The Very Baddest of ZZ Top [One-CD]

by ZZ Top

Overview

Following 2004's Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top by a decade, The Very Baddest of ZZ Top comes in two different styles: a single-disc compilation with 20 tracks and a set that doubles it. The single disc is good, racking up most of the MTV-era hits -- "Gimme All Your Lovin," "Sharp Dressed Man," "Legs," "Got Me Under Pressure," "Rough Boy," "Velcro Fly" -- while doubling back for "La Grange, "Tush," "I Thank You," "Waitin' for the Bus," "Jesus Just Left Chicago," "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide," and "Cheap Sunglasses." It's enough to satisfy the very casual fan, but even a quick glance at the track listing reveals plenty of missing favorites: no "Pearl Necklace," "I Heard It on the X," "It's Only Love," "Francine," "Just Got Paid," and "Sleeping Bag." All those, along with several latter-day hits that did not show up on the 2004 set, are on the double-disc, which makes it a better bet than the single version -- although, in a pinch, that ol' Rancho Texicano may be the best of them all, as it has more of the down-and-dirty '70s boogie than The Very Baddest, and that's what a lot of fans truly want to hear. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/22/2014
Label:	Rhino / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0081227958657
Rank:	3387

Tracks

1. Gimme All Your Lovin' [Single Version]
2. Sharp Dressed Man [Single Version]
3. La Grange
4. Tush
5. Doubleback
6. I Thank You [Single Version]
7. Cheap Sunglasses [Single Version]
8. Legs [Single Version]
9. Tube Snake Boogie
10. Waitin' For the Bus
11. Jesus Just Left Chicago
12. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
13. Pincushion
14. Got Me Under Pressure
15. Rough Boy [Single Version]
16. Velcro Fly [Single Version]
17. Rhythmeen
18. What's Up With That
19. Mescalero
20. Viva Las Vegas [Single Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

ZZ Top   Primary Artist,Vocals
Billy Gibbons   Fiddle,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Slide Guitar,Sax (Baritone)
Pete Tickle   Guitar
Rube Beard   Drums
Dusty Hill   Bass,Vocals,Keyboards,Sax (Tenor),Guitar (Bass)
Frank Beard   Drums,Vocals,Percussion,Sax (Alto)

Technical Credits

Steve Woolard   Release Coordinator
Billy Gibbons   Artwork,Composer
Bob Ludwig   Engineer,Remastering Engineer
Bill Ham   Composer,Producer
Isaac Hayes   Composer,Lyricist
Joe Hardy   Composer,Engineer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Luther Ingram   Composer
David Porter   Composer,Lyricist
Robin Brian   Engineer
Hugh Gilmour   Artwork
Herman Hupfeld   Composer
Blain Clausen   Production Manager
Ken Corday   Composer
Jim Reeves   Engineer
Steve Perron   Composer
Olivia Thomas   Release Coordinator
Karen Chisholm   Artwork
Larry Nix   Engineer
Dusty Hill   Composer
Frank Beard   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Elmore James   Composer
Sir Mack Rice   Composer
Terry Manning   Engineer