Recycler

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2012) For the recycling facility, see Materials recovery facility. Recycler Studio album by ZZ Top Released October 16, 1990 Recorded 1989 - 1990 at Memphis Sound Productions, Memphis Genre Rock, blues rock, hard rock Length 39:10 Label Warner Bros. Producer Bill Ham ZZ Top chronology Six Pack, (1987) Recycler, (1990) Greatest Hits, (1992) Recycler is the tenth studio album by American blues rock band ZZ Top, released in 1990. The band had a cameo in the 1990 movie Back to the Future Part III playing an "old west" version of "Doubleback" along with some local musicians. (The regular version of the song plays over the credits). The music video for "Doubleback" also had clips from the movie and was included on the DVD. The album spawned three hits in the form of "Doubleback" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks for 5 weeks), "Concrete And Steel" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks for 4 weeks), and "My Head's In Mississippi" (#1 on the Album Rock Tracks for 6 weeks). Music videos were also made for "My Head's in Mississippi", "Burger Man" and "Give It Up". In the UK, it was the band's third album to be certified by the British Phonographic Industry, attaining Silver (60,000 units) in 1990. To date, this is the last studio album to achieve UK certification. The song "Tell It" marks the first instance of a song in a which a sampled clip of a distinctively-toned saying of the word "fine" is used, which was later featured again on the song "Lizard Life", off Antenna, the band's next album, and even in a performance of the song "Cheap Sunglasses" on the Live from Texas album. Reception: Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic Robert Christgau Rolling Stone Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave it 2 stars out of 5, stating: "The continuation of Eliminator's synthesized blues made sense on Afterburner, since it arrived two years after its predecessor. ZZ Top's choice to pursue that direction on Recycler is puzzling, since a full five years separates this from Afterburner. It's not just that they continue to follow this path; it's that they embalm it, creating a record that may be marginally ballsier than its predecessor, but lacking the sense of goofy fun and warped ambition that made Afterburner fascinating. ... And the worst thing about it all, it doesn't seem like the band realizes how uncomfortably ironic the title of "Recycler" is.", Erlewine did however note that "Doubleback" and especially "My Head's in Mississippi" were standouts, and "Give It Up" also got an "AMG Pick", meaning that it was another highlight. Robert Christgau gave it a one star honorable mention, meaning "A worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like" and cited "Concrete and Steel" and "Decision or Collision" as the strongest tracks., The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200, number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and number 27 on the Australian Albums chart. Track listing: All songs by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. "Concrete and Steel" - 3:45, "Lovething" - 3:20, "Penthouse Eyes" - 3:49, "Tell It" - 4:39, "My Head's in Mississippi" - 4:25, "Decision or Collision" - 3:59, "Give it Up" - 3:24, "2000 Blues" - 4:37, "Burger Man" - 3:18, "Doubleback" - 3:53, Personnel: Billy Gibbons - guitar, vocals, Dusty Hill - bass, keyboards, vocals, Frank Beard - drums, percussion, Production: Producer - Bill Ham, Engineer - Terry Manning, Artwork - Barry E. Jackson, Charts: Album Year Chart Position 1990 The Billboard 200 6 1990 UK 8 1990 Canada 10 1990 Australia 27 Singles - Billboard (North America) Year Single Chart Position 1990 "Concrete and Steel" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 1990 "Doubleback" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 1990 "Burger Man" Mainstream Rock Tracks 2 1990 "My Head's in Mississippi" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1 1991 "Decision or Collision" Mainstream Rock Tracks 14 1991 "Give It Up" The Billboard Hot 100 79

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