so…

Some pretty big hits at the beginning and largely forgettable at the end. Gimmie All Your Lovin' and Sharp Dressed Man are staples of dad rock everywhere, and it honestly still sounds pretty good, albiet simple. The best tune on the album is I Need You Tonight, a more somber and mellow track that has some pretty good guitar work amd a nice groove. Then the album dives with such tunes like I Got The Six, TV Dinners, and Bad Girl, which I didn't really care for at all. Average 80s rock overall.

ZZ top is iconic but nothing I would go out of my way to listen to.

Ehh.. repetitive and not that good of lyrics. The two hits (Gimme All Your Lovin’ and Sharp Dressed Man) are fun to listen to, but for the most part this album doesn’t really do anything for me. It’s meh.

Awesome awesome sound to this record. Way more into it than I expected. Side A is some elite stuff, side b not so much but it’s still a fun time. 7/10!?

Great listen

Legs.

I just got a bunch of rocks - Charlie Brown

The album of Gimme All Your Lovin' and Sharp Dressed Man is my 8th album. I must say, every ZZ Top sounds like a ZZ Top song it's both good and bad in my opinion: listening to a ZZ Top album feels like listening to the same song 11 times. ZZ top makes great songs though. The second half of the album felt a bit weirder, with longer instrumental pieces that weren't that hard. I don't think this album is such a classic album and thus deserves 3 stars.

Didn't realize how well I know this album from start to finish (all thanks to a friend). Was never a fan but I gotta say after all these years it wasn't the worst thing. Can hardly believe it but I'm giving it a 3 despite the fact it's pretty much the same song throughout.

Straightforward, four-to-the-floor, groove rock. A Cadillac going 90. Sharp Dressed Man

Middle of the road zz they have better offerings

It was somewhat enjoyable with three songs from my childhood but wouldn’t listen again

Perfect music for bringing your restored classic car to a car show.

Is it weird I have never heard of this band before? "And the 80s bands, oh where did they go," amiright?The coolest guitar ever. Very sexual?? Or maybe that's just an 80s vibe I'm not in on. Love love LOVED "Sharp Dressed Man," although it pales in comparison to The Smith's version if we're strictly talking songs about men wearing clothes. Thought I was really going to like "I Need You Tonight" but then it was like seven minutes long and I got bored. Legs is SO good; my favorite so far. I feel like I don't ususally listen to this type of 80s music so I'm having fun. Added every song to my playlist. 7.8/10

Yep, some solid tunes in there. But not really an album I'd purposely listen to.

Not a massive fan, good and consistent rock. But generally sounded the same. Good noise. Did not have any premium standouts for me.

This is not bad but it's a very standard rock album.

Samey

Not bad, but doesn’t really grab your attention. This becomes pleasantly background music and you can tell that’s not what they’re going for

Interesting. Knew a couple of tracks. Quite liked it, but probably won't rush to buy / download. Solid middle of the road...

This was okay. It was nice to hear some of the songs again. Never listened to the whole album, T.V. Dinners caught me by surprise as I thought it was pretty funny.

Made for 1983 MTV. My 12 year old self enjoyed this a lot more than my 52 year old self. Very schlocky. Probably generous with a 3 rating.

Texas rockers! They’re really good at what they do.

Wasted talent. These guys have all the.makings of guitar gods wasted on bland ribs and repetitive solos. This is like the third best album by possibly a top500 band. No room On the list

Du hard rock efficace, mais qui n'inspire rien de plus en moi. 3,5

Repetitive songs throughout. Some good tunes on there but too safe in the 80s rock genre. 2.5/5

Classic rock. Not blown away, but not bad. The hits from the album deserve to be hits. The rest was more forgettable

Solid

What a fun listen!!! Fun live too.

3.5 stars. I was apprehensive when I saw this title, as "Sharp Dressed Man" is an overplayed song, but it sounds better within he context of the album. Lots of great guitar and well constructed instrumentals. "Thug" has a really good bass line. The lyrics are where this album is lacking. "I Got the Six" sounds great, EXCEPT for the vocals. "Legs" sounds nice, gross lyrics. Why is there a song all about TV Dinners?

Some familiar and catchy tunes but some meh songs in between. A best of would probably be more suitable for me.

Solid 80s rock album, yet o am ambivalent.

It’s southern rock, it’s not going to go anywhere past the realms of easy listening and ‘this-would-be-good-if-played-whilst-driving-down-a-highway-in-texas’ territory. So with the exception of the classic Sharp Dressed Man and the great trivia that the only one in the band without a beard has the surname Beard, it’s not much to write home about.

