Tres Hombres
by ZZ Top
- Type: Album
- Released: 26 July 1973
- Label: London
- Country: United States
- Length: 44:52
- Community rating: 3.77/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Tres Hombres' cemented ZZ Top's commercial breakthrough, fusing Texas blues, boogie, and hard rock with a raw, swaggering energy that defined their signature sound. Billy Gibbons’ gritty guitar and vocals drive the album, anchored by the tight, powerful rhythm section of bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard on enduring tracks like “La Grange.” The album marked the band’s first collaboration with engineer Terry Manning, whose production captured their live-in-the-studio fire and is distinguished by the iconic, seamless transition between "Waitin' for the Bus" and "Jesus Just Left Chicago."
Genres
Descriptors: bluesy, riff-heavy, guitar-driven, party, witty
Tracklist
- Waitin' for the Bus (02:53)
- Jesus Just Left Chicago (03:30)
- Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (03:25)
- Master of Sparks (03:29)
- Hot, Blue and Righteous (03:17)
- Move Me on Down the Line (02:31)
- Precious and Grace (03:09)
- La Grange (03:50)
- Sheik (04:06)
- Have You Heard? (03:14)
- Waitin' for the Bus (Live) (02:41)
- Jesus Just Left Chicago (Live) (04:03)
- La Grange (Live) (04:44)
Credits
- Billy Gibbons - guitar, vocals (lead on all tracks), harmonica on "waitin' for the bus"
- Dusty Hill - bass, vocals (co-lead on "beer drinkers & hell raisers")
- Frank Beard - drums, percussion (credited as "rube beard")
- Bill Ham - production
- Robin Brians - engineering (robin hood studios)
- Terry Manning - engineering, mixing, editing (ardent studios)
- Bill Narum - album cover design
- Galen Scott - photography