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
Sticky Fingers (tribute band) Rolling Stone: The Strange Life of a Tribute Band.” It observes the world of tribute bands Sticky Fingers and the Blushing Brides while they repeated the path of The Rolling Stones 2005-2006 tour, playing at different places. Steven Kurutz defines Sticky Fingers as a tribute band because these musicians not only strives to sound but also look like The Rolling Stones. As Kurutz says, such tribute bands "dedicate themselves to one particular group and try to emulate them". In January, 2013 the Sticky Fingers were invited as guest judges on WCBS-FM's ""Jukebox Jury: Should There Be A Rock & Roll