Released September 17, 1996 Release date 17 September 1996 | Length 53:55 | |
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Rhythmeen is the twelfth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1996. It is the first ZZ Top album to have a title track, which is the first track on the album (though Antenna featured a song called "Antenna Head"). It is also the last album with longtime producer, Bill Ham.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic gave it a mixed review, stating: "ZZ Top's long-awaited return to blues finally arrived in 1996, well over a decade after they abandoned their simple three-chord boogie for a synth and drum machine-driven three-chord boogie."
The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart.
Track listing
Personnel
Production
Recording
“We originally had a working title of ‘Nearing The Completion Stage'. But, it was the backbeat, that mean groove, which hit us as a strong recurring element of the album. So, we did our customary play on words, shuffling words about until we came up with our own invention – a feel-good elixir named Rhythmeen.”
Gibbons uses an early 1950s Les Paul Goldtop guitar and is featured prominently throughout the album.
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
Singles – Billboard (North America)
Songs
1Rhythmeen3:54
2Bang Bang4:29
3Black Fly3:33