ZZ - Top - Rio Grande Mud Marquis de sade B3 Hit The Ground Running

B3 Hit The Ground Running

an anglification of a Gaelic phrase meaning “kiss my arse

New Coat of Paint

The sonic assault of ‘Dark Energy’ is the perfect intro to this startling new album

08 Warm Sand

ZZ - Top - Rio Grande Mud Marquis de sade B3 Hit The Ground RunningNEW VINYL LP ON WB 2017 180 GRAM VINYL With their second album, Rio Grande Mud, ZZ Top uses the sound they sketched out on their debut as a blueprint, yet they tweak it in slight but important ways. The first difference is the heavier, more powerful sound, turning the boogie guitars into a locomotive force. There are slight production flares that date this as a 1972 record, but for the most part, this is a straight ahead, dirty blues rock difference.