It's okay. Hugely popular and hugely disappointing for a ZZ Top fan back in 1983. One of the few bands though that was able to incorporate post-punk/new-wave into their mix a little. ZZ Top have some funk and soul baked in that helps this rise above the doldrums of the era. Also, TV Dinners is awesome, you guys just don't get it.

Good album, just a bit corny

Old school rock and roll. Good stuff.

Eliminator has its moments of brilliance, with catchy tracks like Legs and Sharp Dressed Man that are impossible not to groove to. The signature ZZ Top sound is unmistakable, with their gritty blues-rock style shining through. However, some of the songs feel a bit repetitive, lacking the depth and variety found in their best work. The production values are solid, with slick guitar riffs and tight rhythms, but there's a sense of predictability that holds it back from greatness. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 4 STAND OUT TRACK - If Only I Could Flag Her Down

Look at this, what a pair She won't let me touch her there She's so discriminating This is weird, it's time to blow I just heard the rooster crow I guess I'll have to spank my monkey I got this on cassette for my tenth birthday, my first album ever.

Não tinha reparado que "Sharp Dressed Man" tem um som eletrônico no fundo que percorre a música toda, e essa é a pegada do álbum. Aqui o ZZ Top modificou sutilmente seu estilo, com o uso de sintetizadores / sequenciadores e bateria ao estilo Flash Dance, a favor da sonoridade dos anos 80. De qualquer forma não deixa de ser um álbum do ZZ Top: solos e riffs de Guitarra cativantes ao longo da música, letras de tiozão fracas e bregas, e essa cara que poderia estar tocando em um clube de motocicleta no interior. Algumas músicas são cativantes e dão um certo guity pleasure, mas eu definitivamente não recomendaria o álbum inteiro e pularia todas as músicas mais devegar.

The singles here are fantastic, and the band is tight throughout, but those things don't fully sustain the entirety of the album

Anodyne rock that was specifically designed to appeal to a style-obsessed generation. I don't begrudge the band their success. This whole phase of their career was incredibly successful, but at the cost of their soul. Credit to the boys from Texas: they invented a sound that is uniquely, unmistakably "ZZ Top of the 80s". When people joke about this or that thing or concept grown in a lab to appeal to a certain cross-section of people, this album is that joke brought to life.

So so album, a few good songs. Very well known band but I'm just not that into htem.

Blues Rock ochentero... el disco de Stevie Ray de ese año es mejor aunque no tuvo el éxtios del de estos barbudos (casi 20 millones de discos vendieron). La mejor canción, sin duda el clásico Gimme All Your Lovin'. El disco se escucha muy fácil, buena instrumentación aunque se puede hacer algo monótono. Otros discos de 1983: Excelentes debuts de REM, Aztec Camera, Madonna, The The y The Waterboys. Además discazos, en mi opinión, mejores de THE CHAMELEONS - Script of the bridge, Eurythmics- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE - Texas flood, Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones, U2 - War , Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues, New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies, ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Porcupine, David Bowie - Let's Dance, Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual, Metallica - Kill 'Em All, e incluso Mike Oldfield- Crises, UB40- Labour of Love, Huey Lewis and The News- Sports y The Police - Synchronicity

ok ok ok I can jam to this, a tiny bit

I was expecting to despise this as much as I dislike ACDC, but its actually such a nice surprise. I quite like it. Don't get me wrong, we ain't going over a 3 here, but it's enjoyable. Legs is the highlight, decent

Pretty good Rock Album. Very glamourous, rock and roll for driving in a nice car in the city. A bit homogenous for me but I can see people really getting into it.

What a great classic sound!

My father gave this cassette tape to me for Christmas. He then stole it from me and listened to it endlessly while making nightly dinner. Great album. No lag.

3 Excellent road trip tune as an opening. Stereotypical rock music with not much experimentation. Tame guitar solo on second tune with the same rock and roadtrip sound. Same sound, solo starts off strong but tapers down. General note is that the lyrics are incomprehensible. Now the guitar shines! With a more ballad-like sound and slower rythm. Smooth track. More roadtrip vibes with fuzzy lyrics. Not that it matters because they sound great. Now experimentation starts with a rythmic synth throughout this more 80s track! First song were lyrics are understandable is about a tv dinner. Synth rythm with great guitar is back. Bad girl has great vocals!

A classical driving hardrock album from the 80's.

