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ZZ Top - Eliminator Audio CD

A fair review of the ZZ Top "Eliminator" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all ZZ Top reviews here, or go back to the ZZ Top tabs.

ZZ Top Band: ZZ Top
Title: Eliminator
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Gimme All Your Lovin' 2: Got Me Under Pressure 3: Sharp Dressed Man 4: I Need You Tonight 5: I Got the Six 6: Legs 7: Thug 8: TV Dinners 9: Dirty Dog 10: If I Could Only Flag Her Down 11: Bad Girl

this cd rocks
And don't forget the songs that was in Miami Vice that came from this cd. This the pnmly ZZ Top cd that I like is one of the best ones and music that you can play old night.


GREAT ALBUM-JUST ONE LITTLE BEEF...
I only have one complaint when it comes to the CD version of the Eliminator album.
This is a great album by ZZ Top. I happen to like the LP version of "Legs" that appears on the VINYL album. Why was it changed to the single version of "Legs" for the Eliminator CD? I can't seem to find that version on CD anywhere. Can anyone help? Why can't record companies just leave albums intact just the way they are for the CD releases? Capitol/EMI did the same thing with Duran Duran's Hungry Like the Wolf; the vinyl album version is different from the version that appears on the CD of the same title. JUST LEAVE IT ALONE FOR HEAVEN SAKE!.


One of the best ever!
Every song is solid right threw till the end!. This is argueably ZZ Top's best effort, and one of the greatest rock albums ever released.


Amazon Should Hire Me To Write Reviews
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Hey, Jann, when did Dusty and Frank switch instruments?! Do I win a gift certificate for finding that glaring error?

Anyway, this is a very good introduction to the band. "Dusty Hill's heart-stopping drumming and Frank Beard's sturdy bass. Their gritty rock and blues got a bit of a studio polish but it worked as its their best-selling album. .


Signature album for one of America's great bands
I find that boner most annoying when you consider how big this band is. First, folks at Amazon, I must point out a glaring mistake in your own review of "Eliminator" - Dusty Hill is the bassist and Frank Beard is the drummer in ZZTop. It's like saying Keith Richards is the vocalist for the Stones. Do your homework - it makes me want to discredit every word you wrote.
That aside, after much thought, I rounded up a list of bands that have crossed the line from highly successful outfits to icons and musical institutions, an honor very few musicians will ever see. We have to consider how the work by these artists become part of the lexicon of society, not just sell records. This is strictly my opinion, and others will agree and disagree, but hey, it's all in fun anyway. Those bands include the Beach Boys, especially Brian Wilson's production work, the Beatles, the Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and ZZTop.
Although some of their later albums didn't reach the status of "Eliminator", it wasn't because the material wasn't great, which is important when we consider the level of popularity ZZTop enjoys. Other big bands like Aerosmith and KISS, for example, have suffered severe low points along the way, and both bands have basically regurgitated old material for years now, content to cruise on their names alone.
ZZTop have not made that mistake. "Eliminator" isn't the greatest of their career, but ranks very high, thanks to the fearless blend of the old Texas blues and synthesizers, which could have been a disaster in less capable hands. Instead, we have anthems that will be with us forever, especially "Sharp Dressed Man", the most popular cut off this album. "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Legs" follow closely behind.
"Eliminator" makes a good start point for exploring the catalogue of ZZTop, both backward and forward. Earlier works show the drenched blues and sizzling guitar of Billy Gibbons, who is a genius on the fretboard. He comes full circle right up to "Mescalero", which is once again blues soaked but also heavily distorted, or "fuzzy", in his words.
Only those lost in caves or confined to certain religious compounds are not familiar with the "little ol' band from Texas", and it's their loss.


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