Eliminator |  | Artist: Zz Top
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 361780
Media: LP Record
UPC: 075992377416
EAN: 0075992377416
ASIN: B00008G0X4
Publication Date: 1983
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| Tracks:
| • | Gimme All Your Lovin' | | • | Got Me Under Pressure | | • | Sharp Dressed Man | | • | I Need You Tonight | | • | I Got the Six | | • | Legs | | • | Thug | | • | TV Dinners | | • | Dirty Dog | | • | If I Could Only Flag Her Down | | • | Bad Girl |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
ZZ Top's ninth studio album truly captured the mood of the times. Released as MTV was learning to crawl, the videos of the Lone Star trio's droll, masculine anthems were staples on the nascent music channel, making the world think that all the women in Texas looked like Jerry Hall--which wasn't far from the truth in 1983. And even if it wasn't completely accurate, listeners could at least visit a world where both cars and woman were fast and available. Billy Gibbons's roaring guitar licks streaked across songs with the speed of a young Hendrix. Even though the lyrics are often ham-fisted, all is forgiven for the pleasure of just letting the ZZ Top locomotive mow you down. While "Gimme All Your Loving," "Legs," and the satirically dynamic "Sharp Dressed Man" ruled the airwaves, the real gems here are the thundering "I've Got the Six" and the equally bombastic "Bad Girl," which showcase's Dusty Hill's heart-stopping drumming and Frank Beard's sturdy bass. Eliminator also marks the first time that the rough-and-tumble outfit turned to studio wizardry to goose up their meat-and-potatoes boogie. And while some early fans may have been dismayed, truth be told, their new studio sophistication added finesse and depth to ZZ Top. --Jaan Uhelszki
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| Customer Reviews:
 GREAT ALBUM-JUST ONE LITTLE BEEF... December 2, 2008
Tony
This is a great album by ZZ Top. I only have one complaint when it comes to the CD version of the Eliminator album. I happen to like the LP version of "Legs" that appears on the VINYL album. Why was it changed to the single version of "Legs" for the Eliminator CD? I can't seem to find that version on CD anywhere. Can anyone help? Why can't record companies just leave albums intact just the way they are for the CD releases? Capitol/EMI did the same thing with Duran Duran's Hungry Like the Wolf; the vinyl album version is different from the version that appears on the CD of the same title. JUST LEAVE IT ALONE FOR HEAVEN SAKE!
 One of the best ever! July 31, 2008
P. Myers (Alberta)
This is argueably ZZ Top's best effort, and one of the greatest rock albums ever released. Every song is solid right threw till the end!
Amazon Should Hire Me To Write Reviews July 12, 2008
El Bicho (Everywhere)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Dusty Hill's heart-stopping drumming and Frank Beard's sturdy bass."
Hey, Jann, when did Dusty and Frank switch instruments?! Do I win a gift certificate for finding that glaring error?
Anyway, this is a very good introduction to the band. Their gritty rock and blues got a bit of a studio polish but it worked as its their best-selling album.
Signature album for one of America's great bands July 5, 2008
Scott Hedegard (Fayetteville, AR USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First, folks at Amazon, I must point out a glaring mistake in your own review of "Eliminator" - Dusty Hill is the bassist and Frank Beard is the drummer in ZZTop. I find that boner most annoying when you consider how big this band is. It's like saying Keith Richards is the vocalist for the Stones. Do your homework - it makes me want to discredit every word you wrote.
That aside, after much thought, I rounded up a list of bands that have crossed the line from highly successful outfits to icons and musical institutions, an honor very few musicians will ever see. We have to consider how the work by these artists become part of the lexicon of society, not just sell records. This is strictly my opinion, and others will agree and disagree, but hey, it's all in fun anyway. Those bands include the Beach Boys, especially Brian Wilson's production work, the Beatles, the Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and ZZTop.
Although some of their later albums didn't reach the status of "Eliminator", it wasn't because the material wasn't great, which is important when we consider the level of popularity ZZTop enjoys. Other big bands like Aerosmith and KISS, for example, have suffered severe low points along the way, and both bands have basically regurgitated old material for years now, content to cruise on their names alone.
ZZTop have not made that mistake. "Eliminator" isn't the greatest of their career, but ranks very high, thanks to the fearless blend of the old Texas blues and synthesizers, which could have been a disaster in less capable hands. Instead, we have anthems that will be with us forever, especially "Sharp Dressed Man", the most popular cut off this album. "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Legs" follow closely behind.
"Eliminator" makes a good start point for exploring the catalogue of ZZTop, both backward and forward. Earlier works show the drenched blues and sizzling guitar of Billy Gibbons, who is a genius on the fretboard. He comes full circle right up to "Mescalero", which is once again blues soaked but also heavily distorted, or "fuzzy", in his words.
Only those lost in caves or confined to certain religious compounds are not familiar with the "little ol' band from Texas", and it's their loss.
Great Tunes! June 8, 2008
D. Larry Gremillion
Very good album. Glad to add it to my collection. CD and package in great shape. No delivery problems. I would order from here again.
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