Rhythmeen
ZZ Top's long-awaited return to the blues finally arrived in 1996, well over a decade after they abandoned their simple three-chord boogie for a synth and drum machine-driven three-chord boogie. Like Antenna before it, Rhythmeen is stripped of all the synthesizers that characterized the group's albums since Eliminator but the key difference between the two albums is how Rhythmeen goes for the gut, not the gloss. It's a record that is steeped in the blues and garage rock, one that pounds out its riffs with sweat and feeling. Though ZZ Top sounds reinvigorated, playing with a salacious abandon they haven't displayed since the '70s, they simply haven't come up with enough interesting songs and riffs to make it a true return to form. For dedicated fans, it's a welcome return to their classic "La Grange" sound, but anyone with a just a passing interest in the band will wonder where the hooks went. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Credits »
ZZ Top - Main Performer
Billy Gibbons - Producer
Billy Gibbons - Design
Bill Ham - Producer
Joe Hardy - Engineer
Joe Hardy - Mixing
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Gary Moon - Assistant Engineer
Douglas Biro - Director
James Bland - Photography
Sean Mosher-Smith - Art Direction
Sean Mosher-Smith - Design
Lizzie Harrah - Assistant Engineer
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