ZZ Top / Tejas
Artist ZZ Top
Album Title: Tejas
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Primary Genre Rock: Hard Rock
Format CD
Released 11/20/1976
Reissue Date 11/03/1987
Label Warner Bros. Records
Catalog No 3272-2
Bar Code No 0 7559-27383-2 3
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. It's Only Love (4:23)
2. Arrested For Driving While Blind (3:08)
3. El Diablo (4:21)
4. Snappy Kakkie (2:58)
5. Enjoy And Get It On (3:26)
6. Ten Dollar Man (3:41)
7. Pan Am Highway Blues (3:14)
8. Avalon Hideaway (3:07)
9. She's A Heartbreaker (3:01)
10. Asleep In The Desert (3:26)
Date Acquired 11/01/1989
Personal Rating
Acquired from Know Name Records
Purchase Price 10.00

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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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.

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