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XXX is the thirteenth album by the American rock band ZZ Top, it was published in 1999 and under the Warner Records Label.

The title of the record is a reference to the band 30 years anniversary (it was formed in 1969)

The album receive mixed ratings, and reviews, as the music web page All Music give the album a One and half stars stating:

“After all, countless blues-based musicians, from Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters to B.B. King and the Rolling Stones, have aged gracefully, albeit in varying degrees.

So why does ZZ Top sound so stiff and useless on XXX, a record celebrating their 30th anniversary? Part of that could be that the songwriting is decidedly weak, but a band as seasoned as ZZ Top should be able to make third-rate material at least listenable."

The reviewer R. Scott Bolton from the page RoughEdge.comgive a more positive review of the album, stating:

“represents the best of both worlds of ZZ Top, the bluesy sounds that highlight their early years and the special effects and tricks that made their later recordings so popular”.