ZZ Top "La Futura"

Viva La Futura y yo pensaba que iba a ser decepcionado! It is usually exciting when a favorite band releases a new album, but then there is a point in time where the prospect of a new album has lost its luster. After a few decades, the preference is to keep the legacy intact, and not tarnish it with a lackluster album almost a decade, or more, after what was a solid finale.  When a new disc does enter the market the pessimist may tend to sing “I Gotsta Get Paid.” A fine opener it is, and the boogie found in “Chartreuse” can be said to subdue the stale crunch that Aerosmith have been picking out of their nose; personally I liked their last few releases, but I know many don’t exactly agree. “Consumption” of compliments based on past achievements can do that to you. Track four may be one of the best grizzled-beard blues numbers in the last few years, but you’re only a song, and I will get “Over You.”                                                                                                                                                                                                          I’ll skip a few tracks, because “I Don’t Wanna Lose Lose You.” If I do so be it, but I meant to say that what follows is “Flyin’ High” with a solid AC-DC groove. Are you afraid to listen today for fear of disappointment tomorrow? “It’s Too Easy Manana.” I understand where they’re going with “Big Shiny Nine,” but how does that relate? “Have A Little Mercy” I try to make sense of what has none or make what has some into nonsense; not always intentional. Best Tracks: I Gosta Get Paid, Over You, Heartache in Blue, Flyin High, It’s Too Easy Manana, and Have a Little Mercy.