"Recycler" is the album in which ZZ Top began to turn their backs on their MTV generated 80s success and return somewhat to their bluesy roots. Unfortunately, it was also about this time that the band began to sound burned out. While "Give it Up" sounds like an outtake from the 1983 album "Eliminator," the song "My Head's in Mississippi" attemps a hybrid of their old blues sound and their more modern synthesizer material. Little on the rest of the album resonates, however, and by the end you get the feeling that the Little Ol' Band from Texas has passed its prime.