ZZ Top
was riding high in the mid-'70s on the strength of
Tres Hombres
and
Fandango
, but they were starting to run out of steam by 1977's
Tejas
. Its predecessor was padded with a live side, but even if it was close to padding, it was still enjoyable.
, despite sounding pretty good, is just forgettable. It has the patented, propulsive
ZZ
boogie, but none of the songs are particularly memorable, even if the whole thing sounds pretty good as it's playing.
and their label,
London
, must have noticed this too, since even though the album went gold, they followed it months later with
The Best of ZZ Top
, which contained none of the songs from this album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine