' Sharp Dressed Man' The first of the mega-selling hit singles from this album. It was the 1980s.) And we have a great guitar solo to cap it off. (Yes, I own a few 12-inch remixes from this album. I reckon I have this as the B-side to one of the 12-inch singles as well. ' Got Me Under Pressure' Keep it up for the second track, with a great riff that just chugs along relentlessly. The band were tight as at this point in their career and this track shows that right from the get-go. ' Gimme All Your Lovin'' We start with the sound we all knew and loved – the blues-rock of the previous decade with decent vocal harmonies and great playing. I am taking this from the CD as my vinyl copy is scratched. Frank Beard, for those interested, is the one without the beard. ZZ Top is Dusty Hill (bass), Frank Beard (drums) and Billy Gibbons (guitar). What car? The one on the cover and in so many video clips.
It was the 1980s, I was a teenager, and we all wanted that car. I bought the album on vinyl, then later on CD. After their great albums of the 1970s, this felt like a weird diversion, but, apart from ' La Grange', this was my first proper introduction to the band. This is possibly a weird choice, as this is the album when they start to up the synthesiser use after some experimenting on El Loco, and without overdoing it, as some songs on the follow-up Afterburner tend towards.