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The third full-length studio album (eventually the fourth in Malmsteen’s discography) by the band of legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician.
Odyssey is a more subdued, polished collection seemingly designed for mainstream radio airplay. Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner gives the set a smooth, professional feel, and Yngwie Malmsteen's playing is more mellow, due partly to the fact that he was still recovering from his near-fatal car accident when the album was recorded. However, all of this works to the detriment of the music: the mellowness of Malmsteen's guitar work makes him sound constrained and passionless, and the album shows little difference in approach from his previous output, lending credence to critics' charges that Malmsteen plays with mindless technique at the expense of substance, fire, and emotion.
The "Odyssey" album by YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE is a Must for each fan of Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica etc., because here we have the original (ok, almost, if there were not Rainbow still). The Swedish finder artist could win former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner for his fourth album. And with the current Stratovarius keyboarder Jens Johansson there was another well known artist in the line-up.
Just compare the two songs "Rising Force" and "Will The Sun Rise?" and you will know, where the Finns took their insane guitar/keyboard duels from. Exactly, from Yngwie! And he had taken them from the Deep Purple dream team Ritchie Blackmore/Jon Lord.
Melodic Metallers, who like the above mentioned bands, have to have the "Odyssey" album, if they do not have it already!!!
The album reached #40 on the Billboard 200 chart (as of 2014 it remains Malmsteen's highest-charting Billboard 200 release) and reached the top 50 in five other countries.
PolyGram Records/Polydor, 1988 (835 451-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Rising Force 4:25
2. Hold On 5:11
3. Heaven Tonight 4:06
4. Dreaming (Tell Me) 5:19
5. Bite The Bullet 1:36
6. Riot In The Dungeons 4:22
7. Deja Vu 4:17
8. Crystal Ball 4:55
9. Now Is The Time 4:34
10. Faster Than The Speed Of Light 4:30
11. Krakatau 6:08
12. Memories 1:14
Total playing time: 50:42 min.

The debut full-length studio album by the band of legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician.
"Rising Force" was a revelation upon its release in 1984; Eddie Van Halen had introduced dazzling speed to the realm of Rock guitar technique, and the compositions of Randy Rhoads had begun to fuse Heavy Metal with Neo-Classical influences, but no one before Yngwie Malmsteen was able to combine those elements with such blinding virtuosity. Malmsteen's innovative guitar style made "Rising Force" a mandatory primer for '80s Metal guitarists, with its classical chord progressions and Malmsteen's use of harmonic minor scales, a wide vibrato imitative of classical violinists, and impossibly fast picking techniques, including the sweep-picked arpeggio (sort of a cross between strumming a chord and picking each note individually). Malmsteen's obsessions with Bach, Beethoven and Paganini are used in the service of a dark, stately, gothic atmosphere and sent guitar students scurrying to learn their works as well as Malmsteen's own.
The true inauguration of the age of the guitar shredder!!
Album reached #14 on the Swedish albums chart, #60 on the Billboard 200, and later received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammy Awards. In a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine, "Rising Force" was ranked first in the All-time Top Ten List of Shred Albums.
Polydor K.K. Tokyo, 1984 (825 324-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Black Star 4:51
2. Far Beyond The Sun 5:49
3. Now Your Ships Are Burned 4:09
4. Evil Eye 5:12
5. Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4 8:30
6. As Above, So Below 4:36
7. Little Savage 5:21
8. Farewell 0:48
Total playing time: 39:16


