Album · 2003
Mescalero
by ZZ Top
Mescalero is a 2003 blues rock album by ZZ Top. It runs 17 tracks across 71 minutes on Warner Bros. Records.
Blues Rock · Classic Rock · Hard Rock
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- 64 /100
- 7 critics
- 17
- Tracks
- 71 min
- Runtime
- 120 bpm
- Tempo
- C minor
- Key
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- Tom HullA−
- laut.de4/5
- Sputnikmusic4/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5
- The Austin Chronicle2.5/5
- AllMusic2/5
- Orlando Sentinel2/5
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Tracklist
17 tracks · 71 min
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About
Mescalero is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band ZZ Top. It was released on April 15, 2003 as the band's final release for RCA Records. While the band still retained their foundation in blues rock, Mescalero explored genres like country, Tejano. Recording sessions took place at Foam Box Recordings in Houston, with frontman Billy Gibbons as producer; Gibbons wrote most of the songs for the album, collaborating with engineers Joe Hardy and Gary Moon, as well as band members Dusty Hill and Frank Beard.
In brief
- When was Mescalero released?
- Mescalero was released in 2003 on Warner Bros. Records.
- How many tracks are on Mescalero?
- Mescalero has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 71 minutes.
- What genre is Mescalero?
- Mescalero is catalogued under Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock.
- What BPM is Mescalero?
- Mescalero runs at a median tempo of 120 BPM across its tracks, most often in C minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Mescalero?
- Listeners of Mescalero also rate Bohemian Rhapsody (the original soundtrack) by Queen, Greatest Hits by Aerosmith, Back in Black by AC/DC.
Mescalero at a glance
- Label
- RCA Records
- Produced by
- Billy Gibbons
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