ZZ Top
Tres Hombres (1973)
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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.
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.16 dB -15.74 dB 2:54 01-Waitin' For The Bus
DR12 -0.70 dB -14.77 dB 3:29 02-Jesus Just Left Chicago
DR12 -0.77 dB -14.09 dB 3:26 03-Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
DR12 -1.78 dB -15.38 dB 3:32 04-Master Of Sparks
DR13 -0.96 dB -16.66 dB 3:17 05-Hot, Blue And Righteous
DR11 -2.13 dB -14.67 dB 2:31 06-Move Me On Down The Line
DR12 -1.18 dB -15.61 dB 3:10 07-Precious And Grace
DR12 -0.70 dB -15.49 dB 3:53 08-La Grange
DR15 -1.11 dB -18.53 dB 4:07 09-Shiek
DR12 -1.21 dB -16.38 dB 3:18 10-Have You Heard?
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