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The debut full-length album by the band of the legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician Yngwie J. Malmsteen.
"Rising Force" was a revelation upon its release in 1984; Eddie Van Halen had introduced dazzling speed to the realm of Rock guitar technique, and the compositions of Randy Rhoads had begun to fuse Heavy Metal with Neo-Classical influences, but no one before Yngwie Malmsteen was able to combine those elements with such blinding virtuosity. Malmsteen's innovative guitar style made "Rising Force" a mandatory primer for '80s Metal guitarists, with its classical chord progressions and Malmsteen's use of harmonic minor scales, a wide vibrato imitative of classical violinists, and impossibly fast picking techniques, including the sweep-picked arpeggio (sort of a cross between strumming a chord and picking each note individually). Malmsteen's obsessions with Bach, Beethoven and Paganini are used in the service of a dark, stately, gothic atmosphere and sent guitar students scurrying to learn their works as well as Malmsteen's own.
The true inauguration of the age of the guitar shredder!!
Album reached #14 on the Swedish albums chart, #60 on the Billboard 200, and later received a nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 1986 Grammy Awards. In a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine, "Rising Force" was ranked first in the All-time Top Ten List of Shred Albums.
PolyGram Records/Polydor K.K. Tokyo, 1984 (825 324-2). Made in USA.


Tracklist:
1. Black Star 4:51
2. Far Beyond The Sun 5:49
3. Now Your Ships Are Burned 4:09
4. Evil Eye 5:12
5. Icarus' Dream Suite Op. 4 8:30
6. As Above, So Below 4:36
7. Little Savage 5:21
8. Farewell 0:48
Total playing time: 39:16

The second full-length studio album by the band of legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician.
Yngwie took a different route from the amazing yet highly inaccessible debut and opted to write an album with more songs and less instrumentals. The results are completely amazing. We have all the right elements that make a great mid-80s Metal act, drawing lyrically from the dark subjects touched upon in the NWOBHM, though the music is still far more complex.
Jeff Scott Soto gives the vocal performance of a lifetime on here, pushing the limits of how far a natural male voice can soar, and still maintaining the rough edged Rock style that was present on the debut album. "I'll See the Light Tonight" and "Soldier without faith" represent two of probably the most amazing and simultaneously impossible to recreate singing feats ever put forth by a Metal band.
The guitar solos are equally as complex and magical as before, but their time length and overall structure has been balanced out a bit more, making them easier to remember after few listens. Such tracks as "I am a Viking" and "I'll See the Light Tonight" have melodic themes that can be easily recognized, despite being highly complex and fast.
The instrumentals on here consist of "Overture 1383" and "Marching Out", both of which are dramatically shorter than those on the first album. The former has a lot of tempo and textural changes, as well as a very catchy, yet somewhat cliché melody line during the solo section. The latter is pretty steady rocker with a good deal of amazing guitar work, and works well as a closer.
Malmsteen's playing on the follow-up to the epochal Rising Force is slightly more raw and aggressive, but the most notable difference is the addition of lyrics on many of the songs. By his own admission, Malmsteen isn't much of a lyricist, and his frequent use of occult and pagan imagery (demons, Vikings, and so on) isn't as effective at producing a dark, gothic mood as his compositions and guitar playing are. Still, those aspects of the album are vital and stimulating, making Marching Out a worthwhile listen.
There are essentially no bad songs or filler on here, although some songs are so amazing that you find yourself wanting to skip back to listen again, or skip over a couple of the less amazing songs to get to them. The eighth track, "On the Run Again", is a remake of "Victim of the City", a 1983 song by Malmsteen's earlier band Steeler, which was later released on their 2005 compilation album "Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology".
This album is a bit more accessable than the first one and recommended for fans of traditional Metal and Power Metal a bit more enthusiastically. Fans of Symphony X, Rhapsody, Dark Moor, Helloween, Adagio and Stratovarius can all find something of their own favorite bands in this album!
Polydor Records, Inc., 1985 (825 733-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Prelude  1:00 
2. I'll See The Light, Tonight  4:24 
3. Don't Let It End  4:07 
4. Disciples Of Hell  5:53 
5. I Am A Viking  5:58 
6. Overture 1383  2:59 
7. Anguish And Fear  3:47 
8. On The Run Again  3:22 
9. Soldier Without Faith  6:08 
10. Caught In The Middle  4:17 
11. Marching Out  3:08
Total playing time: 45:03 min.

