Track Listing 1. Waitin' For the Bus 2. Jesus Just Left Chicago 3. Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers 4. Master of Sparks 5. Hot, Blue and Righteous 6. Move Me on Down the Line 7. Precious and Grace 8. La Grange 9. Shiek 10. Have You Heard? 11. Waitin For the Bus - (live, bonus track) 12. Jesus Just Left Chicago - (live, bonus track) 13. La Grange - (live, bonus track)
| 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 "Rube" Beard (drums). Also available with FANDANGO on 1 cassette and as part of the ZZ Top 6 Pack. ZZ Top: Billy Gibbons (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Dusty Hill (vocals, bass guitar); Frank Beard (drums). Recording information: 1973. On 1973's TRES HOMBRES, everything came together for ZZ Top. While it was near inconceivable that the trio could better its superb previous effort, 1972's RIO GRANDE MUD, here ZZ Top somehow found a way to make the riffs tastier and the blues boogie more lethal. One of classic rock's most identifiable standards, "La Grange," resides here, borrowing liberally from John Lee Hooker. But there's even more great blues-rock to feast on--the moderately paced "Waitin' for the Bus," the 12-bar blues of "Jesus Just Left Chicago," and the party-hearty anthem "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" (a tune Van Halen has covered live from time to time). Elsewhere, the thick rocker "Precious and Grace" easily gives Led Zeppelin a run for its money.
Editorial Reviews 4 stars out of 5 -- [T]he trio made raw-boned, matter-of-factly infectious songs out of a supercharged bar-band sound. Rolling Stone
5 stars out of 5 -- [A] Tex-Mex combo platter of blues, soul and funky hard rock, spiced with a little Beefheart-inspired weirdness. Mojo
4 stars out of 5 -- TRES HOMBRES was a breakthrough, courtesy of the John Lee Hooker-derived 'La Grange'. Uncut
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