Description
ZZ Top – XXX / RCA Audio CD 1999 / 74321 69372 2
UPC 743216937226
XXX is the thirteenth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1999. The album's title commemorates the band's 30th anniversary. 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.
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."
- Label: RCA – 74321 69372 2
- Format: CD, Album
- Country: Europe
- Released: 1999
- Genre: Rock
- Style: Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Hard Rock
Tracklist:
All tracks are written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poke Chop Sandwich" | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Crucifixx-A-Flatt" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Fearless Boogie" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "36-22-36" | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Made into a Movie" | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Beatbox" | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Trippin'" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Dreadmonboogaloo" | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Live Intro by Ross Mitchell" | 0:35 |
| 10. | "Sinpusher [Live]" | 5:18 |
| 11. | "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear [Live]" (Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann) | 5:21 |
| 12. | "Hey Mr. Millionaire [Live]" | 4:14 |
| 13. | "Belt Buckle [Live]" | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 49:31 | |
| 1 | Poke Chop Sandwich | 4:50 |
| 2 | Crucifixxx-A-Flatt | 3:58 |
| 3 | Fearless Boogie | 3:59 |
| 4 | 36-22-36 | 2:35 |
| 5 | Made Into A Movie | 5:13 |
| 6 | Beatbox | 2:48 |
| 7 | Trippin' | 3:55 |
| 8 | Dreadmonboogaloo | 2:36 |
| 9 | Live Introduction By Ross Mitchell |
0:35 |
| 10 | Sinpusher | 5:11 |
| 11 |
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | 5:13 |
| 12 | Hey Mr. Millionaire
Vocals – Jeff Beck |
4:08 |
| 13 | Belt Buckle | 4:05 |
- Engineer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Joe Hardy
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Producer – Billy Gibbons
ZZ Top
- Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
- Dusty Hill – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocal on "(Let Me Be) Your Teddy Bear"
- 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
