ZZ Top-Degüello (1979)

ZZ Top enjoyed a prestigious status for five decades while maintaining an unchanged lineup. As true musicians with Southern roots, they were unbeatable, showcasing everything from Texas blues to Southern rock, rock and roll, boogie rock, and even the more mainstream sounds they offered in the 1980s. This powerful trio, composed of Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard, was always characterized by its humorous lyrics and clear innuendo, as well as its odes to motorcycles and groupies, all seasoned with its hard-hitting, dusty style. Some of their songs, such as "Tush", "Jailhouse Rock", and "La Grange", from their early albums, are considered classics of American rock. In 1979, with their album "Degüello", they achieved their first platinum record, thanks to a work that balanced their blues and boogie rock style from their early releases with the hard rock sounds that would become their hallmark. Even so, this sixth album still has remnants of the recent past such as the southern boogie "Cheap Sunglasses", the gritty blues of "Fool For Your Stockings" or the bluesy version they make of the original Robert Johnson song "Dust My Broom", the rhythm and blues "She's Loves My Automobile" or the rock and roll "Hi Fi-Mama", while "Esther Be The One" and "Manic Mechanic", already hint at where the musical paths will go in their next years, evolving towards a more hard & heavy rock musical development.