Rhythmeen
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| Studio album by ZZ Top | ||||
| Released | September 17, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 53:55 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Billy Gibbons, Bill Ham | |||
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Rhythmeen is the twelfth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1996. It is the first ZZ Top album to have a title track, which is the first track on the album (though Antenna featured a song called "Antenna Head"). It is also the last album with longtime producer, Bill Ham.
Allmusic gave it a mixed review, stating: "ZZ Top's long-awaited return to blues finally arrived in 1996, well over a decade after they abandoned their simple three-chord boogie for a synth and drum machine-driven three-chord boogie."
The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart.
“We originally had a working title of ‘Nearing The Completion Stage'. But, it was the backbeat, that mean groove, which hit us as a strong recurring element of the album. So, we did our customary play on words, shuffling words about until we came up with our own invention – a feel-good elixir named Rhythmeen.”
Gibbons uses an early 1950s Les Paul Goldtop guitar and is featured prominently throughout the album.
Album – Billboard (North America)
Singles – Billboard (North America)
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