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Can "beards and hot rods" describe anyone other than American blues-rock band ZZ Top? The members have always been Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard.

The trio has played together as a unit since 1970, churning out classic guitar sounds and constantly paying musical tribute to the blues greats before them. They have released 14 studio albums, five of which are at least platinum. Their most… Read more in Amazon's ZZ Top Store

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  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: 1985
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Warner Bros / Wea
  • ASIN: B000002L8H
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,223 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars An 80s Classic That Hasn't Aged Well, October 22, 2004
By Andre LeBlanc (North Dakota) - See all my reviews
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I was in junior high when this album came out, and I played my cassette copy to death back then. I thought the song "Stages" was the coolest song I had ever heard. I recently bought the CD after not listening to the album in over 10 years. As much as I loved it in 1985, the music has not aged well at all. The heavy synthesized sound that was great back then sounds uninteresting and bland today. However, the CD does bring back a lot of memories. If you grew up during the 80s and want to return to those days (at least in spirit), go ahead and pick this up. Otherwise, don't bother.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great flashback album!, October 5, 2004
I remember the day, 20 years old and just finished basic training at Ft. Benning. You walk into the PX and all you hear is ZZ Top blaring from the Jukebox. That's all you would hear, either the cool and mellow "rough boy" or slip inside my "sleeping bag" or ultimately, the "shhhrch" sound when "velcro fly" is on. This is an excellent album from ZZ Top and really brings back good memories.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Out of this World, March 29, 2003
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Now Eliminators are flying into outer space. That's cool but what happened? ZZ Top became more marketable in the '80s and raked in a lot of jack. The space rock boogie was a good gimmick. It sold well, these guys threw away their razors and dipped low in the lap of luxury. But this is exactly the kind of "Stages" a band goes through. No longer a hungry band and it sounds like it. "Rough Boy" got played constantly and the video wasn't bad but this isn't the ZZ Top I like to remember. Somehow it seemed like this wasn't a bad direction for them to go. But that's where it ended. The following album I believe was "Recycler" and that's pretty much what I did with it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Monster Sequel
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4.0 out of 5 stars ZZ Top's second megahit!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best
This album is has really mixed results. There are a few good tunes such as Sleeping Bag, Dipping Low, Rough Boy and Planet of Women is pretty decent. Read more
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