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ZZ Top - Tejas (1976)

Track listing:
  1. It's Only Love 4:22
  2. Arrested for Driving While Blind 3:05
  3. El Diablo 4:21
  4. Snappy Kakkie 2:58
  5. Enjoy And Get It On 3:22
  6. Ten Dollar Man 3:40
  7. Pan Am Highway Blues 3:13
  8. Avalon Hideaway 3:07
  9. She's A Heartbreaker 3:01
  10. Asleep In The Desert 3:23

Notes


ZZ Top was riding high in the mid-'70s on the strength of Tres Hombres and Fandango, but they were starting to run out of steam by 1977's Tejas. Its predecessor was padded with a live side, but even if it was close to padding, it was still enjoyable. Tejas, despite sounding pretty good, is just forgettable. It has the patented, propulsive ZZ boogie, but none of the songs are particularly memorable, even if the whole thing sounds pretty good as it's playing. ZZ Top and their label, London, must have noticed this too, since even though the album went gold, they followed it months later with The Best of ZZ Top, which contained none of the songs from this album.