Six Pack (ZZ Top album) Six Pack (ZZ Top album) The Six Pack is a compilation album released in 1987 by the American blues rock band ZZ Top. The compilation consisted of the first five albums by the band, digitally remixed to add newly recorded contemporary-sounding drum machine and rhythm tracks, digital reverb and distortion, and the original mix of the band's seventh album, "El Loco". The remixing gave these releases a sound similar to "Eliminator". The resulting remixes were also reissued on the standalone compact disc releases of the albums. The remixing was criticized as being "a disaster". Until 2006, these remixes were the
Art Tripp also played extensively with Zappa, while he worked as a studio musician recording with artists such as Al Stewart and various commercial producers. However, studio work proved to lack the allure of live performance and he once again lost interest in pursuing his career in music. After leaving music, Tripp became a chiropractor, and currently practices in Mississippi. Art Tripp Arthur Dyer Tripp III (born September 10, 1944) is a retired American musician who is best known for his work as a percussionist with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band during the