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  • Release Date: 06/15/2004
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 17,427
  • Label: RHINO / WEA
  • UPC: 081227890827
 
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Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top

Disc 1
1LISTENBrown Sugar 5:22
2LISTENGoin' Down to Mexico 3:22
3LISTENJust Got Back from Baby's 4:10
4LISTENFrancene 3:34
5LISTENJust Got Paid 4:28
6LISTENBar-B-Q 3:27
7LISTENLa Grange 3:53
8LISTENWaitin' for the Bus 2:53
9LISTENJesus Just Left Chicago 3:30
10LISTENBeer Drinkers & Hell Raisers 3:24
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Disc 2
1LISTENTube Snake Boogie 3:03
2LISTENPearl Necklace 4:06
3LISTENGimme All Your Lovin' 4:00
4LISTENSharp Dressed Man 4:14
5LISTENLegs 3:36
6LISTENGot Me Under Pressure 3:59
7LISTENSleeping Bag 4:04
8LISTENStages 3:32
9LISTENRough Boy 4:51
10LISTENVelcro Fly 3:30
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Editorial Reviews

Since Rhino released an exhaustive four-disc ZZ Top box in October 2003, some may question the appearance of a double-disc retrospective in June 2004, a mere eight months after the box set. The two may be released awfully close to each other, but they do play to different audiences -- in other words, there are a bunch of fans who want all the hits, but not a full box set, and that's what the 38-track Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top delivers. Not that it gets everything right -- there are a few classic album cuts, like "Leila" and "I Got the Six," that probably should have been included, and ending the set with a live version of "Cheap Sunglasses" and 12" remixes of "Legs" and "Velcro Fly" leaves a bad aftertaste -- but it gets it close enough, containing all of their biggest hits and a great cross-section of album tracks and AOR favorites. And apart from the aforementioned bewildering final three tracks, it's sequenced well, with the down-n-dirty '70s material on the first disc, and the MTV hits from the '80s on the second. There's still a need for a single-disc that has all the biggest hits, but until that comes along, Rancho Texicano is the best and most concise overview of that lil' ol' band from Texas. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Topby Anonymous

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April 05, 2005: This disc proves why ZZ Top is an excellent band. The instrumental work is incredible. Like AC/DC and other bands of this genre, it's simple blues-based music. ZZ Top proves you don't have to be complex to get down.

Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Topby Anonymous

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June 16, 2004: the album looks great although i have not heard this album, but i can tell if it's going to be good. it's missing the live track from the LP "fandango"- backdoor love affair medley (classic). although i bet it was too riskay for Rhino records to release.


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