- rock, boogie rock
- 66 min
- 16 tracks
- BMG
Mescalero is the fourteenth studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was released in September 2003, as the band's final release for RCA Records. While the band still retained their foundation in blues rock, Mescalero explored genres like country and Tejano. Recording sessions took place at Foam Box Recordings in Houston, with Billy Gibbons as producer.
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Classical in form, grave, spare and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- The Austin Chronicle2.5/5 ★
- laut.de4/5 ★
- Orlando Sentinel2/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4/5
- Tom HullA−
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Tracks
- 1Mescalero3:50
- 2Two Ways to Play4:16
- 3Alley‐Gator3:30
- 4Buck Nekkid3:02
- 5Goin’ So Good5:35
- 6Me So Stupid3:34
- 7Piece4:19
- 8Punk Ass Boyfriend3:06
- 9Stackin’ Paper2:58
- 10What Would You Do3:03
- 11What It Is Kid4:14
- 12Que lastima4:24
- 13Tramp5:13
- 14Crunchy3:14
- 15Dusted3:56
- 16Liquor / As Time Goes By8:10
16 tracks, 66 minutes.
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