- rock, blues rock, hard rock, southern rock
- 34 min
- 10 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
Degüello is the sixth studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in November 1979. It was the first ZZ Top release on Warner Bros. Records and eventually went platinum. It was produced by Bill Ham, recorded and mixed by Terry Manning, and mastered by Bob Ludwig.
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Classical in form, spare, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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- Tom HullA
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Tracks
- 1I Thank You3:26
- 2She Loves My Automobile2:23
- 3I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide4:53
- 4A Fool for Your Stockings4:17
- 5Manic Mechanic2:36
- 6Dust My Broom3:09
- 7Lowdown in the Street2:50
- 8Hi Fi Mama2:25
- 9Cheap Sunglasses4:48
- 10Esther Be the One3:31
10 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- ZZ Top
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- DE
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