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1.StopThunderbird – ZZ Top 04:10
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2.StopJailhouse Rock – ZZ Top 01:55
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3.StopBackdoor Medley: Backdoor Love Affair/Mellow Down Easy/Backdoor ... – ZZ Top 09:51
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4.StopNasty Dogs and Funky Kings – ZZ Top 02:44
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5.StopBlue Jean Blues – ZZ Top 04:44
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6.StopBalinese – ZZ Top 02:36
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7.StopMexican Blackbird – ZZ Top 03:05
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8.StopHeard It on the X – ZZ Top 02:25
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9.Stop****** – ZZ Top 02:17
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10.StopHeard It on the X [Live][*] – ZZ Top 02:36
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11.StopJailhouse Rock [Live][*] – ZZ Top 01:52
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12.Stop****** [Live][*] – ZZ Top 03:42
Blessed with their first full-fledged hit album, ZZ Top followed it up with Fandango, a record split between a side of live tracks and a side of new studio cuts. In a way, this might have made sense, since they were a kick-****** live band, and they do sound good here, but it's hard not to see this as a bit of a wasted opportunity in retrospect. Why? Because the studio side is a worthy successor to the all-fine Tres Hombres, driven by "******" and "Heard It on the X," two of their greatest songs that build on that album by consolidating their sound and amplifying their humor. If they had sustained this energy and quality throughout a full studio album, it would have been their greatest, but instead the mood is broken by the live cuts. Now, these are really good live cuts -- and "Backdoor Medley" and "Jailhouse Rock" were fine interpretations, making familiar songs sound utterly comfortable in their signature sound -- and Fandango remains one of their better albums, but it's hard not to think that it could have been even better. [The 2006 reissue of the album adds three live tracks: "Jailhouse Rock," "******," and "Heard It on the X."] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Subgenre: Rock & Roll/Roots, Modern Electric Blues, Hard Rock
- Category Album Rock, Southern Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, Boogie Rock
- Release Date: February 28, 2006
- Artist: ZZ Top
- Additional Artist: Billy Gibbons (Vocals), Dusty Hill (Vocals)