Rio Grande Mud
ZZ Top
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francine | ZZ Top | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Just Got Paid | ZZ Top | 3:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Mushmouth Shoutin' | ZZ Top | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Ko Ko Blue | ZZ Top | 4:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Chevrolet | ZZ Top | 3:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Apologies to Pearly | ZZ Top | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Bar-B-Q | ZZ Top | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Sure Got Cold after the Rain Fell | ZZ Top | 6:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Whiskey'n Mama | ZZ Top | 3:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Down Brownie | ZZ Top | 2:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
With their second album, Rio Grande Mud, ZZ Top uses the sound they sketched out on their debut as a blueprint, yet they tweak it in slight but important ways. The first difference is the heavier, more powerful sound, turning the boogie guitars into a locomotive force. There are slight production flares that date this as a 1972 record, but for the most part, this is a straight-ahead, dirty blues-rock difference. Essentially like the first album, then. That's where the second difference comes in — they have a much better set of songs this time around, highlighted by the swaggering shuffle "Just Got Paid," the pile-driving boogie "Bar-B-Q," the slide guitar workout "Apologies to Pearly," and two Dusty Hill-sung numbers, "Francine" and "Chevrolet." There are still a couple of tracks that don't quite gel and their fuzz-blues still can sound a little one-dimensional at times, but Rio Grande Mud is the first flowering of ZZ Top as a great, down-n-dirty blooze rock band.
Recent Customer Reviews
rio grande mud
by south texas padrefor those that don't know, this was the name of the band before they made it to the big show. they are awesome and will always be. wake up newbees to music. this is one of the classics.
The Lone Star Sound
by High Fin BlueThis album is a Stud. Tuff, Raw, & Original. This is Texas. Solid top to bottom. Buy it now. Buy their first 4 albums, no filler, Classic through & through. "Just Got Paid" just ate your lunch, the leads on "Bar-B-Q" & "Whiskey'n Mama" will remind you just how far behind you are as a guitar picker, and "Sure Got Cold after the Rain Fell" is the closest you'll get to a Texas love song.
A GEM!!
by raydurzRaw and hungry. These dudes are just 22 years old here!! The first three LP's are forever on my playlist. I like the original productions best.
Biography
Formed: 1970 in Houston, TX
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
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| 1 | La Grange | Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top Box (Box Set) [Remastered] | 3:52 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Sharp Dressed Man | Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (Remastered) | 4:12 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Cheap Sunglasses | Deguello | 4:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Legs | Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (Remastered) | 3:35 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | La Grange | Tres Hombres (Expanded Edition) [Remastered] | 3:53 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
- $9.90
- Genres: Rock, Music, Blues, Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Arena Rock
- Released: 1972
- ℗ 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
