El Loco (studio album) by ZZ Top
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El Loco is ranked 8th best out of 27 albums by ZZ Top on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by ZZ Top is Eliminator which is ranked number 1142 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,542.
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El Loco track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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75/100  | 05/12/2025 17:01 | Jboy69 | | 79/100 |
55/100 | 03/10/2025 19:22 |  AAL2014 | | 75/100 |
70/100 | 08/12/2024 17:18 |  Tamthebam | | 69/100 |
60/100 | 07/21/2024 03:14 | AgingVagabond | | 72/100 |
90/100 | 06/21/2024 04:09 | Proto | | 35/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.5/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Jboy56 01/28/2022 07:38
Still this is ZZ top, poppy.
Fischman 01/02/2019 04:25
Two hits and lots of filler. While this album has fallen by the wayside, it does signify the beginning of the transition from cool blues boogie to slick 80s MTV fare.
This must be their weakest record. With Leila as a real low point.
Pearl Necklace and Tube Snake Bookie are good, the rest not so much. I prefer the 70s version of ZZ Top.
After their classic 70s blues-rock but before their MTV run, El Loco is largely forgotten but a very solid album. Pearl Necklace and Tube Snake Boogie are still airplay staples to this day, and Leila was a chart hit and one of the prettiest tracks they've ever done. The weirdness is turned up to 11 in the second half of the album, and I love every minute of it.
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