In The Wall Street Journal this week, my Arts in Review essay on ZZ Top's Rio Grande Mud re-evaluates the band's second studio album released 50 years ago in April (go here). Long overlooked and often overshadowed by Tres Hombres, the band's third album, Rio Grande Mud actually established the trio's winning boogie-rock sound. That's right, a trio. An a…
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