I’d skipped the first ZZ Top album I got on here, so I didn’t know what to expect going into this. But I was quite pleased with it. 7/10 Top 3: 1: Gimme All Your Lovin’ 2. I Got the Six 3. Sharp Dressed Man

It was kinda fun

Sharp dressed man obv banger,

Love ZZ Top, but this slid too close to electronica.

Guay.

This has always sounded like pure product to me. Ready for commercial consumption but not really for deep enjoyment. Sure its boogie based but it is not something you really shake or swing to... Yes iconic I guess but is it good music? We have to wait until the second to last song to hear one with some shuffle to it.

favourite: tv dinners least favourite: dirty dog TV DINNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO EAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LIKE THE ENCHILADAS AND THE TERIYAKI TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fun album mayb 6-7/10

Encore un album suuuuuper nostalgique à cause de mon daron

many songs on here we have all heard and often feel "over played", but i'll say, even as a 40 year old album, it holds up really well. great riffs, catchy tunes, quality recording. Vocals aren't over the top/abrasive like you would find on many other bands of this vintage. all in all, much more fun to listen to then I expected.

I started off really enjoying this - Gimme All Your Lovin’ and Sharp Dressed Man are both in multiple playlists of mine - but I quite quickly lost interest and enthusiasm; a lot of the songs are very similar and there is little variation of style, sound, or feel. For a relatively short album, this really dragged by the end.

No denying there’s a few tunes on here. But just not for me, I always find this stuff a bit samey. Wouldn’t be out of place as the soundtrack to a cheesey 80s action film, which is fine if you’re watching Top Gun, but I wasn’t I was sat at my desk sending emails and looking at spreadsheets. Fun fact: Of the original three members drummer Frank Beard is the only one not to have a beard. Simpsons: Yes

Surprisingly not as boomer rock as I expected which is good, also their beards are cool and Sharp Dressed Man and I got the six are bangers. BUT, having said that, most songs weren't my type. Songs like legs, dirty dog or got me under pressure for example lean way too much into the side of boomer rock that's excessive for my zoomer palate, I get they're good songs (Dirty Dog not so much imo) and I enjoyed listening to them, but it's not what I personally like. The biggest offender of this was If I Could Only Flag Her Down, which deserves to be mentioned separately. That's why, despite liking some of the songs a lot, I decided I'm giving it 3 stars. The best song was Sharp Dressed Man. The worst song was If I Could Only Flag Her Down.

Not terrible. The tracks I liked were purely nostalgia aside from Thug. That was a new and enjoyable one for my ears.

first listen. pretty good, not something i would put on myself tho.

Mg ruido

It was okay

These guys are fun and have some tasty licks, though I wouldn't come back to it.

This album comes out swinging with the first 3 songs, but after "I Need You Tonight" it just left me wanting... more? I was expecting the same or similar levels of quality throughout the album. I wish the rest of the album had the same amount of power and catchiness as the first few songs. By the way, "TV Dinners" is easily one of the songs of all time. Take that for what you will.

Perfectly decent album. Probably won't listen again but was still enjoyable

65/100

Blues based rock. ZZ Top is another band with a distinctive blues/boogie sound -- one they pretty much perfected in the early 70's. Eliminator still has that backbone but with a much more heavily produced, synthesizer-fueled vibe that I like less. Sharp Dressed Man is the best tune on the album, but there are no songs of the caliber of La Grange or Heard It On The X here.

zz top halt haha

Love the crunchy guitar tone. Some classic songs on here. But they all start to blend together after a while. Not crazy about the synch feel in southern rock, takes away from the raw gritty feel.

Not their best by a long shot

Southern Rock by way of European Dance music?? I don't know that I ever would've made that connection without reading about Billy Gibbons talking about it, but a very interesting combo. I don't love that they went behind the bass and drummers back and rerecorded their parts / subbed them in for machines. Easy listening made it their most widely successful album, though I don't know that it is their best

Very good hard rock. Practically a template for the genre.

The album cover gives me big Christine vibes, which weirdly also was released in the same year. The men of 1983 really wanted to have sex with their classic cars. Would be a much better album if they didn’t open their mouths. Some good blues in there but far too much bad pop-rock.

Not typically my kind of music but I liked it enough

I like "La Grange" as much as the next guy, but I'm nowhere near divorced enough to sit here and listen to a full ZZ Top album. Sorry to this man.