The second full-length studio album by the band of legendary Swedish Neoclassical Power Metal/Hard Rock/Shred musician.
Yngwie took a different route from the amazing yet highly inaccessible debut and opted to write an album with more songs and less instrumentals. The results are completely amazing. We have all the right elements that make a great mid-80s Metal act, drawing lyrically from the dark subjects touched upon in the NWOBHM, though the music is still far more complex.
Jeff Scott Soto gives the vocal performance of a lifetime on here, pushing the limits of how far a natural male voice can soar, and still maintaining the rough edged Rock style that was present on the debut album. "I'll See the Light Tonight" and "Soldier without faith" represent two of probably the most amazing and simultaneously impossible to recreate singing feats ever put forth by a Metal band.
The guitar solos are equally as complex and magical as before, but their time length and overall structure has been balanced out a bit more, making them easier to remember after few listens. Such tracks as "I am a Viking" and "I'll See the Light Tonight" have melodic themes that can be easily recognized, despite being highly complex and fast.
The instrumentals on here consist of "Overture 1383" and "Marching Out", both of which are dramatically shorter than those on the first album. The former has a lot of tempo and textural changes, as well as a very catchy, yet somewhat cliché melody line during the solo section. The latter is pretty steady rocker with a good deal of amazing guitar work, and works well as a closer.
Malmsteen's playing on the follow-up to the epochal Rising Force is slightly more raw and aggressive, but the most notable difference is the addition of lyrics on many of the songs. By his own admission, Malmsteen isn't much of a lyricist, and his frequent use of occult and pagan imagery (demons, Vikings, and so on) isn't as effective at producing a dark, gothic mood as his compositions and guitar playing are. Still, those aspects of the album are vital and stimulating, making Marching Out a worthwhile listen.
There are essentially no bad songs or filler on here, although some songs are so amazing that you find yourself wanting to skip back to listen again, or skip over a couple of the less amazing songs to get to them. The eighth track, "On the Run Again", is a remake of "Victim of the City", a 1983 song by Malmsteen's earlier band Steeler, which was later released on their 2005 compilation album "Metal Generation: The Steeler Anthology".
This album is a bit more accessable than the first one and recommended for fans of traditional Metal and Power Metal a bit more enthusiastically. Fans of Symphony X, Rhapsody, Dark Moor, Helloween, Adagio and Stratovarius can all find something of their own favorite bands in this album!
PolyGram Records/Polydor, 1985 (825 733-2). Made in USA.


Tracklist:
1. Prelude  1:00 
2. I'll See The Light, Tonight  4:24 
3. Don't Let It End  4:07 
4. Disciples Of Hell  5:53 
5. I Am A Viking  5:58 
6. Overture 1383  2:59 
7. Anguish And Fear  3:47 
8. On The Run Again  3:22 
9. Soldier Without Faith  6:08 
10. Caught In The Middle  4:17 
11. Marching Out  3:08
Total playing time: 45:03 min.

Debut full-length album by Russian Ambient/Pagan Black Metal one man band.
Music of Yolwolf, impregnated in melodic, successful way, combines elements of Pagan Black Metal, Post Black and Ambient, folklore music and neoclassic, that create a unique atmosphere. The music became more gloomy and heavy! Feel the icy breath beautiful Northern nature!!
Nihil Art Records/Yar Productions, 2012 (NAR 022 / ЯРЬ021)


Tracklist:
1. Сквозь тернии в дебри (Through the Thorns in the Backwoods) 03:14
2. Freedomstorm Part 1 03:35
3. Freedomstorm Part 2 03:00
4. Drakkar 05:16
5. Hrafnsmerki 04:39
6. Wolfog 02:44
7. Лес - Государь (King - Forest) 05:42
8. Над лесами, над курганами… (Over Forests, Over Mounds...) 04:21
9. Thorns-Horns 06:23
Total playing time: 38:54


Samples: http://www.last.fm

Hypnotic Music (Electro Dark/Experimental/Ambient) from Italy.
Journey where hypnotic female voice, electronic rhythms and dark atmospheres take you on a mystical tour of the mind. The music is a mix between Electro Dark, Ambient, New Wave, World Music, Jazz, Trip-Hop, Indie Rock… 
For fans of: The 3rd And The Mortal, Ulver, Portished, Bjork.
My Kingdom Music, 2009 (echo042)


