ZZ Top - Mescalero CD

4.3 out of 5 stars (21 Customer Reviews)


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Still chugging along three decades after members of Houston garage bands the Moving Sidewalks and the American Blues united in 1970, this little ol' band from Texas makes its mark on 2003 with MESCALERO, the trio's first album in four years. As one of the first blues-rock power trios to fuse synthesizers with their straightforward brand of boogie, ZZ Top continues down this same path throughout these 16 songs. The difference is the Tex-Mex border brushed-on flavor, be it the bilingual title cut, the techno-mariachi that is the Spanish-sung "Que Lastima," or the Dia de Los Muertos-inspired cover art. Also present and accounted for is the group's salacious sense of humor, which is readily apparent in the straightforward shuffle "Buck Nekkid" and equally rocked-out "Piece." Longtime fans of Memphis soul best known for their cover of Sam & Dave's "I Thank You," ZZ Top returns to the Stax/Volt canon for a crack at Lowell Fulsom's "Tramp," which is given a quirky reading thanks to the use of a filter on the vocals. Also tacked onto the last track is an uncredited cover of "As Time Goes By," sung by a gravelly sounding Billy Gibbons over slack-key-inspired guitar accompaniment.

Recorded at Foam Box Recordings, H-Town, Texas.

Personnel: Billy Gibbons (vocals, guitar); Dusty Hill (vocals); Frank Beard (drums).

Audio Mixer: Joe Hardy.

Recording information: Foam Box Recordings, H-Town, TX.

Photographer: Mike Waring.

ZZ Top: Bill F. Gibbons (vocals, guitar); Dusty Hill (vocals, bass); Frank Beard (drums).

Mescalero Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Hard Rock
Label	RCA
Orig Year	2003
All Time Product Rank	5,995
CD Universe Part number	5740689
Catalog number	51168
Discs	1
Release Date	Sep 09, 2003
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Lone Wolf; Billy Gibbons
Engineer	Joe Hardy
Personnel	Billy Gibbons - vocals, guitar Dusty Hill - vocals, bass Frank "Rube" Beard - drums

ZZ Top - Mescalero Songs

Trk	Song	Time	Price
1	Mescalero	3:49	$0.99
2	Two Ways To Play	4:15	$0.99
3	Alley-Gator	3:29	$0.99
4	Buck Nekkid	2:59	$0.99
5	Goin' So Good	5:35	$0.99
6	Me So Stupid	3:31	$0.99
7	Piece	4:17	$0.99
8	Punk Ass Boyfriend	3:03	$0.99
9	Stackin' Paper	2:57	$0.99
10	What Would You Do	3:02	$0.99
11	What It Is Kid	4:10	$0.99
12	Que Lastima	4:22	$0.99
13	Tramp	5:12	$0.99
14	Crunchy	3:12	$0.99
15	Dusted	3:56	$0.99
16	Liquor	3:18	$0.99

Mescalero Music Review

Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

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5 stars EXCELLANT CD
There are some very good songs on here I think my favorite is alley-gator and buck nekked
Submitted by chail (MadisonWI)
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5 stars Mescalero is ssssssssmokin!!
Mescalero rocks!! The nasty tones, the driving basslines, the hoppin drums, it all adds up to the best album ZZTop has done in a long time. Hot Spots include Buck Nekkid[my favorite], Piece[we all want a little lol], Punk A$$ Boyfriend, and Stackin Paper. ZZ Top is still the king of the gutbucket, dirty, fire breathin, blues rock bands!! Go ahead, give Mescalero a shot, and see if you don't breathe fire, too!! sssssssssssmokin!!
Submitted by blujam (Fremont Nebraska USA)
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5 stars It's exactly what I expected
Nothing new here. Thank goodness! It's great to buy a cd and get exactly what I expected. Great stuff. Great sound.
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5 stars EXCELLENT!
Another ZZ Top classic filled with great songs. It's a shame that it was mostly overlooked by the masses.
Submitted by Lee (Owensboro, KY, USA)
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3 stars GET NAKED!
This is great album. I can not believe this falls on so many deaf ears. Want to talk about nasty, dirty riffs? Want to talk about Melody? Tone? Lyrics? This is probably ZZ Top's most consistent album ever. It's Amazing!
Submitted by James (Gainesville, Fl)
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