ZZ Top - El Loco

Primary Artist
ZZ Top
Album Title
El Loco
Release Date
1981 
Time
36:49 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
El Loco follows through on the streamlined, jet-engine boogie rock of Degüello, but kicking all the ingredients up a notch. That means that the grooves are getting a little slicker, while the jokes are getting a little sillier, a little raunchier. The double entendres on "Tube Snake Boogie" and "Pearl Necklace" are barely disguised, while much of the record plays as flat-out goofy party rock. Not necessarily a bad thing, but much of it is a little too obvious to be totally winning. Read More