Tracklist:
1.Babylon 02:58
2.Nations 03:23
3.Killer 02:50
4.Border Line 03:59
5.Revolution Part 1 04:09
6.My Dream 03:54
7.Sleepin' On A Satellite 03:47
8.Revolution Part 2 02:34
9.La Negligence 03:45
10.Try (Sunday After The War) 05:13
11.Habito Paloma 04:20 

The fourth full-length studio album by Mexican Melodic Death Metal band.
Extreme and violent Death Metal for all fans of genre!
Release includes cutout cross-booklet. 2013 re-press.
Bizzarre Records/American Line Productions, 2009/2013 (BZP006). Made in Mexico. Pressed in USA.


Tracklist:
1. Flag of Pain 5:44
2. The Scars Remind Us 5:14
3. Rise the Silence 4:56
4. Bleed for Me 5:23
5. Sacrifice Your Pain 4:41
6. Ghost Walker 4:37
7. Temptation 4:46
8. Serpent Eyes 4:23
9. The Inner Hate 4:16
Total playing time: 44:02 min.

symphonic black metal from Greece
Cirkle Of Blood, 2005 (CB001)


Tracklist:
1. Atrocities of vlad tepes
2. Order of the dragon
3. Drakula - the son of the devil
4. When love bleeds in vein
5. Alone
6. The forest of the impaled

Pagan Folk Metal with traditional Slavonic folk instruments from Czech Republic.
Debut full-length album by Pagan Black Metal band with the dynamics of Organic instruments like flutes and violins strongly influenced by the Moravian, Slovakian and Ukrainian medieval folklore music. Loud harsh vocal accompanied by master-pieced mixture of melodies of vigorous guitars and traditional Slavonic folk instruments spiced by clean vocals and chorals. Album including new and older remastered songs and also Nokturnal Mortum’s cover of song “Perun's Celestial Silver” with poeticized lyrics in Czech language!!!
Murderous Music Production, 2008 (MRP.006)


Tracklist:
1. Vítej, nový dne 01:49
2. Žertva 04:21
3. Kamenný Kult 05:39
4. Lystoczku Czerwenyj 02:23
5. Krev předků 06:04
6. Nový Vek Pohanský 07:24
7. Nebeské Stríbro Perunovo (Nokturnal Mortum cover) 06:33
8. Raráš Rakáša 08:48
Total playing time: 43:01

European edition of the debut full-length album by Argentinian Folk Metal band.
Trolls & Beer Pagan Folk Metal from Argentina! Zrymgöll creates great music, and when they are in your neighbourhood, and this will probably be somewhere in South-America, and you feel like having a party…
This band shows this kind of funny somewhat alcoholic Folk-Metal can be very nice indeed. And they deserve to be played at every party.
The fans of the old Korpiklaani songs will surely like this and should definitely buy this album! But everyone who likes a large dose of Folk in their Metal should listen to this as well!! Great!!!
G.U.C., 2014 (G.U.C. 029-14). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. The Thirsty Traveler
2. Mighty Tavern
3. Trolls Lurking Beer
4. Pagan Wood
5. A Hard Day
6. Troll Feast
7. Raven's Song
8. Mr. Folk
9. Beer Head
10. Heating the Cold Night
11. Wind Free
12. United We Stand
13. Through the Shaman's Smoke
14. Brotherhood of Folk
15. Troll Feast (The True Fest)

