After a pair of solid releases, the third time was the charm for the three hombres of ZZ Top. Produced by the estimable Bill Ham, Tres Hombres put Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill into the Billboard Top Ten, becoming the Texas trio’s commercial breakthrough. The success was richly deserved; the 1973 collection features one of ZZ Top’s best-ever sets of songs (including “Waitin’ For The Bus,” “Jesus Just Left Chicago” and “La Grange”), delivered with sly humor and blues-rock grooves that just won’t quit.
