Friday, October 30, 2015

ZZ Top - Eliminator

Eliminator is ZZ Top's most successful album, selling over 10 million copies in the US alone. It has earned a rank among the Diamond certified album list. The singles for this album definitely helped towards that, earning a lot of air time ("Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "TV Dinners" and "Got Me Under Pressure"). The music videos for "Legs", "Gimme All Your Lovin'" & "Sharp Dressed Man" managed to get a lot of play time on MTV.
The image on the album cover is what gives the album its name. The Eliminator, which is a car Billy Gibbons had custom built for him after he asked for a customised 1933 Ford Coupe.
The album was released on the 23rd of March in 1983.

Tracklist;

1 - Gimme All Your Lovin'
2 - Got Me Under Pressure
3 - Sharp Dressed Man
4 - I Need You Tonight
5 - I Got The Six
6 - Legs
7 - Thug
8 - TV Dinners
9 - Dirty Dog
10 - If I Could Only Flag Her Down
11 - Bad Girl
(Collectors edition)
12 - Legs (Signle Mix)
13 - Gimme All Your Lovin' ~(Live)
14 - Sharp Dressed Man (Live)
15 - I Got The Six (Live)
16 - TV Dinners (Live)
17 - Got Me Under Pressure (Live)
18 - Legs (Dance Mix)


Personnel;

Billy Gibbons - Vocals & Guitar
Dusty Hill - Vocals, Bass & Keyboards
Frank Beard - Drums

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