ZZ Top - Fandango! (Studio Masters Edition) (1975/2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist:

[4:11] 01. ZZ Top - Thunderbird
[1:56] 02. ZZ Top - Jailhouse Rock
[9:55] 03. ZZ Top - Backdoor Medley: Backdoor Love Affair; Mellow Down Easy; Backdoor Love Affair No. 2; Long Distance Boogie
[2:45] 04. ZZ Top - Nasty Dogs And Funky Kings
[4:47] 05. ZZ Top - Blue Jeans Blues
[2:37] 06. ZZ Top - Balinese
[3:06] 07. ZZ Top - Mexican Blackbird
[2:29] 08. ZZ Top - Heard It on the X
[2:17] 09. ZZ Top - Tush


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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
Total length: 00:33:58
Main artist: ZZ Top
Composer: Various Composers
Label: Rhino - Warner Records
Genre: Pop/Rock, Rock
Hi-Res 24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo
(c) 1975 Warner Records Inc.
(p) 1975 Warner Records Inc.


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Blessed with their first full-fledged hit album, ZZ Top followed it up with Fandango!, a record split between a side of live tracks and a side of new studio cuts. In a way, this might have made sense, since they were a kick-ass live band, and they do sound good here, but it's hard not to see this as a bit of a wasted opportunity in retrospect. Why? Because the studio side is a worthy successor to the all-fine Tres Hombres, driven by "Tush" and "Heard It on the X," two of their greatest songs that build on that album by consolidating their sound and amplifying their humor. If they had sustained this energy and quality throughout a full studio album, it would have been their greatest, but instead the mood is broken by the live cuts. Now, these are really good live cuts -- and "Backdoor Medley" and "Jailhouse Rock" were fine interpretations, making familiar songs sound utterly comfortable in their signature sound -- and Fandango! remains one of their better albums, but it's hard not to think that it could have been even better. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine


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