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Oct 27, 2015All this flair is a welcome reminder that, for all his vaunted blues purism, Gibbons remains something of a futurist, happily blurring the lines between the present and past along with obliterating the lines between cultures.
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Oct 27, 2015Even non-ZZ Top fans will appreciate the vitality and exuberance that jumps out of every track and those who have followed Gibbons’ 45 (and counting) year career should be delighted with this energetic if temporary change in direction.
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Oct 30, 2015A number of songs feel underdeveloped, little more than chants fitted with a groove that has neither the fire of first-tier Latin music or the witty blues crunch of prime ZZ Top.
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Oct 27, 2015Aside from this one minor flaw [rapping in the title track], Gibbons has totally nailed it with Perfectamundo. It’s what a solo project should be: a new adventure.
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Kerrang!Dec 14, 2015You get exactly the sort of greasy grooves you'd expect, but with a whole lot of Cuban cool thrown in as well. [14 Nov 2015, p.52]
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MojoOct 27, 2015Gibbons's wily blend of open-mindedness and roots-loyalty remains intact. [Nov 2015, p.86]
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Jan 15, 2016Perfectamundo is essentially tepid blues rock (featuring many warmed over standards) with a Latin rhythm section slapped on for some longed for but unrequited funk credibility.
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Q MagazineOct 28, 2015Perfectamundo explodes into glorious Technicolor. [Dec 2015, p.107]
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Nov 10, 2015It doesn't all come together seamlessly. But the same down-home smoothness and rumbling gravitas that fired Eliminator keeps things flowing.
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Nov 5, 2015Gibbons is clearly having a blast, and the big-bearded rock beast’s yelled invitation to “Have a party! Let’s have a siesta!” is not easily turned down.
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UncutOct 27, 2015When the guitarist and singer pairs their familiar hard-boiled, in-the-red licks with Latin rhythms and transcendent B3 organ flights, the combination is revelatory. [Dec 2015, p.71]