ZZ Top - Tres Hombres (Rhino High Fidelity)
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Guitar – Billy Gibbons
Bass – Dusty Hill
Drums – Rube Beard
Written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill (A1-3, B1-5), Rube Beard (A2-3, B2-3)
1LP, gatefold jacket
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Optimal Media GmbH
Label : Rhino High Fidelity
Original Label : London Records
Recorded at Robin Hood Studios, Tyler, Texas & Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Engineered by Robin Brians (Robin Hood Studios) and Terry Manning (Ardent Studios)
Produced by Bill Ham
Mastered by Kevin Gray
Photography by Galen Scott
Album cover by Bill Narum
Originally released in July 1973
Reissued in 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
- Waitin' for the Bus
- Jesus Just Left Chicago
- Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
- Master of Sparks
- Hot, Blue and Righteous
Side B:
- Move Me On Down the Line
- Precious and Grace
- La Grange
- Shiek
- Have You Heard?
Awards:
In 2000, the album was voted number 501 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums
Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest albums of all time - Ranked number 490
Reviews:
“Tres Hombres is the record that brought ZZ Top their first Top Ten record, making them stars in the process. It couldn't have happened to a better record. ZZ Top finally got their low-down, cheerfully sleazy blooze-n-boogie right on this, their third album. As their sound gelled, producer Bill Ham discovered how to record the trio so simply that they sound indestructible, and the group brought the best set of songs they'd ever have to the table. On the surface, there's nothing really special about the record, since it's just a driving blues-rock album from a Texas bar band, but that's what's special about it. It has a filthy groove and an infectious feel, thanks to Billy Gibbons' growling guitars and the steady propulsion of Dusty Hill and Frank Beard's rhythm section. They get the blend of bluesy shuffles, gut-bucket rocking, and off-beat humor just right. ZZ Top's very identity comes from this earthy sound and songs as utterly infectious as "Waitin' for the Bus," "Jesus Just Left Chicago," "Move Me on Down the Line," and the John Lee Hooker boogie "La Grange." In a sense, they kept trying to remake this record from this point on -- what is Eliminator if not Tres Hombres with sequencers and synthesizers? -- but they never got it better than they did here.” AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.25 / 5 ; Pitchfork : 9 / 10