Re-release of the ninth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/New Wave/Synth-Rock/Hard Rock band.
"Afterburner" is a follow-up to their blockbuster "Eliminator". No matter how much you dress ZZ Top up, they're still ZZ Top. Sometimes they can trick you into thinking they're a little flashier than usual, but they're still a Blues band from Texas, kicking out Blues Rockers. And Blues Rock just doesn't kick when it's synthesized, even if ZZ Top's grooves always bordered on robotic. So, "Afterburner", their most synthetic album, will not please most ZZ Top fans, even if it did go Platinum several times over and reached number four. That's all just a sign of the times, when even Hard Rock bands had to sound as slick as Synth Pop, complete with clanging DX-7s and cavernous drums.
As an artifact of that time, "Afterburner" is pretty good. All this means that "Afterburner" is merely a product of its time - the only record ZZ Top could have made at the time.
Although critics' response to the album was lukewarm, "Afterburner" was a commercial success, eventually going Platinum five times and launching one hit Single, "Sleeping Bag", which peaked at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, equalling the peak of their previous Single, "Legs". The album yielded three other Top 40 Singles in the United States: "Stages" (no. 21), "Rough Boy" (no. 22), and "Velcro Fly" (no. 35).
The album was the band's first to hit number 1, topping the charts in New Zealand. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200, at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and at number 6 on the Australian albums chart. In the UK, it was the band's second album to be certified by the British Phonographic Industry, attaining Gold (100 000 units) in 1985. In 1990, it was certified Platinum (300 000 units).
Warner Records Inc., 1985/2019 (25342-2 / 075992534222). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Sleeping Bag 4:02
2. Stages 3:32
3. Woke Up With Wood 3:45
4. Rough Boy 4:50
5. Can't Stop Rockin' 3:01
6. Planet Of Women 4:04
7. I Got The Message 3:27
8. Velcro Fly 3:29
9. Dipping Low (In The Lap Of Luxury) 3:11
10. Delirious 3:41
Total playing time: 37:02 min.

The ninth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/New Wave/Synth-Rock/Hard Rock band.
"Afterburner" is a follow-up to their blockbuster "Eliminator". No matter how much you dress ZZ Top up, they're still ZZ Top. Sometimes they can trick you into thinking they're a little flashier than usual, but they're still a Blues band from Texas, kicking out Blues Rockers. And Blues Rock just doesn't kick when it's synthesized, even if ZZ Top's grooves always bordered on robotic. So, "Afterburner", their most synthetic album, will not please most ZZ Top fans, even if it did go Platinum several times over and reached number four. That's all just a sign of the times, when even Hard Rock bands had to sound as slick as Synth Pop, complete with clanging DX-7s and cavernous drums.
As an artifact of that time, "Afterburner" is pretty good. All this means that "Afterburner" is merely a product of its time - the only record ZZ Top could have made at the time.
Although critics' response to the album was lukewarm, "Afterburner" was a commercial success, eventually going Platinum five times and launching one hit Single, "Sleeping Bag", which peaked at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, equalling the peak of their previous Single, "Legs". The album yielded three other Top 40 Singles in the United States: "Stages" (no. 21), "Rough Boy" (no. 22), and "Velcro Fly" (no. 35).
The album was the band's first to hit number 1, topping the charts in New Zealand. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200, at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and at number 6 on the Australian albums chart. In the UK, it was the band's second album to be certified by the British Phonographic Industry, attaining Gold (100 000 units) in 1985. In 1990, it was certified Platinum (300 000 units).
Warner Bros. Records Inc./RCA Music Service, 1985 (9 25342-1E | R 164042). Made in USA. First press. Club Edition. Used (cover/disc): VG+/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Sleeping Bag 4:02
2. Stages 3:32
3. Woke Up With Wood 3:45
4. Rough Boy 4:50
5. Can't Stop Rockin' 3:01

Side Two
1. Planet Of Women 4:04
2. I Got The Message 3:27
3. Velcro Fly 3:29
4. Dipping Low (In The Lap Of Luxury) 3:11
5. Delirious 3:41

Total playing time: 37:02 min.

