ZZ Top - Recycler (1990) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 258 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 98 Mb
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Boogie Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Electronic Rock | Warner-Pioneer Corp. #WPCP-3872
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 258 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 98 Mb
Scans Included | 00:39:56 | RAR 5% Recovery
Boogie Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Electronic Rock | Warner-Pioneer Corp. #WPCP-3872
The continuation of Eliminator's synthesized blues boogie made sense on Afterburner, since it arrived two years after its predecessor. ZZ Top's choice to pursue that direction on Recycler is puzzling, since a full five years separates this from Afterburner. It's not just that they continue to follow this path; it's that they embalm it, creating a record that may be marginally ballsier than its predecessor, but lacking the sense of goofy fun and warped ambition that made Afterburner fascinating. Here, there's just a steady, relentless beat (Frank Beard is still chained to the sequencer, as he has been for a decade), topped off by processed guitars turning out licks that fall short of being true riffs.