ZZ Top - Greatest Hits

Editorial Reviews
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One of ZZ Top's great gifts is its concision; even in the side-long-jam era of the '70s, the Texans almost always fit 10 cuts on their albums. Surveying two decades of their output, Greatest Hits isn't the perfect overview you might expect, but it's still a pretty darn good driving album. The disc goes easy on the pre-Deguello stuff surveyed on their earlier best-of, and seems to digitally boost the drums on tracks like the 1975 "Tush." Still, later cuts like "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" and "My Head's in Mississippi" are full-on triumphs of this trio's very weird, very blues-drenched sensibility. --Rickey Wright

Tracks:

Gimme All Your Lovin'
Sharp Dressed Man
Rough Boy
Tush
My Head's In Mississippi
Pearl Necklace
I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
Viva Las Vegas
Doubleback
Gun Love
Got Me Under Pressure
Give It Up
Cheap Sunglasses
Sleeping Bag
Planet Of Women
La Grange
Tube Snake Boogie
Legs

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One of ZZ Top's great gifts is its concision; even in the side-long-jam era of the '70s, the Texans almost always fit 10 cuts on their albums. Surveying two decades of their output, Greatest Hits isn't the perfect overview you might expect, but it's still a pretty darn good driving album. The disc goes easy on the pre-Deguello stuff surveyed on their earlier best-of, and seems to digitally boost the drums on tracks like the 1975 "Tush." Still, later cuts like "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" and "My Head's in Mississippi" are full-on triumphs of this trio's very weird, very blues-drenched sensibility. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

ONE OF THE BEST ROCK GROUPS EVER........2007-04-27

Wow!! What a great compilation. I just can't get enough of ZZ Top. These guys really rock as I can play them over n over and over again. I think that song Gimme All Your Lovin is one of the greatest songs in rock history, ever!! GREAT MUSIC..HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL ROCK FANS WITH A GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC. GET THIS WITH ALBUMS FROM METALLICA.

Very Pleased.......2007-03-19

I received the CD in just a few days and in great condition!

It's good if you just want the hits.......2007-01-29

While Greatest Hits is the most definitive single disc compilation for ZZ Top on the market, it is missing some of their best songs and doesn't hold up to their best work. 12 of the collection's 18 songs come from 1983 and later with two of the tracks being the "new" songs you often get with a greatest hits set. The four tracks included from Eliminator ("Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Got Me Under Pressure", "Sharp Dressed Man", and "Legs", the last of which is a remixed version) are all top notch and deserve to be here. The three tracks included from Afterburner include the big hits "Sleeping Bag" and "Rough Boy" and the album track, "Planet of Women." While the first two should be included, the excellent hit single, "Stages", is not included. From the lackluster Recycler, we have "Doubleback", "My Head's In Mississippi", and "Give It Up", which are probably the best three songs from the album. The two new tracks include a remake of Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas", which is so full of synths and electronic drums that it may as well have been recorded with The Art of Noise, and the forgettable minor hit "Gun Love." As for the pre-Eliminator tracks, we get 6 in "Tush", "Cheap Sunglasses", "La Grange", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide", "Tube Snake Boogie", and "Pearl Necklace", all great songs that are now AOR staples. While this is a good compilation that hits most of the high notes, more of the `70s stuff like "Waiting For The Bus"/"Jesus Just Left Chicago", "Heard It On The X", and "I Thank You", along with the `80s hit "Stages", should have been included and the weaker tracks "Give it Up", "Planet of Women", and especially the two "new" tracks should have been left alone. While discs such as Tres Hombres, Deguello, Eliminator, and Fandango! are better albums overall, Greatest Hits will do if you only want the hits.

Takes you back.......2007-01-10

What can you say about ZZ Top that hasn't already been said. It's a CD that will bring you back in time.

Greatest Hits.......2007-01-04

This ZZ Top CD is one of the BEST CD's I've ever purchased! I absolutely love it! I recommend it to anyone who likes Rock music.

Average customer rating:

WOW, THIS IS GREAT!!!

ZZ Top - Greatest Hits (2002)
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Tracks:

Gimme All Your Lovin
Sharp Dressed Man
Rough Boy
Tush
My Heads In Mississippi
Pearl Necklace
Im Bad Im Nationwide ]
Viva Las Vegas
Doubleback
Gun Love
Got Me Under Pressure
Give It Up
Cheap Sunglasses
Sleeping Bag
Planet Of A Woman
La Grange
Tube Snake Boogie
Legs

Album Description

2002 'Special Limited Tour Edition' reissue of 1992 compilation includes a laminated tour pass & slipcase. 18 tracks. Warner Bros.

Customer Reviews:

WOW, THIS IS GREAT!!!.......2004-04-18

This is a great c.d. it makes me want to go buy more ZZ top c.d.'s. ZZ top is my favorite rock band and I nkow when a good ZZ top c.d. is, and this one is great! My favorite songs are...

La Grange

Cheap Sunglasses

Tush

Legs

Gimmi all your lovin'

Sharp Dressed Man

Tube Snake Boogie

& I left my head in Mississippi

If you want a great rock n roll c.d. buy this one! The songs are stuctured well, the c.d. sounds great and last but not least, THE MUSIC SOUNDS GREAT, THIS C.D. IS ONE OF THOSE C.D.S THAT YOU CAN JUST PLAY OVER AND OVER! TO ME, THIS C.D. IS CONSIDERED A CLASSIC!!!

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