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RS: 3of 5 Stars

1999

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The latest offering from this "little ol' band from Texas" zigzags from badass boogie to power balladry to saucy dance antics and back without once breaking character. XXX unfolds with lean and mean potency: "Poke Chop Sandwich" is a combo of bristling riffs and juicy rhythm delivered with a nudge and a wink. Despite its title, "Dreadmonboogaloo" has nothing to do with reggae, but it shimmies with all the gusto of an electronic club tune, albeit in organic ZZ Top style. Of the four live tracks included, the standout is a raunchy re-combobulation of Elvis Presley's classic "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear," in which the trio turbocharges the coy pop-a-billy tune with the libidinous force of "Steamroller Blues." Coming nearly thirty years after Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard released their first album, XXX is proof that these rootsy Texans are still one of America's foremost blues-rock outfits.

SANDY MASUO

(Posted: Feb 3, 2000)

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  • Pork Chop Sandwich (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • Crucifixx-A-Flatt (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • Fearless Boogie (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • 36-22-36 (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • Made Into A Movie (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • Beatbox (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • Trippin' (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • Dreadmonboogaloo (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • Live Intro By Ross Mitchell
  • Sinpusher (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • Hey Mr. Millionaire (track not available in Rhapsody)
  • Belt Buckle (track not available in Rhapsody)

 

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