XXX (ZZ Top album) he states: "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." Album – "Billboard" Singles – "Billboard" Xxx XXX (ZZ Top album) XXX is the thirteenth studio album by the American blues rock band ZZ Top, released
Heart (band) band later in the year. Nancy kept busy scoring her husband's movies "Jerry Maguire" (1996), "Almost Famous" (2000), "Vanilla Sky" (2001), and "Elizabethtown" (2005). In 1999, Nancy released a solo album, "Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop". Also in 1999, Nancy and Ann undertook their first tour without a backing band. In 2001, Ann participated in the A Walk Down Abbey Road: A Tribute to the Beatles tour, which also featured Todd Rundgren, John Entwistle of the Who, and Alan Parsons. The sisters also appeared at benefits and special events, including the tribute to Brian Wilson at New York's Radio City