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XXX is the thirteenth studio album (also including live material) by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in September 1999. The album's title commemorates the band's 30th anniversary. The live track, "Sinpusher", is an altered version of their 1994 song "Pincushion" with different lyrics and a slightly heavier guitar riff. The album peaked at number 100 on the Billboard 200. It was their first album without Bill Ham at the helm as producer.

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XXX
Studio album with live elements by ZZ Top
Released	September 28, 1999
Recorded	April 1998 - June 1999
Length	49:31
Label	RCA
Producer	Billy Gibbons
ZZ Top chronology
Rhythmeen (1996) XXX (1999) Mescalero (2003)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Allmusic only gave the album one and a half stars, and in its review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, he states: "After all, countless blues-based musicians, from Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters to B.B. King and The Rolling Stones, have aged gracefully, albeit in varying degrees. So why does ZZ Top sound so stiff and useless on XXX, a record celebrating their 30th anniversary? Part of that could be that the songwriting is decidedly weak, but a band as seasoned as ZZ Top should be able to make third-rate material at least listenable."[1]

A more positive review was posted by RoughEdge.com, whose reviewer R. Scott Bolton gave it three out of four guitars and stated that the album "represents the best of both worlds of ZZ Top [...] [t]he bluesy sounds that highlight their early years [and] the special effects and tricks that made their later recordings so popular".[5]

Track listing

Japan track listing

Personnel

ZZ Top

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocal on "(Let Me Be) Your Teddy Bear"
• Frank Beard – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Jeff Beck – guitar on "Hey Mr. Millionaire"

Production

• Producer: Billy Gibbons
• Engineer: Joe Hardy
• Assistant engineer: Gary Moon
• Mixing: Joe Hardy
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Digital editing: Brad Blackwood
• Recording: Joe Hardy
• Art direction: Bill Narum

Charts

Album – Billboard

Chart (1999)	Peak position
The Billboard 200	100

Singles – Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1999	"Fearless Boogie"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	13
2000	"36-22-36"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	31

References

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[de] XXX (Album)

XXX ist das dreizehnte Studioalbum der amerikanischen Bluesrock-Band ZZ Top. Es erschien im September 1999 bei RCA Records zeitgleich mit dem 30-jährigen Bestehen der Band. Der Albumtitel bedeutet „30“ in Römischen Zahlen. Von dem Album wurden in den USA in den ersten drei Jahren etwa 140.000 Einheiten verkauft, rund die Hälfte der Verkäufe des Vorgängeralbums Rhythmeen.[2]

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- [en] XXX (ZZ Top album)

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[es] XXX (álbum de ZZ Top)

XXX es el decimotercer álbum de estudio de la banda estadounidense de blues rock y hard rock ZZ Top, publicado en 1999 por RCA Records. Con este disco la banda celebra su 30º aniversario, de ahí el nombre del álbum (30 en romanos).[1] Además, cuenta con cuatro canciones grabadas en vivo, de las que destaca «Hey Mr. Millionare» ya que participa el guitarrista Jeff Beck.

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[ru] XXX (альбом ZZ Top)

XXX (лат. 30) — тринадцатый студийный альбом рок-группы ZZ Top, выпущенный в 1999 году на лейбле RCA Records, посвящён тридцатилетию существования группы. Первый альбом в истории группы, записанный без участия менеджера и продюсера Билла Хэма. Альбом добрался до 100 строчки в Billboard 200

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