**Introduction** In the last couple of years I have become a big fan of ZZ Top after seeing them perform at Eric Clapton's prestigious Crossroads festival and seeing the live concert in Texas on TV. I love many kinds of music and one of the reasons I like ZZ Top is they are quite diverse with their music combining Blues, Southern Rock, Boogie and Country to create and define their sound. They have released a total of fifteen studio albums and recently I went back into their back catalogue to hear what they were doing when they first made their name. I have reviewed some of their albums recently and this review is another one of their early ...  Read the complete review

Tres Hombres is ZZ Top's 3rd album and is considered to be the one where the band really made a name for themselves, personally I prefer their later rockier albums and whilst I find their brand of blues to be enjoyable, it's all a bit mediocre on here apart from pockets of amazing guitar in particular slide guitar. This is less catchier than other albums and looks quite paltry in comparison to Eliminator for example. It seems to be more instrumental and when there is singing it seems to have less of a presence than you'd expect. Of course it isn't all bad, there is the excellent "La Grange" and the rather upbeat "Beer Drinkers and Hell ...  Read the complete review