Goin' 50

by ZZ Top

Overview

The very title of Goin' 50 suggests ZZ Top are considering their 50th anniversary as an event to be celebrated with a sense of humor. That's appropriate. Good spirits and lascivious jokes always have been integral to the trio's appeal, and they can be heard in abundance on this triple-CD/five-LP set that tells their story from beginning to end (there is also a single-disc edition that rounds up the highlights). The set breaks down into three easy acts: the band's greasy early years, spanning from "La Grange" to "Pearl Necklace," are on the first disc; the second installment covers their MTV glory days; the third CD traces the aftermath of Afterburner, beginning with "Viva Las Vegas" and ending with the 21st century barnburner "I Gotsta Get Paid" (plus recent live versions of "Waitin' for the Bus" and "Jesus Just Left Chicago," which brings this full circle to the beginning). Other compilations cover similar ground more succinctly -- if you want just the hits, look elsewhere, or grab the single-disc incarnation of this 2019 set -- but Goin' 50 tells ZZ Top's story in detail, proving that the "Lil' Ol' Band from Texas" was one of America's great bands. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/14/2019
Label:	Rhino / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0603497851621
Rank:	9358

Tracks

1. La Grange
2. Sharp Dressed Man
3. Gimme All Your Lovin'
4. Tush
5. Cheap Sunglasses
6. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
7. Legs
8. Got Me Under Pressure
9. Rough Boy
10. Sleeping Bag
11. Velcro Fly
12. Doubleback
13. Viva Las Vegas
14. Pincushion
15. What's Up With That
16. Fearless Boogie
17. Piece
18. I Gotsta Get Paid

Album Credits

Performance Credits

ZZ Top   Primary Artist,Vocals
Billy Gibbons   Fiddle,Guitar,Sax (Baritone),Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Slide Guitar
Dusty Hill   Bass,Vocals,Keyboards,Sax (Tenor),Guitar (Bass)
Lanier Greig   Organ
Frank Beard   Drums,Vocals,Percussion,Sax (Alto)
Dan Mitchell   Drums
James Lewington   Vocals
Pete Tickle   Guitar
Rube Beard   Drums

Technical Credits

Sir Mack Rice   Composer
Terry Manning   Engineer
Billy Gibbons   Original Recording Producer,Composer,Producer,Group Member
Bob Ludwig   Engineer
Bill Ham   Composer,Producer,Original Recording Producer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Kyle West   Composer
Joe Hardy   Composer,Engineer
Larry Nix   Engineer
Dusty Hill   Composer,Group Member
Steve Perron   Composer
Rory Wilson   Design,Art Direction
Helen Owens   Product Manager
Dorie Dorsey   Composer
Albert Brown   Composer
Ken Cordray   Composer
Kristin Attaway   Project Assistant
Frank Beard   Composer,Group Member
Doc Pomus   Composer
Steve Woolard   Discographical Annotation
Rick Rubin   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Mort Shuman   Composer
Al B. Sure!   Composer
ZZ Top   Original Recording Producer
John Srebalus   Project Assistant
Luther Ingram   Composer
David Porter   Composer
Robin Brian   Engineer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Blain Clausen   Photography
Gary L. Moon   Composer
Ken Corday   Composer
Joe Hill   Composer
Jim Reeves   Engineer
Terry Kane   Engineer
Matthew Taoatao   Packaging Manager