The ninth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/New Wave/Synth-Rock/Hard Rock band.
"Afterburner" is a follow-up to their blockbuster "Eliminator". No matter how much you dress ZZ Top up, they're still ZZ Top. Sometimes they can trick you into thinking they're a little flashier than usual, but they're still a Blues band from Texas, kicking out Blues Rockers. And Blues Rock just doesn't kick when it's synthesized, even if ZZ Top's grooves always bordered on robotic. So, "Afterburner", their most synthetic album, will not please most ZZ Top fans, even if it did go Platinum several times over and reached number four. That's all just a sign of the times, when even Hard Rock bands had to sound as slick as Synth Pop, complete with clanging DX-7s and cavernous drums.
As an artifact of that time, "Afterburner" is pretty good. All this means that "Afterburner" is merely a product of its time - the only record ZZ Top could have made at the time.
Although critics' response to the album was lukewarm, "Afterburner" was a commercial success, eventually going Platinum five times and launching one hit Single, "Sleeping Bag", which peaked at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, equalling the peak of their previous Single, "Legs". The album yielded three other Top 40 Singles in the United States: "Stages" (no. 21), "Rough Boy" (no. 22), and "Velcro Fly" (no. 35).
The album was the band's first to hit number 1, topping the charts in New Zealand. It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200, at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, and at number 6 on the Australian albums chart. In the UK, it was the band's second album to be certified by the British Phonographic Industry, attaining Gold (100 000 units) in 1985. In 1990, it was certified Platinum (300 000 units).
Warner Bros. Records Inc., 1985 (9 25342-1E | 1 25342). Made in USA. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/NM.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Sleeping Bag 4:02
2. Stages 3:32
3. Woke Up With Wood 3:45
4. Rough Boy 4:50
5. Can't Stop Rockin' 3:01

Side Two
1. Planet Of Women 4:04
2. I Got The Message 3:27
3. Velcro Fly 3:29
4. Dipping Low (In The Lap Of Luxury) 3:11
5. Delirious 3:41

Total playing time: 37:02 min.

The first European release of the sixth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/Boogie/Hard Rock band.
The first ZZ Top release on Warner Bros. Records and eventually went Platinum.
Returning from a two-year hiatus, the band began to showcase the influence they have collected during the time away; Gibbons' time in Europe introduced him to Punk music, the influences of which seeped into the creation of the album. The band also consciously tried experimenting with technology: Gibbons saw an episode of The Phil Donahue Show where a person's identity was protected using silhouette and a pitch shifter; liking the sound, he asked engineer Manning to call the show and find out what the effects unit was. Manning eventually convinced a reluctant show producer to reveal it, and the effect was used for both vocals and guitars on songs like "Manic Mechanic".
The album also marked the first time that ZZ Top featured cover versions on a studio album: "I Thank You" by Isaac Hayes/David Porter and "Dust My Broom", credited on early editions to Elmore James but subsequently credited to Robert Johnson, who recorded it in 1936. Elmore James had adapted and popularized the song in 1951.
Lone Wolf Productions/Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company, 1979/2020 (7599-27400-2). Made in Germany. Re-press.


Tracklist:
1. I Thank You 3:23
2. She Loves My Automobile 2:22    
3. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 4:45
4. A Fool For Your Stockings 4:15    
5. Manic Mechanic 2:36    
6. Dust My Broom 3:06
7. Lowdown In The Street 2:49
8. Hi Fi Mama 2:22
9. Cheap Sunglasses 4:46
10. Esther Be The One 3:30
Total playing time: 34:16 min.



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The sixth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/Boogie/Hard Rock band.
The first ZZ Top release on Warner Bros. Records and eventually went Platinum.
Returning from a two-year hiatus, the band began to showcase the influence they have collected during the time away; Gibbons' time in Europe introduced him to Punk music, the influences of which seeped into the creation of the album. The band also consciously tried experimenting with technology: Gibbons saw an episode of The Phil Donahue Show where a person's identity was protected using silhouette and a pitch shifter; liking the sound, he asked engineer Manning to call the show and find out what the effects unit was. Manning eventually convinced a reluctant show producer to reveal it, and the effect was used for both vocals and guitars on songs like "Manic Mechanic".
The album also marked the first time that ZZ Top featured cover versions on a studio album: "I Thank You" by Isaac Hayes/David Porter and "Dust My Broom", credited on early editions to Elmore James but subsequently credited to Robert Johnson, who recorded it in 1936. Elmore James had adapted and popularized the song in 1951.
Warner Bros. Records/WEA Musik GmbH, 1979 (WB 56 701 (HS 3361) | WB (K) 56 701). Made in Germany. Second press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): NM/NM.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. I Thank You 3:23
2. She Loves My Automobile 2:22
3. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 4:45
4. A Fool For Your Stockings 4:15
5. Manic Mechanic 2:36

Side B
1. Dust My Broom 3:06
2. Lowdown In The Street 2:49
3. Hi Fi Mama 2:22
4. Cheap Sunglasses 4:46
5. Esther Be The One 3:30

Total playing time: 34:16 min.

