ZZ Top's First Album (CD)
ZZ Top
Amoeba Review
Jeff Hunt 05/28/2010
The title says it all. This is where it all starts. ZZ Top's First Album was released on January 16, 1971 on the London Records label, and it was an opening salvo in the battle to reclaim the blues from the Brits who had so successfully co-opted them throughout the 1960s. This is a gritty bit of roadhouse authenticity from the boys—Billy Gibbons on guitar and lead vocals; Dusty Hill on bass and backing vocals; and Frank Beard on drums—and they would only get better. "(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree" is still as swinging and kick-ass now as it was in 1971.
Track Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
(Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree
|
ZZ Top | 02:32 |
2.
Brown Sugar
|
ZZ Top | 05:22 |
3.
Squank
|
ZZ Top | 02:46 |
4.
Goin' Down to Mexico
|
ZZ Top | 03:26 |
5.
Old Man
|
ZZ Top | 03:23 |
6.
Neighbor, Neighbor
|
ZZ Top | 02:18 |
7.
Certified Blues
|
ZZ Top | 03:25 |
8.
Bedroom Thang
|
ZZ Top | 04:37 |
9.
Just Got Back from Baby's
|
ZZ Top | 04:07 |
10.
Backdoor Love Affair
|
ZZ Top | 03:20 |