Various - Gimme All Your Top - Tribute To ZZ Top

Tracklist

1	–Steve Overland	Legs
2	–Nicky Moore	Gimme All Your Lovin'
3	–Steve Overland	If I Could Only Flag Her Down
4	–Steve Grimmett	Sharp Dressed Man
5	–Bill Hurley	La Grange
6	–Doogie White	Tush
7	–Steve Overland	Jesus Just Left Chicago
8	–Lea Hart	Got Me Under Pressure
9	–Doogie White	Planet of Women
10	–Steve Overland	Dirty Dog
11	–Lea Hart	I Got the Six (Lea Hart)
12	–Paul Di'Anno	Sleeping Bag

Notes

These tribute records from Big Eye usually tap faceless studio musicians to crank out an artist's hits. Occasionally however -- usually when the feted artist is of the "classic rock" variety - the label dredges up a rogue's gallery of "that guy from"'s. Thus, for Tribute to ZZ Top, you get that guy from the latter incarnation of Bad Company, that guy from FM, those guys from Fastway, and so on. It's not a slight on these gentlemen's careers -- what's trying is how blatantly Big Eye uses, say, Paul Di'Anno singing "Sleeping Bag" as a way to upsell the set. The fact is that most of this stuff is capable, at best. "Jesus Just Left Chicago" grinds appropriately, while "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Sleeping Bag" satisfactorily recreate Top's 1980s keyboard boogie. But that doesn't really make it essential. In fact, many of the tracks here play it too close to the bone, replicating each synth squiggle or guitar idiosyncrasy of ZZ Top's catalog, but lacking that trademark vocal leer. Completists might be interested in this tribute, or perhaps followers of the players involved (listed on the back). But for the most part, Tribute to ZZ Top disappoints.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 10535 69932 9

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
50485202	Various	A Tribute To ZZ Top ‎(CD, Album, Comp)	Elap Music	50485202	Denmark	2000
50486202	Various	A Tribute To ZZ Top ‎(CD, Album, Comp)	Elap	50486202	Scandinavia	2000
CLP 0754-2	Various	Gimme All Your Top - Tribute To ZZ Top ‎(CD, Comp)	Deadline Music	CLP 0754-2	US	1999
CDM 0801-677	Various	Gimme All Your Top - Tribute To ZZ Top ‎(CD, Comp)	CD-Maximum	CDM 0801-677	Russia	2001
P 1648	Various	Gimme All Your Top - Tribute To ZZ Top ‎(Cass, Album)	Pony Canyon	P 1648	Indonesia	2000