Remastered re-release of the sixth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/Boogie/Hard Rock band.
The first ZZ Top release on Warner Bros. Records and eventually went Platinum.
Returning from a two-year hiatus, the band began to showcase the influence they have collected during the time away; Gibbons' time in Europe introduced him to Punk music, the influences of which seeped into the creation of the album. The band also consciously tried experimenting with technology: Gibbons saw an episode of The Phil Donahue Show where a person's identity was protected using silhouette and a pitch shifter; liking the sound, he asked engineer Manning to call the show and find out what the effects unit was. Manning eventually convinced a reluctant show producer to reveal it, and the effect was used for both vocals and guitars on songs like "Manic Mechanic".
The album also marked the first time that ZZ Top featured cover versions on a studio album: "I Thank You" by Isaac Hayes/David Porter and "Dust My Broom", credited on early editions to Elmore James but subsequently credited to Robert Johnson, who recorded it in 1936. Elmore James had adapted and popularized the song in 1951.
Cut from original master tapes, pressed with more care than ever, 180g vinyl packaged in special Slip Cover.
Warner Records Inc., 1979/2020 (R1 3361 / 8122-79794-0). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. I Thank You 3:23
2. She Loves My Automobile 2:22  
3. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 4:45
4. A Fool For Your Stockings 4:15  
5. Manic Mechanic 2:36  

Side B
1. Dust My Broom 3:06
2. Lowdown In The Street 2:49
3. Hi Fi Mama 2:22
4. Cheap Sunglasses 4:46
5. Esther Be The One 3:30

Total playing time: 34:16 min.

Re-release of the eighth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/New Wave/Synth-Rock/Hard Rock band.
A Diamond certified album, "Eliminator" is ZZ Top's most commercially successful release, with sales of over 10 million copies in the United States alone.
ZZ Top had reached the top of the charts before, but that didn't make their sudden popularity in 1983 any more predictable. It wasn't that they were just popular - they were hip, for God's sake, since they were one of the only AOR favorites to figure out to harness the stylish, synthesized grooves of New Wave, and then figure out how to sell it on MTV. Of course, it helped that they had songs that deserved to be hits. With "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs", they had their greatest set of singles since the heady days of "Tres Hombres". The songs alone would have made "Eliminator" one of ZZ Top's three greatest albums, but their embrace of synths and sequencers made it a blockbuster hit, since it was the sound of the times.
It's still an excellent ZZ Top album, one of their best, yet it sounds like a mechanized ZZ Top thanks to the unflaggingly accurate grooves. Then again, that's part of the album's charm - this is New Wave Blues Rock, glossed up for the video, looking as good as the omnipresent convertible on the cover and sounding irresistible. Not the sort the old-school fans or Blues Rock purists will love, but ZZ Top never sounded as much like a band of its time as they did here!
Three of "Eliminator"'s five Singles appeared in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Gimme All Your Lovin'", released in April 1983, went to the number two position.
Often considered ZZ Top's most popular release, the record was ranked at number 398 in Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and was listed at number 39 in The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s. In 2005, "Eliminator" was listed in Rock Hard Magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
Warner Records Inc., 1983 (075992377423). Made in Germany. 


Tracklist:
1. Gimme All Your Lovin 4:04
2. Got Me Under Pressure 4:03
3. Sharp Dressed Man 4:18
4. I Need You Tonight 6:19
5. I Got The Six 2:54
6. Legs (Original Album Version) 4:34
7. Thug 4:19
8. TV Dinners 3:51
9. Dirty Dog 4:07
10. If I Could Only Flag Her Down 3:40
11. Bad Girl 3:22
Total playing time: 45:17 min.