Leads off with three well-known hits and a couple more. Most of the rest is noise except for the final track, “Bad Girl,” which seems like a warm up for the later “Tube Steak Boogie.” Other than that track, I wouldn’t go back to any of it as an album; they come up enough on my radio stations.

I’ll probably give it a three. It’s fun enough for what it is, but it’s definitely from a different time. It’s one of those “it’s fine, I guess” albums. Not shitty enough to be a 2, definitely nowhere near a 4.

Sweet guitar sounds and tight songwriting, but also too over-produced for my liking with some truly cringe-worthy lyrics. This is becoming a theme in my reviews.

I Need You Tonight to tell me how much of a Sharp Dressed Man I am after listening to this album.

Good album. Starts off great, but by the end I was over it.

Pentatonic central with a few exceptions. It's formulaic but good fun, not unlike your mum

Oh yeah! It's been a long time since I listened to this album all the way through but I regularly listen to the 5-6 hits on here. "Thug" is really the only song on here that I would never play again.

A very fun great sounding album. Good vocal performance from gibbons and wonderful lead guitar. Front end better than the second. Would surprisingly listen again.

I love getting xx top

Good album, not my favorite ZZ Top album but it’s still good.

It's like a ZZ Top album - some songs are great, but it's much variation...

Big beards and heavy guitar. Felt like I was driving with my dad. Another classic. I've listened to this one a lot before.

Old school, some good riffs sprinkled across. The lyrics did *not* age well.

This band is hard for me to rate. However, neighborhood kids father worshipped them! I remember listening to a tape of them and was wondering why it was worshipped that way!

Wow this was their 8th album? Didn’t realize they put out so much music. Classic album. Fun songs but never really something I seek out to listen to. These songs are everywhere.

Good ol’ hard rock with a touch of southern US sound. Instrumentals were a bit boring

At their height of success in the 80s, ZZ Top were always an entertaining proposition, from the matching chest-length beards of Gibbons and Hill to drummer Frank Beard's (!) lewd explanation for why he chose not to have any facial adornment. (Look it up!!) However, musically, it wasn't for me. The singles on Eliminator are fine, particularly the rather great 'Sharp dressed man' but a whole album of riff-heavy text book rock, all at the same tempo and with the same plodding drum beat is too much to take in one sitting. That probably explains why the standout track for me is 'I need you tonight'. It's the only one where the base and drums are slowed down, leading to a bluesier performance. Overall though, not an album I'll be returning to any time soon.

No estuvo mal.

Sweet. These guys are classic. So down for this album. Very cool album. Knew a couple songs just from the radio.

OK -- this was an inescapable album when I was in high school. Just hit after hit for the masters of Texas Boogie. But I'd basically put about a third of the album completely out of my mind. And hearing it again, I understand why. Side 2 gets very samey (except for the slap bass on "Thug.") Fun to revisit, because Side 1 is all aces. So, stick to the Greatest Hits... Unexpected bangers: I Got the Six, Thug

Yeah, this is a great example of the hits overshadowing the rest of the tracks. This album is fine, but the 3 hit songs are the best of the bunch.

Reminds me alot of KISS, less bluesy elements in this ZZ top album and more high energy/pinch harmonics/strong basslines. Nothing like 'Bad Girl' to finish off the album on International women day..

The album was surprisingly repetitive and I wasn't across anything outside of the 3 singles. I feel like they try and emulate what AC/DC have perfected and end up being 'AC/DC at home'. Side note, 'I Got The Six' is covered by Electric Six and I think the cover is better.

B- Gimme All Your Lovin 3 Got Me Under Pressure 3 Sharp Dressed Man 3 I Need You Tonight 3 I Got The Six 3 Legs 3 Thug 3 TV Dinners 3 Dirty Dog 3 If I Could Only Flag Her Down 3 Bad Girl 3 Classic rock sound. Cool album cover.

Think I'm pretty much repeating what I said the last time we had a zz top album. It's good, and on paper I should really like it, but it just feels like something is missing. I want more oomph. Turn it up to 11. I think la Grange is better than anything on this album, although I recognised some hits here. Not a huge fan of gimme all your lovin. Sharp dressed man was pretty good. Think the best track was "I got the six" 3.5

wow! rocking from top to bottom! Brings me back to days drinking 8-packs of Bud down by 16th street park...

Ok

Favorite Tracks: Gimme All Your Lovin’ Sharp Dressed Man

Too much fuzz, but then, that's why people love them!

