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XXX (ZZ Top album)

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Released
  
September 28, 1999

Length
  
49:31

Release date
  
28 September 1999

Label
  
RCA Records

Recorded
  
1998 - 1999

Artist
  
Producer
  
Genres
  
Hard rock, Blues rock

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XXX is the thirteenth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). The album's title is a reference to it being thirty years since the band was formed. The live track, "Sinpusher", is an altered version of their 1994 song "Pincushion" with different lyrics and a slightly heavier guitar riff. The album peaked at number 100 on the Billboard 200. It was their first album without Bill Ham at the helm as producer.

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Reception

Allmusic only gave the album one and a half stars, and in its review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, he states: "After all, countless blues-based musicians, from Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters to B.B. King and The Rolling Stones, have aged gracefully, albeit in varying degrees. So why does ZZ Top sound so stiff and useless on XXX, a record celebrating their 30th anniversary? Part of that could be that the songwriting is decidedly weak, but a band as seasoned as ZZ Top should be able to make third-rate material at least listenable."

Track listing

All tracks written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, except where noted.

Japan track listing

All tracks written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, except where noted.

ZZ Top

  • Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
  • Dusty Hill – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Frank Beard – drums, percussion
  • Additional personnel

  • Jeff Beck – guitar on "Hey Mr. Millionaire"
  • Production

  • Producer: Billy Gibbons
  • Engineer: Joe Hardy
  • Assistant engineer: Gary Moon
  • Mixing: Joe Hardy
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Digital editing: Brad Blackwood
  • Recording: Joe Hardy
  • Art direction: Bill Narum
  • Charts

    AlbumBillboard

    SinglesBillboard

    Songs

    1Poke Chop Sandwich4:51
    2Crucifixx-A-Flatt3:59
    3Fearless Boogie4:02

    References

    XXX (ZZ Top album) Wikipedia


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