Track Listing 1. Thunderbird 2. Jailhouse Rock 3. Backdoor Medley: Backdoor Love Affair / Mellow Down Easy / Backdoor Love Affair No.2 / Long Distance Boogie 4. Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings 5. Blue Jean Blues 6. Balinese 7. Mexican Blackbird 8. Heard It on the X 9. Tush
| Details | | Producer: | Bill Ham | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | ADD |
Album Notes ZZ Top: Billy Gibbons (vocals, guitar); Dusty Hill (vocals, bass); Frank Beard (drums). FANDANGO, ZZ Top's fourth album, came out after five years of constant touring. With a studio/live format, it contained their first top-40 single ("Tush"). Also available with TRES HOMBRES on 1 cassette and as part of the ZZ Top 6 Pack. This is ZZ Top's fourth album. While ZZ Top's early '70s studio albums were indeed great examples of the blues rock genre, the band's live shows were where the band really shined. On 1975's FANDANGO!, the trio issued an album that contained an 'in-concert' first side and a 'studio' second. This was the album that catapulted ZZ Top to the summit of the '70s rock mountain, mainly due to the rowdy monster hit "Tush," which remains in rotation on rock radio to this day. Other highlights include the entire live turbo-charged first half ("Thunderbird," a cover of Elvis' "Jailhouse Rock," and the near 10-minute long "Backdoor Medley"), as well as the studio rockers "Balinese" and "Heard It on the X."
Editorial Reviews 4 stars out of 5 -- This is where you'll find the archetypal Texas blues ZZ Top would trick out but never abandon as they became some of the most reliable road dogs in rock. Rolling Stone
4 stars out of 5 -- The live stuff is impressively rowdy, but it's the studio cuts that really shine... Mojo
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