Something a man in his late 40’s to 60’s would listen to while driving his cuda. Cool rock, definitely of its time. 2.7

Couple of really fun songs, couple of really stupid songs. I wouldn't say it's a great album at all, but it definitely captures a moment in time from a band with a unique style, warts and all. It's a definite cultural touchstone, but I doubt many would think of it as a great work of art.

Famous band, well known music.

Solid run of the mill hard rock album.

Så for satans langt skæg! Den hårdeste måde at starte et album på, må være ved at lave en evergreen som album åbner. Resten føltes lidt flad med få lyspunkter.

Hard to believe I have never listened to this album before. Of course I've heard half of these songs at least 1300 times *each* - utterly and completely unavoidable if you didn't live in a bubble as an 80s kid (and if you did you were probably given this album). When listening in a contained (headphones) environment and all at once, it really comes through how processed this album was. Not really a criticism - nor an original thought - since it was pretty obvious that you never had to scratch very deep to notice the sequenced-aspect of nearly every one of these songs. i.e. Press play and let the quantized boogie commence. There's very little variety in the "drumming" or bass playing. So it all comes across as quite soulless, even if at its best there are undeniably catchy moments/songs. I mean ... there's a nostalgic essence to this that is undeniable. And the best songs (the singles) are definitely catchy and even memorable, if still shallow (it's only rock and roll). It's just that it becomes tiresome pretty quickly. Side 2 isn't really any good. And it's the autopilot aspect of the actual "performances" that is the primary and huge culprit - even if you're not a big fan of southwest boogie rock (me) in ZZTop's older days you could at least have an appreciation of the semi-organic blues trio aspect of their music. Full credit to them for embracing emerging technology and probably alienating some of their fans, but it ends up not that exciting in total when every song ends up at nearly the same pace, etc. TL;DR: Stick to the big 3 hits and you'll get it; wavering btwn 2 and 3 but if you have this big an impact on pop culture what the hell, bumping it up. 5/10 3 stars.

just okay, didn't knock my socks off. I probably liked it better in the 80's.

You know exactly what you're getting when you listen to a ZZ Top record. And this is THE ZZ Top record.

It's decent, pretty much all you'd need to hear of ZZ Top is on here

Ok

Hits, Hits, Hits laid back altmodisch

Un disco de rock clásico 70/80s.

Feels like an American bar in a 80’s sugary hallmark movie. Biker gang rock, not edgy though.

Fun.

Indeed it is a disco record, merged with boogie-ing Texas blues and submerging some pretty ace axe work. One in no ways resents these guys their success; they seemed as surprised as anyone and also to be having a lot of fun (and money) -- so good on them. But this wasy overplayed (both on an absolute basis and relative to its merits). One believes it was also misunderstood by all camps – the rock purists fearing the onslaught of new wave video acts and the new wave fans who wondered why these beards were being allowed to crash the party. In the end, for all its crispy chuggin', this record just ain't all that. The latter cuts sound tired, as if they can't keep up the charade. The '70s records are more interesting stylistically and more authentic-seeming (as evidenced by the titles of the songs, such as "Jesus Just Left Chicago"), plus funkier and much, much downer-and-dirtier, and the licks aren't tarted up with chart-friendly effects. Here the hotter and grittier of the licks (e.g., "I Need You Tonight") are dressed up with what sounds suspiciously like a drum machine and/or dodgy-shaky synths. In weighing their legacy, the relevant question seems to have become: were they doing it their way (unapologetically unreconstructed) or just seeming to do so in making a big reach for the commercial mainstream? Having lived it in real time, one suspects the latter. How else to explains the tepid and wholly unfortunate "Legs" and "TV Dinners" – not just musically, but the whole packaging? This was a decided dumbing down for the dudes who gave us "LaGrange." Barely a 3, a very charitable one, mainly because of the obnoxious ubiquity.

A couple of bangers and some other fun tracks. Better than expected.

Great for the time the released the album.

Good energy, got a bit bleh towards the end

I think I’m biased because I love the guitar tone here and the blues beat on the drums. But the song lyrics here have aged like milk. The radio hits stand far above the B sides, which all sound exactly the same. This is also the type of album you really enjoy the first few tracks, but then realize the entire album basically sounds the exact same.

Better than expected & different than expected 3/5

Not my jam but better than expected. Different than expected 3/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Some really great songs - lots of good guitar and rocking jams - some misses. I was over it halfway through but finished it out.

“gimme all your lovin, all your hugs and kisses too” can be sung during any song on this album, try it out, overall an entertaining piece, strong 3