The eighth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/New Wave/Synth-Rock/Hard Rock band.
A Diamond certified album, "Eliminator" is ZZ Top's most commercially successful release, with sales of over 10 million copies in the United States alone.
ZZ Top had reached the top of the charts before, but that didn't make their sudden popularity in 1983 any more predictable. It wasn't that they were just popular - they were hip, for God's sake, since they were one of the only AOR favorites to figure out to harness the stylish, synthesized grooves of New Wave, and then figure out how to sell it on MTV. Of course, it helped that they had songs that deserved to be hits. With "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs", they had their greatest set of singles since the heady days of "Tres Hombres". The songs alone would have made "Eliminator" one of ZZ Top's three greatest albums, but their embrace of synths and sequencers made it a blockbuster hit, since it was the sound of the times.
It's still an excellent ZZ Top album, one of their best, yet it sounds like a mechanized ZZ Top thanks to the unflaggingly accurate grooves. Then again, that's part of the album's charm - this is New Wave Blues Rock, glossed up for the video, looking as good as the omnipresent convertible on the cover and sounding irresistible. Not the sort the old-school fans or Blues Rock purists will love, but ZZ Top never sounded as much like a band of its time as they did here!
Three of "Eliminator"'s five Singles appeared in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Gimme All Your Lovin'", released in April 1983, went to the number two position.
Often considered ZZ Top's most popular release, the record was ranked at number 398 in Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and was listed at number 39 in The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s. In 2005, "Eliminator" was listed in Rock Hard Magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
Warner Bros. Records/WEA Musik GmbH, 1983 (92-3774-1). Made in Germany. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX/NM.


Tracklist:

X1
1. Gimme All Your Lovin' 3:59
2. Got Me Under Pressure 3:59
3. Sharp Dressed Man 4:13
4. I Need You Tonight 6:14
5. I Got The Six 2:52

X2
1. Legs 4:35
2. Thug 4:17
3. TV Dinners 3:50
4. Dirty Dog 4:05
5. If I Could Only Flag Her Down 3:40
6. Bad Girl 3:16

Total playing time: 45:00 min.

The 30th Anniversary second re-release of the eighth full-length studio album by legendary American Blues/New Wave/Synth-Rock/Hard Rock band.
A Diamond certified album, "Eliminator" is ZZ Top's most commercially successful release, with sales of over 10 million copies in the United States alone.
ZZ Top had reached the top of the charts before, but that didn't make their sudden popularity in 1983 any more predictable. It wasn't that they were just popular - they were hip, for God's sake, since they were one of the only AOR favorites to figure out to harness the stylish, synthesized grooves of New Wave, and then figure out how to sell it on MTV. Of course, it helped that they had songs that deserved to be hits. With "Gimme All Your Lovin'", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Legs", they had their greatest set of singles since the heady days of "Tres Hombres". The songs alone would have made "Eliminator" one of ZZ Top's three greatest albums, but their embrace of synths and sequencers made it a blockbuster hit, since it was the sound of the times.
It's still an excellent ZZ Top album, one of their best, yet it sounds like a mechanized ZZ Top thanks to the unflaggingly accurate grooves. Then again, that's part of the album's charm - this is New Wave Blues Rock, glossed up for the video, looking as good as the omnipresent convertible on the cover and sounding irresistible. Not the sort the old-school fans or Blues Rock purists will love, but ZZ Top never sounded as much like a band of its time as they did here!
Three of "Eliminator"'s five Singles appeared in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Gimme All Your Lovin'", released in April 1983, went to the number two position.
Often considered ZZ Top's most popular release, the record was ranked at number 398 in Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and was listed at number 39 in The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s. In 2005, "Eliminator" was listed in Rock Hard Magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
Warner Bros. Records Inc./Rhino Records, a Warner Music Group Company, 1983/2013 (8122796555). Made in Germany. 180 gram vinyl.


Tracklist:

X1
1. Gimme All Your Lovin' 3:59
2. Got Me Under Pressure 3:59
3. Sharp Dressed Man 4:13
4. I Need You Tonight 6:14
5. I Got The Six 2:52

X2
1. Legs 4:35
2. Thug 4:17
3. TV Dinners 3:50
4. Dirty Dog 4:05
5. If I Could Only Flag Her Down 3:40
6. Bad Girl 3:16

Total playing time: 45:00 min.