Rhythmeen is the twelfth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1996. It is their 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.
Track listing
- "Rhythmeen" Billy Gibbons 3:53
- "Bang Bang" Gibbons 4:28
- "Black Fly" Gibbons 3:31
- "What's Up with That" Gibbons, Joe Hardy, Luther Ingram, Mack Rice[4] 5:19
- "Vincent Price Blues" Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard 6:04
- "Zipper Job" Gibbons, Hill, Beard 4:14
- "Hairdresser" Gibbons, Hardy 3:48
- "She's Just Killing Me" Gibbons, Hill, Beard 4:55
- "My Mind Is Gone" Gibbons, Hardy, Gary Moon, Stevie Wonder 4:06
- "Loaded" Gibbons, Hardy 3:47
- "Prettyhead" Gibbons, Hill, Beard 4:37
- "Hummbucking, Pt. 2" Gibbons, Hill, Beard 5:13
Total length: 53:55
Bonus track [Japan]
- "Isn't Love Amazing" Gibbons 5:15
Total length: 59:10
“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.
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