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CD-1:1-Brown Sugar 2-Goin' Down To Mexico 3-Just Got Back From Baby's 4-Francene 5-Just Got Paid 6-Bar-B-Q 7-La Grange 8-Waitin' For The Bus 9-Jesus Just Left Chicago 10-Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers 11-Mexican Blackbird 12-Tush 13-Thunderbird 14-Blue Jean Blues 15-Heard It On The X 16-It's Only Love 17-Arrested For Driving While Blind 18-I Thank You 19-Cheap Sunglasses 20-I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 21-A Fool For Your Stockings CD-2:1-Tube Snake Boogie 2-Pearl Necklace 3-Gimme All Your Lovin' 4-Sharp Dressed Man 5-Legs 6-Got Me Under Pressure 7-Sleeping Bag 8-Stages 9-Rough Boy 10-Velcro Fly 11-Woke Up With Wood 12-Doubleback 13-My Head's In Mississippi 14-Viva Las Vegas 15-Cheap Sunglasses (live) 16-Legs (dance mix) 17-Velcro Fly (12" remix) (2004/WARNER) 38 tracks (154:17) 1972-92.
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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Make no mistake, this is a fantastic collection of the band's years on the Warner Bros label and very good value for money. It would be a certain five star rating for me had it not been for some rather bizarre selections on the second disc. It's the last three tracks that are the root of the problem, all being alternative versions of tracks already included in the collection. The first is a good live version of "Cheap Sunglasses" but it doesn't differ enough from the studio version (on disc one) to warrant inclusion when there are so many gems that have been missed. And then there are two "remixes" - a "dance mix" of "Legs" and a "12' Mix" of "Velcro Fly". While perhaps the inclusion of one such track (just to acknowledge ZZ's attempt to crossover to dancefloor credibility) could POSSIBLY be acceptable, to do it twice is verging on the criminal! Basically rock music and extended remixes were rarely comfortable bed-fellows, if indeed the idea of the extending and distrorting a song beyond it's natural length was ever a good idea for anybody! These duplications waste precious time that could have been given over to "Need You Tonight", "T.V. Dinners" or the always overlooked "I've Got The Message" to name just a few glaring omissions. All songs that represent ZZ far better than this re-cycled dancefloor tosh. What would have been absoultely ideal would have been to include some of the band's post-Warner material, but I guess that might be a compilation for another day. However, what does make this collection so special is it's selection of the pre-"Eliminator" material. While you can always argue about the selections of compilations, for me personally the earlier years of the band are covered extremely well. You have to wait to track 24 (out of 38) before you reach "Eliminator", which gives you some idea of the balance. In fact I would say that the post "Eliminator" era is posibly better served by 2002s "Greatest Hits" album, but those looking for a more substantial review of the Warner catalogue will be in Texan heaven with this set. All in all fantasic stuff and so very close to being a truly definitive statement
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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ZZ Top are a band of two halves. Pre-Eliminator and Post-Eliminator.
If you want a short and snappy guide to the poppy (Post) period then get the Greatest Hits. If you want a career wide appreciation of the band get this.
A two disc set, your get the boogie period (Pre) on disc 1 and the poppy period on disc 2. Overall, it is a good compilation, let down by the last three tracks on disc 2 which add nothing to the experience. Quite a few other tracks could have been added instead. Party On The Patio anyone?
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If you want a short and snappy guide to the poppy (Post) period then get the Greatest Hits. If you want a career wide appreciation of the band get this.
A two disc set, your get the boogie period (Pre) on disc 1 and the poppy period on disc 2. Overall, it is a good compilation, let down by the last three tracks on disc 2 which add nothing to the experience. Quite a few other tracks could have been added instead. Party On The Patio anyone?
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I have been listening to ZZ Top for nearly 20 years and this is the first compilation album of theirs that I have bought, mainly because most of my early collection is on vynil/tape. It is an excellent album, re-creating the old tunes with perfect clarity. The only tune which lets it down is 'Legs-dance mix'(track 16 disc 2). If you like the 70/80's american blues/rock sound this one should keep you happy.
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